Ongoing Traffic problems

[steamdrivenandy]

For months I tried to get my Nokia 6300 to work properly with my TomTom One on the GPRS Traffic service.
If I reset via the paperclip hole (or more seriously by clearing the flash memory or restoring factory settings) the Traffic and other PLUS services would work initially, but if you turned off the TomTom you lostboth Plus and Traffic capability although the phone showed that Bluetooth and GPRS were still connected properly.
I got so fed up that I decided to buy a Nokia 6233 which is a Tom Tom supported phone whereas the 6300 wasn't.
GUESS WHAT
I have exactly the same problem with the 6233.
My conclusion is that there is a problem with the TomTom firmware/hardware that loses the PLUS capability once the unit is turned off.
TomTom have had me run Disk Error Checking today as well as all the other resets etc but we still have the same problem.
I'm v annoyed as I've wasted £125 on a new phone that it appears I don't need and I've been racking up GPRS charges for which I've rec'd no value and I've wasted two thirds of my TomTom annual traffic subscription cost.
All in all I reckon I'm about £250 down AND I still haven't got the Traffic service working.
Can anyone suggest a decent solution?

[shadamehr]

See if there is a Firmware update for your phone.

MANY users use this phone I seem to recall.

[steamdrivenandy]

@Fraid not, I've checked the 6233 via Nokia and it's up to date and right on the button, as you say lots of people use the 6233 successfully.

The fact that I've had exactly the same problem when using two different model phones suggest to me that the TomTom unit is at fault rather than the phones.

[Calomax]

I have a 6300. When I got my 720 I paired it to the phone and initially tried the weather service as it's free. That worked so I subscribed to Traffic. It is perfect in every way, even though it isn't on TT's compatibility list, except it can't receive text messages, although it can send them. The compability list seems to indicate that very many Nokias are the same.
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[mikealder]

Does the hands free work for the 6300 via the 720 running Navcore 8,010? as I had some problems getting this working earlier today, pair up is fine, transfer of numbers is fine - you can answer and initiate calls, but no audio from the device - Mike

[Calomax]

Sorry Mike, I almost never get called on my mobile. I assumed handsfree worked ok because I called my work number when I wasn't there and got the voicemail back fine, and my message was on the voicemail when I got in. But of course that wasn't receiving a call.
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[jimbo_hippo]

Andy,
Recocgnised your handle straight away from MHF forums. Your problem is very similar to one I had with a PDA version and Tom Tom navigator 6. I was constantly restarting as once you'd powered off it showed connection but failed to access the server until a reboot of the PDA.

I managed to cure the pairing issues on my Tom Tom 720 (not the PDA) by deleting all references to all phones in the phone management section, deleting the bluetooth pairing on the phone, re-pairing and repeating the proceedure on the Tom Tom. However, I would assume with the amount of hassle, you've done this already (probably several times!).

I know from conversations elsewhere that you don't live too far from me and if you want to identify if it's your phone I'm more than happy to get together over a cuppa and wade through a set of old phones I have here to see if it's a phone issue. I have a 6230i in the boot of the car, permanantly on which I never touch and it works a treat so we could try that one and see if we can identify where the problem lies by at least knowing which bit DOES work.

Won't be this weekend though as the Hymer will be full of teenage offspring heading for Download Festival!
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TomTom Navigator 6, Destinator 6
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