TomTom USA 3?

stevetrease · Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2004 10:22 am Post subject: TomTom USA 3?

Is there any work on when (or if?) Tomtom will update TomTom USa to version 3?

I'm considering buying a copy for a trip to California in a month or two and don't want to buy an old version if a new one is imminent.

Thanks,

Steve

lbendlin · Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2004 2:53 pm Post subject:

Work or word? Anyhow, there are some careful plans to introduce TomTom 3 later this year. They probably still have to cut the MajorRoads maps Th

That''s pretty much the only difference to version 2.24 . OK, then there's the stopover navigation (itinerary) and there may be the traffic feed.

Overall I think you will not see such a big difference. If you want to use TomTom now then go get version 2. Otherwise you may want to look at alternatives like Mapopolis.
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stevetrease · Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2004 9:51 am Post subject:

Lutz,

Woops. "Word" not "work". Sorry.

I'm going to upgrade to TomTom 3 for UK, but don't really want to buy TomTom USA 2 if 3 is coming soon - plus I don't think both versions can exist on the same PocketPC....

Anyway, I guess I'll just have wait for a press release from TomTom about TomTom USA 3.

Thanks,

Steve

lbendlin · Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2004 2:45 pm Post subject:

As I mentioned elsewhere in this forum you can run the two programs side by side, just with the minor inconvenience that each swap forces you to reselect the maps and some othen initialisation parameters (this is because they both use the same registry entries, but obviously for different things)
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NikosF · Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2004 4:00 pm Post subject:

Hmmm...

I bought TT2 in the USA last year when I was living there. I moved to the UK this January and bought the European map package to give me maps for the UK (and Europe).

Now - how can I upgrade to version 3 since upgrading the European maps only won't give me the software? And there is no upgrade to the US package yet (I did get the updated map package earlier this year). I would like to get the new TT - since I would like the additional functionality of TT3 and the more up to date maps for Europe. Any ideas?

lbendlin · Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2004 4:34 pm Post subject:

Not sure I understand your concern. You can install the two applications (TTN2 for US, TTN3 for Europe) and run either of them - with the known hickups). The only thing you cannot currently do is run TTN3 with the US maps.
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longwori · Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2004 10:15 pm Post subject:

I put the question to TomTom and the reply I got sounds as though you can ask for the upgrade to the USA maps at the same time as any european ones. There is no date for when you would get the USA ones replaced though.

My question to TomTom:-
I am going on holiday to the USA in late May and would like to buy the TomTom Navigator maps of the USA however, I understand these are currently only for use with TTN2 and I am upgrading to TTN3. Should I wait for the TTN3 version of the USA maps or do I stay on TTN2 and buy the existing USA maps? If I do this will the USA maps be upgraded as part of the standard upgrade charge?

TomTom's reply:-
Unfortunately the charge will be probably the same for each of the software, only if you do the upgrade for both at the same time it will be possible for you to pay only once.
If you wait longer until the Navigator USA 3 will be on the market you will be able to upgrade both at the same time and pay only one but we have not a specific date for the new release ir order to see if you could wait before go to USA.
In the other hand we are out of stock for the Navigator 2 USA.
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NikosF · Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2004 10:29 am Post subject:

lbendlin · Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2004 2:01 pm Post subject:

That's not correct. You can always download the application (currently version 3.01) from the TomTom site. It does state that it is an update but that's not correct either - it is a full version. Plus, when you buy your European maps Version 3 the application is also included on the CD (albeit version 3.00).

So your concern is void.
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NikosF · Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2004 6:32 pm Post subject:

Lutz,

THanks for clarifying that. I assumed that the European map bundle would not include the software (as it didn't on v2).

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NikosF · Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2004 6:25 pm Post subject:

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