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Buy a TomTom and Get Free Lifetime Maps*

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Buy a TomTom and Get Free Lifetime Maps*
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bohn on 01/10/2012 - 22:16 tomtompromotion.com (3000 clicks)

TomTom knows that great in-car navigation relies on the best quality map. To keep enjoying fast and accurate navigation, your map needs to stay up to date.

For a limited time only we are offering FREE Lifetime Maps!*

For the life of your product, you can download 4 or more full updates of the map on your device every year. You receive all updates to the road network, addresses and Points of Interest.

The benefit? You can relax in the knowledge that your device will always give you the quickest, most accurate route possible.

How to register to receive Lifetime Maps

  • Buy qualifying TomTom products between 1st October 2012 and 31st March 2013 from participating Australian retailers
  • Complete the claim form on the left hand side of this page within 90 days of buying your device to register for Lifetime Maps.
  • A unique Lifetime Maps activation code will be sent by e mail with instructions of how to activate code within 28 days of registering
  • Go to www.tomtom.com/getstarted and set up a MyTomTom account
  • Enter unique Lifetime Maps Activation code to MyTomTom and then Lifetime Maps is activated
  • Every time a new map is ready to be downloaded you will be notified by e mail to connect your device and >download the latest map

Participating Products

GO LIVE 2050 World , GO LIVE 2050, GO LIVE 825, GO LIVE 820 , GO LIVE TopGear Edition, Via 620, Via 280, Via 260, Via 225, Via 220, Via 220 Value Pack , Via 180, Rider Pro , Urban Rider

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  • Steptoe on 01/10/2012 - 22:26
    -1

    What have they got under $82

  • arctan on 01/10/2012 - 22:42
    +1

    What's the cheapest TOMTOM GPS for us to get the free lifetime maps?

  • mathew42 on 01/10/2012 - 22:53
    +4

    Considering 1 year of map updates costs $99.95, if you are thinking about a TomTom this is a good deal.

    When a friend looked at updating their old Tom Tom it was almost cheaper to buy a new one (especially when on sale).

  • david07 on 01/10/2012 - 22:54

    i just bought the via 220 from dick smith ..$111.30 is on sale 30% ends today…

  • leetec on 01/10/2012 - 23:11

    Tomtom? I will pass! They never fixed their map error(in Sydney Metro) even just bought it. I end up to buying new one for corrected map.

    • 11112007 on 01/10/2012 - 23:28
      +5

      Least it works unlike Apple Maps…

      • jv on 01/10/2012 - 23:43
        +37

        Apple Maps work fine for me. I get to visit a whole bunch of new places I've never been to before on every trip…

        • slowmo on 01/10/2012 - 23:56
          +4

          with apple maps you could potentially 'visit' a whole bunch of new places without even moving from where you are.

        • Ace on 02/10/2012 - 02:30
          +12

          I travelled to Hawaii, Spain and Dubai last night without ever leaving my sofa.

      • SlayerYoda on 02/10/2012 - 09:31
        +6

        Isn't Apple Maps based on Tomtom?

      • [Deactivated] on 02/10/2012 - 19:10
        +3

        Apple Maps uses Tom Tom data.

      • dealman on 03/10/2012 - 18:21

        Hey hey ,, Apple has Tom Tom maps… :-)

        http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000087239639044403240457801…

    • SomeGuyOnOzB on 02/10/2012 - 11:37

      I went on a trip with the family. My Nokia 5800 could find things that their Tom Tom couldn't.

      Though My Nokia 5800 had a couple errors their Tom Tom didn't.

  • quarrymaster on 01/10/2012 - 23:14

    Too late now that I've ditched my TomTom for Garmin.

    • jv on 01/10/2012 - 23:44
      +5

      There's no loyalty these days…

      • Mugsy on 02/10/2012 - 07:29
        +15

        I thought the only loyalty was to Ozbargain?

    • wfdTamar on 02/10/2012 - 13:57

      I kept my 3 year old TomTom and ditched a newly purchased lifetime map Garmin because it was Sh*t (dim screen and ugly GUI).

      • abacus on 03/10/2012 - 11:29
        +3

        Did you increase brightness?

  • tyler.durden on 02/10/2012 - 00:40

    what is the a good model to get?

    how do the tom tom vs garmin/navman etc?

    • davidl2 on 02/10/2012 - 00:46
      +6

      I always prefer tomtom than others

    • slowmo on 02/10/2012 - 11:05
      +1

      if you've been using tomtom in the past, i'd recommend getting tomtom again.

      there is a bit of (un)learning curve when you go for garmin (I certainly am biased against navman).

      don't get me wrong, garmin is a decent product (lifetime map updates and all), you could even do fancy things like calculating mileage and fuel consumption and export your 'paths' on some of them.

      They (garmin) are a bit like 'linux' while Tomtom is a bit like windows. ;)

      In terms of number of 'clicks' to get what you want to do, I always find tomtom has lesser amount of 'clicks'.

  • killergreely on 02/10/2012 - 05:18
    -2

    Tom Tom maps are hopelessly inaccurate and they never seem to fix errors and omissions, even when they're notified about them time and again. There are freeways and bypasses missing hereabouts that have been around for quite a number of years, yet still don't appear. Speed limits are often wrong and frequently missing altogether. Free is about all their maps are worth.

    The camera alerts are a bigger joke, all user submitted entries seem to get added without being confirmed/vetted, so with 200m of every intersection your GPS goes crazy.

    • kumak on 02/10/2012 - 08:44
      +2

      How old is your map?
      Have you ever update your map?

      • wfdTamar on 02/10/2012 - 13:59
        +1

        Don't the maps all come from Whereis for all GPS's? At least TomTom has user map share corrections.

        • kumak on 02/10/2012 - 14:09

          No they're not the same.
          There are: sensis, navteq, google map, etc.

        • wfdTamar on 02/10/2012 - 14:15

          Yes, but the root source under that? I thought all the GPS manuafacterers got it from Where Is (not Google though).

        • kingofamazon on 03/10/2012 - 10:03

          Where-is is a Sensis product. Other bigger map provider is navteq(owned by nokia). Garmin switched from Sensis maps to navteq in Feb-March this year.
          Yellow pages and white pages also are Sensis prodcuts(not related to the context)

        • young_dazza on 04/10/2012 - 12:19

          Google map data is provided by Sensis. Just take a look at the copyright message at the bottom of every google map image from Australia.

    • slowmo on 02/10/2012 - 11:08
      +1

      all GPSes get their maps from a single source. Newer tomtoms like VIA series have community corrected maps and of course, if you know where to find, free camera alerts.

      GPSes aren't that advanced (i doubt it'll ever be) to be able to tell which direction the speed camera is facing, so it will warn you before and after the 250 meters (the distance is configurable depending on model)

      I personally don't use GPS for camera alerts… just drive below speed limit and lookout for redlights.. it's not that hard isn't it?

      • kingofamazon on 03/10/2012 - 10:22
        +1

        "I personally don't use GPS for camera alerts… just drive below speed limit and lookout for redlights.. it's not that hard isn't it?"

        Clearly matches your username :)

        • slowmo on 03/10/2012 - 13:01

          ;)
          if i wasn't such a tightarse, i would've bought a vanity plate for my car in the same nick. :P

  • davo_4 on 02/10/2012 - 06:47

    I wish this included the Iphone tomtom version

    • Husky on 02/10/2012 - 10:00
      +1

      I've had the tomtom app for nearly a year and never had to pay for new maps, and the app gets updated frequently.

    • dealspider on 02/10/2012 - 10:25

      I have been using the App for more than a year and it works well. Happy with it.

  • Geewhizz on 02/10/2012 - 06:52

    Darn! Not long ago paid for maps!

    Not too many of those included have bluetooth unfortunately.

  • Geewhizz on 02/10/2012 - 07:09

    Anyone tempted by this offer, Dick Smith has 30 per cent off, finishing today.

    • enander on 02/10/2012 - 08:02

      Already finished?? The Via 220 is back to $159 whereas a previous poster paid $111.

      • Geewhizz on 02/10/2012 - 08:43

        lol you have to be quicker than that - it was still $111 when I posted, so I'm glad I wasn't procrastinating over it myself. unfortunately it's too late to edit my post.

  • enander on 02/10/2012 - 08:10

    Cheapest TomTom I have found that is covered by the lifetime map warranty is the Via 220 from JB HiFI for $127.20

  • bohn on 02/10/2012 - 08:12
    +8

    Never fear, the deal ends next March.. so plenty of time to wait for a 'good deal' if you want to ;)

  • tonytong on 02/10/2012 - 09:35
    +1

    Love TomTom!!

  • chukkii on 02/10/2012 - 09:39
    +1

    Can someone please point me to a good TomTom unit with live traffic for <$300?

    • slowmo on 02/10/2012 - 10:56

      i seriously doubt that, live traffic is a subscription based service… at the most you'd get 1 year free.

      • enander on 02/10/2012 - 19:07

        Don't think the above is accurate, live traffic in Aus is provided by Suna (crap anyway) and is a lifetime subscription that comes with selected GPS, does not seem to be available on the newer TomTom devices (according to http://www.sunatraffic.com.au/moreinfo.html ), definitely available on selected Garmin GPS devices.

        • slowmo on 02/10/2012 - 21:36

          Tomtom 'live' has always been a subscription based service.

          for Tomtoms in australia, I've never seen lifetime subscription of anything (bar this current offer).

          No motivation to do so, when they can milk as much as they can out of australia.

    • Cheap Rich Guy on 07/10/2012 - 01:58

      I got an 825 from jb for around $280 last December. That came with 1 year of live traffic.

  • bleugh on 02/10/2012 - 09:51

    For the lifetime of the unit!?
    i've bought three tomtoms in my life, the second and third blew up shortly after the 12 month warranty,
    leaving a sh!t fight to argue that 12 months wasn't good enough for a premium product…
    never got resolved, will NEVER BUY anything tomtom related again

    love using the products though

    • PinzVidz on 02/10/2012 - 10:16
      +1

      If any of those TomToms were bought after January 1, 2011, then you're protected by ACL Consumer Guarantee. Warranty doesn't mean jack sh!t anymore.

      Would be nice if this lifetime update applied to the factory integrated TomToms in the Mazda CX-5 (and upcoming new Mazda6).

  • adpaholic on 02/10/2012 - 10:31

    for the Participating Products, ignore the price…which one is the best?

    • slowmo on 02/10/2012 - 10:59

      i would think that via 160, go 825 are the ones to look out for.
      160 because i have one that i bought a year ago. i might want to buy another 160 and see if i could 'share' the map updates across.

      825 is the next one to look for just before the fancy 'touch' screen of the 1xxx series. I always prefer resistive screens for GPSes… i just need to jab at the screen.

      • grasstown on 02/10/2012 - 13:15

        160 isn't participating

        • slowmo on 02/10/2012 - 21:37

          my bad. i meant to say 180. :)

      • Cheap Rich Guy on 02/10/2012 - 16:14

        I have the 825 and apart from once needing an essential update to reconnect to the satellite, it's been great.

    • matt_will_fix_it on 03/10/2012 - 16:35

      for the Participating Products, ignore the price…which one is the best?

      That comment doesn't belong on ozbargain….

  • stingysavagesaver on 02/10/2012 - 13:57

    nice find, well just have to wait for specials to pop up now from now till March 2013

  • DEvok on 02/10/2012 - 19:38

    I have a 5 year old tomtom 720, does this mean all tomtom a now have lifetime free map updates? It's a great move if so, cause paying $150 for an update is outrageous!

  • Mugsy on 02/10/2012 - 20:25

    Anyone finding that the link to the promotion is broken?

    Even from the AU TomTom homepage, clicking on the Lifetime maps promo yields an error for me ATM.

    http://www.tomtom.com/en_au/

  • [Deactivated] on 03/10/2012 - 00:44

    Does anybody know if Google Maps supports using voice directions? I'm just asking because I've got an iPhone 3GS and I hate Apple Maps but don't want to fork out for a GPS.

    • The Gent on 03/10/2012 - 00:58

      Pretty sure it doesn't, I'm afraid dude…sorry.

    • slowmo on 03/10/2012 - 08:04
      +2

      you are out of luck.

      if you had a samsung, at least it comes with a free copy of navigon which has somewhat decent gps voice navigation with 3D/2D directions. On top of that you can get Google maps too.

      But hey, I assume most iphone owners hate samsung for 'copying' apple, it's uncool and stuff.

      so…you have to wait for apple maps to be fixed.

      don't worry, apple will get it sorted… or they will tell you that you are using the phone wrong. ;)

      http://gizmodo.com/5947972/apple-acknowledges-iphone-5-camer…

  • [Deactivated] on 03/10/2012 - 10:47

    Bohn - can you explain precisely what the "life of your product" is? Also, when you say 4 or more full updates annually surely you're joking? I have an older TomTom and Australian map updates used to be as rare as rocking horse manure. Is TomTom now doing 4 (real) map updates annually for this country?

    • bohn on 03/10/2012 - 10:58

      I am a regular OzBargain user - I have no affiliation with TomTom, so I cannot answer your questions with authority ;)

    • slowmo on 03/10/2012 - 13:07

      i guess you are quite new to the gps world. :)

      afaik, all these GPSes take their maps from one source, so blame them (the source) if you get screwed up maps, and blame the GPS maker if you get screwed up directions. ;)

      as for the map updates, why not? nowadays there are new suburbs popping up and new roads commissioned each month. 4 updates a year is more than enough for me in any case. That's if they actually get the updated ones from the source.

      remember, in between 2011 and 2012 we have had silly speed limit changes throughout NSW. it would help some people who have trouble reading road signs and obeying speed limits i suppose.

      • [Deactivated] on 03/10/2012 - 20:25

        No, they don't use one source for maps, although there has been quite a bit of consolidation of map providers in recent years. Garmin uses Navteq, TomTom uses Sensis. The point is that in the past the "mapping" (including speed limits, cameras etc) has not kept pace with the changes in this country, probably because mapping is an expensive business. And errors often take years to be rectified in the maps. Offering customers up to 4 updates annually might sound good but in practice it's probably meaningless. I should say that it's been more than 12 months since I last looked at this issue so it's possible Navteq and Sensis have improved.

        • slowmo on 03/10/2012 - 23:29

          Offering customers up to 4 updates annually might sound good but in practice it's probably meaningless.

          agree. marketing gimmick, but you'd never know sometimes they pick up the errors and the updates are based on the corrected errors. in some countries, 4 updates a year isn't enough. ;)

          end of the day, i'd choose one with ease of use over regular updates. I only get unsettled once in a while when the gps is telling me that i'm in the middle of the mountain and i need to 'turn back'… when i took the scenic route to melbourne. ;)

          No, they don't use one source for maps, although there has been quite a bit of consolidation of map providers in recent years

          i guess my info wasn't updated: http://www.cnet.com.au/garmin-switches-to-navteq-maps-offers…

          garmin was using sensis, but no longer the case as of 2nd quarter of this year.

  • DEvok on 03/10/2012 - 13:28

    Bloody map updates costs more than the Dam unit itself, and now thu are giving unlimited free updates really pisses me off when i spent $500 on a tomtom 730 5 years back, and demanded payed upates. tomtom really should just have auto free updates. I doubt many ppl even want to pay those prices, now days iphone and android apps are being more popular. I myself have stopped and now using metro view on my iphone 5, much more advanced with free updates.

  • gadgetguy on 04/10/2012 - 10:49

    Anyone got this to work?

    The registration page for the offer is not accepting my serial number. I bought a "2050 World' from Ryda.

    If I try on the UK registration page (and select a "1005 World" model) the serial is accepted but that's not good as it only gives map updates for Europe. Its as if it thinks my GPS is a UK model but Ryda says its Aussie stock and the UK don't sell a 2050.

    I've emailed Tomtom and am waiting for a reply.

    Anyone had success?

    • cameldownunder on 15/10/2012 - 10:22

      I registered DS purchase: Via 180 yesterday. Did accept everything. Now request is pending.
      Dir register first. Then setup the device. Then googled for the Special offer, clicked on Australia flag,
      entered details and got confirmation email. Did check on the webpage too. All seems good.

  • Geewhizz on 05/10/2012 - 13:45

    If the links are not working properly, those who have bought based on this offer might want to think about doing a printscreen of the offer, and the T & C, on the offchance the page 'disappears'

  • sha81 on 14/10/2012 - 16:08

    I keep trying to register mine and keep getting an error message which is truly helpful.

    We have encountered an error. Please go back and try again.

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