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New Camping and Caravanning device released today
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 6:05 pm    Post subject: New Camping and Caravanning device released today Reply with quote

See HERE Only £349.99
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 9:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Don't you just luurrv the latest marketing ploy? - this new device has four layer maps to really get you there!

Layer 1 is the TomTom map.
Layer 2 is IQ Routes.
Layer 3 is MapShare.
Layer 4 is Live services.
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 12:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Not actually released... coming soon.

They need to be careful with trades descriptions though. As far as I know MapShare simply does not work on ANY of TomTom's NAV3 models yet.
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 7:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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The 3rd layer, our TomTom Map Share technology. Receive free daily map changes from our 21 Million TomTom Map Share Community.

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FREE Daily Map Changes

Free daily map changes from the Map Share community. New speed limits, blocked roads and one-way streets. Some things change overnight and can delay your journey. Map Share helps you deal with the more frequent road changes. Avoid detours and get to your destination even faster.


I interpret this as either MapShare does indeed work on the Camper/Caravan model, or they transmit mapshare changes OTA to the device.
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 28, 2012 4:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I interpret this as TomTom's technical authors "getting ahead of themselves" and bigging up a feature that still doesn't work. Which do you think....? Wink

However, there is possibly some good news on the horizon. Cool
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 28, 2012 6:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ditte said the marketing people should NOT have posted that 'layer' info as of yet. Can you imagine that!! Wink
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 1:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

That's what I was alluding to.... Cool

It's not the first time... Remember the rubbish they spouted about MapShare itself when it first came out. They implied it could do far more than was actually possible.
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 4:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I would love this type of unit as I tow a caravan, but why cant they supply updates to new software instead of having to buy a new unit?
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 5:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

cliffbrown wrote:
I would love this type of unit as I tow a caravan, but why cant they supply updates to new software instead of having to buy a new unit?


Well, the old TRUCK software is available on-line (at a price) on a SD card and I used to use that on a dedicated TRUCK device, the TomTom Pro 7150 Truck, but I don't know if it would work on every device - you would also have to have a SD slot. What is your current device??
Unfortunately, the satnav fell off my windscreen and on its way to the floor hit the gear lever which broke the screen. Still worked (for a while) though.
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 7:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

its a One no SD slot
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 7:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

From the spec page

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SD Slot Yes
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 4:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

4th edition IQ routes I think
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 4:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

cliffbrown wrote:
4th edition IQ routes I think


Wot's that mean, then?
Have you got a link to where it mentions that, please?

The whole "four layers map" business is just empty marketing babble.

And they are still talking about working Mapshare correction downloads, so that needs to be rolled out pretty damn soon.

Oh, and it's definitely NOT a "One" of any description.
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 4:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Paraphrased for clarity (I think).

cliffbrown wrote:
I would love this type of unit as I tow a caravan, but why cant they supply updates to new software instead of having to buy a new unit?


Gee-Pee wrote:
.... the old TRUCK software is available on-line (at a price) on a SD card....... you would also have to have a SD slot. What is your current device??......


cliffbrown wrote:
its a One no SD slot

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PostPosted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 6:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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