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[Android, iOS] Free - 12 Month Subscription to TomTom Go Navigation Service (Was $22.99) @ TomTom

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Good morning everyone!! Awesome deal!! Similar to this popular deal from @ dealbot

Steps -
1) launch OP link. Stay in the German site ie don’t change over to Australian site as promo code won’t work. No VPN required.
2) sign up or log in using an existing account. If you’re signing up, you’ll need a German address. If you’re using existing account, you’ll need to migrate your account over to Germany to get the free 12 month extension.
3) download the TomTom Go app to your phone. Sign-in to 'TomTom Services' via 'Settings' to confirm subscription for 1 year.

According to tomtom , the subscription is automatically renewed after 1 year, so don't forget to cancel
You can cancel and still keep your 12 months free subscription.
How to cancel: Go to German website, use google translate to navigate, Go under Subscription and Cancel Subscription.

Benefits over apps such Google Maps:

  • Does not require an active internet connection

  • The traffic alerts are more up to the minute (Google's are user generated whereas TomTom's are based on accurate floating car data)

  • TomTom has a more detailed lane guidance system


Credit to mydealz & @dealbot for the steps

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  • +29

    This would have been great 10 years ago ! With plentiful data and cheap plans is it really an advantage?

    • +9

      It is an advantage, when you loose signal while you are driving somewhere in the bush or not metropolitan.
      And you forgot the best part. It's FREE

      • +3

        Free is great but I mostly drive around metro so dunno if the other benefits are worth it. Does it also provide speed radar and police warnings?

        • +1

          Yes it does.

          • +3

            @Scrooge McDeal: Is that user-based data or does it get data from elsewhere?

            • -6

              @DevlicK: You can check previous deal that's on description for more details.

              • +1

                @Scrooge McDeal: I did. Doesn't say but it does say that Tomtom sells user data to the police

                  • +3

                    @Scrooge McDeal: No. Read your terms of service.

                  • +3

                    @Scrooge McDeal: Seems like you didn't bother reading the previous deal yourself. There's been discussions about it

                    • -5

                      @DevlicK: Nop, I haven't. I was at work when posted the deal. Shhhh 🤫 Don't tell anyone. 😄

      • +8

        What's the best way to tighten a signal?

        • +15

          A sonic screwdriver

      • +14

        You can download/save areas of maps on your phone for offline use, for free. If you know you're going somewhere obscure, save on advance.

      • +20

        You can download offline maps in Gmaps.

      • +2

        Downloading offline google maps ahead of time served me well driving inland NSW/VIC last year.

      • +5

        Google maps can be downloaded for offline use

        • +2

          Coming to Apple Maps with iOS 17 also.

        • +31

          I am not trying to sell it to you. It's free. If you like it grab it. If not just move on. All the information that you are after are online. Just google it. My username it's Scrooge McDeal not MrGoogle. 😃

          • -1
            • +2

              @Techefy: Btw I didn't neg you. And I hope you didn't get it the wrong way. No hard feelings.

          • +2

            @Scrooge McDeal: Honestly sounds like he thought you were ScroogeGPT

          • @Scrooge McDeal: Scroogee, you've nailed it:
            "I am not trying to sell it to you. It's free. If you like it grab it. If not just move on."

            As they say, you can take the horse to water something…

        • +1

          i use waze on the carplay for police reports, but still use a tomtom go on the windscreen to avoid traffic delays and actually navigate me somewhere. Waze is very inferior for rerouting. I find the tomtom police reports often out by up to a km, seems when you press the report button, it logs it where the signal is sent not where you pressed the button

          • -1

            @tmarshall60: fwiw, on AA I can start Waze, then, start TT, navigate using TT, get alerts from both Waze and TT.
            but, I came across a closely guarded secret how to avoid police speed cameras: don't speed…

          • @tmarshall60:

            I find the tomtom police reports often out by up to a km, seems when you press the report button, it logs it where the signal is sent not where you pressed the button

            I think thats just GPS accuracy in general (plus minus 500m-1km) and could be affected by weather and other factors.

      • It is an advantage, when you loose signal while you are driving somewhere in the bush or not metropolitan.

        Wouldn't you just use the offline maps feature (e.g. Google Maps)? That's what I use when I'm heading into places with no signal.

        • Google maps is good, it's free and updated regularly, and the street view is handy if hard to access on mobile.
          The down side is it doesn't save some settings between use, like the avoid tolls you have to check every time you use the app, and there's no traffic cameras shown.
          Tom-tom solved those issues for me.

          • @SlartiBartFozz: Google Maps saves all settings for me for avoiding tolls, I never have to check. Also you're right that it doesnt show fixed speed cameras from memory, only mobile speed cameras that was reported by other users (so if you're the first few to go through that area and no one has reported it, you could get caught if speeding).

  • +1

    How does this compare to HERE maps?

    • +1

      I also used here maps a fair bit, especially when I was overseas. It was excellent. I am not really inclined to speed, and back then I don't think it had alerts for the UK, but it did tell you the speed limit and that was enough for me. Regardless, for the one or two times in the year this would be useful, it's still not worth the effort and risk of it renewing at the end if I don't cancel it.

      I would also debate whether some "floating car data" is more accurate or real time than actual drivers fingering the phone when they see a camera, I reckon that would be as real as it gets, but I don't actually know what floating car data is so I will be interested to hear from someone who does

      • but I don't actually know what floating car data is so I will be interested to hear from someone who does

        https://www.google.com/search?q=what+floating+car+data+is&rl…

        LIterally just copied "what floating car data is" from your sentence, right clicked and selected "Search Google for what floating car data is".

        • Most of these probably have floating car data

  • Keep getting an error saying the cart is empty

  • +1

    Der eingegebene Gutscheincode kann nicht für die Artikel in Ihrem Warenkorb eingelöst werden.

    When I tried to get

    Radarkamera-Updates (Welt) - Annual Subscription

  • edit: following link posted by TEER3X seems to be working!

    • My link might be the issue. Let me update the link.

  • +18

    TomTom sell your data to the authorities, which is the being use to optimise speed camera location.

    • Apple Maps uses TomTom under the hood, so I guess they already have a massive trove of data regardless of whether you sign up to this deal of not.

      • +3

        When Apple Maps launched, it used a lot of Tom Tom data, but I’m fairly sure they have their own data now, and I’m damn sure they never have sold their users’ location data to TomTom.

    • -3

      That sounds like a good result. Less people speeding hopefully.

      • +22

        Optimise revenue, not safety

        • -1

          And less efficient flow of traffic

  • +2

    Curious on how TomTom compares to Waze driver community reports of speed cameras, accident and traffic reports. Can you cancel immediately after signing up?

    • +3

      I canceled automatic payment in Paypal.

    • For speed cameras I think Waze is 'faster'? But, overall, I much prefer TT

      • -4

        Justify why it is better than waze and google maps. Give at least 3 points.

        • Thanks test master

          • +1

            @Jackson: Thanks abbots, saw your answer below

  • +2

    Will you lose access if you cancel straight away?

    • +2

      No you will not.

      • How do you cancel please?

    • Cancelled subscription on same German website. Now shows status:cancelled. Unsure if I get to keep the subscription for 12 months it’s not clear. Can’t test it because the app is on 7 day trial anyway.

      • I can’t seem to find it in my profile, do you have a URL please? Edit: found it on the German site under subscription(5th option on the account menu)

    • Once a subscription is cancelled its status will be changed to Stopped, and you will no longer be billed for its renewal. You can cancel at any time, but any period you have already been billed for will not be refunded. You will continue to receive updates for the service until the final period you have been billed for runs out.

  • +5

    Offline map access is not really an advantage over Google Maps when you can download a map area for offline use on Google Maps.

  • +2

    After installed the app, I can't get pass the free trial screen to sign in

    • +3

      There is an option to click subscriptions or something. Definitely wasn't very obvious though, I had the same issue.

    • +13

      Select "Restore Purchases" after clicking on "car or truck plans" (or something like this - can't recall exactly what is was called)

      • +1

        Thanks OP and D S N. This needs to be updated in the OP as I am pretty sure most new users might face this issue. Cheers

  • Great

  • Is there a way to sign in to iOS app without the Apple ID?

    • I’ve previously used the trial so my only option was to ‘Restore Purchases’ by logging in with Apple ID, letting it fail and then logging in with Tomtom account.

  • Great deal.

  • Thanks OP. Just wondering what's real difference between TomTom Go vs TomTom NDS. It seems to me NDS (android) hasn't been updated since 5/22.

  • If no internet, how can it make The traffic alerts up to the minute?

    • No it cannot. But if you are somewhere remote without good signal this could be a godsend if you forgot to download offline maps on your navigational apps.

  • +4

    Why do these companies give out 1 yr subscriptions like it’s some sort of deal, it’s not even worth the time installing and switching

  • +1

    To sign in with the iOS app, tap Restore Purchases on the app, and then it will give you the option to sign in with the German account you created. Everything will work that way

    • Does the German account need to be created with same email as Apple ID?

      • +5

        To clarify, sign in with your real Apple ID password. It’ll then say “No purchases found”, then will let you log into a TomTom Account

        • Thanks that worked!

  • Why does it need credit card information

    • Because they give you 12 months for free, not forever free option.

      • +1

        Exactly, be sure to cancel the subscription via the German site or you’ll be charged next year. When I used the English site the subscription didn’t show up, had to do it in German

        • Subscription shows up on the UK site

  • +3

    You can use Here We go maps for offline navigation for Android for FREE

  • Does it have toll $ data? Does it let me choose which toll roads to include & exclude in a trip?

    • No $ data, but, does allow exclude all or individual toll roads, I do that sometimes when the time saved is just a minute or two and cost is $5 or more- but, no cost unlike Waze

      • Thanks. Are you saying Waze have the both toll cost and individual toll road selection?

        • Sorry, not sure, I've tried Waze recently as was curious of tunnel signal, which I think are Bluetooth beacons?, that works reasonably well, fwiw. TT as yet doesn't have that.
          In TT to avoid toll(s) is little 'confusing', after I select to avoid, you get two choices, the top choice is over the toll road you wish to avoid, the bottom choice gives you toll avoidance.
          I used to use Sygic since years ago, but since a while, TT. Never really used Waze apart from several times to try some aspects of it.

  • +4

    They still survive?

    • That's what I thought too

  • How do you cancel the automatic renewal ?

    • Remove the PayPal automatic payment method.

  • Does Tomtom show the house numbers on the maps ?

    • Does not seem to do so when I tried to put in my home unit number into the offline map.

    • no, but, it does take you to a street/house number you've entered

  • +1

    https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.osmand (also available for Apple) is free, offline and doesn't track you.

    The downside is no traffic reporting.

    I've used it for everything from driving down to hiking through the alps (as it has forest/bush trails mapped). :)

    There is a paid version (which I have) but the free version I think allows the download of one map (there is a single map version of Australia :) ).

    • +1

      Another vote here for osmand.

      It's brilliant for lots if things as well as basic driving navigation.

      You can enable overlays for contours which was my requirement when I found it. It's got a heap of open source overlays, including wikipedia. Great for finding out tourist attractions etc.

      A little (or a lot) more complex than Google maps, but very useful.

      Oh, and the paid version is a one time payment, not a subscription.

  • Good deal, I'm a long time user of TT navigation, both on Android Auto or directly, my preferred navigation app.
    AA still not quite complete in user I/f and control.
    Good routing, good traffic feed, no positioning in tunnels (Waze is better in that respect).

    • -7

      Justify why it is better than waze and google maps. Give at least 3 points.

      • +1

        Hmm, haven't really had need to use gmaps for navigation since years ago…
        When I 'tested' it many years ago, it chewed too much data - that no longer matters..
        I run out of data allowance, no maps, again, that no longer matters.
        I use gmaps to quickly preview time or ETA as it loads quicker than TT.
        I use gmaps to preview peak hour traffic delays, TT currently doesn't have that, Waze is better in that aspect.
        The only apps I used for any period of time was Sygic, really like it when I used it, ages ago, traffic was crap till they dropped Suna traffic and started using TT traffic, Osmand+ in Europe, was OK.
        Haven't really used Waze beyond trying it, was disappointed overall look'n'feel, also, entered direct street address in Canley Vale, it offered different streets, wtf? My desired street was on bottom after all other streets?? Then it took me to wrong place, other side of railway line?

        I've been using TT and Navman on my PalmPilot PDA with external Bluetooth GPS feed like… 20 years ago?

        I like TT and find it suits my needs, and, when you are on a good thing, stick to it..
        If gmaps or Waze suits your needs, use it.

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