Tom Tom maps

On Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:34:44 +0100, Colin <smith1015@btinternet.com>
wrote:

>Hi - has anyone had any experience of the new maps for GB and ROI? My
>maps are version 571, is it worth upgrading? Is there likely to be
>another update on the foreseeable future?
>Many thanks for your comments.
>C
I have a Tom Tom One that I bought about a year ago. They just
announced new maps (North America) are available, which I can download
after I pay them ~$100.00. Other manufacturers charge much less for
CDs that have to be shipped!

For what I paid for the GPS there is no way I'll spend that much for
updated maps, for which I have no idea how much they have improved
them.

They would make a hell of a lot more money off map upgrades if they
priced them resonably. Now, when anyone asks me which GPS to buy, I
steer them away from Tom Tom and I tell them to check what it will
cost for map upgrades.

Before I pay $100 for a map upgrade I will be "upgrading" my GPS
system!

By the way, Russell, I believe Garmin charges even more for maps than
TomTom. Please tell us which map supplier is so inexpensive.

I think we all have to resist the need to upgrade maps every year. It's
like software: keep using the older version until it can't do what you want
it to do.

As for Ireland, I have heard that the new v6.75 maps are quite detailed,
whereas the older version is very inadequate.

On Sun, 17 Jun 2007 14:13:39 GMT, anyone@nowhere.com wrote:

>By the way, Russell, I believe Garmin charges even more for maps than
>TomTom. Please tell us which map supplier is so inexpensive.
>
>I think we all have to resist the need to upgrade maps every year. It's
>like software: keep using the older version until it can't do what you want
>it to do.
>
>As for Ireland, I have heard that the new v6.75 maps are quite detailed,
>whereas the older version is very inadequate.

I wish I could remember who it was that told me he could get a cd with
updated maps for about $40. I think he had a Magellan.