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 Nov 2 2006, 17:14
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Now on yourNAV: TT & Vodafone offer travel-time info A joint venture between TomTom and Vodafone will lead to a unique product in the second half of 2007: accurate door-to-door travel-time info. 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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Nov 2 2006, 22:16
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That's suits me I'm with Vodafone
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Nov 3 2006, 00:02
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Me too
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Nov 3 2006, 10:11
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I presume that this will only be available for customers in the Netherlands?
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Nov 3 2006, 10:14
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I'm I the only one who read this as 'time-travel info'? D'oh!
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Nov 3 2006, 11:15
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Member Group: Members Posts: 248 Joined: 12/07/2006 From: Nottinghamshire |
I'm sure if it's successfull in the Netherlands it will be used in more country's accross Europe and America eventually.
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Nov 3 2006, 13:15
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Sooner than you think is my guess. Why would they stop at Holland, if Vodafone is also present in a lot of other countries, including the UK?
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Nov 3 2006, 13:23
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Member Group: Members Posts: 234 Joined: 22/11/2005 From: Oxfordshire, UK |
While this deal may be with the asistance of Vodaphone there is no reason it should be restricted to Vodaphone users is there? Tom Tom could process the information and redisitribute to all users via TT Plus. You would just have to hope there are some Vodaphone users stuck in the traffic jam or it wouldn't show up!
Paul Edited to say: Ah, just read to the end of the article and that's exactly what it implies! You wouldn't actually have to be a Vodaphone user but if you are you will be contributing to the overal picture. Note to self - Don't speed-read and then quickly open your gob!!! This post has been edited by Paul A: Nov 3 2006, 13:26 -------------------- Tom Tom Go 910 - Happy Days!! - Now back from the TT hospital with
TMC V2.0 received and receiving! I |
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Nov 3 2006, 14:26
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Member Group: Members Posts: 246 Joined: 6/07/2006 From: Stockport, UK |
QUOTE (tamper @ Nov 3 2006, 11:14)  I'm I the only one who read this as 'time-travel info'? D'oh! I was about to post about needing a tardis then I re-read the headline... This post has been edited by Tony Hoyle: Nov 3 2006, 14:26 -------------------- TomTom 530, Parrot MK6000 handsfree, Too many phones...
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Nov 3 2006, 21:06
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 If its anything like the piece of S**T they call TMC I'll not hold my breath. Is this why they don't seem bothered about the new systems they've dumped on us in the last few weeks.If this is anything to go by the only thing vodaphone will be good for is to ring people in different parts of the country and ask them what the traffic is like.Me.... disillusioned....nooooo |
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Nov 21 2006, 23:11
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Instead of triangulating the cell phone position ... why not just send the GPS position: either from a GPS enabled phone, or from a Tomtom via Bluetooth?
Also, if it's anything like their current traffic reports, you'll only be seeing traffic data from 5 hours ago! 
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Dec 28 2008, 12:18
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I was thinking, about this. Like you said, why don't they use the GPS location from the unit? Will be miles more accurate!! Or will they do this in the next release of tomtom so we have to upgrate AGAIN!!!
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Dec 28 2008, 14:11
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QUOTE (mcyates @ Dec 28 2008, 11:18) I was thinking, about this. Like you said, why don't they use the GPS location from the unit? Will be miles more accurate!! Or will they do this in the next release of tomtom so we have to upgrate AGAIN!!! As the previous post was two years ago, I doubt this will ever surface now. -------------------- Dan
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