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 Jun 22 2005, 00:44
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 Staff Team Leader  Group: Admin Team Posts: 17,225 Joined: 24th November 2002 From: Southampton Member No.: 53 Device(s): C550 I know its old  |
I am interested to find out what issues people have with TomTom 4 and for the few that have it TT5. Apart from problems or "how to" questions I would also like to hear what ideas and suggestions you would like to see in future versions to improve it further?
Please post your views (or vent your anger) and I will do my best to see if I can find the answers for you  My first question to start this off is, When will TT5 become more widly available (either upgrade or full retail package)and is there a reason for the apparent delay? -------------------- 3 mobile where the words "customer" and "service" only exists in the dictionary
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Jun 22 2005, 02:45
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Staff Team Leader Group: Admin Team Posts: 17,225 Joined: 24th November 2002 From: Southampton Member No.: 53 Device(s): C550 I know its old |
QUOTE(John @ Jun 20 2005, 21:06) I see TomTom being used on smartphones on web sites (pictures obviously),
but why is only the PocketPC version available in the US??? It seems like it's been this way forever!!! ANNOYING! We've tried CoPilot for Smartphone (US), but maps seem to be WAY behind TomTom's. Can I get TomTom Mobile in the UK and use USA maps on it??? Our company has a site in the UK so we "could" do this, but is it possible??? Thanks  -------------------- 3 mobile where the words "customer" and "service" only exists in the dictionary
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Jun 22 2005, 09:04
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 Regular  Group: Posters Posts: 71 Joined: 18th September 2004 From: Manchester Member No.: 57,016 |
don't know if this is a feature in TT5 or not but I use TT4 and really wish I could have an on screen speed displayed without having to go into the GPS configuration utility.
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Jun 22 2005, 11:24
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Staff Team Leader Group: Admin Team Posts: 17,225 Joined: 24th November 2002 From: Southampton Member No.: 53 Device(s): C550 I know its old |
TT5 allows this option
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Jun 22 2005, 14:37
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 Ikle old me Group: Posters Posts: 77 Joined: 7th September 2004 From: Norfolk Member No.: 55,616 Device(s): HTC Kaiser |
how about a follow me feature, i've been looking for such a feature for ages, tells you distance travelled, av speed etc. Would make tom tom perfect.
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Jun 22 2005, 14:40
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 BANNED  Group: Banned Posts: 573 Joined: 30th January 2003 Member No.: 2,480 |
QUOTE(Flubster @ Jun 22 2005, 14:37) how about a follow me feature, i've been looking for such a feature for ages, tells you distance travelled, av speed etc. Would make tom tom perfect. All this text is too small though. Speed is now an option, but its too hard to see when driving -------------------- [sigtracker]2480[/sigtracker]
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Jun 22 2005, 14:43
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Regular Group: Posters Posts: 71 Joined: 18th September 2004 From: Manchester Member No.: 57,016 |
QUOTE(stern @ Jun 22 2005, 09:04) don't know if this is a feature in TT5 or not but I use TT4 and really wish I could have an on screen speed displayed without having to go into the GPS configuration utility. Nice, I'll be upgrading as soon as I can. The folllow me idea is cool too, how about a function to automatically upload your current position and/or route so far via gprs, in a similar way to cell track. |
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Jun 22 2005, 14:48
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 42 Joined: 12th May 2003 Member No.: 6,024 |
Annoying issue with THB Carkit or hardware issue on phone itself - when placed in car kit audible instructions are muted!!
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Jun 22 2005, 15:35
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 I've always wanted to explore the Pacific rim Group: Posters Posts: 2,323 Joined: 19th January 2003 From: Lincoln Member No.: 2,100 Device(s): MWg Atom, i-mate Smartflip |
I would dearly like the traffic to be more upto date. Additionally, when I have rerouted around it it nearly always try to take me back to the problem (but further up).
A facility to remeber previous routes (for example it always tells me to come off at a particular junction which I never use; I always take the next one as it is faster). Telling me the lottery numbers prior to the draw would be nice
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Jun 22 2005, 16:03
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Enthusiast  Group: Posters Posts: 250 Joined: 13th December 2002 From: Nottingham Member No.: 1,045 Device(s): SPV E200 and C550 |
I've upgraded to TTM5 and cannot praise it enough. When are TT going to release additional country maps (at an affordable price), instead of currently making you buy the complete kit for each country?
-------------------- Windows XP Home. SPV E200 (Spain), SPV C550 (UK), Fonix Voice Dial, TomTom Mobile + Traffic, Jabra BT250, SanDisk 512 SD Card.
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Jun 22 2005, 16:43
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N00B Group: MoDaCo Plus Posts: 94 Joined: 17th November 2004 Member No.: 65,521 Device(s): N95 |
QUOTE(awarner [MVP] @ Jun 22 2005, 00:44) I am interested to find out what issues people have with TomTom 4 and for the few that have it TT5..... The *few* that have TT5? ... Many hundreds have it, if not many thousands by now... contrary to your previously stated opinion in another thread, the new TomTom security measures didn't slow the crackers down much, if at all... My question is simply... TomTom, when are you going to wise up, stop trying to force us to buy GPS hardware that we don't need and start selling the software alone... at a *reasonable* price? Sp00k... |
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Jun 22 2005, 17:38
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 el Borracho Group: Posters Posts: 1,309 Joined: 22nd May 2003 From: Scary Devil Monastery - Milton Keynes Member No.: 6,629 Device(s): 2 cups and some string |
i have 2
1) are they going to release a fix for tt4 so it works on 4.2.x.x roms 2) will it work on the c550 (4 or 5) later Owen -------------------- Webdude - Digital Pimp - Fat free news (with added pie)
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Jun 23 2005, 23:47
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Staff Team Leader Group: Admin Team Posts: 17,225 Joined: 24th November 2002 From: Southampton Member No.: 53 Device(s): C550 I know its old |
2, no idea and I'm not sure TomTom will know yet unless they have been lucky enough to get a pre-release C550
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Jun 24 2005, 15:07
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Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 28 Joined: 22nd December 2004 Member No.: 103,142 |
I'm not sure if this is correct, but I find that TT4 tends to use the major A roads and Motorways. Sometimes I'd like to be able to pick the scenic route or an option - avoid major roads.
I know the find alternative may do that, but again it tries to pick the best route and some of the roads will be major roads or Mways. Granted I'm not sure how you would distinguish between a major A road like the A3 and a minor single lane A road in the middle of Wales. I'd like to be able to save favourite routes as well as favourite addresses. |
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Jun 24 2005, 21:28
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Staff Team Leader Group: Admin Team Posts: 17,225 Joined: 24th November 2002 From: Southampton Member No.: 53 Device(s): C550 I know its old |
You have more options of routes in TT5 from Fastest, Shortest and Avoid motoways etc but not quite for scenic routes.
-------------------- 3 mobile where the words "customer" and "service" only exists in the dictionary
Smartphone and PocketPC History SPV, E100, E200, C500, C550, C600 (MoDaCo Edition), MPX200, MPX220, MIO8380, Voq Pro, Lobster 700, JasJar, Vario New and updated Smartphone History Life's too fast can I get off and walk for a bit? I used to be top poster....... |
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Jun 27 2005, 19:41
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Staff Team Leader Group: Admin Team Posts: 17,225 Joined: 24th November 2002 From: Southampton Member No.: 53 Device(s): C550 I know its old |
Another one I can think of,
Compatability with voice commands via a BT headset. -------------------- 3 mobile where the words "customer" and "service" only exists in the dictionary
Smartphone and PocketPC History SPV, E100, E200, C500, C550, C600 (MoDaCo Edition), MPX200, MPX220, MIO8380, Voq Pro, Lobster 700, JasJar, Vario New and updated Smartphone History Life's too fast can I get off and walk for a bit? I used to be top poster....... |
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Jun 30 2005, 20:52
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Staff Team Leader Group: Admin Team Posts: 17,225 Joined: 24th November 2002 From: Southampton Member No.: 53 Device(s): C550 I know its old |
QUOTE(tsutton @ Jun 30 2005, 12:54) I've been researching to see if TomTom 5 is worth purchasing for my C500 phone.
So far, it looks very good but I can't see if it can do what I wanted - logging. In Autoroute, it can log where I have driven along the route I took and displays on the map, from the start to finish. -------------------- 3 mobile where the words "customer" and "service" only exists in the dictionary
Smartphone and PocketPC History SPV, E100, E200, C500, C550, C600 (MoDaCo Edition), MPX200, MPX220, MIO8380, Voq Pro, Lobster 700, JasJar, Vario New and updated Smartphone History Life's too fast can I get off and walk for a bit? I used to be top poster....... |
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Jul 2 2005, 18:31
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Regular Group: Posters Posts: 55 Joined: 15th February 2003 Member No.: 2,837 |
I have a problem with TT 5.
After closing the app (via the exit on the app) my back light always stays on. TOM TOM are saying thier app does not control the back light and to check the timeout for that back light. the timeout has been set to 10 secs and always is. Even when the light stays on after the app is close the timout setting still shows 10 secs but does not go out ever. it just kills the battery. TOM TOM say its nothing to do with them. Anyone experiencing this issue? -------------------- Naeem
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Jul 2 2005, 21:14
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Staff Team Leader Group: Admin Team Posts: 17,225 Joined: 24th November 2002 From: Southampton Member No.: 53 Device(s): C550 I know its old |
Yep, I have the same problem and need to reboot the phone to turn the backlight off.
TT5 does control the backlight as this option is available in Change preferences\Backlight preferences. Try setting your backlight control in TT5 so you use something else than Never, then reboot your phone. This appears to fix the problem. -------------------- 3 mobile where the words "customer" and "service" only exists in the dictionary
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Jul 3 2005, 23:11
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Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 2 Joined: 16th March 2005 Member No.: 117,619 Device(s): SPV C500 |
Anyone know how to navigate to an address in their phone's contacts?
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