REVIEW COMMENTS: TomTom Navigator 5 Palm & Pocket PC

vik4sh · Occasional Visitor Joined: Mar 29, 2005 Posts: 19

Hi All,

Just recieved another update from TOM TOM regarding the upgrade:

Dear Mr ,

Please be advised that the x50 is listed as software compatible only , Dell have changed the connector on this model and we do not have any cables that will fit it.

There will be a charge for the upgarde . more details will appear on our website in the coming few weeks.

With best regards,

The TomTom Customer Support Team

mentalpostie · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 15, 2005 Posts: 22

i bought a wired ps package last year consiting of a hp jornada and the tomtom navigator 3 package not a very top of the range PDA but if serve's me well, so i emailed tomtom regarding the upgrade to nav 5 and the reply i got stated that the jornada was not listed as a compatible model for navigator 3 or 5 which is strange as i've been running 3 for well over a year now with no problems at all

does anyone know if the upgrde will be on a cd so i can transfer the maps to my CF card

great forum BTW found lots of answers to a few problems

learner_legal · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 19, 2005 Posts: 1

FYI

Spoke to TOMTOM customer service regarding upgrades and when TomTom 5 would be released and I got the following reply

Dear Mr ,

Thanks for your E-mail regarding TomTom Navigator.

The date is still not official but we aim for a release in May.
We do not offer any free upgrades even if the product was bought 1 day before the release of NAV 5.
We suggest you wait until the new Navigator 5 is on the market.

With best regards,

TomTom Support Team

Not much incentive to purchase Tomtom 3 right now Evil or Very Mad

snapthefrog · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 19, 2005 Posts: 3

I'm just getting my feet wet, and brand new to Tomtom.

I see a lot about the UK, but does this software come with street level detail for the United States?

Peter Kessler · Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2005 12:19 am Post subject:

I'd still like to know if version 5 has the ability to retain route options after deviation from recommended route. ie after selecting shortest, if you deviate from the route, does it recalculate shortest or revert to quickest as previous versions have done?

I know pocketgps were looking into this. Any news yet?

Many thanks

Jigsaw · Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2005 1:23 pm Post subject: Re: NoFree Upgrade

MikeB · Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2005 4:53 pm Post subject:

It really depends who you get on the TomTom support desk what you are told. As far as we know there has been no date set for the upgrade.

Thing with TomTom is that you normally find out a few minutes before it happens.

You could look at it as buying the TTN3 software and getting the Maps of Western Europe for a nominal upgrade price.
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Mike Barrett

Jigsaw · Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2005 4:56 pm Post subject:

pt68 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 25, 2005 Posts: 13

I purchased Navigator for Palm in USA to use while travelling in the US. Having returned to England I am unsure of what to do. I think I am right that if I purchase the European Maps now they will not work when I upgrade to Navigator 5. As such I can't use my GPS for a yet indefinite period.

Am I correct that TomTom do not release limited period trial versions of their maps?

Any guidance will be appreciated.

peat · Occasional Visitor Joined: Nov 01, 2004 Posts: 18

Hello

Could you tell me if the Isle of Man (UK) is covered with the new maps in TT5?
Thanks

Lorax · Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2005 9:46 am Post subject:

I'm in a similar situation as Jigsaw. Not sure if i should go for tomtom nav 3 now or wait for who knows how long for tomtom nav 5.

Here's my thinking. The tom tom 3 software is about £100. If I get that now i get the use of stable software with 3rd party add ons right away (im impatient like Jigsaw) then I will have to pay about £30 (or 50 euros) for the upgrade.

If I wait for the mystery release date of nav 5 whose to say it will be the same price as V.3? With it's extra features isn't it likely to cost more? So it could end up costing £130 (i just speculating of course).

So you may end up paying the same or more and having to wait and you then only have the one version that could be buggy for the first few months.

If you buy v.3 now you have it right away and you have the option of going back to it if v.5 has problems.

As you can see i'm trying to justify this to my self as i dont know if i should wait or not.

Does my theory make any sense? Confused

Lorax

Jigsaw · Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2005 11:07 am Post subject:

Lorax · Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2005 12:19 pm Post subject:

It a tough decision!

Does anyone else think v.5 might me more expensive than v.3 is now?

This seems to me to be the main question when deciding if it's worth buying now or waiting.

I do like the idea of having both versions to hand.

Lorax

andyjenkins · Regular Visitor Joined: Apr 02, 2005 Posts: 74

I'm in a similar situation. I've got the the iPAQ - just need the GPS receiver and the software.

Given v5 availability is not certain, would buying the TTNav3 wireless (ie, with bluetooth GPS unit) be a bad move .. especialyl as the TTNav5 GPS Bluetooth receiver is new/updated/better/revised/different ?

I want GPS now (dont we all), not sure I can wait more weeks, I've wait for a month already.

Should I look at just the TTNav3 software, and get a different bluetooth receiver ? Any makes spring to mind ? Obviosuly these need to be better / more reliable than the TTNav5 receiver.

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