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ash1001
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 04, 2009 11:53 pm    Post subject: Have I been ripped off by TomTom or Halfords? Reply with quote

Question Today I bought from Halfords a TomTom 750 GO Live (according to the box), this was to replace a unit stolen from my car as a result of a breakin. I downloaded the latest version of TomTom Home only to find that although the unit appeared to indicate that I was connected to my computer, the computer said no unit was connected.
I went to the TomTom website just to make sure that I had entered the correct details re Model No, and used there on-site service to enter the Serial No. of my unit and it came up and identified it as a TomTom 740 Go Live.
My question is simple are the TomTom 740 and 750 GO Lives exactly the same unit and if not what is the differences. Question

Cheers guys for any help.
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 05, 2009 12:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Other than the model number and the Navcore version installed I don't think there is much in way of a difference between the 740/ 750 devices, one easy check though is look at the base of the device and see what the label says as the part number will be printed on the applied label - Mike
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 05, 2009 1:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi Mike. Many thanks for the reply, the Model No on the base just says 'GO LIVE', the box say 750 Go Live, but if you enter the Serial No in the product identifier facility on the TomTom site it says it is a 740 Go Live.
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 05, 2009 9:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Use Windows Explorer to view the files on the device when you first click the drive letter to open it you are at the root level of the device, locate the file named "ttgo.bif" right click this and select Open With then choose NotePad, the third line will tell you what the device is, don't rely on TT Home to report versions/ ID's etc as its reknown for messing these sort of things up - Mike
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 05, 2009 10:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Go here & enter the first 2 characters of your serial number http://uk.support.tomtom.com/cgi-bin/tomtom_uk.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=9508
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 07, 2009 8:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

"Go here & enter the first 2 characters of your serial number http://uk.support.tomtom.com/cgi-bin/tomtom_uk.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=9508"

Great link, just tried this (entered R1) and was advised I had an "XL LIVE IQ Routes - 2GB ". Problem is I bought it as an XL 30 series a year ago.

Any comments from the gurus would be greatly appreciated!

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PostPosted: Mon Dec 07, 2009 10:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Isn't the model also written on the label with the serial code?
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 07, 2009 11:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

My new GO 950 has on the bottom of the unit

GO 950 LIVE


And using the link above, my serial number (starting W1) gives a result of

GO 950 LIVE - 4GB

from the tomtom website!
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 2:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

falkirk81 wrote:
My new GO 950 has on the bottom of the unit

GO 950 LIVE


And using the link above, my serial number (starting W1) gives a result of

GO 950 LIVE - 4GB

from the tomtom website!


What's the model number on the bottom pls, Falkirk? - The one like 4CF9.002 or whatever.

(I try to keep a list current of all the model numbers HERE)HERE, but it's getting very behind...)
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 2:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi Andy,

The number is

4CP9.002.00

if that's any good for you!

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PostPosted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 2:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks mate, hopefully I'll be inundated by other reports now.... Wink

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PostPosted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 2:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Trying this with my TT IQ Routes XL EUROPE with a serial Number that starts with RS532 and a TT Code of 4EM0.001.01 it gives me :-

XL IQ Routes / 340 - 2GB
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 7:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Andy_P wrote:
Thanks mate, hopefully I'll be inundated by other reports now.... Wink


You should be careful what you ask for Rolling Eyes

I have TT GO630 (Europe 22) ACJ6.000.00 &
TT GO730 Traffic (Europe 31) 4CH7.000.00

What you going to do with all of this info? Write a book. Wink

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PostPosted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 8:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Gee-Pee wrote:

You should be careful what you ask for Rolling Eyes

No, that's great, thank you, Graham (and Stampy too).

Gee-Pee wrote:
What you going to do with all of this info? Write a book. Wink


No, just the list I linked to above....
A bit "anorak-y" I'll admit, but it DOES come in useful for all the different variants of "ONE" when people aren't sure what it is they've got ("v2", "New Edition" "3rd Edition" "v4", "30 series" etc.)
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 8:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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"Andy_P................. but it DOES come in useful for all the different variants of "ONE" when people aren't sure what it is they've got ("v2", "New Edition" "3rd Edition" "v4", "30 series" etc.)
Seriously, though, I can understand that. Even my simple little ONE IQ Routes edition, turned out to have an 'S' in its latest description - meaning 'Speech'. Don't have it with me at the mo, as I have lent it to my daughter. Will find out in due course and let you have the details of that one.

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