TomTom introduces GO Mobile, a free Android app

Johannesburg, South Africa, 4 March 2015,– TomTom (TOM2) today launches a new navigation app with TomTom Traffic in South Africa. People can now experience TomTom’s premium navigation and real-time traffic information, driving up to 75km every month at no additional cost. * Drivers can upgrade to unlimited driving with a simple in app purchase.

Sharing the same user interface as the award winning TomTom GO satnav, the mobile app now helps drivers get to their destinations faster, every day. With offline Maps, TomTom Traffic, superior routing and Speed Camera warnings, the app is the ideal travel companion for mobile users. The new app features a global map licence so South African drivers can use it all over the world ** even without a ne2rk connection***.

“The TomTom GO Mobile app for Android is made for drivers who want to experience the best of TomTom on their smartphone,” says Corinne Vigreux, Managing Director, TomTom Consumer. “We entirely rethought our Mobile solution so every driver has the chance to try navigation with TomTom Traffic. Now all android owners can avoid the traffic jams and get to their destinations faster, every day.”

The app is free to download, and users can drive every month for 75km at no additional cost****. Users can also choose to subscribe to unlimited driving for one year or for 3 years as needed.

The app is now available to download from the Google Play store for free.

Additional Info:

Pricing:

In-app purchase for unlimited kilometres

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• 12 months = R249.99


• 3 years = R549.99

Smart phone requirements:

Drivers need a Gmail account and a phone with Android v4.0.3 or higher and a screen resolution of 800 x 480 pixels or higher.

Current users of TomTom Navigation App:

• The old TomTom Navigation App is no longer available for sale on the Google Play store in South Africa.


• Current users of the old App can still find it in ‘my Apps’ on the Google Play store.


• There will be no additional map updates on the old TomTom Navigation App.


• Drivers who have purchased a TomTom Traffic and Speed Cameras subscription will still receive these services for the current time.


• Existing customers will receive a 3 year unlimited navigation subscription for the new TomTom GO Mobile app for R10.00.

TomTom GO Mobile app features:

• Lifetime TomTom Traffic: Always drive with real-time traffic information for the lifetime of your app*****


• Tap and go: Tap one of your favourite destinations on the map, and you’re on your way


• Navigate to Contacts: Never memorise an address again. Select a contact from your list and the app will plan your route.


• Quick search: Find your destination faster with intuitive search results. Quick search starts to find your destination as soon as you start typing.


• Points of Interest: From petrol stations to hotels, your app comes pre-loaded with millions of useful POIs


• Lifetime Speed Cameras: Avoid speeding fines with accurate and timely speed warnings for the lifetime of your app*****


• Offline Maps: Maps are stored on your smartphone. So you don’;t need an internet connection, or data roaming, to plan a new route or re-route.


• Lifetime World Maps: Always drive with the latest maps for over 100 countries******

For a detailed overview of all features and available maps, please go to:

www.tomtom.com/navigation/android/go-mobile

TomTom NavKit

The TomTom GO Mobile app shares the same user interface and NavKit navigation software as the award-winning TomTom GO satnav, as well as superior NavKit routing. NavKit is the foundation for almost every TomTom product that we bring to market, including Portable Navigation Devices (PNDs), in-dash automotive systems and smartphone applications.

* A mobile data plan with the user’s chosen mobile ne2rk provider is required in order to be able to access all of the features of the app.

** 111 countries in the world.

*** Drivers receive 75 free kilometres every month, which includes TomTom’s premium navigation, TomTom Traffic and TomTom Speed Cameras. On the first of every month the free 75kms are added to the driver’s app. These kilometres are not accumulated if not driven in the 30 days. A mobile data plan with the user’s chosen mobile ne2rk provider is required in order to be able to access all of the features of the app.

**** A ne2rk connection is required to access all features such as TomTom Traffic.

***** Check http://tomtom.com/19212 for availability per country. Services require a mobile phone connection. Your operator may charge you for the data used and costs may be significantly higher.

TomTom introduces GO Mobile, a free Android app

BT dials back into mobile marketplace

17/07/14

John-Paul Ford Rojas

BT took its 1st large step back into the mobile phone industry on Thursday as it launched a new organization service to deliver fixed line and mobile calls to the exact same handset.

It presently has just 1% of the corporate mobile market but said it now plans to develop “aggressively”.

The BT One Telephone service is designed to make sure that companies never ever miss a call.

Fixed line high quality coverage for mobiles

BT mentioned research showed 60% of calls to organization mobiles have been answered in the workplace, but figures showed 90% of customers have been unhappy with the contact top quality of mobile phones.

It plans to address this by installing private ne2rks at company web sites to give fixed line quality coverage for a handset that can be taken away from the creating by employees.

Outdoors the workplace these will connect to a mobile ne2rk, by way of a deal BT signed with operator EE earlier this year.

The service is getting offered from nowadays with a national roll-out more than the next 6 months.

It is the very first step in BT’;s re-entry in the mobile telephone industry following the de-merger of its BT Cellnet company in 2001 which was later bought by Telefonica to turn out to be O2.

It plans to launch a mobile telephone company for the wider public by the finish of the present economic year.

BT said the new business service would perform with a full variety of mobile phones by inserting a One particular Phone SIM.

Business require flexible communications

Combined with 4G and unlimited access to millions of BT Wi-Fi hotspots, it would allow employees to “be as productive outdoors the workplace as they are at their desk”.

BT Business chief executive Graham Sutherland stated: “With an increasingly mobile and demanding workforce, organizations require communications technologies that is flexible.

“Today’;s announcement, combined with the upcoming launch of our 4G solutions demonstrates our ongoing commitment to the increasingly mobile UK workforce.”

BT Enterprise has more than 900,000 corporate customers but only 1% share of the mobile industry in this region.

Mr Sutherland mentioned: “It is disappointing but it is a amazing opportunity for us. We are going to aggressively go following that chance.”

BT dials back into mobile marketplace

BT dials back into mobile marketplace

17/07/14

John-Paul Ford Rojas

BT took its very first massive step back into the mobile telephone marketplace on Thursday as it launched a new business service to deliver fixed line and mobile calls to the exact same handset.

It at present has just 1% of the corporate mobile industry but mentioned it now plans to develop “aggressively”.

The BT One Telephone service is created to guarantee that companies in no way miss a get in touch with.

Fixed line quality coverage for mobiles

BT said investigation showed 60% of calls to organization mobiles have been answered in the workplace, but figures showed 90% of users had been unhappy with the get in touch with good quality of mobile phones.

It plans to address this by installing private ne2rks at business web sites to supply fixed line top quality coverage for a handset that can be taken away from the constructing by staff.

Outdoors the workplace these will connect to a mobile ne2rk, through a deal BT signed with operator EE earlier this year.

The service is getting offered from nowadays with a national roll-out over the subsequent 6 months.

It is the first step in BT’;s re-entry in the mobile phone industry following the de-merger of its BT Cellnet business in 2001 which was later purchased by Telefonica to grow to be O2.

It plans to launch a mobile phone enterprise for the wider public by the finish of the present economic year.

BT stated the new organization service would operate with a full variety of mobile phones by inserting a A single Telephone SIM.

Business want flexible communications

Combined with 4G and unlimited access to millions of BT Wi-Fi hotspots, it would enable workers to “be as productive outside the workplace as they are at their desk”.

BT Company chief executive Graham Sutherland said: “With an increasingly mobile and demanding workforce, firms need to have communications technology that is flexible.

“Today’;s announcement, combined with the upcoming launch of our 4G solutions demonstrates our ongoing commitment to the increasingly mobile UK workforce.”

BT Business has far more than 900,000 corporate clients but only 1% share of the mobile market in this area.

Mr Sutherland stated: “It is disappointing but it is a fantastic opportunity for us. We are going to aggressively go after that chance.”

BT dials back into mobile marketplace