TMC Receiver, Does it Exist ?

lbendlin · Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 9:15 pm Post subject:

TMC is connected through the serial port of the GOs. So with a little bit of "bricolér" you may be able to get it to work on the older GOs. Will need a level shifter though (from TTL to RS232)
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lydiachris · Regular Visitor Joined: Mar 09, 2005 Posts: 193

Well it's the 13th today... no stock in argos yet! Typical Evil or Very Mad

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RDS · Regular Visitor Joined: Jul 09, 2006 Posts: 242

A couple of days ago I posted the following in the Traffic Message Channel (TMC) forum on this site:

'A post on another Sat Nav forum (yournav.com) is reporting the estimated shipping date for the TT TMC receiver to now be around the end of September.'

lydiachris · Regular Visitor Joined: Mar 09, 2005 Posts: 193

Do you think TomTom are delaying the release date of the RDS TMC receiver due to the upcoming new Firmware update?

It's just at present, the traffic preferences or anywhere in the preferences options does it state to use the TMC receiver.

Perhaps in the new firmware update the go range will support this.

Just a though Wink

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LesP2008 · Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 12:33 am Post subject:

The release is delayed because frankly it simply isn't up to being put out there amongst us sceptics.
As the past track records suggests, they can't afford another debacle, more so now that offical bodies are looking at them a little too close for their likeing, allegedly of course!!.

TonyHoyle · Regular Visitor Joined: Mar 26, 2006 Posts: 135

Well TMC already works.. Garmin have a receiver for it for example.

So what exactly can TT get wrong? Their receiver has to provide the decoded data to the satnav, and that has to display it - which it already does with TT traffic anyway (so all the rerouting stuff.. the hard bit.. already works).

Unless of course the reception is pants & it keeps cutting out... I would hope that is has the option to attach to the aerial cable on the head unit.

RDS · Regular Visitor Joined: Jul 09, 2006 Posts: 242

Garmin may have TMC receivers available but as a couple of active threads on here show they aren't particularly impressive with loads of reports of poor and inconsistent reception.
I took my Nuvi310d back to Halfords for a refund as the GTM12 wasn't working consistently enough to make it worthwhile. Recent reports suggest that Garmin have traced the problem to the 12v power lead. If true this will prove costly as it will require replacing all those bought in the UK.

Obviously there's a lot of frustration among those waiting for the TT receiver but equally they all will want something that works and works properly than the frustrations of something that doesn't. After the various x10 series mount issues TomTom must be anxious to avoid more expensive new product problems , both in PR and cash terms.

MELennium · Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 11:09 am Post subject:

The Tomtom Go 910 has been available to buy from the begining of May this year & there sales talk said that all accessories would be available at the same time, now nearly 15 weeks have past & there is still no sign of the TMC reciever. They must have had these working well before they issued there sales talk of having everything on sale at the same time so what are they playing at? They say they will be available the 3rd Quarter of this year, but this is just not good enough for a company such as there's, they should by now be able to give us an exact date for release instead of this secret service rubbish. So come on Tomtom where are they?
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RDS · Regular Visitor Joined: Jul 09, 2006 Posts: 242

If Tom Tom have said their TMC receiver will be available in the 3rd quarter then they aren't behind schedule as this allows up to the last day of September.

Obviously I can understand the frustration however I don't imagine TomTom are withholding a perfect product from sale just for the sheer hell of it. The fact that it isn't available yet leads one to believe that there are still isses which need to be sorted.

What would you prefer a substandard product now or something that is fully working (hopefully) in another month or two ?
If you have a proof that TomTom said the TMC receiver would be available by a certain date and also that you bought your Tom Tom GPS on that basis I believe you may be entitled to a refund if that's what you prefer.

ColinS · Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 12:39 pm Post subject:

MELennium · Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 1:02 pm Post subject:

RDS wrote:

RDS · Regular Visitor Joined: Jul 09, 2006 Posts: 242

Oooh! How cynical.
I'd imagine that due to the amount of coverage the impending TMC receiver has been getting, including being in the Argos catalogue, subscriptions to TomTom traffic would have been rapidly declining not increasing. Most who have TT x10 GPS are more than aware of a receiver coming so are probably unlikely to pay an annual subscription for something that will soon be superceded.
If TT really wanted to increase their TT Traffic subscriptions they would either give a release date months and months away or even not at all.

Also, because of the complexity of the technology involved I'm sure the majority of the companies who operate in this area tend to use general release dates ie quarters so TomTom aren't really doing anything out of the ordinary.
Not being a gamer I'm not 100% sure but weren't things like XBox, 360 and others given approx dates, with at least one being massively delayed ?

Despite acting as a sort of apologist for TomTom I'm eagerly awaiting their TMC receiver myself.It's just that after returning a Garmin Nuvi 310D, precisely due to having poor and intermittent TMC reception, I'm willing to wait for something that is fully developed and working, even if that is another month or three.

SpeedCam · Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 6:08 pm Post subject:

Dare I say it, the TMC is vapour ware.

Ignoring the above, there should be no excuse when there's a less than 100% perfect TMC reciever released. I suspect, like all other TomTom releases it will be flawed, but this time there will be no excuse....

wilburforce · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 04, 2006 Posts: 43

[quote="TonyHoyle"]Well TMC already works.. Garmin have a receiver for it for example.

So what exactly can TT get wrong? quote]

Garmins 310D does not work properly and there are hundreds of people who would agree there are many issues surrounding this peoblem, so dont rush into buying a pile of rubbish, well not just yet. Im sure there will be issues with the TT product unless it is very well tested...

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