Real Cost of Tom Tom Traffoc

mow · Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 9:20 am Post subject: Real Cost of Tom Tom Traffoc

Have I got this correct:-
It costs about £40 pa to subscribe to Tom Tom Traffic. On top of this you have a GPRS connection fee, and then the cost of downloading the data.
If I have got this correct (which I probably haven't) what is the average cost of a "traffic data transaction"?

mow · Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 9:30 am Post subject:

OK lets try cost of Tom Tom Traffic

chris_w · Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 11:33 am Post subject:

I'll let you know at the end of this month when I get the bill through.

What network are you on ?
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mow · Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 3:14 pm Post subject:

chris_w · Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 4:38 pm Post subject:

OK - I'm on O2 I'll let you know - Should be next week.
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Daggers · Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 4:00 pm Post subject:

I'm on Orange - it costs me £3 maximum per month.

My main use is for a 2.5 hour (170 mile) journey to and from work each week.

jmagla · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jul 13, 2005 Posts: 15

I am on O2 monthly contract and I spoke to them this week to try and work out the potential cost of using TOMTOM Plus. I get 100k of free downloads and thereafter the cost is £2.35 per Mb.

I don't think the cost will be too much in my case, but it may be higher for pre pay etc. I am on the Plus one month trial and am travelling from the NE of England to France so will try it out then. I have downloaded a couple of colour schemes etc to test it, seems ok.

One point though, I tried the Weather option for a local point and also for Paris and although my mobile connected to TOMTOM, I got no weather forecast, anyone else had problems with this service, do I need to do something else to get it?.

Cheers Michael

MikeB · Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 9:09 pm Post subject:

I am on an Orange contract with 4Mb included per month. I have never exceeded the included data and I have been using traffic for a few months now.

The accuracy of the traffic info will vary greatly depending on where you are travelling. I have been standing still in a horrible traffic jam on the M25 that never showed on the system. Other times it shows delays over the QE2 bridge which dont seem to be there. I have heard reports though that in some areas particularly down the M1 the info is very accurate.
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chris_w · Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2005 9:47 pm Post subject:

£2.50ish - not bad really and I've used it quite a bit.
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mow · Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2005 8:41 am Post subject:

chris_w · Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2005 9:59 am Post subject:

Hi,

Firstly it's for the month so don't panic Smile

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I'm not sure what I get on my tariff but it loos like that's for the first Meg of data.

The accuracy of the data is dire. Took the family out this weekend. Accident on the way there and one on the way back. Traffic didn't pick either up.

I've had more sucess using the roadblock function when it comes to avoiding jams!! Laughing

Saying that though it has worked once in the last month and it's impressive when it does.

Haven't decided whether it's worth the cash yet.

Hope this helps.
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