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davidnewey
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 12:37 pm    Post subject: Version 8 maps for tom tom go 520 Reply with quote

Hi all just succesfully downloaded uk maps v805.1801 from tom tom website use maps for go 530 works perfectly inc lane guidance and iq routes
you must have nav 8 installed on your tom tom good luck oh price £39.95 for uk maps £59.99 for western europe good hunting
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 11:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

aren't there newer maps coming out soon ,as if they aren't out by mid july i'll have to buy the older maps
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 11:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

TomTom are selling the current maps at a reduced price until the end of July, so it's unlikely new maps will be available until at least early August.
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 11:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

andy-c1 wrote:
aren't there newer maps coming out soon ,as if they aren't out by mid july i'll have to buy the older maps

As the most recent maps only came out on May 6th, less than 8 weeks ago, there won't be any more for a month or two.
End of August is possible.
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 8:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

thanks ...going on holiday in july so will update now i suppose
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 9:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

andy-c1 wrote:
thanks ...going on holiday in july so will update now i suppose


My personal opinion is that unless you are going to make sure you get the v805 maps to get the extra functionality, or currently have a very old map installed, then it's probably not worth the bother. I usually struggle to find changes between one version and the next, and unless there has been a radical change to the town centre you are going to, a little bit of common sense (and reading road signs!) will normally allow you to navigate around anything that does happen to be different from your TomTom.
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 9:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I seem to be only able to get maps V 720 ,does this give you the option for the new Iq routing and lane assist
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 9:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Daggers wrote:
My personal opinion is that unless you are going to make sure you get the v805 maps to get the extra functionality, or currently have a very old map installed, then it's probably not worth the bother. I usually struggle to find changes between one version and the next,

Hi Daggers
You never said a truer word. Updated maps are a great idea but if one tries to keep up with the Joneses the money spent on the maps can become exorbitant.
Edit once to sort out Quote issues - Mike Alder
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 9:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Damn! I still haven’t got the hang of entering a Quote correctly. Never mind, I will get it right eventually.
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 10:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Trevor, I have edited the post to show what it should look like (hope you don't mind) - use the edit button on your post then you will be able to see the syntax that is used, you don't need to edit the post just use the back button on the browser to exit the edit screen - Mike
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 10:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

andy-c1 wrote:
I seem to be only able to get maps V 720 ,does this give you the option for the new Iq routing and lane assist
thanks


Nope. Only version 8.05 maps AND Navcore 8.010 (maybe 8.05 for Europe).
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 10:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I too have taken the plunge and bought the v805.1801 maps and put them onto my 520. Rather annoyingly, some of the map data seems worse than my previous one, as close to where I live there's a 90 degree bend in a road which, over the years, TomTom have sometimes correctly treated as a bend, but other times must think of as a junction that you need to turn at. It was fine in the latest v7 map, but is back to a junction in the brand new v8 map!! Rolling Eyes I've not used Mapshare that often, but I'm not sure that this is something that I can easily flag, in the way you can with adding a roundabout, for example.

I have a question about ALG though. Under what circumstances will it show you this new feature? Is it only specific, major roads? The reason I ask is that there are some rather confusing dual carriageways / roundabouts near me that I had hoped would now tell me which lane to get myself into, but alas no.

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PostPosted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 12:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

HairlessHeart wrote:

I have a question about ALG though. Under what circumstances will it show you this new feature? Is it only specific, major roads? The reason I ask is that there are some rather confusing dual carriageways / roundabouts near me that I had hoped would now tell me which lane to get myself into, but alas no.

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Which "bit" of ALG? My understanding is that the blue arrows in the bottom left corner should be there for pretty much every junction, but the pretty picture is missing on quite a few. There was a post about it yesterday or the day before about one of the M25 junctions not having it.
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 1:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I don't have the 520 with me just now to check, but nothing looked different about it from the v7 maps I had before, in terms of turns. I wondered if it was just major motorway junctions?
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 2:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

No. TomTom will tell you they have made THOUSANDS of changes in each map release. Just searching for a quote....
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