Fwd: [ILUG] SatNav advice

[Aidan Keady]

TomTom used to use NavTeq European maps (which covered UK/Ireland too) and
TeleAtlas
UK/Ireland maps.   The NavTeq maps were far better - I have a TomTom One 2nd
Edition which
came with the NavTeq maps (version 660.something).   I upgraded to the
latest maps (v815),
which are now all from TeleAtlas (which TomTom has purchased) and they're
poor.   Yes,
they've got some of the latest roads (e.g. the new N4/M50 junction), but are
far less
accurate and less detailed - my house is only on the old map!   I put the
new and
old maps on the same memory card, so I can switch between them.   I don't
know
if all of Europe is as badly served by TeleAtlas as Ireland.

ATB,
Aidan.

2009/1/21 Ronan Mullally <ronan at iol.ie>

On Wed, 21 Jan 2009, Kevin Philp wrote:
>
> > I was told that the basic Tom-tom system (UK/Ireland) used a different
> mapping
> > source from the Tom-tom with a full Europe map - and the Europe wide map
> was
> > better for Ireland.
> >
> > Could be nonsense but I bought the Europe wide version.
>
> I've a TomTom with European map about 12-18 months old.  If the UK/Ireland
> map is worse then it must really be awful.  What I've got keeps telling me
> to turn into fields.
>
>
> -Ronan
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