SupraDan24 Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Just picked mine up! Updating maps etc now. Nice bit of kit for the money. 50% off accessories too which is handy. Thanks for the heads up! Tasha's picked mine up, she got a case for it as well for a tenner. I'm thinking £22 wasnt the original price of the case though lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branners Posted April 6, 2012 Author Share Posted April 6, 2012 The case is a bit wasted to be honest, you cannot fit the satnav and the low level mounting bracked in the case, you have to take it off the bracket and either leave the bracket in the car, or buy another carry case for the bracket!! I also have additional Points of Interest on mine including Shell Petrol stations, McDonalds, Fastfood restaurants and showing my age...English Heritage sites. Things I did to mine...changed the status bar to be on the right hand side of the screen, turned off the speed camera warnings (as I started to rely on them and found it missed a few cameras much to my surprise and that of my passenger...) and stopped it automatically dropping in to night mode when it thinks it should be dark outside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branners Posted April 6, 2012 Author Share Posted April 6, 2012 I'm never ever ever going to buy anything early from Halfords again. They are also doing a £10 voucher if you spend more than £50 online or in store http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_14552_productId_879517_langId_-1_categoryId_null?cm_re=Easter+Landing-_-Top3-_-Voucher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyRog Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Just been and got mine today and the £10 voucher (sorry Branners lol) What do we need to do to get the Itenery or is it not done yet, sorry if this has already been said and I missed it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branners Posted April 6, 2012 Author Share Posted April 6, 2012 itinerary has not been completed yet. Im tweaking the Saturday route due to the sheer number of cars, then working out the simple Sunday route. Should have them soon. Then we use a thing called Tyre to convert them to Garmin and Tomtom ITN files and dish those out. Will probably issue them just before we go so any changes are updated properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyRog Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 Okay thanks John I take it we load the file onto the Pc and upload it onto the TomTom from there, as the XXL does not have a card slot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branners Posted April 7, 2012 Author Share Posted April 7, 2012 XXL does not have a card slot. But you plug it in to a PC and it becomes like a flash drive, you just browse to the ITN folder and drop it in there. It is then listed in the itinarary section on the satnav. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyRog Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 Thanks bud, I am not great with these new fandangle computer things lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottC Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 XXL does not have a card slot. But you plug it in to a PC and it becomes like a flash drive, you just browse to the ITN folder and drop it in there. It is then listed in the itinarary section on the satnav. There are now 3 versions of Tyre, hopefully the free version will cover most peoples needs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottC Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 Thanks bud, I am not great with these new fandangle computer things lol I will post up instructions on exactly what to do nearer the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 Does the Tomtom One XL with European maps installed allow you to use the way point feature? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branners Posted April 7, 2012 Author Share Posted April 7, 2012 You can still borrow my Binatone Colin (obviously my Binatone is not called Colin..) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 (obviously my Binatone is not called Colin..) Thank you JB. I think that's what we will do as for us to shell out £90 on a piece of kit we will probably use just once seems a bit silly. I'm pretty sure we will keep up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripped_fear Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 Got my halfords tomtom today looks like a nice upgrade from my old tom tom, look forward to having a play with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guigsy Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 anyone with a tomtom satnav might want to check this crucial software update out. http://uk.support.tomtom.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/386/?locale=en_GB mine gave out halfway to devon on friday. was ready to throw it in the bin i was so fed up of trying to get it to find satalites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraDan24 Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 I've got the TomTom XXL so this shouldn't affect me by the looks of it but i'll give it a try when i get home regardless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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