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Mullet
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The update is free, not the application. From the update page:-
"This update can ONLY be used when you have already installed a registered version of TomTom NAVIGATOR 5 on your Pocket PC/Palm OS device."
So doesnt solve the OP dilema. |
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lbendlin
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| Posted: Tue May 16, 2006 7:41 pm Post subject: |
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| Mullet wrote: |
The update is free, not the application. From the update page:-
"This update can ONLY be used when you have already installed a registered version of TomTom NAVIGATOR 5 on your Pocket PC/Palm OS device."
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Tis is simply marketing lingo. In reality NO SINGLE producer of Pocket PC software has yet wasted time on an upgrade installer routine. It is way too complex to implement.
Whenever you see a CAB file you can be pretty certain it is a full version. TomTom 6 is no exception.
With TomTom you pay for the maps. The app is free. Period.
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Mullet
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| Posted: Tue May 16, 2006 9:38 pm Post subject: |
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| lbendlin wrote: | | Mullet wrote: |
The update is free, not the application. From the update page:-
"This update can ONLY be used when you have already installed a registered version of TomTom NAVIGATOR 5 on your Pocket PC/Palm OS device."
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Tis is simply marketing lingo. In reality NO SINGLE producer of Pocket PC software has yet wasted time on an upgrade installer routine. It is way too complex to implement.
Whenever you see a CAB file you can be pretty certain it is a full version. TomTom 6 is no exception.
With TomTom you pay for the maps. The app is free. Period. |
Undoubtedly it is a full application, but are you saying it does not need an activation code if you have never had a previous version installed? |
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lupos0_1
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| Posted: Tue May 16, 2006 10:08 pm Post subject: |
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You only require an activation code for the maps, not the application itself.
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Mullet
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| Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 11:57 am Post subject: |
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| lupos0_1 wrote: | | You only require an activation code for the maps, not the application itself. |
Cheers for that, I think the penny has finally dropped. |
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adamf
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time to go to sleep now be carefull tomtom might come and visit you to see if your licence is up to date dont have nightmares  |
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minty1084
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| Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 12:24 am Post subject: Chill |
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Well firstly I must say what a fantastic site.
I have used it many times to update my limited knowledge of satnav applications.
Pirated software !!! Tut Tut, come on guys (and girls) lets not get too serious, rules are made to be broken aren't they?
Anyway just wanted to say everybody to their own and we all have our own opinions and morals and lets keep it that way - I think the word is diversity.
Great site.
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| Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 1:08 am Post subject: |
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| Mullet wrote: | | I think the penny has finally dropped. |
{Stealthily creeps through forum and pockets a small coin from the floor before returning to the shadows and disappearing}
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lupos0_1
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(wonders why he is not able to find the penny  )
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rodderstrotter
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I myself went down this route. I already owned mobile, so downloaded the 5.21 (so called update), & added all my mobile files (voices, maps, postcodes etc) & activated my mobile map on the device.
One thing I'm curious about, how does traffic activation work? Does tomtom check that you own a copy of tomtom, or a map or does it not check at all? I know you're supposed to give your device code on registering, is this to do a check or just to make sure you don't use your traffic subscription on another device? How is the device code derived? |
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lupos0_1
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| Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 10:33 am Post subject: |
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| rodderstrotter wrote: | I myself went down this route. I already owned mobile, so downloaded the 5.21 (so called update), & added all my mobile files (voices, maps, postcodes etc) & activated my mobile map on the device.
One thing I'm curious about, how does traffic activation work? Does tomtom check that you own a copy of tomtom, or a map or does it not check at all? I know you're supposed to give your device code on registering, is this to do a check or just to make sure you don't use your traffic subscription on another device? How is the device code derived? |
To use traffic, I thought you had to have sat lock, therefore you would have a registered map and tt
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| Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 6:52 pm Post subject: |
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| As far as I am aware traffic sends your details when it requests traffic information to the server which verifies that you have a traffic account. |
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