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Topic: Spoken address - suddenly not working! |
MrPloppy
Replies: 1
Views: 1421
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Forum: TomTom Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 8:03 pm Subject: Spoken address - suddenly not working! |
I've just bought one of these TomTom 530s after many happy years with the original Go. The thing that impressed me most was probably the spoken address bit. It worked, but as soon as I've used the m ... |
Topic: TomTom announce the GO map upgrades |
MrPloppy
Replies: 315
Views: 176812
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Forum: TomTom Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 6:19 pm Subject: TomTom announce the GO map upgrades |
I assume this applies to Dixons and Currys as well -
...and Comet! |
Topic: Batch Post Code Conversion |
MrPloppy
Replies: 17
Views: 7533
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Forum: TomTom Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2005 4:54 pm Subject: Batch Post Code Conversion |
I'm in your side so don't kill the messenger.
Hey no probs!!! :D Sorry if the last post seemed in any way offensive to you!!! Surely didn't mean it.
I did read that bit in the t&c ... |
Topic: Batch Post Code Conversion |
MrPloppy
Replies: 17
Views: 7533
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Forum: TomTom Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2005 3:55 pm Subject: Batch Post Code Conversion |
Fairenoughski!
It has now been removed. I only did it for the what seemed to be an easy challenge. I'm certainly not one to promote hacking.
I did read the terms of use on the streetmap webs ... |
Topic: Lost activation code so no upgrade for me |
MrPloppy
Replies: 11
Views: 5580
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Forum: TomTom Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2005 11:04 am Subject: Lost activation code so no upgrade for me |
They sent that program out to me. It didn't work!! 8O |
Topic: Batch Post Code Conversion |
MrPloppy
Replies: 17
Views: 7533
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Forum: TomTom Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2005 10:55 am Subject: Batch Post Code Conversion |
I've put a website up for those who want to download this Postcode Locator. It should just work like downloading any other file now. Go here:
http://www.smaart.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/postcode
Ho ... |
Topic: Batch Post Code Conversion |
MrPloppy
Replies: 17
Views: 7533
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Forum: TomTom Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2005 7:22 am Subject: Batch Post Code Conversion |
Its downloaded! If you're using Firefox, you have to open up your Downloads bit. It is there somewhere! |
Topic: Batch Post Code Conversion |
MrPloppy
Replies: 17
Views: 7533
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Forum: TomTom Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2005 1:33 am Subject: Batch Post Code Conversion |
Ok chaps, I've written it, and the program can be found here:
http://www.smaart.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/PostcodeLocator.exe
Its only 52K, and when you download it, you have to load in your postcod ... |
Topic: Product Codes |
MrPloppy
Replies: 1
Views: 1531
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Forum: TomTom Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 3:14 pm Subject: Product Codes |
Just an addition that I'd forgotten; I did phone Maplin about this, and they said that they don't ever put the product codes on "Grade B" TTG's CD case as they stick it on the SD card case (for some r ... |
Topic: Product Codes |
MrPloppy
Replies: 1
Views: 1531
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Forum: TomTom Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 3:10 pm Subject: Product Codes |
I bought my TTG from Maplin, and it never had a product code with it; it just worked. Apparently it was because it was a "grade B" TTG, and therefore is slightly "seconds", but everything should be i ... |
Topic: Batch Post Code Conversion |
MrPloppy
Replies: 17
Views: 7533
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Forum: TomTom Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 11:21 am Subject: Batch Post Code Conversion |
That site looks interesting.
The way I might do it is to write a program that will take your postcodes one by one, and put them into the query format you see in your link - you've put in CV32 4AT i ... |
Topic: Bizarre routing instructions at roundabouts with v5 |
MrPloppy
Replies: 6
Views: 3149
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Forum: TomTom Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 10:57 am Subject: Re: Bizarre routing instructions at roundabouts with v5 |
I've taken TTGO with v5 installed out for a run over a couple of regular routes I use, and while most works well on three occasions it gave me bizarre instructions at roundabouts, eg. for a left turn, ... |
Topic: Lost activation code so no upgrade for me |
MrPloppy
Replies: 11
Views: 5580
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Forum: TomTom Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 6:39 pm Subject: Lost activation code so no upgrade for me |
I'm going through the exact same thing. I've emailed TomTom, and they sent a program which apparently gets the product code from your PC. Not sure how that works, but it didn't.
I've just e-mai ... |
Topic: Website down, anyone got V5?? |
MrPloppy
Replies: 2
Views: 1482
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Forum: TomTom Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2005 7:17 pm Subject: Website down, anyone got V5?? |
Its back up!!! I've just downloaded it. If anyone is having trouble, message me, and I'll try and sort something out. |
Topic: TomTom Website - Gone down? |
MrPloppy
Replies: 2
Views: 1629
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Forum: TomTom Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2005 6:48 pm Subject: TomTom Website - Gone down? |
Is the TomTom website down at the moment? It's not working!!! I want to download v5!!! (Probably lots of people are doing it too) |
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