Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/07/26/tomtom_satnav_update_woes/
TomTom update breaks satnav live links
Older GPS boxes borked
Posted in Science, 26th July 2010 11:47 GMT
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TomTom has posted an update to its old Go x40 Live satnav range - now superseded by the Go x50 Live line [1] that has broken the devices' ability to access online data sources.
Users have reported that after the company released version 9.054 of the satnav's firmware, the devices stopped receiving Live - the name TomTom gives to its online services, such as real-time traffic information - updates.
Instead, users were presented with an error message.
Whoops.
TomTom said in response that it is working an a fix the the software, but couldn't say when it may be posted.
Or whether the new release will include the voice of Brian 'Gordon's Alive' Blessed - a much-requested feature [2].
In the meantime, the company said, Go x40 Live owners should downgrade their satnav software to the previous version, 8.371.
The procedure for doing this can be found here [3]. ®
Big thanks to reader Dave for the tip