TomTom Confirms Mapping Deal with Apple

[oneMadRssn]

charge?? I get TomTom map updates and have't pay for them at all. I just paid for the app and that's it.

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What TomTom brings is excellent traffic data, which they charge an annual subscription for within their app; which is now included in iOS6. That's money right there.

 

[Sabenth]

well this explains a lot i have seen tomtom cars simliar to those used by google a while back so they are following the same path as google this could mean we get apple view or what ever they will call there version of streetview

 

[Primejimbo]

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What TomTom brings is excellent traffic data, which they charge an annual subscription for within their app; which is now included in iOS6. That's money right there.

This is what i was talking about, what Subscription?

 

[oneMadRssn]

This is what i was talking about, what Subscription?

The HD Traffic is subscription based. They charge you a fee "via in-App purchase" which gives you 1 year of HD Traffic. I forgot how much it costs, I think it's in the ballpark of $20/yr. See: http://www.tomtom.com/en_us/product...mtom-navigation-app-for-iphone-ipad/index.jsp

 

[Cheffy Dave]

I much prefer Garmin Street Pilot, never been wrong yet.

 

[steve-p]

Tom Tom is great for navigation and I just hope they wont charge for traffic data.

I doubt they will charge for traffic because iPhone users are providing the data at no cost to Apple, apart from the servers collecting it. It is in Location Services and sends position data to Apple using the owner's data plan, although you can turn it off. Maybe though they will only let you use traffic if you also have the sending of traffic data set to on. That would be fair.

 

[Thomas P.]

That seems to be a nice deal, I wonder what Google will do in response to this deal, they will just bring the Google maps into the battle!