Release of TomTom Car Holder for QTek 9090

[Anonymous]

Hi all,

I wanted to order the TomTom wireless (BT) 2 days ago and since it was meant to be used with QTek 9090 I was (by a big reseller, web shop in The Netherlands) told better to wait till end of January.

TomTom will release a new package (including Bluetooth version) of their software within 3 weeks. This package is fully QTek 9090 compliant meaning the car holder is adjusted for use with QTek 9090 (a so-called "TomTom QTek Navigation Pack" and "TomTom Navigator 3 Bluetooth"), contains a cable to charge the battery while driving, GPS receiver (Wired/Wirless), Software.....

http://www.tomtom.com/products/category.php?ID=1&language=1

kind regards,
- Avareh (Avareh@BigMaiBox.net)

[Anonymous]

Hi Avareh,

Any news about the above release from your source? I checked with TomTom yesterday to see when/if a Qtek 9090 kit would be released (versus purchasing the, rather ugly looking, universal kit) and got the following reply:

"... The TomTom XDA model 2 car holder will work. We have no current plans at present to make a dedicated car kit for this model.

We hope to have answered your question to your satisfaction.
With best regards,

The TomTom Customer Support Team"

Not the answer I was hoping for. Which carkit would be a good alternative?
www.brodit.com looks good but the many choices are confusing. What would be the 'ideal' brodit for a Qtek 9090 in combination with a TTN3 Bluetooth set-up?

[c_bjorkvall]

I am using this holder with a 9090 connected to a TomTom GPS through cable. It will work very nicely with most cables for 12V charging as well:

Holder f. Cable Connection
For GPS-cable, or sync-/data-/charging-cable.
Item no: 846612
http://w3.easytrade.net/brodit_shop/product.dip?item=1244367&fid=1244483

If you are thinking of running the 9090 without any cables whatsoever I would recommend the passive holder:

Passive Holder,Tilt Swivel
Item no: 848612
http://w3.easytrade.net/brodit_shop/product.dip?item=1241216&fid=1241351

Regards

Chris

[Anonymous]

Hi Argeles,

I heard also the same from TomTom support team when I called them a few days ago. When I again called my dealer to verify what they had promised, he told me :

The release of TomTom active holder meant for Qtek 9090 has been delayed.
That the local distributor in The Netherlands had told him TomTom support team was telling nonsense.
The distributor claimed that the TomTom passive car holder is being tested right now and that's the reason why the release of active holder being postponed for a few weeks.

Anyway, here in NL is the Broadit Active holder also the one being offered by many dealers. The only problem with this one is the fact you can't use such active ones with your Qtek 9090 when you use a PDA case (like Piel Frama). This means that you have to take the device out of the case each time you wanna put it into your car holder. The 'ugly' universal holder like HR Richter has no such problem. The only disadvantage of such holder is that you have to order a 2-in-1 cable for charging the Qtek 9090 and your Bluetooth GPS receiver.

I wonder if there is any active holder by which you can also use the leather case at the same time.

kind regards,
- Avareh (Avareh@BigMailBox.net)

[Anonymous]

Hi Avareh,

Many thanks for the info. To wait or not to wait that is the question. Are you also still waiting?BTW The HR Richter looks identical to the TomTom universal holder. When I finally do get TTN3 BT + Qtek9090 I'll need a fast 1GB memory card for the TomTom maps of Europe, but that's another problem (here also a choice not as straight forward as one would first think, judging by the memory card discussions on this site).

Best Regards,
Argeles/Robbert

[griffog]

Herbert Richter manufacture the TomTom cradles as well as cradles for many other manufacturers. Brodit mounts are superb, I have three in car although I use Carcomm's XDA cradle with my XDAII, see here (www.griffinnet.co.uk/ppgps.htm).

[Anonymous]

Hi again,

This is what I meant with hearing nonsense after calling support team of TomTom in The Netherlands.

looking at their site there is no sign of any QTek 9090 compatible car kit at http://www.tomtom.com/products/compatibility.php?ID=9&Language=1

However, looking at this URL it seems that still there is a TomTom car mounting kit for Qtek 9090: http://www.pdamods.com/proddetail.asp?prod=A11XDA2SMNT&cat=23

kind regards,
- Avareh (Avareh@BigMailBox.net)

[griffog]

Whilst the QTek 9090 Carkit on the PDA Mods site does appear to be identical to TomTom's Carkit range it does not mean that is an officially sanctioned TomTom carkit hence why you can't find it on TomTom's site.

Looking at it, it is almost certainly manufactured by HR though so should be a good 'un.

[Anonymous]

Well, I strongly doubt it Darren. It looks exactly the same as other TomTom car kits, has exactly the same detailed snapshots (which you also can find on official web site of TomTom) regarding extended power & GPS connection and the descriptive text begins with " The TomTom Car Kit allows you ...".

The only thing I hear here in NL is the fact the few products (sometimes) are introduced earlier in one country than others. That's probably the reason why you can't find any official announcement in the European web site of TomTom.

kind regards,
- Avareh (Avareh@BigMailBox.net)

[kvee]

Whilst the QTek 9090 Carkit on the PDA Mods site does appear to be identical to TomTom's Carkit range it does not mean that is an officially sanctioned TomTom carkit hence why you can't find it on TomTom's site.

Looking at it, it is almost certainly manufactured by HR though so should be a good 'un.

Well, I ordered the PDAMODS.com XDA 11s car kit on Thursday and it arrived the next day so 10/10 for service.

I already had a car mounting kit from TomTom for my iPaq 4150. Parts from that kit ie some cables and mounts are interchangeable with the XDA 11s kit from PDAMODS.com. The PDAMODS base mount has a very high flexible stalk to move around and position the XDA which i didn't like at all so i used the mount from the iPaq which does not have any stalk and found that the mounting slots on the back of that fit perfectly into the XDA mounting bracket. Looks much much better. There was no power cable supplied for linking the XDA mount to the TomTom Bluetooth SatNav receiver which is annoying and dissapointing. I had to use the cable that was in the iPaq car kit and it fitted perfectly into the XDA holder. The car cigarette power cable with the XDA is OK but is very very short.

Overall, the PDAMODS.com kit is clearly not a genuine TomTom part. The quality of the plastic and other materials are not as good as a genuine TomTom car kit. To get the perfect results I had to mix and match parts from both kits. If you do order the PDAMODS kit it will work perfectly well with your XDA but you might end up wishing you had waited for the official TomTom car kit.