Tom Tom live & TMC

colossal · Occasional Visitor Joined: Feb 02, 2008 Posts: 4

Hi All.

I've done a fair bit if research on this, apologies if the answer is out there already.

Seems the Tom Tom live models do not come with TMC ? So when the subscription runs out you have no TMC to fall back on unless you buy a £50 TMC receiver ?

Is TMC worth having at all ? I only do around 5k miles a year, I would love the full live service but not sure if I want to pay £50 annually for the service (after the 1st year).

Thanks

DennisN · Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 8:26 pm Post subject:

Yes, RDS-TMC Receiver is an extra (and doesn't necessarily adapt to all Live models, e.g. I think my 550 live can't use one).

If you can consider £50 for a TMC receiver, you might as well put the same £50 into the Live services each year. HD Traffic is superior and Google Local Search is great.
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andy-c1 · Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 9:06 pm Post subject:

I agree the google part is fantasic
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colossal · Occasional Visitor Joined: Feb 02, 2008 Posts: 4

Cheers guys, just not sure if the £50 per year is for me with low mileage.

Thanks for clearing that up.

IanS100 · Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2011 1:43 am Post subject:

I tried the early TMC on a 520 and found it a complete waste of time and that's if I could be bothered stringing the wire all over the place - I believe the later TMC was better but still no match for HD Traffic.

PS. I understand that some users had great success with the TMC so before I get Gun Shoot Out

this is just my personal experience Wink

DennisN · Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2011 9:27 am Post subject:

I have RDS-TMC on a 520 and HD Traffic on a 550 running side by side, plus Radio 5 Live on the tranny. NONE of them are 100% accurate (by which I mean information and currency thereof).

I think the HD Traffic is superior, but how does anyone really know unless you have triplets driving similar cars in a similar manner and one of you follows HD, one follows RDS-TMC and the third hasn't got it? I have to add that unless all three sources agree the same very serious information, I very rarely accept a diversion (I've done so only a couple of times in the last twelve months - over 50K miles). And what annoys me? I am never, ever offered a diversion around Piccadilly! Evil or Very Mad

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colossal · Occasional Visitor Joined: Feb 02, 2008 Posts: 4

Cheers Matthew, very informative.

I have no experience of TMC so its nice to get some real world feedback. I guess buying a unit with the live service & seeing how it goes for a year is a good option.

Funny how you never get anything for nothing in this world Smile

This has all come about as I bought a Garmin 265wt and I'm really not impressed. Its not a brand thing as I have a Garmin sports GPS & love it but the sat nav is not for me. Think I'll go back to TomTom or maybe try Navigon.

Thanks again........

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