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Darren
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 8:39 am    Post subject: TomTom Announce PocketPC v6 Reply with quote

TomTom Have just announced the long awaited launch of TomTom NAVIGATOR 6 for PDA and smartphones.

Building on the success of previous Navigator releases, Version 6 adds a number of new features including:

Buddies: This service allows authorised users to locate one another and send instant messages.

Arrival Time Planning: Plan a route based on your desired time of arrival.

Speed Alert: This notifies the driver when he/she exceeds the speed limit in force on that stretch of road.

Safety Lock: This disables menu items to ensure the driver is not distracted.

TomTom NAVIGATOR 6 will be available from September 2006. It is available as a stand alone software product or bundled together with a PDA or smart phone through retailers. TomTom NAVIGATOR 6 with navigation software and the maps of a country/region plus major roads of Western Europe on memory card, will cost € 99.

Additional TomTom NAVIGATOR 6 features:
• Simple installation and easy-to-use menu
• Improved User Interface: with night view and 65,000 colours for optimal visibility.
• Clear 2D or 3D maps and accurate turn-by-turn spoken instructions
• Choice of routes: quickest, shortest, by foot, avoiding toll roads and more
• Instant re-routing if you miss your turn
• Easy call handling: navigate while receiving phone calls
• Itinerary planning: programme in the schedule of places you want to visit before you leave the house
• Multilingual: TomTom NAVIGATOR speaks some 22 languages in over 50 different voices
• PLUS services offer Traffic, Safety Cameras, Points of Interest and much more

We do not as yet have information on the upgrade procedure for existing v5 owners but will post this information as soon as we have it.
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 9:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

i found this at 9am and came to break the news??you beat me Sad Sad Wink
good news lets see what the upgrade process will be and lets get ready for all of those posts Laughing Laughing
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 10:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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i found this at 9am and came to break the news??you beat me Sad Sad Wink
good news lets see what the upgrade process will be and lets get ready for all of those posts Laughing Laughing

Smile Of course for all of us who have v5 the upgrade offer is the real news. We will of course post details as and when we receive them.

For me having evaluated v6 for some time now it's the small things such as speed alert and the new maps that clearly show whether a route is over or under a bridge etc that I like. Buddies could be useful in some markets as well.
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 10:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

at 99 euros for the full version, this looks like it might be a cheap upgrade!
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 10:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

mini1400 wrote:
at 99 euros for the full version, this looks like it might be a cheap upgrade!

In the rush to get the announcement out I'd missed that! I'm now wondering if the lack of any upgrade info means there isn't and it will be a flat rate €99 for new users and upgraders alike? Confused
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 10:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Is it PocketPC only?
Or is it PocketPC / Palm like the version 5 I bought on SD card?
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 10:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

ItsMikeE wrote:
Is it PocketPC only?
Or is it PocketPC / Palm like the version 5 I bought on SD card?

I don't know at present.
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 1:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

does it have 'time to' POI warnings or is it still the less useful 'distance to'
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 2:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

soweezy wrote:
does it have 'time to' POI warnings or is it still the less useful 'distance to'

I don't have the release version as yet but my copy is still 'distance to'.
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 2:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Darren wrote:
mini1400 wrote:
at 99 euros for the full version, this looks like it might be a cheap upgrade!

In the rush to get the announcement out I'd missed that! I'm now wondering if the lack of any upgrade info means there isn't and it will be a flat rate €99 for new users and upgraders alike? Confused


They're still saying in their support site that "Introducing a new map update program. Starting in the beginning of the third quarter of 2006, existing TomTom customers will be able to purchase the latest maps at a discount. Each map package also includes free updates to the TomTom software."
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 2:12 pm    Post subject: New Maps Reply with quote

Hi

I don't suppose you know if the long awaited maps of Northern and Southern Ireland are included?

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PostPosted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 2:55 pm    Post subject: Re: New Maps Reply with quote

should be the same coverage as the maps on the x10 units which although better than before still isnt great especially down south.

The euro ones using navteq maps though and there irish coverage is miles better.

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I don't suppose you know if the long awaited maps of Northern and Southern Ireland are included?

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PostPosted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 3:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The upgrade from v3 to v5 was quite cheap. Cannot remember the actual figure but we did get maps of Europe. It will probably be similar this time because if it's not then a lot of people will not upgrade.
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 3:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

rtj70 wrote:
The upgrade from v3 to v5 was quite cheap. Cannot remember the actual figure but we did get maps of Europe.

The cost of upgrading from TomTom Navigator 3 to Navigator 5 was €59.00 plus €9.95 post and packing. The total cost was €68.95, which when converted (including commission) equated to £47.51 on my credit card bill. The upgrade from TTNav 3 to 5 also upgraded a single European country (i.e. UK) to Maps of Western Europe.

JokerNI wrote:
I don't suppose you know if the long awaited maps of Northern and Southern Ireland are included?

I suspect that TomTom will keep with Tele Atlas maps, at least for single countries. Tele Atlas has now mapped the whole of Ireland, including Eire. If that is indeed TomTom’s plan (I have no inside knowledge) then TomTom would be extremely silly not to include the latest Tele Atlas maps and thus Eire too.

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PostPosted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 3:53 pm    Post subject: Will this be the last TT version for PDA? Reply with quote

I've read rumors that TT will now focus only on the PND market.
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