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Tizzy
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 Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 1:19 pm Post subject: interchangable maps? |
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Hi all,
Does anyone know whether the tomtom maps are interchangeable between devices, ie do palmtop navigator maps work on tomtom mobile systems (eg SE P910i)?
If so, are there any known quirks or issues and will performance degrade?
grtz,
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lbendlin
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| Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 8:35 pm Post subject: |
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yes, TeleAtlas maps are interchangeable. Navteq maps are locked to the Rider.
No quirks.
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Tizzy
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| Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 2:12 pm Post subject: |
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| Thanks, I thought as much. Yet I have a navigator map of finland which will not be recognized. The only difference I can see from the original install is that the .cfg file become's a different filesize after starting tomtom5 on my mobile. What is that file for and could that be the problem? |
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lbendlin
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the map may just be too old. As of TTN5.10 TTN does no longer open v4 maps.
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Tizzy
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| Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 9:56 am Post subject: |
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| are there any conversion tools available? |
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MarkHewitt
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| Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 10:42 am Post subject: |
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| Tizzy wrote: | | are there any conversion tools available? |
No. You would have to upgrade your software or downgrade your map. |
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Tizzy
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| I'm sure you mean the converse: downgrade the software or upgrade the map. And that is precisely my question: is it possible to upgrade a map? Or do you mean: fork out the pecunia's for a new one? Surely Teleatlas don't build their maps from scratch?! |
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MarkHewitt
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| Tizzy wrote: | | I'm sure you mean the converse: downgrade the software or upgrade the map. And that is precisely my question: is it possible to upgrade a map? Or do you mean: fork out the pecunia's for a new one? Surely Teleatlas don't build their maps from scratch?! |
Currently they don't seem to provide free upgrades for maps, so paying is the only option.
Teleatlas don't exactly build their maps from scratch but they charge TomTom the full fee each time anyway. |
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Tizzy
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It seems like there are no other options besides a hole in the market as we say here 
Thanks anyways for all the info guys and good luck with all! |
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| Tizzy wrote: | | Surely Teleatlas don't build their maps from scratch?! |
TeleAtlas don't build maps. They gather surveyed data and put it into a multi gigabyte database with hundreds of attributes ber data set. from that database comanies like TomTom buy some of the attributes, and then compile their maps. TomTom build their maps from scratch every single time. That's one of the reasons why newer maps can come out worse than older maps.
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Tizzy
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| lbendlin wrote: | | the map may just be too old. As of TTN5.10 TTN does no longer open v4 maps. |
I managed to get hold of some older TomTom3 Navigator maps of Scandinavia and THEY WORK perfectly!!! 
Even tho the countries are seperate maps, the package includes a complete overview of Europe called 'Major Roads of Europe' which covers the whole of western europe from Scandinavia to Iberia and Italy. MAGIC! 
Magic, yet I wonder why they work at all?  |
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