Well, it seems that my 3-year old device was deemed by TomTom to be too old and they reneged on the promise of lifetime maps. What happened to free lifetime maps and traffic? The onscreen message was that the only way to fix that was to buy a new map for A$84.95. I found that a very much later firmware update fixed this issue providing you could update it via a USB 2.0 PC first! Problem 2 – Corrupted mapsĮarly this year during my daughters’ not regular enough pilgrimage to visit Dad, I went to update the maps only to find the MyDrive Connect (on the same Surface Pro 4) was showing ‘corrupted maps’. The cure was to buy a USB 3.0 to USB 2.0 dongle – at that time $89 just to update the TomTom. The user forums were awash with the issue, and TomTom’s support advice did not work. TomTom stopped communicating with the PC.

But I graduated to a Microsoft Surface Pro 4 and with it, USB 3.0. Initially, I used an HP EliteBook circa 2012 with USB 2.0 ports to run TomTom’s MyDrive Connect to update maps and software. I gave the TomTom GO 6100 to my daughter who lives You need a PC withĪn Internet Connection and a MyTomTom account to download new maps and updates. Receive TomTom Traffic, Speed Cameras and download 4 or more full updates ofĪny installed map every year, for the life of your product. Lifetime TomTom Traffic, World Maps and Speed Cameras: The useful life of the smartphone app means the period that TomTom continues to support the app with updates.” A device will have reached the end of its life when none of these are available any more. For more information, please visit: tomtom.What does lifetime mean? According to TomTom support site, “Lifetime is the useful life of the device, which means the period that TomTom continues to support your device with software updates, services, content or accessories. You can find which regional maps are available for download in the list below.

These devices come with a pre-installed regional map and the option to download additional maps from around the world at no extra cost through MyDrive Connect.

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