Map Upgrade. Is TomTom Map Update service best?

mervyncp · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 17, 2005 Posts: 9

My Go 720 is now 18 months old and the map is a little out of date. I was thinking of buying the latest map of Western & Central Europe which is on offer at £59.95.
TomTom is telling me that as an alternative I can sign up to their update service for 12 months for a total of £71 (including my 6 quarters back dated updates)
I was thinking this would give me 12 months updates for about £16 more than buying the map outright (which would be out of date by mid August)

Is this the best deal, or am I missing something here? Laughing

falkirk81 · Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 11:29 am Post subject:

It really is the best deal. Prices using the map update service are very good now. For a small amount more than a new single map, you will receive the next 4 map upgrades over the next 12 months!
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DennisN · Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 12:36 pm Post subject:

Actually, £59.95 is a discounted price offer right now - normal price is £74.95, so the "normal" map upgrade service at £71 is in fact cheaper than buying a new map (outside the discount offer period).

We usually find they do discounted prices in the run up to releasing the next new map.
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matthewj · Frequent Visitor Joined: Apr 03, 2006 Posts: 751

Okay, I fell for the map update service, paid my money, and lost my favourites. Can I just copy the file from the backup into the new map directory, or is that not going to work? Have I lost other settings too?

This is such a poor system - every quarter it trashes your favourites. I'd be ashamed to have written this.

Oldboy · Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 10:10 am Post subject:

It's a known problem when using the Favourites facility.

Have a look at #15 of the TomTom FAQ's for a workaround.
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matthewj · Frequent Visitor Joined: Apr 03, 2006 Posts: 751

GerryC · Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 10:34 am Post subject:

Andy_P · Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 11:06 am Post subject:

I'm not 100% sure, but I THINK that there will only be compatibility problems with MapSettings.cfg if you update the OS, not the map on it's own.
Of course, map updates often require OS updates too.

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

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

Hmm, of course on submitting I find a comprehensive set of FAQs waiting about how I just have to make a backup before I discover I lost my settings file, and how using POIs are actually better because they aren't lost and you can have more of them.

This is just spin on a dodgy programming decision. Here's hoping that one day someone will move the favourites into a separate file, and then such problems will go away. Grrr.

mikealder · Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 1:34 pm Post subject:

Its your choice at the end of the day, you can carry on with Favourites and all the hastle each upgrade causes or switch to using a custom POI file that can be transfered between devices/ maps and survives updates without any issue - Mike

aerotec · Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 12:35 am Post subject:

Hmmm, I take it the 2 yr Map update card for £69.99 will only update one region on my 940? Either UK or EU or US? Or does it do "Western Europe" or "US"?

I don't usually bother with map updates but for £69.99 to get quarterly updates I might just go for it. At least it future proofs my new device.

Slightly OT but if I buy 12 months LIVE and 24 Months map updates could this be transferred to a new device if my unit got stolen/lost? Or does it mean I am attaching more "value" to the unit which would mean more to replace if lost/stolen?

mikealder · Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 7:51 am Post subject:

Its only one map that gets the update, you would have to pay a second fee to have both maps covered by the update scheme.

As for transfering services to a new/ replacement device, you would have to discuss this with TomTom, they can do this - Mike

DennisN · Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 8:17 am Post subject:

UK is included in "Western Europe".
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aerotec · Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 11:29 am Post subject:

Ok thanks,

Don't use it too much in the US. Maybe 2-3 times a year but I do find that when the Yanks want to change a road network they do it big style. More so than a little roundabout here and an extra lane there. Lol!

Maybe the US map updates would be best! Surprised

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