Mapshare??????

Rack_Failure · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 05, 2008 Posts: 7

Hi
I'm new to this forum so can someone please explain what is meant with mapshare? What is it that's different with mapshare compared to the maps supplied prior to mapshare?
Do I have mapshare? if not what is it, if anything, am I missing?

PS mine is a; TT one xl europe version 7.162. Map: Western Europe V675.1409

Any info/advice will be greatly appreciated.

Rgds from, Mickey Boof Wink

LesP2008 · Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 8:21 pm Post subject:

Hi, with maps 6.75 you do not have mapshare. You would need to upgrade to Maps 7.10 . Your application software is fine.
Whether you need it or not is purely your choice, i have it and use but personally i have real reservations about it but again that's my choice.
what it does is it allows you to report things that are not quite right on the original maps, for instance your high street may one day become No entry or one way or blocked to traffic entirely, mapshare would allow you to report it for verification then one day it may appear as a correction or put right in the next release of maps.
There are, i'm sure a few more bits to it, but generally this is what it does.

mikealder · Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 8:28 pm Post subject:

MapShare does work with 675 maps Wink

- Mike

LesP2008 · Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 8:34 pm Post subject:

Well that told me then. Seriously though Mike i can only call it how it was for me and i never got it to go on my 910 until i put on the 710 maps, the same for the help icon files.

mikealder · Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 8:42 pm Post subject:

My reply was little "short" you do infact need version 7,X software AND version 675 (or newer) Maps in order to use MapShare, some devices have probably been upgraded from 660 mapping straight to 705 or even 710.
The HelpMe function is not map dependent at all, but you do need the HelpMe folder on the device complete with its contents, this has only very recently been made available from TomTom - Mike

LesP2008 · Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 8:50 pm Post subject:

Well there's another lesson learn't Mike. I knew about TomTom not making the files available to x10 app downloads thanks to Andy but i always thought you needed app 7 software which i didn't think you could get without 7 version maps.
I don't know mate, i have been looking and playing with so many new toys lately i got myself stumped. Just as well there are people here who know what they are doing!!. Embarassed

I was telling Darren in another post that i never use all the extras on my device but use it only as a sat nav..... now you know why.

Robin2 · Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 9:18 pm Post subject:

Andy_P · Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 1:41 am Post subject:

To put you all out of your misery, Laughing

, you need

Rack_Failure · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 05, 2008 Posts: 7

Everyone
Thanks for all your comments/advice. It is all much clearer now.

Thanks again, Mickey Boof

LesP2008 · Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 8:16 pm Post subject:

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