TomTom's map pricing totally unrealistic

technik · Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2011 11:06 am Post subject:

TomTom's map pricing is no different to that of toilet rolls.

Buying a pack of four toilet rolls is cheaper than buying two packs of two.

Ordnance survey want £51.05 just for a map of Southern England that you can use on your smartphone.
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dhn · Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2011 12:22 pm Post subject:

If you are complaining about the cost of the Poland map, just check out how much people have to pay for a map of New Zealand --- and the size of the map.
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mccririck · Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2011 1:35 pm Post subject:

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mccririck · Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2011 2:17 pm Post subject:

USA map is £34.95 and 1.5GB

DennisN · Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2011 3:02 pm Post subject:

Poland map so tiny? The Greece one is only 32.9 M but is the same price. Like the man said, I can't be doing my own mapping, so I pay the asking price. If they ask too much, I don't buy. Simples!

This pricing argument is the ancient one used fallaciously to "legitimise" piracy. Pay the nice man for his labour and he'll work again. Cheat him of his money and he'll stop working.
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mccririck · Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2011 5:20 pm Post subject:

PaulB2005 · Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2011 5:28 pm Post subject:

Seriously. If you don't understand the basics of Market Forces then you are not well enough equipped to take the stance you take.

Jumping up and down screaming "it's not fair" just doesn't wash in the adult world.

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PaulB2005 · Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2011 6:37 pm Post subject:

Calomax · Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2011 10:00 pm Post subject:

Isn't it a case of supply and demand? I guess there are far fewer people who would want a Poland map than would want the whole of Central or Eastern Europe.

And, not that this site would condone it anyway, but I don't think it's possible to get dodgy maps from dodgy sites.
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mccririck · Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2011 11:16 pm Post subject:

Well considering TomTom have a bit of a monopoly on their own maps I wouldnt quite call it a case of supply and demand in a free market sense. If you want to buy additional maps after you purchase a TomTom you are at TomTom's mercy and they can make up the prices as they see fit since there's no competition to keep them reasonable.

DennisN · Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 8:31 pm Post subject:

xtraseller · Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 9:00 pm Post subject:

I think the point here is that companies like TomTom would benefit from a more flexible offering

Then when you need a country rather than do without because it isn't worth £xx to YOU as part of a package of larger maps, you could buy just the one at a more realistic price

Oddly (considering most other things they do regarding map updates) Mio (who incidently use TomTom's TeleAtlas Maps) offer Map Rental (3 Day, 10 Day and 30 Day) which sometimes solves the problem

I think data costs and processing costs are pretty irrelevant in this day and age - as it is all automated, the cost is proportional to the spend and data transfer

I would have though what you want - ie. Poland for a tenner - won't be too far away from being a reality with every mapping provider - and I think it would be fair if this was a rental of say 12 months when it would disappear or you could re-subscribe and get another 12 months use (for example) plus new data
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