Beware Of TOM TOMS MAP offers

Graham

send them a link to this site and another to link them to this page after you get a few replies from owners of Tom Tom's ........then they might get the hint?

I got the 18 month email this morning but don't think I ever received the 12 month one. What is the difference between the maps that you pay for and the maps that it updates with for free when you connect to TomTom Home?

I use Tom Tom on my Iphone and get all the updates for free.? Makes you wonder..?

Gave them a miss from the start when we were having trouble connecting to the device from the PC. Their help desk was useless always passing us on. Played for a while and eventually got the PC to recognise the TomTom.

So no updates and its never bothered us. If you expect an error and one comes up then its not a hassle.

Besides what good is it the Toyota. It never "goes to town unless to be worked on or for fuel. You can feel it shuddering at the traffic when you get close. Just joking.

Its like a lot of things these days. The initial purchase is very attractive to "get you in". And then crunches (note the plural tense) come later and for as long as they can keep you hooked. All basically the same.

Cheers

Phil

Hi Graham

I have been ignoring Tomtom emails since I bought mine. Got the 18 month offer today. Had to look in the deleted items folder of my email after reading this thread, as I always ignore them, due to excessive (in my opinion) prices. Straight in the garbage with the Viagra offers...lol. Sounds like you have been ripped off badly though.

Cheers

Dave

I got this yesterday,,,,,,

Dear customer,


Because roads change so much every year, TomTom likes to make it really easy and affordable for customers to use the most accurate and reliable map available.

TomTom’s new Map Update Service gives you every single release of your map over a fixed period (four new maps per calendar year), from the equivalent of just AUD $12.45 every three months (note that there may be a small charge to update your map to the latest map to take advantage of this offer).

Our new Map Update Service will ensure you will always drive with the latest Map for an unbeatable price.

Special introductory offer on Map Update Service (Bonus 6 months)

Buy 12 months of TomTom Map Update Service and we’ll give you a bonus six months.

That means you can:
Get 18 months for the price of 12 months
Receive six brand new maps instead of four, one per quarter

You will need the latest version of your map to get started. Need to upgrade? We’ll provide the most up-to-date version at a reduced price based on the age of your map.




Example of Map Update Service for the map of Australia.


Click the button below, then connect your device to TomTom HOME and follow the instructions.

Get Map Update Service

This offer is only available until 20 July 2010.

All the best,

The TomTom team


*Map Update Service only applies to maps already installed on your device.

Map Update Service prices vary depending on the map you currently have installed on your device. To start using the service you need to upgrade to the latest version of your map. If you don’t have the latest version we will provide it at a reduced price. Please use TomTom HOME to determine the actual cost.

All Map Update Service updates are purchased in one advance payment at the beginning of the service.

Map Update Service can only be purchased via TomTom HOME, so you will need to connect your device to your computer.

Once purchased, Map Update Service cannot be transferred to another TomTom GPS device.

Map Update Service is not compatible with the following devices: Carminat, Navigator 7 and pre-installed maps on SD Card.



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I got basicaly same email on Sunday as you except mine was from Garmin. Must be sale time for the companies.

I went with the deal today

I have a tomtom 1 3rd edition

Map upgrade 49.80
new maps for 18 months 49.80

I am happy to report that today I got an Email from Tom Tom customer support giving me the extra 6 months maps.

It pays to perservere.

Cheers