map updates for Tom Tom 920

theloft · Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 12:40 pm Post subject: map updates for Tom Tom 920

Every time I switch TomTom Home on, they tell me that map updates are available (at a cost). Is it worth updating maps on a regular basis or is there any alternative? I think Tom Tom should update maps for free to users. I am sorry if this has been asked before but when I put this in "search" it came up with 48000 replies.

pcaouolte · Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 1:48 pm Post subject:

It is entirely up to you how often you wish to update your map. If you have not seen any errors in the current map then why update it? If there have been significant changes to roads that you use regularly then you may wish to update. Some people wish to have the latest version every time an update is released, this can get expensive.

Note that road changes can take several years to make it into the mapping. If there is a particular road change that you are interested in it would be worth posting details here to find out if it has been incorporated into the latest maps.

It would be nice if Tomtom gave away free maps, it would also be nice if Tesco gave away free food. These companies have to buy the products that they are selling and would quickly dissapear if they could not make a profit.

The only legal source of maps for Tomtom devices is to download from Tomtom using their Home software. They do have an offer where you can download the latest map at a discount (depending on how old your current map is) and then subcribe to 12 months of map updates. This is better value than buying each map when it is released.
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DennisN · Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 7:26 pm Post subject: Re: map updates for Tom Tom 920

theloft · Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 8:34 pm Post subject:

Thank you to DennisN & pcaouolte for your replies. My 920 was purchased last year and as a pensioner I think that £99.95 to update my TT 920 is really expensive. Yes, it includes 12 months updates, but that is 2/3rds of the original cost of the SatNav. I think they could offer a one off update of selected map areas, say GB & Ireland, for free during the first year, then about £10 per area, after all it is only updates, not completely new mapping.

DennisN · Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 11:59 pm Post subject:

My 920T was December 2007. Yes, £99.95 is a weeks' pension for me too.

I suppose it depends on how much travelling you do - my retirement job is whitevanman, so 60K miles a year justifies updating maps (the satnav replaces a whole boxful, between 20 and 30, A-Zs).

As for free, I wouldn't expect free paper map updates - would you? I don't expect free ink cartridges for my printers either (I long ago went over the top of the price of my printers in replacement cartridges).

Don't get me wrong, I wish you and I could have free map updates, but "you know where" will freeze over before that comes about - it's got to be a significant part of TomTom's income?
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theloft · Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 9:09 am Post subject:

Yes, well it was "tongue in cheek", but I still think for the first year, they should be free and then allow you to choose an area that you need for a reasonable price.

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