930: Remove home location

digital · Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 12:39 pm Post subject: 930: Remove home location

I had intended to leave 'Home' blank to avoid any thief being able to relieve me of my prized possessions in the event he got his hands on the unit. Unfortunatley, I forgot and went and set it.

Is there a way to return it to a blank entry without having to go through a Factory Reset and the consequent re-entry of my preferred settings?

TIA
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PaulB2005 · Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 12:42 pm Post subject:

Can't you just set it to somewhere else using the TomTom Home software? i.e. Buckingham Palace?

digital · Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 12:51 pm Post subject:

I'd prefer the 'neatness' of it being blank.

As for setting it to Buckingham Palace, I'm sure her Maj wouldn't be too happy if she got another uninvited visitor to her royal bed chamber!
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GerryC · Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 1:18 pm Post subject:

The location is stored in the mapsettings.cfg file along with a lot of other stuff including Favourites and all the camera alert settings. You could delete this file but it will mean doing all the settings again.

Do what I do and put it somewhere public nearby (mine's in the back lot of a local car dealership). This means that you can use the 'navigate to... home' quick entry to get back to your nearby streets without it actually pointing to your home itself.
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MrT · Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 1:21 pm Post subject:

Just set it to near home as in the nearest turning into your street, that way a thief would not know which was your house and you can still use the easy navigaste to home feature.

I am not sure how a thief stealing a TomTom would then be able to burgle a house unless they stole the house keys at the same time and then that would also mean ensuring there was never any other information that could identify where you lived.
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digital · Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 1:38 pm Post subject:

PaulB2005 · Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 1:39 pm Post subject:

It's a fear that has stemmed from one story i think. The story goes a handbag was stolen from a car. The handbag contained a sat nav and a set of house keys and a set of keys for their second car. The theif used the sat nav to go to the owners home which was then identified using the car remote to find the right house. The house was burgled and the car (a Saab i believe) was stolen.

In reality i can't see it being a method widely used by thieves. We know these things are being stolen by the hundreds each week yet still no concrete link between a sat nav being stolen and a home being burgled. After all just because they have your sat nav it doesn't mean the house is empty or that there isn't a bloody great big dog in the house.

Burglars don't use clever tactics. The story above is an exception as they had the house location and the keys. They are opportunists. They are not going to travel 15 miles to see if your house might be empty when there are hundreds in the immediate vicinity.

PaulB2005 · Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 1:47 pm Post subject:

The story is here

Turns out what i've been told isn't quiet the same. Still i don't think there's a big link between the two. Another way to look at it would be if you had your pocket picked in London and you had your drivers license in your wallet wouldthe thief then rush straight round to your house? I've spoken to my local Comminuty Officer about this before and it's not really an issue they are aware of.

digital · Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 3:15 pm Post subject:

I agree it may be unlikely but it's happened and I prefer not to leave things to chance when avoidance is quite easy.
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1952kev · Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 3:46 pm Post subject:

I have my GO520 protected by the security setting that needs a 4 digit code to operate it. I have a message on the enter password page offering a reward for safe return and my mobile number.

This way no one can get it to show where I live if it is stolen, but I still may get it back if I lose it..............

Andy_P · Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 4:28 pm Post subject:

PaulB2005 · Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 6:34 pm Post subject:

Andy_P · Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 7:11 pm Post subject:

Very good! Laughing

mpwilson99 · Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 8:50 pm Post subject:

Anyone who puts their actual address in the Home setting shouldnt be using a satnav.

I only use the Home setting with TTN as its easier to work with when navigating to POIs from start-up.

I would recommend people use the entrance to their street and just call it the road name. ... This way, any theves have to start at the first house until they get to yours Wink

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