TomTom Leap Year Bug!!

This topic was created by Joe 17 .

[Joe 17]

TomTom Leap Year Bug!!

anyone else got a TomTom sat nav that stopped working on March 31?

TomTom updated their site to say its a "leap year bug!"

So how many GPS users are stuck with no sat nav i wonder????

" .... Update 2nd April 23:39 CET: We have identified the root cause of the issue which has caused some of our models to not get a GPS position. The issue is caused by a ‘leap year’ bug in our GPS firmware. We’re working on a fix and will provide a further update as soon as we know more......"

[jake]

Re: TomTom Leap Year Bug!!

I use dead-tree maps to get around. Partially for this very reason.

After forty five years of navigation on this muddy rock, on 6 continents, I have never had a paper map fail me. Not once.

[Anonymous Coward]

Re: TomTom Leap Year Bug!!

Thanks for the scoop! Our story here.

[Joeman]

no worries, im actually astonished that given the number of people who use SatNav, that this story hasnt made the mainstream media!

[Anonymous Coward]

finally made mainstream this afternoon http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17599701

[Joeman]

made it into the Metro this morning... on the same day they released the patch.