Updating my Tom Tom

geek84

Hi

I have had my Tom Tom for 3 years and have never (foolishly) updated it (I don't travel long distances too often).


I went on thr Tom Tom Home website today in an attempt to update my satnav with the latest routes/maps etc. The site says I need to pay approx. £39 to have the latest maps on my device. Does that sound right to you or is it a rip off?

Can I download new route maps free from any website?

Thanks in advance.

d123

There are normally free updates to your current map (called MapShare) by using the TomTom Home program. A completely new map is not (legally) available free, and £39.99 sounds right for the UK map.

Browntoa

no free maps , TomTom own the copyright

Dave101t

i have a 3 year old tom tom, each time i plug it in, it offers free map updates but i dont do it in case iy affects the many poi's ive added. you shouldnt be paying for a basic update.

d123

Dave101t wrote: »

i have a 3 year old tom tom, each time i plug it in, it offers free map updates but i dont do it in case iy affects the many poi's ive added. you shouldnt be paying for a basic update.

The free updates won't do anything to your POI's, I update mine weekly and it doesn't affect any of my personal settings.

aerostar

Dave101t wrote: »

i have a 3 year old tom tom, each time i plug it in, it offers free map updates but i dont do it in case iy affects the many poi's ive added. you shouldnt be paying for a basic update.

If you use TT home you can back it up, alternatively you can copy the memory on the TT to a folder on your hard disk, appears as a USB drive with appropriate letter.

Hungerdunger

Just be grateful you didn't buy a Garmin. To update my 15 month old Nuvi will cost either £50 for a one-off update or £75 for life-time updates.

sickofusernames

You missed out on a price reduction before xmas, I updated my 5 yr old TomTomOne while doing a temp driving job and it cost me £29.99 from their website.

bengalknights

There are a few £8 off discount cards going round, with Tomtom they always give a years free maps then the rest you pay for but its well worth it for those who travel frequently and usually an update every 2-3 years is sufficient enough to wait.

Biggles

That's about right for an up-to-date map. Don't confuse that with Mapshare, which is the addition, free, of various updates added by TomTom users.

But roads don't change a great deal and, if you do encounter a new junction not on your map, TomTom soon picks you up and corrects you when you get through it. I never bother unless there's a very good deal going, which isn't often.

patman99

I no longer need to worry about updating my satnav since I got an Android phone as an upgrade. Googlemaps with the free voicenav and 'RAC traffic update' plugins works a treat. Has never failed to find a destination yet (including 3 that TomTom, Garmin & Navman do not recognise).

When you consider Garmin charge £75 for a lifetime of updates (max. 4 per year btw), that soon works-out much cheaper than TomTom's £40 p/a. Also not forgetting, TT do not offer updates if your product is over 5 years old or 2nd-hand, unlike Garmin who still offer updates to their first ever devices.