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 Topic: Tele Atlas Gains Access to TomTom’s Speed Profiles Database |
Gmonkey
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 Forum: TomTom/TeleAtlas Digital Map Data Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 2:48 am Subject: Tele Atlas Gains Access to TomTom’s Speed Profiles Database |
Thought some of you might think this was interesting - looks like the Tele Atlas/TomTom relationship is paying off quicker than we thought.
Tele Atlas Gains Access to TomTom’s Unique Speed Profil ... |
| Topic: Tele Atlas release maps with MapShare updates |
Gmonkey
Replies: 15
Views: 27550
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Forum: TomTom/TeleAtlas Digital Map Data Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 2:42 am Subject: Re: tele atlas/tom tom mapshare |
| I have a 4 month old tt 520 go and I think it's "fantastic" that there is still errors with the roads & god knows how many turn restrictions!!!! You will always get errors, new roads being built ... |
| Topic: TomTom XL Vs TomTom XL V2 |
Gmonkey
Replies: 7
Views: 3465
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Forum: TomTom Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 12:28 am Subject: TomTom XL Vs TomTom XL V2 |
| While I prefer the screen on the 730, the 720 is one of the best choices you can make, as you can find it refurbished or heavily discounted in many places, and you can simply just upgrade the maps. Bo ... |
| Topic: 8.15 map out today |
Gmonkey
Replies: 221
Views: 87598
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Forum: TomTom Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 3:46 pm Subject: 8.15 map out today |
| How are the new Tele Atlas maps, in regards to areas that were helped my MapShare/Map Insight/Google Maps Edits? Has anyone seen areas that they submitted frequent corrections to be improved? Were the ... |
| Topic: Tele Atlas release maps with MapShare updates |
Gmonkey
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Forum: TomTom/TeleAtlas Digital Map Data Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 3:42 pm Subject: Tele Atlas release maps with MapShare updates |
Over the last couple of years I have submitted a couple of dozen map share corrections, primarily missing or extra roundabouts.
I have also added some quite major amendments like huge swathes of mi ... |
| Topic: Looking for a non fancy TomTom, advice please. |
Gmonkey
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Forum: TomTom Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 2:19 pm Subject: Looking for a non fancy TomTom, advice please. |
| Yeah, the latest models of TomTom no longer have expandable memory. That being said, the best "non fancy" recent TomTom models are the ONE 130S/XL 330S - offered at extremely reasonable prices, and ar ... |
| Topic: Can I get lane warnings? Which Map? Help? |
Gmonkey
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Views: 2169
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Forum: TomTom Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 5:35 pm Subject: Can I get lane warnings? Which Map? Help? |
| If you want the advanced lane guidance, then updating is worth it. The update also comes with IQ Routes, which is one of my favorite features. I've used both on the GO 730, and those along with the m ... |
| Topic: Tele Atlas release maps with MapShare updates |
Gmonkey
Replies: 15
Views: 27550
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Forum: TomTom/TeleAtlas Digital Map Data Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 1:41 am Subject: Tele Atlas release maps with MapShare updates |
| I wish I could share your optimism, here in the UK the latest maps still do not show some major road changes done 5yrs ago and even 8yr old incorrect road names which I personally have reported via in ... |
| Topic: Tele Atlas release maps with MapShare updates |
Gmonkey
Replies: 15
Views: 27550
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Forum: TomTom/TeleAtlas Digital Map Data Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 11:19 pm Subject: Tele Atlas release maps with MapShare updates |
| Tele Atlas is drawing map data from MapShare, Map Insight, and Google Maps edits. There are literally thousands and thousands of corrections coming from those sources - there's no way of knowing how ... |
| Topic: How useful is Mapshare anyway? |
Gmonkey
Replies: 25
Views: 10237
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Forum: TomTom Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 11:13 pm Subject: How useful is Mapshare anyway? |
Firstly why is it quoting 20 weeks on a map only 4 weeks beyond release date and secondly, have all 130,497 corrections really been verified - I am very doubtful and therefore like DennisN, do not o ... |
| Topic: How useful is Mapshare anyway? |
Gmonkey
Replies: 25
Views: 10237
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Forum: TomTom Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 9:14 pm Subject: How useful is Mapshare anyway? |
So last evening I relented, set the slider to High so as to only download the Tom Tom verified corrections, then downloaded both mapshare corrections and a GPS fix that was available... 
My ... |
| Topic: Can I just update to latest map? |
Gmonkey
Replies: 6
Views: 3179
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Forum: TomTom Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 3:36 pm Subject: Can I just update to latest map? |
| In addition to their own surveying, Tele Atlas is also receiving map corrections and data from MapShare users, Google Maps edits, and suggestions submitted to their Map Insight website. So their maps ... |
| Topic: How useful is Mapshare anyway? |
Gmonkey
Replies: 25
Views: 10237
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Forum: TomTom Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 4:43 am Subject: How useful is Mapshare anyway? |
| It's always difficult to know whether you were the first to report an issue or not (and as we know, this applies to PGPSW cameras, as well as to Mapshare!), and I'm afraid you can't just make an assum ... |
| Topic: 720 or OneXL ?? |
Gmonkey
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Views: 10250
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Forum: TomTom Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 3:07 am Subject: 720 or OneXL ?? |
| I'm a big fan of the 700 series of devices. The 730 is a great unit, and it had the advantage for a while (as it had the Advanced Lane Guidance and IQ Routes), but since they opened those features up ... |
| Topic: Tomtom XL 330 S |
Gmonkey
Replies: 2
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Forum: Beginners GPS Lounge Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 8:42 pm Subject: Tomtom XL 330 S |
There were a few XL330s models that had experienced low volumes, but you can actually get that fixed. Just call TomTom. Their # is 866-486-6866.
FYI, they have corrected this now, so the XL330s' ... |
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