Tomtom ONE xls

protolo · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jul 22, 2008 Posts: 3

Can I download POI to this unit and what is the best way to do so. I went to Tom tom home and downloaded some but when I search for places so many are missing.

Tom59 · Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 4:39 am Post subject:

Have a look at this link from this site. http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/modules.php?name=POIs It is kept up to date by some of our members and as far as I am concerned, much more accurate than the TomTom POI's which can be up to a 1/2 mile out. Smile

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protolo · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jul 22, 2008 Posts: 3

Bare with me I am new. What do I put for SatNav System? TOMTOM OV2? What does the OV2 mean?

mikealder · Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 8:13 am Post subject:

OV2 is the file format that the TomTom uses for POI files, choose that for type - Mike

Daggers · Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 9:31 am Post subject:

... and before you ask, have a read of this page to find out how to install them.

Make sure you have backed up your device first (FAQ no 1).

Then, FAQ no. 4 describes how to install the POIs (speed cameras are just a POI file, so the instructions are identical).

Andy_P · Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2008 10:26 pm Post subject:

Can you give any more information about your model?
Not your fault, but there are several different models of TomTom ONE, which can work slightly differently when it comes to loading and using POIs.

You can certainly add the POIs, but the menus to handle POIs are different.

As far as I know, there is no such thing as a TomTom XLS, but there are a couple of different ONE XL's. Is it the one with the new "easy-port" mount? Might be easiest to quote the number on the bottom (something like 4S00.007)

paulie01 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 30, 2004 Posts: 20

For some reason when i extract the .rar files i get a file, with ni extension. No .ov2 files or .bmp files???? tried to rename them to .ov2 files and then upload them, they show on the poi screen but not on the map???

any ideas...
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PaulB2005 · Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 5:27 pm Post subject:

Most of the Windows is set to hide the extension. I would re-extract new copies of the files and this time upload them to the unit without renaming them or trying to change anything.

paulie01 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 30, 2004 Posts: 20

Cheers will try that now. I thought you were meant to get two file poi though, a ov2 and a bmp??
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paulie01 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 30, 2004 Posts: 20

No that doesnt show at all now?????
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PaulB2005 · Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 5:58 pm Post subject:

paulie01 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 30, 2004 Posts: 20

When i first downlaoded the file, i dowloaded more than one item so i had lets say pizza hut and asda in the same one and it was called poi. So i then downlaoded each one individually like asda then pizza hut and renamed them as such. They come as .zip or .rar depending on what compression software you use?
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mikealder · Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 6:28 pm Post subject:

If you have WinRar installed the PC will identify any zip files with the same icon as used for WinRar, even though the file extension is still .zip so this is an easy mistake to make.

Download the POI selection again as I do not recognise the .ni file extension, something is clearly wrong with the download you have made - Mike

paulie01 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 30, 2004 Posts: 20

in my post it was ment to read there is no file extension, not ni file extension... sorry my bad... meany there isnt a file extension listed for that file.
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protolo · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jul 22, 2008 Posts: 3

Thank you guys I got it all taken care of. It is a ONE XLs. That is the one that speaks the street names. I think I did it, they showed up anyway. Any other places to download POI? Thank you folks for all your help.

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