Ok, bought a Tom tom GPS back in about 2012 or maybe 2013. It is a Tom Tom 1500MSE with 5 inch screen. One reason I bought was because it had "lifetime maps.' Well I had never hooked the GPS up and logged onto the Tom Tom website to update the maps... I figured what is the rush .. since it has the feature of "FREE lifetime maps. Anyway a week or so ago i decided to update it and am met with a screen that says my time for updates is expired and I can purchase map up dates. HUH?? I guess lifetime means far less than that. Apparently in their fine print a lifetime means the useful life of the device ( whatever that means.
I can still use it as the old maps are probably 99% accurate, but since lifetime maps was a feature it is somewhat deceptive IMO. Most of the time now i just use a GPS phone app anyway, but On long trips I do like the large screen and better voice quality that a GPS offers. Nothing wrong overall with the Ton Tom GPS as it works very well, but when they plaster Free lifetimes map updates all over the box and then that lifetime is 4 years, then Tom Ton should be direct and just say map updates free for 4 years. if i ever buy another GPS it certainly will not be Tom Tom probably Magellan or Rand Mcnally.
I can still use it as the old maps are probably 99% accurate, but since lifetime maps was a feature it is somewhat deceptive IMO. Most of the time now i just use a GPS phone app anyway, but On long trips I do like the large screen and better voice quality that a GPS offers. Nothing wrong overall with the Ton Tom GPS as it works very well, but when they plaster Free lifetimes map updates all over the box and then that lifetime is 4 years, then Tom Ton should be direct and just say map updates free for 4 years. if i ever buy another GPS it certainly will not be Tom Tom probably Magellan or Rand Mcnally.