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TonyD
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 Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 10:16 am Post subject: Economics of maps |
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Can someone please remind me the economics of updating TomTom maps. I have a TT940 (with USA and Europe maps) which I bought in February. I am going to the States at the end of August, but am not convinced I need the latest maps for a one-off trip. I have an £8 TT voucher to use by tomorrow and was thinking of upgrading my Western Europe map anyway. However, does it pay to buy the map subscription service or buy one-off maps from time to time, I've never really got my head round this.
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PaulB2005
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I subscribed to the map update service as it was £70 for 1 new map or £40 for 4, as far as i could see........ 
After paying £40 for a year i should have the latest map when it runs out. Unless prices dramatically drop in a years time to jump from the current map to the newest one would cost £70.... |
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TonyD
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| PaulB2005 wrote: | I subscribed to the map update service as it was £70 for 1 new map or £40 for 4, as far as i could see........
After paying £40 for a year i should have the latest map when it runs out. Unless prices dramatically drop in a years time to jump from the current map to the newest one would cost £70.... |
Problem is, as far as I remember, you have to buy the latest map before you can subscribe.
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Does This Page help?
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PaulB2005
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| Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 3:03 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | Problem is, as far as I remember, you have to buy the latest map before you can subscribe. |
True and as i had the latest map it made sense for me to do it, unless i have really misunderstood things...
However if you have an old map then yes it's more expensive to catch up but moving forwards it's cheaper.... |
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| Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 3:05 pm Post subject: |
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Ah! I'd not realised that before. So if you subscribe with an old map you get a discount on the "catch-up" map? |
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You can use the £8 voucher for the 24 month voucher from the TomTom website but not to get the 12 month one from within TomTom Home.
But then you also pay about £6 postage so really save about 2 quid!!!
Total cost for 24 months is just under £70.
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TonyD
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| Posted: Sun May 31, 2009 12:52 am Post subject: |
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| n0v wrote: | You can use the £8 voucher for the 24 month voucher from the TomTom website but not to get the 12 month one from within TomTom Home.
But then you also pay about £6 postage so really save about 2 quid!!!
Total cost for 24 months is just under £70.
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Thanks. Have now upgraded (without being able to use voucher).
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TonyD
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Does seem a bit odd to me that on the email £8 voucher which prompted me to do this upgrade in the first place it says "hint - there are new maps" and then maps are excluded form the offer.
Also, out of interest I thought I would see how much a USA upgrade would be, but when I click on the "get a personal quote for your map" it doesn't offer me the option of a USA map - and yes, I have selected USA as my current map on the TT. I can go to the on line store and buy it at full retail, but I can't see a discounted upgrade. Does this mechanism only apply to European maps ?
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