LIVE renewal - cheapest option

matthewj · Frequent Visitor Joined: Apr 03, 2006 Posts: 751

TomTom were kind enough to make me an offer this morning for 12 months of LIVE traffic for £79.99 instead of the RRP of £95.99. A quick check shows Amazon sell 12 months for £76.99, so this special discount is more than the standard price elsewhere!

Where should I be looking to buy from for the best price?
If I buy one of these token things, how long does it last for on the shelf so I can have it ready and waiting for the day my existing sub expires?
Is there anything else I should know?

Thanks, Matthew

PaulB2005 · Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 9:33 am Post subject:

When i asked TT about the cards this is what i got back...

matthewj · Frequent Visitor Joined: Apr 03, 2006 Posts: 751

I note that HandTec have the card at £68.90. I suspect this is where I'll buy unless anything else comes up.

matthewj · Frequent Visitor Joined: Apr 03, 2006 Posts: 751

Or maybe I'll ebay it and get a new 1000 model which includes LIVE for 12 months.

robbooth · Lifetime Member Joined: Jul 18, 2006 Posts: 162

I've just finished activating my 12mths of live services that I bought from eBay - genuine item, 3 days delivery, came in sealed packet and got for less than any of the prices quoted so far in this thread Very Happy

12 Month Live Services Card

matthewj · Frequent Visitor Joined: Apr 03, 2006 Posts: 751

Rob (?), did you make an offer for less, or was the price at the time lower? Handtec are currently a little lower, but come the day I may take this option.

robbooth · Lifetime Member Joined: Jul 18, 2006 Posts: 162

Used the 'best offer' - £62 was automatically rejected but £65 was automatically accepted, so at least you now have a starting point if you want to go down the same route. Good luck! Thumbs Up

PaulB2005 · Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2010 3:00 pm Post subject:

Are these being used with older units? i.e. over 12 months old

If so can someone confirm that the card worked ok? And did it add 12 months to any remaining subscription?

robbooth · Lifetime Member Joined: Jul 18, 2006 Posts: 162

Hi Paul,
My 940 is over 12 months old - purchased in Jan '09 and the card worked fine. As for adding remaining subscription I was into the last couple of days of the previous subscription when I activated the card yesterday and afterwards the unit showed an expiry date of 29/4/11 so I think it did, but hardly a definitive test.

PaulB2005 · Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2010 5:09 pm Post subject:

Excellent. Thanks.

MrT · Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2010 6:47 pm Post subject:

Do these cards have a shelf life as my Live Services are about to expire and I am tempted not to renew until I have a long distance drive coming up which will probalby be my summer holidays.
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robbooth · Lifetime Member Joined: Jul 18, 2006 Posts: 162

I can't see any expiry date on it - the card comes in a cardboard sleeve with instructions, sealed in a pilfer proof pack. You open the pack, scratch the number off the card (like the old PAYG mobile top up cards) and then connect you device to Home and click the "Use my activation code" icon, enter the code number (I think I got some kind of conformation at this stage), disconnect your device and then log in again on the device itself.

You could always use the 'Ask a question' button on eBay to enquire about possible expiry date.

Service Cards

JockTamsonsBairn · Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2010 12:05 pm Post subject:

PaulB2005 · Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2010 12:38 pm Post subject:

Thanks. I'm sure someone at TomTom told me you can only use these cards with new devices (i.e. less than 90 days old). Looks like the usual service then....

matthewj · Frequent Visitor Joined: Apr 03, 2006 Posts: 751

Paul, Looking at the TomTom web site there is a 24 month map update which is available only for new devices and within 90 days. There appears to be no such restriction for Live options.

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