Download map segments? (Maps of Western Europe for TTG)

Cherz · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 19, 2004 Posts: 29

I've bought "Maps of Western Europe" for TomTom Go, but since the TTG has problems with several brands of SD Cards I thought instead of forking out more money on another SD card I should rather wait for an TTG update or reduced SD card prices, whatever comes first... Wink

But I still has an option, according to the specification to "Maps of Western Europe" I can download segments of maps:

"Maps for a country/region can be downloaded in full or in 64 MB segments."

But I can not find any information, either on TT's website or the included material, on how to actually download segments.

Anybody, who has a clue?

Best regards
Cherz

lbendlin · Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2004 8:42 pm Post subject:

What they mean is that on the CDs you have different map cuts.

- MRE
- Whole countries or country combinations
- 64 MB chunks
- 32 MB chunks
- 16 MB chunks

When they say "download" they mean "install from CD onto storage card"

You cannot cut the MRE into smaller parts.
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Cherz · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 19, 2004 Posts: 29

The map of Germany is for instance 233 MB, but there are no options in the setup for "setup" smaller segments...

I do not understand it since TomTom, as I wrote above, states "Maps for a country/region can be downloaded in full or in 64 MB segments".

I do hope they consider Germany a country... Wink

Cherz

lbendlin · Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2004 11:38 pm Post subject:

Actually they don't. The have a so called D-A-CH map which comprises all of Germany, Austria and Switzerland together. At least that's the case for the PPC TomTom. I hope they haven't changed that for the GO...

How many CDs did you get?
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Cherz · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 19, 2004 Posts: 29

I got 4 cd's in a nice DVD looking box, which has the following printed: "Maps for a country/region can be downloaded in full or in 65 MB segments."

Well, I've asked TomTom support, but that's useless. Here's my question:

lbendlin · Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2004 1:21 pm Post subject:

Cherz · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 19, 2004 Posts: 29

MikeB · Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2004 4:33 pm Post subject:

Cherz,

I havent had experience of the TT Go retail version of the Western Europe maps, but certainly have used a 64k map segment.

The next prose is based on the way it works with other TT Navigator products.

Normally when you are running through the options for installing maps the installer asks you what you want to install. You select a country, then you are given the options of selecting the whole country or a 64k or 32k map segment. Following the process through you can store the map on the GO or an external card reader, or a directory on your hard disk. You can store a number of maps on the card up to the storage limit of the card.

If you are using a new SD card then you will need to copy the TT Go application over to the SD card using the TT GO install CD.

When you use the map segments you can only navigate to a location within the segment. You will need to switch maps when you move between segments.
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Cherz · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 19, 2004 Posts: 29

Thanks Mike for you input, but has I've written above I have not been offered any option to download segments of Germany - which probably is the largest map/country in the package.

I'm heading for Italy on Saturday, so I'll try to see if Italy has segments - but that's really not that important since I could fit Italy on the included card.

Cherz

Cherz · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 19, 2004 Posts: 29

UPDATE!

Well, this evening I tried to load the Italy map and this time I did in fact have different maps and map segments to choose from! So it seems like TomTom has not choosen to make segments for their largest map, Germany...

Hmm... I did specifically say to TomTom's "support" that I had no luck in loading segments of Germany. They could have stated long ago that "Maps of Western Europe " doesn't offer segments of Germany.

Anyway, I believe they ought to change the product description:

"Maps for a country/region can be downloaded in full or in 64 MB segments."

Well, so much for TT's product descriptions and their "wonderful" support. I have no choice, but to order a new SD card - but I'm glad that I now can forget about this mess and start using this beautiful piece of technology... No more questions and waiting, just driving...

Thanks for listening...

Cherz

Cherz · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 19, 2004 Posts: 29

UPDATE 2...

I did reply to TT support and gave them my opinion of both their generic answers as well as their product descriptions. Then I ordered a new SD Card and I thought that was the end of the story...

But 6 days later I received an actually short, to the point. The map segments of Germany actually lies in the "Germany, Switzerland and Austria" option.

I didn't find the Germany segments first and there was no information on where they were. OK, I should have tried all available options - but one precise answer could have saved me both time and money, but most off all themselves some money.

Me - TT Support 2 - 1... Wink

Cherz

lbendlin · Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2004 2:58 pm Post subject:

Cherz · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 19, 2004 Posts: 29

Sorry lbendlin, your answer did not help me then and not even when I read it now under the light of my newly accuired knowledge. You referred the region map covering Germany, Austria and Switzerland (D-A-CH). Due to limitations on my working memory card this was of less importance since I only needed Denmark and the northern region of Germany - otherwise I could just choose Germany...

But I could not even imagine that they did put the option to select
Germany map segments under the D-A-CH option. I thought and still think the Germany option would be a better place ot put the Germnay map segments...

But thanks anyway!

Cherz

lbendlin · Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2004 5:16 pm Post subject:

The problem is that TomTom do not offer cross map routing (as you may have noticed by now). Therefore for them it was more logical to combine Germany with Switzerland and Austria, rather than having an isolated Germany map.
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Cherz · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 19, 2004 Posts: 29

lbendlin, I think there's been a communication clitch... Wink

I do understand that TT doesn't offer cross map routing, but I needed the map of Denmark and Germany for my tour. Since I cannot fit both countries to my only working SD card I thought I could download a segment of Germany instead of the whole country. According to the product description there was 64 MB segments available for all countries.

I found the Italian segments under Italy, something I found naturally. But TT has placed option to select german segments under the D-A-CH option, not under the Germany option - which I find a bit strange.

So, "Maps of Western Europe" does offer Germany as a single country, in segments and in combination with Austria and Switzerland.

Cherz

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