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Posted by dick tucker on December 4, 2009, 3:39 am


Traveling wrote:
> Yes, but first you have to pay for the update service and then for the
> updates. If Tom-Tom thinks that I'll pay those big bucks for map
> updates, they're wrong. I've got a two yr old device and will upgrade
> for more features with another company i.e. Garmin.
>
>
>>>> With the costs of New GPS's so low, why doesn't Tom-tom offer map
>>>> upgrades at a reasonable price. Why spend 60 plus dollars for a map
>>>> upgrade when new units, with more features are only a few bucks
>>>> more??
>>> Same reason printers are cheap and replacement ink cartridges are
>>> expensive.
>> Or as we in manufacturing call it, a dependable recurring revenue
>> stream...
>> An interesting option is the map update service, which for a yearly
>> subscription fee, gives you the most up-to-date maps. I've been
>> updating every three years or so but am considering the subscription.
>> http://www.tomtom.com/page/mapupdateservice
>> Oppie
>
>
tom tom is the worst as they use google maps. Google seems to have not
updated their maps in a couple of years!

Posted by Anthony R. Gold on December 4, 2009, 11:09 am


wrote:

> tom tom is the worst as they use google maps. Google seems to have not
> updated their maps in a couple of years!

The company is TomTom and their maps come from Tele Atlas which became a
wholly owned subsidiary of TomTom in 2008.

Tony

Posted by divoch on November 9, 2009, 1:55 pm



> With the costs of New GPS's so low, why doesn't Tom-tom offer map
> upgrades at a reasonable price. Why spend 60 plus dollars for a map
> upgrade when new units, with more features are only a few bucks more??
because they can get away with it?


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