REVIEW COMMENTS: TomTom GO

OZ · Regular Visitor Joined: Mar 17, 2004 Posts: 165

Yeah thanks Mike, i remember reading the bits in various posts and reviews. I Dont know if perhaps relative humidity is a factor as i say i only noticed it over the last two days, both excessively humid in London.
I Will keep an eye on it tomorrow, i have to go to Heathrow so hopefully i will be able to give it a work out.
I am starting with a fully charged unit every morning- left on charge but switched off overnight, which i hope is ok to do.
As said this is not a major issue, more an observation.
As each day passes i become more impressed with this bit of kit.

Shoom · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jul 13, 2004 Posts: 8

If I was sure postcode and speed camera apps will work with this soon I would order one tomorrow

Why are TT keeping quite

Dave · Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2004 8:06 am Post subject:

Postcode, no, speed camera, yes.

OZ · Regular Visitor Joined: Mar 17, 2004 Posts: 165

Dave's last post.... Would he by any chance be refering to things we would like to see eradicated from our lives?.

Dave · Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2004 1:24 pm Post subject:

Nope, not at all. GO will definately support speed cameras, I have it loaded to my GO at the moment. AFAIK there won't yet be plug-in support for third party applications. It's not to say it won't happen, I'm sure it will going forward, but just not at the moment.

swing · Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2004 1:41 pm Post subject:

marctwo · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 13, 2004 Posts: 22

With the speed camera database loaded into TomTom Go, will it warn you as you approach one or will it simply show up as a marker on the map?

Dave · Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2004 2:51 pm Post subject:

It will alert you as you approach visually and audibly. You could use postcodes in a POI file, and do a navigate I suppose.

StephenT · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jul 21, 2004 Posts: 4

Got my GO yesterday and agree with all that has been said about it on this forum: simple to use, robust, clear instructions, clear mapping and routing, liked the re-routing facility as it instantly gave me a new command once I took my own short cut to work etc. Not a very sunny day today but some glare, still when driving at speed the map goes off and there is no need to be looking at anyway.
BUT, word of warning or perhapes just a foolish error from a simple PC use like me: Thought I'd load the CD and explore what it has on it, how it interacts with GO, register online etc. Few clicks later, found that I had replaced the 4.21 operating system with version 4.20 on the CD!! Downloaded the new version from TomTom site ok, but then major panic when the message came up that the SD card was full and it wouldnt load in!
In the end I had to delete some of the voices (I never could get on with Swedish or Danish) to be able to load in 4.21. How will I be able to load in the European Major Roads if I need them at a later date? Or other upgrades as they come out?
Help any one?

MrRubberGloves · Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2004 8:20 pm Post subject:

I did the very same as you StephenT, in the end had to delete a few voices.

If you want the major roads of Europe to work with you TT Go you will have to buy another (larger) SD card as the one supplied is not big enough to have maps of GB and Major Roads of Europe on the one card.

StephenT · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jul 21, 2004 Posts: 4

Thanks, typical "not quite telling you the whole truth - but its not a con" advertising from a major company. Just hope i wont have to keep on deleting voices every time a new software version or this heavily hinted at Speed Camera POI file is released. Just meant that the sparkle went off the GO experience.
Cheers

Lampman · Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2004 10:17 pm Post subject: Larger Sd card capacity?

So if I buy an Sd 256 card,do I then load the original card to my hard drive (as a back up)then transfer this to the Sd 256,thus allowing me to have spare capacity to load the promised updates?

Or not...... Rolling Eyes

bobmorris · Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2004 2:49 pm Post subject: SD Capacity

You can load the application directly to the card by use of the CD which came with your GO, See page 16 of the manual and follow the instructions
It specifically mentions using the application on a higher capacity card!

dodgydodgy · Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2004 3:04 pm Post subject:

Yep - it says you can use up to a 4GB card (!)

dodgydodgy · Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2004 3:05 pm Post subject:

Something I haven't yet figured out - I assume the UK maps are also on the CD as well as the 'roads of Europe'? If I wiped my SD card would I be able to put the original UK maps back on?

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