Reactivating TT3

Cujo · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 22, 2005 Posts: 49

Strange this one - just removed TT5 and replaced it with TT3. Now I like TT5 but its too flaky for me to rely on.

Wasn't prompted to reactivate tt3 but went online anyway. Got this message:

"XXXX XXXX XXXX " is a correct product code for TomTom Navigator Great Britain.

This product can no longer be activated.

Note: this product has already been activated.
If your device code is XXXXX XXXXX then click here."

Did the click here business to be given an activation code which I've saved for future reference.

The strange thing is that the software hasn't prompted me for an activation code. It appears to be working okay.

And as an added bonus, I got a sat fix within 15 seconds :D

lbendlin · Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2005 12:19 am Post subject:

you haven't changed DeviceIDs, so your previous activation key does technically work. Legally your TTN3 license has expired when you bought the TTN5 upgrade - that's how TomTom sees it.
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Cujo · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 22, 2005 Posts: 49

Thats the way I viewed it as well. As I'm faced with a 700 mile journey next week I'm forced to revert back to tt3. Hopefully the release on Friday will sort a few of the issues out.

Perhaps Tom Tom have realised that too many peeps are unhappy and have tweaked things to allow tt3 to be reinstalled. I would have expected the product not to work rather than operating a technically illegal piece of software.

xda · Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2005 1:46 pm Post subject:

Robin2 · Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2005 5:31 pm Post subject:

Clearly from the above, TomTom don't mind you continuing to use TT3 on the device it was originally installed to.
That was the impression I got when talking to TomTom staff at Newport
Robin
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Cujo · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 22, 2005 Posts: 49

Just to confirm tt3 worked like a charm on me trip.

xda · Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2005 11:32 am Post subject:

If you use Sprite Backup Premium and backup everything on the PPC including the SD Card to your PC. File size approx 157 MB. On a hard reset running Sprite Restore on the PC returns the PPC to exactly as it was including the SD card if you re-formated that at the same time, as well as restoring the original Activation Code.
If you run Sprite Backup on the PPC and create a self extracting Backup file on the SD Card, you can re-install when away from home.
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Robin2 · Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2005 12:50 pm Post subject:

I do exactly that. On one storage card I keep TT5 maps and Sprite backup of TT5, and on another card, TT3 maps and Sprite backup of my PDA when I had TT3 (including Checkpoint and UK postcodes). I can switch from one to the other in 2 minutes. I usually revert to TT3 when I need the itinerary function for planning a route offline
Robin
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TomTom One v3 Europe, Navcore 7.903, Western Europe 835.2420
TomTom Go 720 Europe, Navcore 8.351, Western Europe 855.2884
Satmap Active 10
Plus a lot of other PDA GPS kit, seldom used

xda · Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2005 11:16 pm Post subject:

On my 2nd SD card I have CoPilot Live 5, so can switch between that and TomTom.
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TT Go720, App:9.510(1234792.1) OS:842337
GPS: V1.20, Boot: 5.5279, Home: V2.9.5.3093
Map: Europe V910.4892
Map: Europe_Truck V870.3421, Kingston 8GB SD
Nokia 925 Windows 8

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