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 Sep 26 2006, 19:57
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Now on yourNAV: Finally: TMC for the TomTom GO! Since March TomTom has promised TMC for the 2006 GO models. Now it's finally a reality. Click the headline to read this news post... Click 'REPLY' if you want to reply to this news post The yourNAV team |
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Sep 26 2006, 22:56
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Member Group: Members Posts: 64 Joined: 02 25, 2006 Member No.: 4,120 |
Argos is the law, they say £69.99 so that is the price to beat !!
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/7401482.htm http://www.argos.co.uk/wcsstore/argos/imag...66UC300620X.jpg Post has been edited by Nick van Leeuwen (Sep 27 2006, 07:07)
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Sep 26 2006, 23:11
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Member Group: Members Posts: 174 Joined: 06 29, 2006 From: L.A., California Member No.: 5,507 |
It doesn't mention anything about the States.
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Sep 27 2006, 01:53
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Member Group: Members Posts: 243 Joined: 07 6, 2006 From: Stockport, UK Member No.: 5,568 |
Looking at the comparison I get the impression TT don't want to sell TMC at all:
Traffic: "Most accurate and up to date information" TMC: "Basic traffic information" "TomTom is able to provide more accurate information than the TMC" etc. Given that traffic is quite frankly useless unless you're on a motorway, the idea that TT are saying TMC is *worse* than Traffic boggles the mind. --------------------
TomTom 530, Parrot MK6000 handsfree, Too many phones... |
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Sep 27 2006, 06:58
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Moderator Group: Moderators Posts: 1,225 Joined: 06 4, 2005 From: UK Member No.: 1,565 |
TMC should in theory should be a lot better as it's picking up the signal directly...
Traffic has to be feed into a server then bounced back out to your mobile provider who then has to pass it on as GPRS traffic...lots of room for an outage there! --------------------
Best Regards, Lee -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TomTom GO 550 Live (4CP.002.02) - Vital Statistics: Firmware / Application: 9.026.483454.1.....OS:473972...........GPS: v1.20 Boot 5.5259...... Map: United_Kingdom_and_Republic_of_Ireland v840.2562 ......... My Device History: GO Classic, GO700, GO710, GO910, GO720, GO550 Live (Current) ..... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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Sep 27 2006, 07:51
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I've got a 9-month-old TomTom One and a subscription to TT Traffic. I don't suppose there's any chance that TomTom are going to provide a software update that will bring my (nearly new) device into a state where I can use a TMC module..
.. it wouldn't make financial sense to them, to move people like me off the annual subscription route we've taken. Mind you I'm usually brand-loyal if I like the product and it's not troublesome, but it's very likely to mean that my loyalty is not to TomTom when I next update my device - I keep them 24 months. Reciprocation is required for that to happen - if TT look after me (and, of course, their other loyal customers) I see no reason to stray away from them.. |
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Sep 27 2006, 08:11
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Member Group: Members Posts: 22 Joined: 08 1, 2006 From: Woudenberg, NL Member No.: 5,779 |
the problem with the ONE is it doesn't have the connector for the TMC module I think
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Sep 27 2006, 08:37
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Member Group: Members Posts: 237 Joined: 11 22, 2005 From: Oxfordshire, UK Member No.: 3,076 |
So there has to be a healthy market in some German entrepreneur offering TMC antenna for sale on, say, eBay given the reduced cost in Germany? I assume there is no technical reason why not?
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Tom Tom Go 910 - Happy Days!! - Now back from the TT hospital with TMC V2.0 received and receiving! I |
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Sep 27 2006, 08:39
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Member Group: Members Posts: 129 Joined: 07 12, 2006 From: Daventry - UK Member No.: 5,638 |
 I've just fainted.......
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Sep 27 2006, 11:58
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Member Group: Members Posts: 243 Joined: 07 6, 2006 From: Stockport, UK Member No.: 5,568 |
QUOTE (Paul A @ Sep 27 2006, 08:37)  So there has to be a healthy market in some German entrepreneur offering TMC antenna for sale on, say, eBay given the reduced cost in Germany? I assume there is no technical reason why not? Paul Nothing to stop you buying in germany, provided you get a good deal on shipping.. common market rules make importing a lot cheaper than from the US - it's actually a good way to get cheap hardware (got my KVM for about half the UK price before it was even release here). --------------------
TomTom 530, Parrot MK6000 handsfree, Too many phones... |
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Sep 27 2006, 17:31
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why couldn't they use the usb slot on the one?
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Sep 27 2006, 17:36
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Moderator Group: Moderators Posts: 1,225 Joined: 06 4, 2005 From: UK Member No.: 1,565 |
Does the TMC module need to be placed on the windscreen or could if be hidden away?
As it's an FM signal I assume it could be placed under the seat and it would still get the signal? --------------------
Best Regards, Lee -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TomTom GO 550 Live (4CP.002.02) - Vital Statistics: Firmware / Application: 9.026.483454.1.....OS:473972...........GPS: v1.20 Boot 5.5259...... Map: United_Kingdom_and_Republic_of_Ireland v840.2562 ......... My Device History: GO Classic, GO700, GO710, GO910, GO720, GO550 Live (Current) ..... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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Sep 27 2006, 17:37
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Moderator Group: Moderators Posts: 1,225 Joined: 06 4, 2005 From: UK Member No.: 1,565 |
BTW - I've got the TMC on reserve by txt from Argos but it lists it as a Tom Tom GO Aerial....
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Best Regards, Lee -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TomTom GO 550 Live (4CP.002.02) - Vital Statistics: Firmware / Application: 9.026.483454.1.....OS:473972...........GPS: v1.20 Boot 5.5259...... Map: United_Kingdom_and_Republic_of_Ireland v840.2562 ......... My Device History: GO Classic, GO700, GO710, GO910, GO720, GO550 Live (Current) ..... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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Sep 27 2006, 17:57
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Sep 27 2006, 18:16
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Just heard my TMC module has at last been dispatched today! (From Easy Devices)
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Sep 27 2006, 19:53
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QUOTE (garyparson @ Sep 27 2006, 18:31) why couldn't they use the usb slot on the one? My guess is the USB on the ONE is a slave USB slot, and not a master USB slot. Hence, it can only be used to either charge the GO or have the GO *be* controlled (by a computer). The GO cannot control external devices with it. (like eg. a TMC antenna) --------------------
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Sep 27 2006, 20:50
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Sep 27 2006, 22:09
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I live round the corner from Axia, which is nice.
What isnt nice is that they charge £12 for delivery !! |
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Sep 28 2006, 08:40
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according to the axia website the won't charge you if you swing by to pick your goods up yourself..
axia delivery info edit: nice to see the price dropping, but it's still a long way from the 69 euros charged in germany. which i don't get, i'd guess the prices would be about the same in the uk as in the rest of europe. Post has been edited by Mick Random (Sep 28 2006, 08:41)
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Sep 28 2006, 12:22
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QUOTE (lsainsbury @ Sep 27 2006, 17:36) As it's an FM signal I assume it could be placed under the seat and it would still get the signal? What makes you think that? When I've tried an ordinary FM portable radio in cars (or vans actually) without a built-in one, the reception has always been awful unless it is perched on the dashboard. |
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