V855 Postcodes released (see first post) (UPDATED 11/09/10)

rockin_plumber · Lifetime Member Joined: Nov 15, 2007 Posts: 111

Direct download link from TomTom

http://www.tomtom.com/updates/zipcodes/Map_855/zip.zip

Edit to change post to sticky - Mike Alder

AliOnHols · Pocket GPS Verifier Joined: Oct 15, 2008 Posts: 1940

many thanks rockin_plumber.
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Guivre46 · Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 11:14 am Post subject:

Thanks. Not expecting much change from 845 Sad

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rockin_plumber · Lifetime Member Joined: Nov 15, 2007 Posts: 111

Guivre46 · Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 10:18 pm Post subject:

Whew - need a bigger sd card.....
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M8TJT · Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 10:30 pm Post subject:

MaFt · Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 11:26 pm Post subject:

well, if a post code is 8bytes (7 characters plus space: XX99 9XX) that means it has roughly 1000 new postcodes. i may be wrong though as this assumes the data is stored as 'plain text' which i doubt.

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Guivre46 · Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 9:29 am Post subject:

Certainly not enough to have solved the 'long roads with several postcodes' problem.
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matthewj · Frequent Visitor Joined: Apr 03, 2006 Posts: 751

Can I ask a silly question? If I use the map update facility (when they get it fixed), does this get installed automatically, or do I actually need to do this post code file manually? Could someone explain the background info please? Thanks! Matthew

GerryC · Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 10:47 am Post subject:

Not a silly question at all Matthew. You would expect the postcode file to be included in a map update but they hardly ever are (not sure if they have ever been).

Recently, the files appear to have been updated more regularly but in the past several map versions would be released with no update to the postcodes at all. Even now, it is still separate from the actual map.

The normal way to learn about new postcode files is from people on forums 'finding' the link at tomtom.com. Mad

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matthewj · Frequent Visitor Joined: Apr 03, 2006 Posts: 751

Thanks - will updated when the new maps are out then...

idontspeed · Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 8:28 pm Post subject:

Will this new postcode data work on an old map version. I have 2 tomtoms (one new & an old for spare). My old unit is a TTone version2 with GB maps which are around 2 years old. If the new postcodes will install, does that mean the sat nav will be able to navigate to the location of that postcode but without the "new" roads being displayed.

Andy_P · Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2010 12:56 am Post subject:

Interesting question!
I would be 99% confident the new postcodes will work with an old map, but hadn't considered the possibility of them pointing it to a place without roads.

Can you try it and see? So long as you have the old ones backed up you can't do any harm.

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