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TMC after 8.3 and map upgrade

 
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skippy1969
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 14, 2008 8:12 pm    Post subject: TMC after 8.3 and map upgrade Reply with quote

Hi all,
has anybody else had a problem with their tmc receiver after upgrading to application 8.3 and map upgrade to v815.2003.

I upgraded on thursday, and today(friday) i got to work plugged in my receiver (the new one with the mini usb) into my GO720 and nothing, it still charges through it though.

Thanks
Skippy
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AndyVaughan
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 14, 2008 8:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

My remote wouldn't work on my 920T, a hard (paperclip) reset cured it - worth a try as you don't lose any settings.

Only problem I have had with the TMC is the TT not noticing after it has been unplugged and still trying to get traffic updates - I think it switched over to GPRS traffic - I have since disabled traffic when the receiver wasn't plugged in and it seems to have cured it.

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skippy1969
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 14, 2008 9:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks Andy,

I'll give that a try on monday morning when i get into work,

Skippy
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 14, 2008 11:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

used mine today for the first time and apart from a little battle to get first update it worked for the next 30 miles OK
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skippy1969
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 9:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Must have been a one off thing as i plugged it in on monday and it worked fine, as it has all week so far.

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loriannod
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 11:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I had to paperclip mine once after installing 8.300 to get TMC-USB to work.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 11:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mine worked fine and saved me 45 minutes of sitting in traffic on the M5 last night Smile
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 8:19 pm    Post subject: TMC after upgrade Reply with quote

My TMC has totally failed after the upgrade. Drove from N Yorkshire to Plymouth and return last weekend and did not get a single fix the entire time.
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 8:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Check that TT Traffic is disabled if you have set up a GPRS connection using your phone.

Mine acted weird the first time I unplugged the RDS-TMC and it was trying to using GPRS traffic and just sat there on a grey circle until I disabled traffic.

It has been fine ever since.

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Rowan29a
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 10:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks Andy, I did check that but it seems to make no difference as to what I do. The TMC was always "iffy" but now it just will not work. What a waste of money! I have had serious issues with my 520T ever since the last-but-one "upgrade" (GPRS connection fails too so I am totally unable to get any traffic updates) The bluetooth hands-free works though! Even so I don't think I shall invest in another TomTom.
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 7:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Rowan29a wrote:
Even so I don't think I shall invest in another TomTom.


I'm with you on that one, as far as I am concerned they are total junk, and couldnt recommend them in any way.
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 22, 2008 10:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Why, oh why, won't TomTom check out their "upgrades" before release? My 520T now has:

No TMC functionality.

I lost the USA & Canada map and Tom Tom say that as it is over a year since I bought it I have to buy a new one. (Yes I did backup before!)

The GPRS link will not work.

The voice stutters.

I now get a nanny nag screen every time after the first switch on after a disconnect from TomTom Home.

It takes up to 5 minutes to get a satellite connection whereas before it was instantaneous.

Progress? - Garmin to profit in the future?
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Tom59
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 5:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I do not usually use the RDS-TMC as I do not get a signal in our local area. I have tried plugging it in today, after upgrading to the latest map and firmware, but there is nothing, I do not even get the Traffic bar down the right hand side.
This has also been logged with TomTom, while they are sorting out my voice problem. Crying or Very sad
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 6:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Just tried out the TMC on the Go530 with 8.3 software and 8.15 maps and it works OK.
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