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 Apr 11 2007, 08:00
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Now on yourNAV: TT RIDER 2 now officially presented After the slip-up TomTom made almost two weeks ago, they have now officially announced the upcoming RIDER 2 PND. 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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Apr 11 2007, 09:13
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Member Group: Members Posts: 35 Joined: 7/10/2006 |
Can't quite work it out, but it looks like this means that those of us with intercom systems already fitted may have a problem. I guess that the Scala headset does the job of the original Rider Bluetooth adaptor, which means that you will need to use that headset as well as your intercom. If that is the case it is another case of Tomtom shooting themselves in the foot.
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Apr 12 2007, 17:06
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 Moderator Group: Moderators Posts: 716 Joined: 8/02/2005 From: Sussex |
QUOTE (Iain L @ Apr 11 2007, 09:13)  Can't quite work it out, but it looks like this means that those of us with intercom systems already fitted may have a problem. I guess that the Scala headset does the job of the original Rider Bluetooth adaptor, which means that you will need to use that headset as well as your intercom. If that is the case it is another case of Tomtom shooting themselves in the foot. Iain Not if your intercom system has or can have a Bluetooth module fitted? |
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Apr 12 2007, 19:51
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Member Group: Members Posts: 22 Joined: 1/07/2005 |
If the car mount has a speaker then the rider 2 has audio connection on the base plate.
The big question is does the new rider bike mount have the audio presented to it? If not how hard would it be to modify the mount in order to integrate the rider into an intercom system? |
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Apr 13 2007, 20:48
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Member Group: Members Posts: 43 Joined: 5/05/2006 |
Having the excellent Cardo Scala Rider is a good move by TomTom. I've been using this headset with the TTR for almost 12 months and cannot fault it. Clarity at 'jail-term' speeds is amazing, both with the instructions and a mobile. I do wonder though if TomTom couldn't have really stolen a march on it's rivals by introducing voice controlled commands (using a magic phrase, just like a mobile). Perhaps the technology isn't quite up to it.
The big question though is whether the ram mount will stop the persistent re-setting problems. Having recently received my Rider back from TomTom with a clean bill of health, and a new repacement mount, only to fing it STILL resets, this is a major concern for me. If the ram mount has cured the problem, then TomTom will have overcome a major hurdle. But I dont expect those of us who have experienced the frustration of the re-setting problem to rush out and buy a new unit until it has been user-tested over a long period of time. I know I wont. |
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Apr 14 2007, 04:53
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Member Group: Members Posts: 60 Joined: 1/02/2006 |
I'm with you Bluediver.. I've had my RIDER for about 15 months and even though overall it works well I've suffered with the drilled contacts and broken mount (where I found it dangling down by my fuel tank) so I can't really recommend that people buy it..
A nice gesture would be for TomTom to offer us RIDER1 owners some mod to use the next gen mount.... This would make us a lot more happy and probably ensure further custom from us in the future.. |
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Apr 14 2007, 12:33
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Member Group: Members Posts: 25 Joined: 7/03/2006 From: Calgary, AB Canada |
There does not seem to be alot different with the Rider2 other than the included Scala Rider, new mount for motorcycles & the car one having a speaker. The big change here is in the mounting which shows that TomTom KNOWS there are major issues with the mount on the current Rider. The question is does TomTom have the guts to admit there is a problem and fix it, or do they not care about their customers? I know I do not ever recommend the Rider to anyone which I originally did...and if there is not some goodwill placed before customers, I will only speak negatively about them and their products.
The only thing that they have done is provide a .25 cent lanyard to attach because of Riders falling out of their current mount...what is being done about these drilled contacts TomTom? Give us a darn answer if a fix is coming or not! Tell us if you are truly a customer orientated company or one that takes our money and runs! Alt |
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Jul 11 2007, 19:32
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 Member Group: Members Posts: 10 Joined: 11/07/2007 From: Leyland Lancs. |
QUOTE (Altaman @ Apr 14 2007, 12:33) The only thing that they have done is provide a .25 cent lanyard to attach because of Riders falling out of their current mount...what is being done about these drilled contacts TomTom? Give us a darn answer if a fix is coming or not! Tell us if you are truly a customer orientated company or one that takes our money and runs! Alt Hi all. This is my first post, having only just found the site  I understood that the lanyard was an anti-theft aid. If a 'biker is stationary at lights etc. it's a simple enough task to quickly unclip the TT & be off. Who's going to leave their 'bike & give chase? When I requested the security strap, I decided I could do better & made a similar one using a 2mm thick length of steel hawser, & a small brass padlock to add to it's security when nipping into a garage to pay for fuel. Even though I bought my TTR on eBay, TT replaced the cradle because of it's constant re-setting FOC. Even though I didn't know at the time that the cradle was an issue. I don't know about the "drilled contacts" issue, maybe someone can enlighten me.  TT Rider -------------------- Older, Greyer, Sometimes wiser?
Too old to die young! |
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