Have TomTom solved the memory issue when installing new maps
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Hi,
I am looking to buy a TomTom GO 750 or TomTom XXL IQ but have seen several owners experiencing problems when updating the maps as the units do not have enough memory to hold the new maps.
Does anyone know if these issues have been resolved, or when TomTom will be bringing out new models with increased memory to address this issue?
Thanks
James
I am looking to buy a TomTom GO 750 or TomTom XXL IQ but have seen several owners experiencing problems when updating the maps as the units do not have enough memory to hold the new maps.
Does anyone know if these issues have been resolved, or when TomTom will be bringing out new models with increased memory to address this issue?
Thanks
James
Having done a bit more research, it appears that TomTom are about to launch a new range of devices. The first of which (Go 1000) includes 4MB of internal memory, so this should be adequte for the map updates.
Unfortunatly, I fear this will mean that a solution will not be forthcoming for owners of the existing units who are experiencing issues with the new maps.
Unfortunatly, I fear this will mean that a solution will not be forthcoming for owners of the existing units who are experiencing issues with the new maps.
Hi, I recently bought a XL IQ Europe ed2, first thing I did was update it and guess what, not enough space message, so had to choose western europe and drop the rest for it to update, not a major issue in itself but the thing that made me send it back is the "simplified menu" system it's as noddy as they come. That and the lack of proximity alerts for 3rd party speed cams.
All in all I would say nip down to halfrauds have a play and see what you think, currently got a Garmin 1390T and very happy (apart from the "T" bit but hey ho)
All in all I would say nip down to halfrauds have a play and see what you think, currently got a Garmin 1390T and very happy (apart from the "T" bit but hey ho)
I bought a 950 with Europe and USA when I did first update it wouldn't work, 2 hours on the phone later with TomTom they worked out memory needed for new maps exceded memory of unit. This was back in July, but they have now reduced the US map size so both maps will fit on.
This is the first time I've bought a portable sat nav and I'm not that impressed to date!
This is the first time I've bought a portable sat nav and I'm not that impressed to date!
I've just been through this with the map up-date on my 730. It's because they've added more countris to their Western Europe map, Greece, Albania etc which takes it over 2Gb. I bought a 4Gb SD card and dowloaded to that.
I was given the option of a watered down version of the new maps, which would fit on the units hard drive but decided to go with the larger full mapping.
One thing the new maps didn't have was speed cameras which is another story
I was given the option of a watered down version of the new maps, which would fit on the units hard drive but decided to go with the larger full mapping.
One thing the new maps didn't have was speed cameras which is another story
jamesaevans said:
Having done a bit more research, it appears that TomTom are about to launch a new range of devices. The first of which (Go 1000) includes 4MB of internal memory, so this should be adequte for the map updates.
Unfortunatly, I fear this will mean that a solution will not be forthcoming for owners of the existing units who are experiencing issues with the new maps.
To be fair to Tomtom, they highlight the issue before you download a new map, and you have three clear options - stick with your old map, use a memory card or use a reduced map 'zone' (you can switch zones at will).Unfortunatly, I fear this will mean that a solution will not be forthcoming for owners of the existing units who are experiencing issues with the new maps.
I have a 950, and have 2.1 GB of new Europe map, and 1.3 GB of US map. My US map was adequate on a recent visit, though it lacked some features of the Europe mapping (eg no speach input of destinations).
I've been reading the new Urban Rider only has 2Gb internal capacity, and if you do alot of European touring, you can't fit the whole of Europe on it, so have to take along a laptop to keep switching maps... Useless tbh... I'll happily stick with my old V1 Rider, which I've hacked to run the new Urban Rider's navcore (IQRoutes, and other fancy stuff) all with a nice 8Gb SDHC card...
I wish I'd looked in here before buying 
Recently bought a Tomtom XXL with Europe map, initially for a week's trip to Italy, but longer term for a European road trip I'm planning. Of course, there turns out to be no single "zone" map that covers all the countries I need for the road trip, even though there are only 5 of them! How can Germany not be in Western Europe, FFS? No single zone covers UK, France, Germany, Austria and Italy.
Tomtom support, whilst polite, has been no help really, other than to offer to restore the device to its as-purchased state, which is no use to me as it'll be a fair while before I head on the trip to Europe and the old map will be well out of date by then.
So much for 42 countries and a map update guarantee!
http://www.tomtom.com/en_gb/products/car-navigatio...
Nowhere on that page does it say that your map update will force you to load a useless sub-set of what you originally bought. You only find that out AFTER you get the thing home and plug it into the internet to update it.
If you're buying a Tomtom, I'd say get one with an SD slot regardless of all other specifications. And certainly don't bother buying something that's only got 2GB internal and no SD slot, which is what I did (I bought that particular model for the bigger screen), as you will have been had.
Recently bought a Tomtom XXL with Europe map, initially for a week's trip to Italy, but longer term for a European road trip I'm planning. Of course, there turns out to be no single "zone" map that covers all the countries I need for the road trip, even though there are only 5 of them! How can Germany not be in Western Europe, FFS? No single zone covers UK, France, Germany, Austria and Italy.
Tomtom support, whilst polite, has been no help really, other than to offer to restore the device to its as-purchased state, which is no use to me as it'll be a fair while before I head on the trip to Europe and the old map will be well out of date by then.
So much for 42 countries and a map update guarantee!
http://www.tomtom.com/en_gb/products/car-navigatio...
Nowhere on that page does it say that your map update will force you to load a useless sub-set of what you originally bought. You only find that out AFTER you get the thing home and plug it into the internet to update it.
If you're buying a Tomtom, I'd say get one with an SD slot regardless of all other specifications. And certainly don't bother buying something that's only got 2GB internal and no SD slot, which is what I did (I bought that particular model for the bigger screen), as you will have been had.
plenty said:
moosepig said:
No single zone covers UK, France, Germany, Austria and Italy.
The Tomtom W Europe covers those five countries and more. I did a roadtrip this year across all of those countries plus Switzerland and Belgium and the one map was all I needed.•countries fully covered (99.9%): Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, Monaco, Norway, Poland, Portugal, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the Republic of Ireland, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, the Canary Islands and the Vatican City.
The Western Europe map is not the same as the western Zone of the Europe map.
See here:
http://uk.support.tomtom.com/app/answers/detail/a_...
These are pictures of the actual map coverage of the 5 European zones. The one on the left is the "West Europe" zone.
ETA: the west zone is about 1.3GB, the western Europe map is 1898.5 MB (so clearly different).
See here:
http://uk.support.tomtom.com/app/answers/detail/a_...
These are pictures of the actual map coverage of the 5 European zones. The one on the left is the "West Europe" zone.
ETA: the west zone is about 1.3GB, the western Europe map is 1898.5 MB (so clearly different).
Edited by moosepig on Monday 1st November 17:34
Has anybody noticed any improvement in functionality from the new larger mapping files?
On my TT950, the only change I have noticed is that the unit has become less stable than it used to be, sometimes crashing. I have no idea whether this is because of the new map files or the current application system. I am hoping they will soon offer another new version of the application software which will make it stable again.
And we are still waiting for more feedback on the TT 1000.
On my TT950, the only change I have noticed is that the unit has become less stable than it used to be, sometimes crashing. I have no idea whether this is because of the new map files or the current application system. I am hoping they will soon offer another new version of the application software which will make it stable again.
And we are still waiting for more feedback on the TT 1000.
waremark said:
Has anybody noticed any improvement in functionality from the new larger mapping files?
On my TT950, the only change I have noticed is that the unit has become less stable than it used to be, sometimes crashing. I have no idea whether this is because of the new map files or the current application system. I am hoping they will soon offer another new version of the application software which will make it stable again.
And we are still waiting for more feedback on the TT 1000.
When I used my TT950 w/c 18th oct 2010 it would not give me any camera warnings, and crashed on a couple of occasions. Then W/c 25th oct 2010 the camera warnings just started to work, but I ended up in a 45 minute traffic jam as the Live traffic feed thing didn't pick it up untill I had already been in the traffic jam for 30mins. It really does seem to have a mind of it's own! On my TT950, the only change I have noticed is that the unit has become less stable than it used to be, sometimes crashing. I have no idea whether this is because of the new map files or the current application system. I am hoping they will soon offer another new version of the application software which will make it stable again.
And we are still waiting for more feedback on the TT 1000.
When I first bought my Tom Tom 510 Live I was really happy with it having waited so long before buying a sat nav, I along with others downloaded what appears to be a corrupted update and since then have had problems having to continually log on etc. I have found that if you go to browse map you get a better long distance view of the traffic situation because I found that on normal use you were always approaching a traffic jam rather than being warned about it.
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