New maps worth it ????

austhorpe · Occasional Visitor Joined: Nov 26, 2004 Posts: 40

HI!!

Have just been considering buying the new map when i read all the posts on here and thought wait a minute it sounds crap!!

It just wanted a simple answer to my question of is it worth buying??

Also could someone who has it tell me if the A1 around north leeds been updated, it has changed massively especially around the M62 junction!

Many thanks everyone!

sgould · Frequent Visitor Joined: Oct 05, 2004 Posts: 1320

If you are looking to get a new version of the same map that you have, wait. TomTom should be issuing upgraded maps at a discount soon.

How soon is "soon"? Well TT promised them in "Quarter 2" which is April - June. Now they say "beginning of 3rd quarter" yesterday was half way through the third quarter Rolling Eyes

Unless you are desperate, you might save some money if TT finally get their act together and actually do produce the maps.
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mikealder · Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 7:51 am Post subject: Re: New maps worth it ????

nudda · Regular Visitor Joined: May 16, 2006 Posts: 198

I think the preloaded maps on the 910 are very inaccurate. I type in a post code, and it finds the road NEAR where I want to go. This has happened many times especially when I am going to central london

JockTamsonsBairn · Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 12:19 pm Post subject:

nudda · Regular Visitor Joined: May 16, 2006 Posts: 198

Well, the postcode I type in is :-

EC4N 6HT

It should equate to "Canon Street" (and I am 100% sure this street is canon street) but the tomtom spits out "Bush Lane"

I am using maps version 6.100 (If I am not mistaken)

thanks

FazerUK · Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 2:00 pm Post subject:

This is were I think TOMTOM are a rip off, You pay them £300 to £500 for there satnav,s and the map upgrade should be free, like there software upgrades, but that only my two cents
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TonyHoyle · Regular Visitor Joined: Mar 26, 2006 Posts: 135

Maybe not free, but the map upgrades are dreadfully expensive. They don't seem to be that good at fixing errors either.. it's TTs biggest weakness.

I'd pay a subscription for monthly upgrades via TT HOME without hesitation if it meant that the maps got regularly updated and fixed.

kirkie · Regular Visitor Joined: Aug 07, 2006 Posts: 93

And theres little green old me thinking that they were free.... 8O

TonyHoyle · Regular Visitor Joined: Mar 26, 2006 Posts: 135

. Definately not. Western and central Europe for example goes for 120 euros (about £80). TT haven't announced any discounts for existing users yet... they may do, they may not.. and we've no idea how much those discounts may be (10% wouldn't save much).

Andy_P · Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 4:45 pm Post subject:

TonyHoyle · Regular Visitor Joined: Mar 26, 2006 Posts: 135

postcodeanywhere.co.uk gives:

Benjamins 86 Cannon Street London EC4N
The Carphone Warehouse 88 Cannon Street London EC4N

So it's 86-88 Cannon Street.

N1 7DB is 1-10 Cannon Street.

I guess it's one of those cases where the postcode refers to a small area - not so unusual in cities with big companies in them.

nudda · Regular Visitor Joined: May 16, 2006 Posts: 198

Thanks guys.

Yup 88 canon street was what I was after ! Surely the TT software should be accurate enough to be able to find it. Because I cant justify a £450 spend for much so far ... dont like the mp3 player (keeps crashing), mount is useless, and now the software isnt accurate!! Will map upgrades fix this ?

I want my Garmin back Crying or Very sad

chookman · Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 5:32 pm Post subject:

Andy_P · Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 5:42 pm Post subject:

Yeah, but what I was getting at was you can't really blame TomTom (who buy - or actually probably just licence - the Postcode data from the Post Office.
If the Post Office's own site doesn't recognise the postcode, they haven't got a chance. Is it actually a just misprint on the Carphone Warehouse Website?

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