Guest awarner (MVP) Posted October 19, 2008 Report Share Posted October 19, 2008 TomTom Navigator 7 has now appeared on the EasyDevices website for pre-order. Does this now mean that the release of the long awaited TomTom update is imminent or are they jumping the gun? Back in May, Paul posted about the initial confirmation that TomTom will be releasing Navigator 7 and as we have seen, it has been made available on certain HTC Diamond devices. The EasyDevices pre-order is for the UK and Southern Ireland version only and at the moment the price it unconfirmed. If you decide to be one of the first to place an order, EasyDevices state they will not ship the product or charge your credit card without confirming you still wish to proceed when stock arrives. Importantly there are no cancellation charges either. I know pre-order can mean there may still be a few months or more wait but it's still good news and one step nearer to launch. For more information head over to EasyDevices I for one will be looking forward to the eventual release and getting my copy. Thanks to mcwarre for the heads up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Emexrulsier Posted October 19, 2008 Report Share Posted October 19, 2008 I heard that certain carrier's/device manufacturers have exclusive rights to Tomtom 7 for 2008 so it could be it's in the shops in 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mcwarre Posted October 19, 2008 Report Share Posted October 19, 2008 And it is a bargin at only £0!!! :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest awarner (MVP) Posted October 19, 2008 Report Share Posted October 19, 2008 I heard that certain carrier's/device manufacturers have exclusive rights to Tomtom 7 for 2008 so it could be it's in the shops in 2009 Normally agreements like that last for about 6 months so it's certainly possible a release may be in a few months time. I'll post an update when I hear more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DarkWanderer Posted October 19, 2008 Report Share Posted October 19, 2008 I thought that it was only going to come preinstalled on new devices, buried in the system to prevent piracy. I guess TomTom realised they'd alienate all thier existing customers (and lose out on upgrade revenue) if they did that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Thumper Net Posted October 19, 2008 Report Share Posted October 19, 2008 One tip for anyone with a few pounds over is to buy tomtom shares as it has lost 40% of its value ( die to the credit crisis in holland ) these should go back up in value soon so nows the chance to get in if you want, i have tomtom 7 on my htc touch pro and it works a treat with the western europe map , which was a while ago half price :lol: tomtom 7 does also use the other version of tomtom home ( not the pda version ) but the version for the tomtom go . the chance to alter your maps is cool as if you know a road is closed for a while which is normally on your route , then you can close it on the map and tomtom chooses another route . nice update :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest valerebel Posted October 19, 2008 Report Share Posted October 19, 2008 One tip for anyone with a few pounds over is to buy tomtom shares as it has lost 40% of its value ( die to the credit crisis in holland ) these should go back up in value soon so nows the chance to get in if you want, i have tomtom 7 on my htc touch pro and it works a treat with the western europe map , which was a while ago half price :lol: tomtom 7 does also use the other version of tomtom home ( not the pda version ) but the version for the tomtom go . the chance to alter your maps is cool as if you know a road is closed for a while which is normally on your route , then you can close it on the map and tomtom chooses another route . nice update :D I am thinking of getting a Samsung Omnia but will TT7 be able to utilise the built in GPS I wonder? What about your HTC Touch Pro Thumper Net, internal or external GPS? Regards Valerebel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest estechco Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 One tip for anyone with a few pounds over is to buy tomtom shares as it has lost 40% of its value ( die to the credit crisis in holland ) these should go back up in value soon so nows the chance to get in if you want, i have tomtom 7 on my htc touch pro and it works a treat with the western europe map , which was a while ago half price :lol: tomtom 7 does also use the other version of tomtom home ( not the pda version ) but the version for the tomtom go . the chance to alter your maps is cool as if you know a road is closed for a while which is normally on your route , then you can close it on the map and tomtom chooses another route . nice update :D The same could be said for many many companies in the current climate. My Apple shares are almost half what they were two months ago. I don't suppose TomTom are in any stronger position currently? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest T39andcounting Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 I currently have TT Nav 6 running on my Diamond. It's OK, but the animation is a little jerky, and it's usually a couple of seconds behind where I actually am. I wonder if TT Nav 6 has trouble with the higher resolution screen? Hopefully TT Nav 7 will be better, although I'll want to see a discount for upgrade. I have full Western European maps, and I don't want to be spending another £100+ to get a newer copy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest valerebel Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 (edited) ..........but does anyone know if TT7 will support built in GPS? Someone must know! Rgds valerebel Edited October 20, 2008 by valerebel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zeflar Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 ..........but does anyone know if TT7 will support built in GPS? Someone must know! Rgds valerebel well it support my internal GPS on my Kaiser ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest deadphill Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 ..........but does anyone know if TT7 will support built in GPS? Someone must know! Rgds valerebel Its inbuilt on the diamond (if bought sim free from htc at least) and works out of the box, so yes it does use the inbuilt receiver. Cheers Phill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DarkWanderer Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 ..........but does anyone know if TT7 will support built in GPS? Someone must know! Rgds valerebel One person has TT7 running on a Touch Pro and another TT6 on a Diamond. Both have internal GPS, so it is quite unlikely that TT7 won't support internal GPS devices. It would be a step backwards and would cause major bad press which no company can afford at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chocolicious Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 One person has TT7 running on a Touch Pro and another TT6 on a Diamond. Both have internal GPS, so it is quite unlikely that TT7 won't support internal GPS devices. It would be a step backwards and would cause major bad press which no company can afford at the moment. I have TT7 running on my Diamond that normally comes bundled with the German version from T-Mobile and it runs beautifully, it even allows you to download one free city map so I can navigate London fine but anywhere else I am screwed! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest T39andcounting Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 Does anyone know if TT7 will work with TT6 maps? I've seen a TT7 CAB floating about in these forums, and I have the TT6 maps activated on my diamond, so would like to try TT7, however I don't want to screw up my device/maps/etc! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest deadphill Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 Does anyone know if TT7 will work with TT6 maps? I've seen a TT7 CAB floating about in these forums, and I have the TT6 maps activated on my diamond, so would like to try TT7, however I don't want to screw up my device/maps/etc! It will not. you need TT7 maps to work with TT7. Cheers Phill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest andybarker Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 It will not. you need TT7 maps to work with TT7. Not quite right as far as I have read. Won't work with older v6 maps, but newer ones it will. http://www.theunwired.net/?item=unconfirme...r-6-maps-update I have seen other places saying this, but can't find them at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gravityz Posted October 22, 2008 Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 tomtom7 has issues with the build gps of the omnia sometimes it workes sometimes not. also tools like gpsgate or portsplitter do not make it more stable on my device maybee it has something to do with gps driver versions of different roms Not quite right as far as I have read. Won't work with older v6 maps, but newer ones it will. http://www.theunwired.net/?item=unconfirme...r-6-maps-update I have seen other places saying this, but can't find them at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Thumper Net Posted October 23, 2008 Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 On both the diamond and htc pro it uses the built in gps , on my wifes omnia she uses route 66 as this works perfectly on the omnia and its gps and is cheaper than tomtom as well ( 49 euros for the app and map of western europe ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cus Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 Sorry, but this has been debunked by TomTom. The pic that's on the site is a mockup and Easy Devices have confirmed this. More info available here To quote Darren at PocketGPS: Tom Tom have confirmed there are NO plans for retail packages of TTN7. It's available to OEM partners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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