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MarkMarkB Regular Visitor
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Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 6:47 pm Post subject: LIVE Services Error Code 148 |
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Greetings,
My 750 LIVE has been pretty good since I got it. Only a very occasional problem connecting to LIVE Services.
Last night, however, it refused to even try to connect. It still won't. I have an error code 148. A quick search suggests a problem with the SIM card. Can anyone please suggest a solution?
Thanks,
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psyskiesman Lifetime Member
Joined: Jun 22, 2004 Posts: 322 Location: Swindon, Wiltshire
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Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 7:01 pm Post subject: |
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My 750 live was working perfectly yesterday (Friday) morning from Huntingdon to Dynas Powys. However, when I switched it on again in Cardiff, I noticed Live services were not connected, Error Code 148! Up until now, Saturday evening, I still have no Live services. I've tried everything TomTom would likely suggest including Reset to Factory Settings, and a full back up from Explorer. nothing has worked. In my work, HD traffic is the most important feature to me and not having it is a pain in the a**e. Luckily I still have an old TMC thingy which will give me some idea of traffic delays. Last time I had the error code 148 was nearly 2 years ago, and my unit was still under guarantee, and TomTom exchanged it for this new one, but to have this go wrong as well makes one wonder about the long term life of TomTom products. |
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Andy_P Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Jun 04, 2005 Posts: 19991 Location: West and Southwest London
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Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 7:17 pm Post subject: |
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Error 148 is not a specific error and not usually a hardware problem at all. It just means the unit cannot connect to the Live servers for whatever reason.
The forums are full of people with LIVE connection problems at the moment.
95% of the time it's an issue at TomTom's end.
There have been various error screens generated for error 148, the most recent ones are a bit more honest about it being their fault...
The only time I've known it to be a local hardware fault is when they messed up a bunch of SIM cards for the UK and a software update killed them all. But that was a long time ago now. _________________ "Settling in nicely" ;-) |
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AlanH Occasional Visitor
Joined: Sep 06, 2004 Posts: 42
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Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 8:50 pm Post subject: |
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Lost my Live Services this morning around 11.00am on a trip up the A1. They haven't returned yet. |
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gazza70 Regular Visitor
Joined: Feb 28, 2006 Posts: 129
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Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2013 10:54 am Post subject: |
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my go 950 lost live services on Friday , I think it may be a problem on the older tomtom's ,
I checked my daughter's tomtom 820 live top gear edition and her live services are working fine .
have been checking the 820 all week end and every time it connects straight away to live services .
reading tomtom's forum it seems to be the older units that are suffering , |
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arfurdent Regular Visitor
Joined: Mar 05, 2006 Posts: 116
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Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2013 12:54 pm Post subject: Re: LIVE Services Error Code 148 |
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MarkMarkB wrote: | Greetings,
My 750 LIVE has been pretty good since I got it. Only a very occasional problem connecting to LIVE Services.
Last night, however, it refused to even try to connect. It still won't. I have an error code 148. A quick search suggests a problem with the SIM card. Can anyone please suggest a solution?
Thanks,
Mark |
Does the 750 Live have a SIM card, mine does not? |
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psyskiesman Lifetime Member
Joined: Jun 22, 2004 Posts: 322 Location: Swindon, Wiltshire
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Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2013 1:01 pm Post subject: |
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All TomToms with Live Services have a SIM card, but they are not accessible to the average user. It's hidden under the label on the base of the unit. |
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MarkMarkB Regular Visitor
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Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2013 2:44 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the replies. I'll continue to wait patiently then...... |
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justbrowsing Frequent Visitor
Joined: Nov 10, 2011 Posts: 679
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Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2013 3:55 pm Post subject: |
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550 Live in SM6 area just switched on & Live's fine |
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shires999 Lifetime Member
Joined: Nov 09, 2006 Posts: 96
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Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2013 5:29 pm Post subject: |
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My XL Live has had no Live services since Friday.
It looks like it's having trouble connecting to the mobile network |
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Wendolene Regular Visitor
Joined: Sep 17, 2005 Posts: 86 Location: South Manchester, UK.
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Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2013 5:46 pm Post subject: |
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Phew. I though my 750 was packing up. I haven't been able to connect to Live Services since Friday. My subscription doesn't expire until May 2014.
I get the same error: 148. _________________ Cracking Toast Gromit!
TomTom Go Live 750
App: v9.510.1234792.103
Map: Europe v1005.8763
All installed on a 4GB Class 6 microSD Card. |
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shires999 Lifetime Member
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Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2013 5:55 pm Post subject: |
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Lots of comments on the Tomtom forums. No reply by anyone from TT though |
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psyskiesman Lifetime Member
Joined: Jun 22, 2004 Posts: 322 Location: Swindon, Wiltshire
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Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2013 6:05 pm Post subject: |
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Just don't tell my wife it's only a temporary glitch. She's just bought me a new 1005! |
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gazza70 Regular Visitor
Joined: Feb 28, 2006 Posts: 129
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Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2013 11:11 pm Post subject: |
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just lost 4hrs of my life stuck in traffic thanks to tomtom , no way would I be buying another tomtom , there is always something wrong ,
people pay for live services but get nothing but grief and ripped off ,
at the moment since the map update there is no fuel price's ,no speed camera's ,they have also taken google search away at xmas and the to top it all this week end there is no live services full stop,
can't wait until tomorrow to see what crap tomtom tell me to do ,
should be the usual we have had no other complaints about this issue so do a factory reset and see if this works . |
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Wendolene Regular Visitor
Joined: Sep 17, 2005 Posts: 86 Location: South Manchester, UK.
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Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2013 11:16 pm Post subject: |
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Most strange.
As I commented upon earlier, I too get the error code 148 when trying to use Live services, however, I have discovered something rather strange.
Whilst I had my TomTom connected to my PC and TomTom Home running, I chose the 'Operate My Go' option in Home. Well, Live Services started to work! When checking the network status on my device (via TomTom Home) it said connected and traffic information was present.
Thinking the ongoing Live services problem was resolved, I disconnected my device from my PC and tried to use it again. This time when I check the network it said is wasn't connected and unsurprisingly, Live services were not working.
So Live services work via TomTom Home but not standalone. I guess that the device used my internet connection when connected to my PC, but a mobile carrier when not. _________________ Cracking Toast Gromit!
TomTom Go Live 750
App: v9.510.1234792.103
Map: Europe v1005.8763
All installed on a 4GB Class 6 microSD Card. |
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