Tomtom live services - Can anyone help?

Simon7685

I am considering upgrading my tomtom to one of the new go live models, probably the 820 or 825. Having been on to the tomtom website to check about phone compatibility, I am still none the wiser.

It does not list my phone in the compatibility list but then again it doesn't seem to list many smartphones full stop. I am not bothered about answering or making calls via the Tomtom, just being able to connect to the live traffic service.

I have a Samsung Galaxy S4 mini (GTI9195), I can use my phone to tether other devices, so I think it should be okay but Idon't want to go out and spend the best part of £150 to then find I can't use the live traffic service.

So if anyone can help me out that has a bit of knowledge in these things it would be really appreciated.

Thanks in advance

phil-maskell

I have the TomTom Go Live 1000 and it connects to my Samsung Galaxy SII no problem, hope that helps.

Ultrasonic

Going by the TomTom website it looks like you don't need to connect a phone to a Go Live device to use this feature?

How does LIVE Services work?

TomTom LIVE services are 'live connected' services.
This means that information and updates for each service - such as the latest traffic information, or weather forecasts - are sent directly to the SIM card of your TomTom device. So you don't need to activate anything and don't need to connect a mobile phone to your navigation device. Just get on the road, and your device does the rest.

Source: https://www.tomtom.com/en_gb/services/live/#tab:tab3

Peter999_2

I bought one of these for my TomTom :

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B006W4MVZK/ref=wms_ohs_product?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Works really well especially on motorways - saved me countless hours of sitting in traffic jams.

ghostfinder

i have the 825.

no phone needed to connect to the tomtom severs for traffic updates