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TomTom: large discounts on maps

It’s ‘Summer Sales’ time at TomTom. The company is offering up to 30% discount on all maps for their sat navs. The sale lasts until 30th July 2008.

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gadget_sa Posts: 1045	Posted on: June 19, 2008 13:54 h
	Two things will probably come of this.... 1. x20 users may rush to get the V8 maps cheap in the hope that they will work on their GO's 2. TT will release update for NC8 and the V8 maps for the x20 series in August!?

Rob Ot Posts: 343	Posted on: June 19, 2008 14:57 h
	Posted News: "Up to" 30 percent off Maps Sale It’s ‘Summer Sales’ time at TomTom. The company is offering upto 30% discount on all maps for their sat navs. The sale lasts until 30th July 2008. Click the headline to read this news post... Click 'REPLY' if you want to reply to this news post The yourNAV team

Bart Posts: 3371	Posted on: June 19, 2008 15:04 h
	I don't believe it's still possible to purchase maps that are not meant for your device. So it won't be possible for x20 owners to purchase x30 maps. I don't think the long-awaited NC8 update will happen in August. My bet is in autumn somewhere, when the holiday season has ended.

Lee Sainsbury Posts: 1093	Posted on: June 19, 2008 15:38 h
	Please read the news article correctly before you purchase: The new maps carry version number 8.05 (Including IQ Routes and Lane Guide Assistant) for GO x30 owners and 7.20 for all other devices. These are NOT NEW v8 maps for the GO 720!

Andy_P Posts: 5730	Posted on: June 19, 2008 16:23 h
	QUOTE(Bart @ Jun 19 2008, 14:04) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I don't believe it's still possible to purchase maps that are not meant for your device. So it won't be possible for x20 owners to purchase x30 maps. Apparently not so.... http://www.yournav.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=12184

kichu1979 Posts: 31

Posted on: June 19, 2008 17:21 h

Also the article SHOULD mention that we can expect new map version release from TomTom early August, so the discount should be considered as 'sale' before new maps will be released, so those who want to buy wont be disappointed that the new version will be released shortly after they bought what was supposed to be the latest map. Mod Edit (Lee): I think you mean "disappointed" not "disappeared" - I've correct the typo for you!

gadget_sa Posts: 1045

Posted on: June 19, 2008 17:26 h

QUOTE(Bart @ Jun 19 2008, 14:04) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I don't think the long-awaited NC8 update will happen in August. My bet is in autumn somewhere, when the holiday season has ended. You think so?? That would be daft on their behalf if it was the case - after all - it appears that loads of x20 users are dying to get their hands on the new features... and what better time to try them out but when you're on holiday bombing down the motorway...

SmartDriver Posts: 190	Posted on: June 19, 2008 18:39 h
	And it's not 30%! It's up to 30% and we all know what that means to TT. It's 25% on the Western Europe 8.05 map - £60 instead of £80.

Andy_P Posts: 5730

Posted on: June 19, 2008 19:17 h

QUOTE(SmartDriver @ Jun 19 2008, 17:39) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> And it's not 30%! It's up to 30% and we all know what that means to TT. It's 25% on the Western Europe 8.05 map - £60 instead of £80. Isn't it even worse? £79.95 down to £59.95 for the WE v8.05 means £20 off... That's TWENTY percent off, not twenty five? W+CE v7.20 is £74.95 down to £59.95, that' s 20% as well. Here we go again! Try to spot the ONE map with anything like 30% off!

Jolly Roger Posts: 2239	Posted on: June 19, 2008 19:28 h
	Nope.. 4x20=80 25% £20 is 20% of £100

Andy_P Posts: 5730	Posted on: June 19, 2008 21:12 h
	Sorry, Embarassed myself on TWO forums now.... TWENTY FIVE percent off WE v8.05 But deff. only 20% off W+CE v7.20

Lee Sainsbury Posts: 1093	Posted on: June 19, 2008 21:18 h
	Ohh god. Not yee old "up to xx%" blunder again!!

psyclix Posts: 4

Posted on: June 20, 2008 16:45 h

Your information is incorrect - I just headed over to TomTom to buy the Western Europe map, and it's only been reduced from £59.95 to £49.95 (~18%). So, it's still not worth it, especially if the maps are due to be upgraded in August. BTW - With TT's 30-day map guarantee, if you buy the discounted maps just before the offer finishes at end of July, and new ones come out in August, do you get a free upgrade? Just a thought..

psyclix Posts: 4	Posted on: June 20, 2008 16:47 h
	Alright - 'up to 30%' is what you said. Still it's a bit misleading, and it's definitely NOT a big enough discount to make it worth buying 'old' maps over the later ones in the 2nd half of the year.

revonhoj Posts: 1	Posted on: June 20, 2008 17:36 h
	I have tried this and it might make the new maps a worth while investment, I have a 520 & just downloaded the re released navcore 8. gone to the tomtom shop and sais i have a 530t and paid for the latest uk map. gone back into tomtom home & hey presto it has downloaded & installed without any issues so x20's can run x30 maps. Also the new features intelli routes etc also work

amalteser Posts: 4	Posted on: June 23, 2008 00:19 h
	As the new maps only have changes that have been added to existing maps, that we have already paid for! Why do we have to pay full price anyway? Why not, just for the additional data and work involved? If you have an extension built on your home, you don't pay for your original home again, do you?

sysinfo Posts: 322	Posted on: June 23, 2008 00:26 h
	Not quite sure it works that way, just downloaded the latest maps and found that for my area the changes that I and others submitted have appeared on the new maps. But I agree with your point, why pay for all when you can pay for just the changes.

sraffe8283 Posts: 48	Posted on: June 24, 2008 09:12 h
	How about us early Go users and x 10 series users with the new maps when they haven't even given us the opportunity to update to V8. No good purchasing any maps yet ? sraffe8283

stingray Posts: 253

Posted on: June 24, 2008 15:46 h

TIP: just upgrade yer maps once a year! unless the map itself adds further functionality to your unit i.e. lane assist etc. .. i don’t think many people can justify an upgrade on every release. Its just marketing.. make money is what its all about! Data is collected only about Once a year, maybe twice and they just release bits of it at a time so that they can maximise their profits. Network changes are usually upto 10-15% per year so translated down you are not getting much for your quarterly update. Waste of money if u ask me.

Andy_P Posts: 5730

Posted on: June 24, 2008 16:31 h

QUOTE(sraffe8283 @ Jun 24 2008, 08:12) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> How about us early Go users and x 10 series users with the new maps when they haven't even given us the opportunity to update to V8. No good purchasing any maps yet ? sraffe8283 That's a bit unfair... v8 has only been around on the very newest model since mid-April, and on some of the other newest ones since 5th June. Anyway the latest maps you CAN buy (v720) are built from exactly the same raw mapping data as the v8 maps are, so the accuracy is the same.

lindros2 Posts: 13	Posted on: June 24, 2008 16:36 h
	For US $80 (the price of the v720 North America maps) I can buy a BlackBerry Curve and use its free GPS with Google Maps.

Andy_P Posts: 5730	Posted on: June 24, 2008 17:47 h
	Really? The 8300 is £275 in the UK and US Amazon says $390

kendall Posts: 7	Posted on: July 2, 2008 15:21 h
	Just read a TT advert. saying, if I read correctly, that there is a FREE MAP when one purchases the HD Traffic Receiver... As well as the normal 6 months subscription to TT HD Traffic. Receiver is 99.- Euros and the map WE 805 is 79.- Euros.. MMMMM...?????

Andy_P Posts: 5730	Posted on: July 2, 2008 15:26 h
	Where did you see this advert? Do you have a link? Find it fairly hard to believe....

gadget_sa Posts: 1045	Posted on: August 1, 2008 11:47 h
	Looks like they have extended the offer..... doesn't say for how long though!