Tomtom 950 Live Traffic info

satsam · Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 1:24 pm Post subject: Tomtom 950 Live Traffic info

As I only use my 950 a few times a year I am thinking of just getting the RDS-TMC traffic info. What would be the best way, buy the Traffic Receiver cable or buy the active mount with it built in? Any advice would be appreciated.
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Andy_P · Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 8:05 pm Post subject:

I have the active mount and it seems to work fine.

The aerial cable is a lot thinner and shorter, so is less obtrusive. but the tiny windscreen sucker on the end if it has never worked at all. I just leave it loose at the back of the dashboard.
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DennisN · Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 11:08 pm Post subject:

Does the RDS-TMC work on a Live device? I know mine (active mount, built-in RDS-TMC) connects when I first switch on, but it quickly disconnects as soon as the live thingy starts looking for the server. I had thought it would reconnect when the Live server drops off, but it doesn't seem to - and I've been losing the server an awful lot recently.
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Andy_P · Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 11:30 pm Post subject:

I haven't used it for ages, but if I remember rightly it works if (a) you don't have a current LIVE subscription, and (b) SHOULD cut in if you lose connection to the LIVE Server.

But I seem to remember there was some confusion over whether it cut in only when you lost GSM signal coverage, or only when the TT server was down, or both.

I know it DOES cut in if you do some internal surgery and pull the SIM card out completely....
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MrT · Posted: Thu Jun 06, 2013 9:42 am Post subject:

Before they had international roaming my 940 used to run on the TMC in France with no changes made. I seem to remember thinking it was not very good.
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