V8.10 maps.... HOW MUCH!

Andy_P · Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 1:56 am Post subject:

Well, a week has passed since Mike A. advised us on page one to wait a week for more news from TomTom.

Have they said anything????

mikealder · Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 6:35 am Post subject:

srpearson · Occasional Visitor Joined: Sep 10, 2008 Posts: 3

Lets face it Tom Tom's are good and with quarterely updates we have an up to date map at our fingure tips.
Problem is does a 15% annual change demand the purchase of a new map at the price. Uk and Ireland in data terms is 10% the size of Western Europe but not 10% the cost. I can understand the full price when purchasing a different map for the first time but a new version of the same map is an update as we have most of the data on the machine (15% change). This should equate to a charge a lot less than the full price. Who owns the mapping company anyway, an excellant opportunity to keep the prices low and award valued customers.
The secret to keeping customers is to provide value for money, the market must be near satuation lets hope tom tom want to maintain there market share and provide a fair prising structure.

carl_the_cobbler · Frequent Visitor Joined: Jul 22, 2007 Posts: 251

I think you'll find it was Darren, who told us to wait.

The only reason I upgraded to V8 was to get the new functionality, the maps obviously change but I reckon you could still get to where you want even if you used Map versions from a few years ago, would just have to be prepared to be in more fields than normal.

I won't upgrade my maps for at least a year, and that would be the earliest unless new functionality is introduced.

Cheers

Carl

scointer · Occasional Visitor Joined: Sep 06, 2008 Posts: 13

I have seen numerous posts stating these new maps contain the advanced lane guidance and IQ routes but I have not seen a single post from someone confirming both or either definetly work on a GOx20 system NOW. I have in fact seen one post where a person has quoted that although the information is contained in the new maps the x20 would still require a further firmware update to actualy use it. I am desperate for someone to 100% confirm these features either way. Someone out there must surely have the answer by now.

P.S. There also seems to be a slight confusion as to what kind of IQ information these use. i.e. is it just weekdays/weekends or is it the full 24/7 five minute intervals information.

Thanks in advance for anyone taking the time to reply.

I have posted this question in mysatnav forum also as I am not sure which one is the most active...sorry if this is not really the correct thing.

Daggers · Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 10:41 am Post subject:

I've not tried the v8 maps yet (waiting to see what this anticipated TomTom announcement is), but my understanding is that IQ Routing/Lane Guidance will work if you have v8 software installed, but not if you're still on v7. I believe the IQ Routing is just weekdays/weekends in the UK at present.

carl_the_cobbler · Frequent Visitor Joined: Jul 22, 2007 Posts: 251

They definitely work on my 920.

I have Software Version 8. something (sorry not got equipment here) think it is 8.10 and I have the Western and Central Europe 8.010 map that have the IQ and ALG.

Lane Guidance works really well. The IQ routes as I understand it are just Weekend or Weekday, and that is the way they appear on my system.
Hope this helps.

Cheers

Carl

scointer · Occasional Visitor Joined: Sep 06, 2008 Posts: 13

Thanks very much that was exactly the response I wanted. Just as a final question could anyone confirm if the x30 only use weekday/weekend IQ info and it is just the x40 that is supposedly going to use 24/7 five minute info for the IQ routing....which I guess means different maps and probably different software (navcore 8.2 i believe). Thanks.

ragoth · Occasional Visitor Joined: Sep 09, 2008 Posts: 6

Yep, my 520 now pops up lane guidance on the Route Demos I do where motorways are used, and in the route planning screen it says 'IQ Route - Weekday' or whatever.
On one of the radio button choices it gives, it will ask you to choose between today, tomorrow, weekday, saturday, sunday... if i recall. ie. i think it distinguished between which weekend day it was.

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