IFA Berlin - TomTom Previews Android App, Available In Oct

aj2052 · Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2012 4:33 pm Post subject:

Thanks for the clarification Darren, lets just hope your not in the wilds without a wifi or cell signal at every 100 uses.
I can see the point for a one off check but not a repeated check, surely if you install a genuine one your not going to replace with another.
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JockTamsonsBairn · Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2012 4:35 pm Post subject:

peterc10 · Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2012 4:55 pm Post subject:

AFAIK no other sat nav does that does it? And, as others have said, what happens if the 100th is when you are roaming abroad, or have no signal or wifi. Or should you keep a running total of launches in a little black book to make sure you are not caught out?

And I am not sure that the 100 launches is that extreme a number. I always switch the sat nav off and take the phone with me when I get out of the car and switch it back on when I get in. So on a touring holiday, where we are driving around and stopping and looking around the sites there could easily be 5 to 10 "launches" per day.

Good old Tom Tom. 2 years too late; doesn't work on any of the top end new phones; and may let you down when you need it most. I am really glad I stopped using them when I did.
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Darren · Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2012 5:28 pm Post subject:

It seem it might check every time it is launched and will only throw an error if this fails at the 100th attempt. I'm awaiting clarification.
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Darren · Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2012 5:31 pm Post subject:

aj2052 · Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2012 1:47 am Post subject:

Having been a big fan of TomTom on PDAs for quite a few years and now seeing whay appears to be a downward slide in TomToms ability to maintain a good product level i somehow think its time to give up on them,
The latest TomTom Android release makes me ponder on the implications for PAYG or low data contracts who switch off background data who with sods law happen to have data switched off and are not in Wifi reach happen to have a licence check and fail, are they going to have to wait for a 100 tries before being restored.

Slightly off topic but also very much apply to TomTom, Personally being on PAYG I paid £30 top up about a month ago and having made only three phone calls all credit gone on data charges, how that changed i dont know but some of the permissions on some Android apps are worrying to say the least.
I think now my allegiance is going to lie with Sygic.
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M8TJT · Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2012 9:01 am Post subject:

Darren · Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2012 9:08 am Post subject:

peterc10 · Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2012 10:30 am Post subject:

I can endorse Darren's recommendation for Giffgaff. My wife uses it for data on her ipad. £5 per month for 500GB does her fine.

By the way the £10 Goodybag only gets you 1Gb per month. The unlimited web access is £12 per month. For that you also get 250 minutes of calls and unlimited texts. Seems good value to me if you are a heavy data user.
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aj2052 · Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2012 12:57 pm Post subject:

Not now a high mileage user, I do not have a use for Data, consequently i always switch off background data and in this case i do not know how it switched back on, they other point being permissions i.e. one TomTom permission is "that it can make phone calls without your intervention" surely this is wrong.
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peterc10 · Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2012 1:09 pm Post subject:

An Android phone is not just for navigation and if you really do not use data at all with it I would suggest you do not really need such a sophisticated phone. In any event I can't see how you can blame TT for using up £30 worth of data in the month. I guess that other apps will be to blame for that (including CamerAlert if you do not have it set correctly). I suggest you follow M8TJT's advice and see what is using the data up.

And I would also look at Giffgaff. It is certainly what I would use if I wasn't already on a 2 year contract.
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aj2052 · Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2012 2:04 pm Post subject:

Darren · Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2012 2:47 pm Post subject:

peterc10 · Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2012 3:18 pm Post subject:

The listed permissions always sound worse than they are, and some conspiracy theorists make a field day out of them. Some apps are listing, either in the app itself or in Google Play, exactly what they use each permission for, which should placate all except the most extreme objectors. But they should not be using Android anyway, given the permissions they gave Google when they signed up to Android in the fist place!
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Darren · Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2012 4:10 pm Post subject:

Ha, we had one chap asking how he could get CamerAlert without using Google Play as he didn't trust Google. Yet he used an Android phone and had a Gmail email account Confused

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