No V6 Upgade For PDA Users - Official Response From TomTom

Bodo · Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 1:48 pm Post subject:

Anybody wishing to move to other software than TomRom should also look at Garmin.
Their web site talks of the Mobile 20 solution which is a smartphone (PDA?) holder with software and maps. And, of course, the maps are NAVTEQ...

Quantum · Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 4:50 pm Post subject: Re: upgrades

Yep, Wayfinder requires GPRS, and I do not have it nor want it. Another dependency on the gigantic commercial monopolies.

dannyoneill · Regular Visitor Joined: May 08, 2005 Posts: 75

been using wayfinder for 2 years now, never had problems with their servers or GPRS connections.

The problem is we will never get the offboard, free to use system with constantly updated maps. Its a trade off no matter which way you go.
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MikeB · Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 10:45 am Post subject:

tradesman · Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 11:08 am Post subject:

Greenglide · Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 12:11 pm Post subject:

The points made about pirate software earlier in this thread miss one crucial point - how many of the pirate users would actually buy the product if they could not get it by other means?

Also TTN is by no means the cheapest product - if the dodgy software market did not exist price would be an issue and I suspect that a reasonable number of people would take their business elsewhere.

Also piracy does not just exist in the PDA / Smartphone market. Presumably there will be a market for dodgy versions of maps for the dedicated devices.

Yes the market is changing and SatNav is becoming a consumer product rather than a Technophile thing - most "normal" consumers do not own PDAs anyway and the PDA market is shifting more and more towards the smartphone.

emjaiuk · Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 12:54 pm Post subject:

SpeedCam · Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 2:21 pm Post subject:

TomTom lastest reply to my message:

Dear Speedcam,

Thank you for contacting TomTom Customer Support.
Just to clarify your question, Tom Tom will continue to work with PDA and PALM.
We will always be working on updated versions of software, the current version is ;
Update December 2005 - TomTom NAVIGATOR 5.2xx - Pocket PC/Palm OS
As soon as another updated version becomes available, we will notify you immediatley through our website and newsletter.

With best regards,

The TomTom Customer Support Team

Quantum · Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 6:06 pm Post subject:

Hm, so maybe we're not abandoned. If we were, it wouldn't matter so much, if the maps were only updated free.

(And tradesman, your breath is 'abated', ie stopped)

Border_Collie · Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 6:31 pm Post subject:

lbendlin · Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 6:38 pm Post subject:

SpeedCam · Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 6:43 pm Post subject:

8O To be honest theres no need for a crack for the PND, it will only be a matter of time before some creates a product activation key generator. There was one floating around for TomTom V3.

tradesman · Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 7:18 pm Post subject:

(And tradesman, your breath is 'abated', ie stopped) HUH?
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undeadnils · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 17, 2006 Posts: 2

I had a conversation with a rep from TomTom a couple of days ago and asked her when v6 for ppc would be out, she told me of a new ppc/TomTom bundle that had just been announced in the US that would be running navigator v6 and said that it would be released in the UK soon. Had no exact date for me but looks promising. :D

MikeB · Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:24 am Post subject:

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