930T RDS traffic in Europe

[biznews]

I'm getting ready to take my 930T from the US to Europe and want to use the traffic data. Do I need a different antenna than I use here in the US? Is there a site that indicates coverage? I 'm particullary interested in Baveria and Austria. Finally, is there an addtitional charge to use the traffic service in Europe?

 

[Arno]

You will definitely need to buy the European antenna but that includesd a permanent subscription.

They say it costs EUR 79.95 but is temporarily not available from Tom Tom.

TomTom, tragbare GPS-Fahrzeugnavigationssysteme

The full description is here. You can cut-and-paste it into Google Language tools to get a semi bearable translation.

TomTom RDS-TMC Traffic Receiver USB - TomTom GPS sat nav


I think temporarily not available is like the 2+ year temporarily closed Canada maps store. I this case it may be more sinister as they are pushing the new more expensive X40/X50 models.

 

[mikealder]

You need the receiver that has a part number ending .013 to work in Europe, e-bay is probably the best option for one of these, a few months ago some of the larger retail groups were selling them off for under ?3 so don't go paying too much - yes that's not a typo they were under three quid! once you have purchased the unit there are no subscription charges - Mike

 

[biznews]

I checked the Amazon.uk site and they want 35 pounds ....but I don't see one on ebay, that is great information.

 

[Arno]

eBay Germany
It says 720 / 730 but should be OK for the 930.

I guess you will need a German address for shipping.