Is it possible to make a Tomtom Go 700 turn on with the ignition key?
Its a real hassle holding the power button for 3-4 seconds every time I get
in the car.

"Andrew W" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Is it possible to make a Tomtom Go 700 turn on with the ignition key?
> Its a real hassle holding the power button for 3-4 seconds every time I
> get in the car.

Mine powers up when I supply power, so if yours is fed from a permanent
supply move it onto a switched supply (simple?)

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>> Is it possible to make a Tomtom Go 700 turn on with the ignition key?
>> Its a real hassle holding the power button for 3-4 seconds every time I
>> get in the car.
>
> Mine powers up when I supply power, so if yours is fed from a permanent
> supply move it onto a switched supply (simple?)

Its in the cigarette lighter socket which gets power in the key accessory
position, yet it doesn't come on when the key is turned.
Is your power cord plugged into the go 700's power socket or the cradle's
power socket?

Hi.

It really depends on the combination of tomtom software (aka navcore) and
bootloader (ie. linux version) releases : it has to be a standard feature
until some point in release 7 but it then disapeared (with release 8 ... if
I remember well) and as far as I know, it is not going to be re-introduced.

Lionel


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>>> Is it possible to make a Tomtom Go 700 turn on with the ignition key?
>>> Its a real hassle holding the power button for 3-4 seconds every time I
>>> get in the car.
>>
>> Mine powers up when I supply power, so if yours is fed from a permanent
>> supply move it onto a switched supply (simple?)
>
> Its in the cigarette lighter socket which gets power in the key accessory
> position, yet it doesn't come on when the key is turned.
> Is your power cord plugged into the go 700's power socket or the cradle's
> power socket?
>
>

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> Hi.
>
> It really depends on the combination of tomtom software (aka navcore) and
> bootloader (ie. linux version) releases : it has to be a standard feature
> until some point in release 7 but it then disapeared (with release 8 ...
> if I remember well) and as far as I know, it is not going to be
> re-introduced.
>
> Lionel
>

Ah. That clears a few things up. What a shame.
So it was the navcore etc.
I don't suppose it would be possible or practical to go back to the previous
ones.

Andrew W wrote:
> Is it possible to make a Tomtom Go 700 turn on with the ignition key?
> Its a real hassle holding the power button for 3-4 seconds every time
> I get in the car.

<shakes head in amazement>

What sort of society have we become where it's a "real hassle" to press a
button for 3-4 seconds?

John wrote
> Andrew W wrote

>> Is it possible to make a Tomtom Go 700 turn on with the ignition key?
>> Its a real hassle holding the power button for 3-4 seconds every time
>> I get in the car.

> <shakes head in amazement>

> What sort of society have we become where it's a "real hassle" to press a button for 3-4 seconds?

Still much more convenient when the GPS is properly designed so you dont have to.

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> Andrew W wrote:
>> Is it possible to make a Tomtom Go 700 turn on with the ignition key?
>> Its a real hassle holding the power button for 3-4 seconds every time
>> I get in the car.
>
> <shakes head in amazement>
>
> What sort of society have we become where it's a "real hassle" to press a
> button for 3-4 seconds?

If its only once a day then its no problem.
But if you're a service person (like me) or courier and you have to get in
and out of the car frequently...

Andrew W wrote:
> "John" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> Andrew W wrote:
>>> Is it possible to make a Tomtom Go 700 turn on with the ignition
>>> key? Its a real hassle holding the power button for 3-4 seconds
>>> every time I get in the car.
>>
>> <shakes head in amazement>
>>
>> What sort of society have we become where it's a "real hassle" to
>> press a button for 3-4 seconds?
>
> If its only once a day then its no problem.
> But if you're a service person (like me) or courier and you have to
> get in and out of the car frequently...

Well my friend, if that's all you have to worry about in your life then you
ain't doing bad. I would suggest that "a real hassle" is being in constant
pain from a spinal injury at work that led to medical retirement. I would
suggest that "a real hassle" is not being able to sleep for more than 2
hours a night (and that's not in one, nice, 2 hour chunk. It's in a 10
minutes here and 5 minutes there sort of a way) because of said injury.
However, I don't like to complain because I know there's people out there
far worse off than I am.

No sir, pushing a button for 3-4 seconds is not "a real hassle". It may be
desirable to not have to do it but "a real hassle"? Get a grip man!

"Andrew W" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> Andrew W wrote:
>>> Is it possible to make a Tomtom Go 700 turn on with the ignition key?
>>> Its a real hassle holding the power button for 3-4 seconds every time
>>> I get in the car.
>>
>> <shakes head in amazement>
>>
>> What sort of society have we become where it's a "real hassle" to press a
>> button for 3-4 seconds?
>
> If its only once a day then its no problem.
> But if you're a service person (like me) or courier and you have to get in
> and out of the car frequently...
>
>
If that's the case, just leave it on. Turn it on first thing in the morning
and only turn it off at quitting time.