v850 maps sweepstake

AndyVaughan · Posted: Tue May 18, 2010 6:39 pm Post subject: v850 maps sweepstake

Unless my memory is failing me, we are due the 850 maps any time now.

My guess is 20th May

What do you think?????

Trevor1234 · Posted: Tue May 18, 2010 8:28 pm Post subject:

Hi AndyVaughan
I downloaded my last map on February 20th, so the next quarterly one should be with us sometime this year
Gawd, things are quiet on the Forum when one has to start discussing the next map update.
What we really want is another navcore update that crashes the devices and then the forum will be fairly buzzing once again.
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DennisN · Posted: Tue May 18, 2010 8:54 pm Post subject:

Should've been Sunday 16th at exactly three calendar months (which was when my XL Live told me a new map was available - it lied). You've nicked my bet, so I'll have to revise to late Friday 21st (just as they close for the weekend and, as usual, leave their map server on slow to stop).
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Guivre46 · Posted: Tue May 18, 2010 10:37 pm Post subject:

25 May. They always do major downloads on Tuesdays.
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andy-c1 · Posted: Tue May 18, 2010 11:25 pm Post subject:

I would settle for a map that actually has accepted all my corrections I've been making since it first started errors correcting Laughing Out Loud

..still love my bexhill 1 way road to a dead end ...on the map that is
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Anita · Posted: Tue May 18, 2010 11:54 pm Post subject:

I would have said the 20th as well, so I shall have to bring my bet forward to the 19th.
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mikealder · Posted: Wed May 19, 2010 12:12 am Post subject:

20/05/10 seems to be the date mentioned on other forums complete with screen grabs from e-mails etc from TomTom......

Next question is the time it will get released, my guess is:

10:30 on 20/05/10 (UK Time) lets see if anyone can beat that, I guess by 23:59 on Thursday quite a few of us might be sitting around with no new maps due to no release or server issues (again), time will tell - Mike

Anita · Posted: Wed May 19, 2010 12:16 am Post subject:

10:15am on 20/05/10.
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dhn · Posted: Wed May 19, 2010 12:56 am Post subject:

That's forcing me to get up verrrrrrrrry early here On Thursday to see if someone is correct! Wink

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AndyVaughan · Posted: Wed May 19, 2010 6:16 pm Post subject:

I'm going for 1am so that it is 00:00UTC

AndyVaughan · Posted: Wed May 19, 2010 6:18 pm Post subject:

dhn · Posted: Wed May 19, 2010 6:31 pm Post subject:

What are you implying, Andy? What do you think might (or could) replace the existing 'lock to device' method.

(I agree that that method sure doesn't work well when the warez sites seem to hack the maps weeks before public release)
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AndyVaughan · Posted: Wed May 19, 2010 6:53 pm Post subject:

Lets just say I have seen elsewhere a compatability chart for v850 maps and Navcores, and some v8 Navcores appear to not be compatible with v850 maps (inc 8.419 which is the last official release for the XL LIVE).

The last time something like this happened TT had beefed up the protection algorithm for the maps IIRC.

Then again the site I saw this on is currently 'offline' so cannot go back and take a second look.

It could of course all be a load of rubbish as they seem to have the info before the official release.

dhn · Posted: Wed May 19, 2010 7:10 pm Post subject:

Yeah, pretty sure I know where you are referring to when you say 'elsewhere'. Wink

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AndyVaughan · Posted: Wed May 19, 2010 7:46 pm Post subject:

And funnily enough yesterday a certain Taiwan 850 appeared and today the site is offline.

Putting 2 and 2 together ..............

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