Having upgraded to v7 software and maps on my PDA, I've since reverted back to v675 as V7 has calculated some very strange (and poor) routes. V675 is the last Navteq map used by Tomtom and many say its actually superior to the later Teleatlas maps that are badged as v7, containing some updates that are missing from the supposedly later v7 maps. They had previously been using Navteq maps. Those in the know (and you'll see this on the pocketgps forums) will tell you that Tomtom bought Teleatlas last year and swapped over to use their maps. (Its a bit like all printed road atlases being based on Ordnance Survey's maps.) Secondly, there are only two satellite mapping companies - Navteq and Teleatlas - and each of the different sat nav units is based on one of those company's maps. Īs a TomTom user since 2002 when they released version 2, I can speak with a little experience of this product.įirstly when you buy any add-on or car manufacturers in-built sat nav unit (or even a printed road atlas), its only current at the time you buy it and you never get free upgrades - you always have to pay to upgrade to later maps on any of these products - so its unfair to criticise Tomtom or Toyota for not giving free upgrades. If you go to the tomtom website and check your to see what map update you can have for your device it just states 6.75 so it looks like you are stuck with it until Tomtom get there act together !! which I am sure at a later date if enough have been sold they invest the time and money to provide updates. To be honest map share is not all that it is made out to be It may be a case Tomtom have not got round to updating the software to your model yet to enable you to update the maps !!!they seem to do things in stages I suggest you post in the forums of there are the real experts with sat navs and if they can help you they will What is the operating software your system is running 7.481 is the latest I believe. I know this is not really critical, I just found it strange that Toyota would install a system that can't be updated I have went through this all in great detail and after getting nowhere then contacted TomTom support and, after many other replies trying different solutions (copying all contents from the disc and reformatting was one) I finally got the answer above. The only maps I can buy are the version already in it, version 6.75 and I can't participate in TomToms Mapshare. When I use the TomTom home the only update it offers is the one for the position of satellites, which changes weekly. Map version 6.75 was released in April of 2007. Unfortunately there are no plans as of yet for the Toyota products to be compatible with upgrade application versions. Unfortunately due to the fact that Tom Tom Toyota products only support application version 6.5 at the moment, it is not possible to use mapshare with the product.įurthermore, it is not possible to upgrade the map, as the latest maps require software version 7.** or higher.Īre there plans to make the software available and will I be able to upgrade the maps or am I to be left with a brand new out of date product?Ĭan you please also let me know when version 675.1409 of the maps was released. Thank you for contacting TomTom Customer Support A bit disappointing as the maps have now moved on to version 8 After a lengthy discussion thread with TomTom these are the last couple of replies I was given. Well pleased with it but was surprised when I connected it to my computer to download any updates to the maps to find that it appears you can't. Recently bought a Yaris SR with the built in TomTom sat nav.
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