captain_sugar
Joined: 05 Sep 2006
Location: Hradec Kralove
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Hi all,
Who can tell me more details about the disco navigation system in the central and eastern european region?
When I baught the car everybody promised that the navigation data will become available soon.
Now it seems Land Rover will probably never cover this area due to too small sales of the navigation system in this region and therefor negative profitability.
The prague importer told me an interesting version: the data are present on the car but the system needs a service code to activate or allow access to these data.
Does anybody knows more details or additional information?
If not, please, everybody in the region, buy massive amounts of Discovery 3's WITH a navigation system installed so that LR will start to sell the navigation data. ...
Thanks!
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 Tue Sep 05 2006 4:02pm |
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levap
Joined: 15 Aug 2006
Location: Breclav
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I was informed from my dealer that Czech area (not mentioned eastern europe) will be available in MY 2008, so by end of next year. 
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| Tue Sep 05 2006 8:26pm |
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captain_sugar
Joined: 05 Sep 2006
Location: Hradec Kralove
Posts: 621
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Don't hope too much...
The dealer in trutnov where I service the car said our region will probably never be covered.
The dealer in Belgium where I bought the car checked this version in LR UK on my request and they confirmed this.
Not enough Czechs buy a navigation system ON their car. Instead of bying the factory fitted system at huge prices, they buy portable devices like TomTom etc for not even fifth of the price...(and I guess they are right!)
Therefor it will never be profitable for LR to buy the maps, licenses etc.
Seems your dealer wants to keep you hoping...
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| Tue Oct 10 2006 10:25pm |
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espri
Joined: 07 Nov 2005
Location: Bavaria
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After having to drive blind during my holiday in Slovenia and Croatia, I find it disappointing that there seems little prospect of LR supporting maps for East European countries. With such maps being available on cheaper hand-held systems, I cannot believe that the licensing is so expensive that LR could not supply the appropriate data.
Just because the LR market is smaller there (and I did see several LRs in Croatia, including a Disco II) does not mean that owners from other countries won't want to drive in eastern Europe.
Eric
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| Wed Oct 11 2006 9:08am |
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dakota
Joined: 30 May 2006
Location: hainaut
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moi je suis allé au cap nord, je suis juste revenu, et la Finlande n'est pas non plus dans le système de navigation du disco 3. 
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| Wed Oct 11 2006 1:30pm |
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captain_sugar
Joined: 05 Sep 2006
Location: Hradec Kralove
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Great!
I read on the czech D3 forum that a DVD with "Europe" (this means western Europe) with "as a bonus" the czech republic on is available.
If it's only the czech Republic, as I understood, the given price, about 285€ is too high;
- already bought a tom tom of course: for twice this amount you have the complete TomTom with all maps (complete western Europe, a big part of eastern europe and the USA)
- Probably the coverage will be high in the main cities, but on the countyside low.
If it is including Slovakia, Hungary and Poland, it would be great!
Just registred at the czech forum to be able to ask more.
I don't communicate too much with the czech dealership that services my car:
When I think of them in the afternoon, they are gone home already. And they never reply my e-mails. A typical stupid czech company that thinks the customer needs them.
The Belgian dealership where I bought the car might not know about this czech speciality.
Wait and see!
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| Sun Oct 29 2006 9:33pm |
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baart
Joined: 03 May 2007
Location: WARSAW
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i've asked my dealer about navigation in my2008 - still no coverage for CEE
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| Thu May 03 2007 9:18am |
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Alex08
Joined: 09 Nov 2006
Location: Glasgow
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We are off to Romania in the summer in the Disco - I have a Co-pilot hand held that will do the roads but it is not up-to-date. So now I can't use the Bluetooth because the phone won't speak to it and I won't be able to use the satnav as it doesn't have the maps......hmmm. What next.
If anyone knows the progress on the Budapest/Oradea motorway or has any any advice on revised roads in the area I would be greatful. Last time I was there construction was going on, but I'm having difficulty finding info as to what to expect this year (except no customs!!  )
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| Thu May 03 2007 10:46am |
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baart
Joined: 03 May 2007
Location: WARSAW
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funny thing is that navteq has now good maps for CEE but apparently denso (which makes satnav for LR) did not prepare solutions for LR owners, some other guys like opel (vauxhall) owners already have it (at least that's what i've heard)
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but u czech guys have at least coverage for your country (the only one from the region)
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| Thu Sep 27 2007 10:28pm |
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baart
Joined: 03 May 2007
Location: WARSAW
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reply I got 2day from Navteq when asked about CEE navigation:
NAVTEQ wrote:Email ID: 80996
Dear Mr. ......,
Thank you for contacting NAVTEQ.
Please note that it depends on the system/car manufacturer what coverage will be made available for there navigation system. At this moment it is still unknown when such coverage will be made available.
Should you require additional information, please send us your feedback by replying to this email including your reference number. You may also contact us through our Customer Service Centre at the phone numbers provided below.
With kind regards,
NAVTEQ Customer Service Centre
PO Box 501
7300 AM APELDOORN
THE NETHERLANDS
International Toll Free Number: 00800 18 23 53 22
Local Toll Free Number Germany: 0800 181 6065
Local Toll Free Number France: 0800 914 478
Local Toll Free Number Italy: 800 781 145
Telephone Number: +31 555 384 245
Fax Number: +31 555 433 947
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| Mon Oct 01 2007 5:34pm |
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captain_sugar
Joined: 05 Sep 2006
Location: Hradec Kralove
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I tried the same.
This is a standard answer they send out very quickly.
If you ask further, it will take much longer or you won't get any answer at all...
Dutch marketing. 
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| Mon Oct 01 2007 7:58pm |
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captain_sugar
Joined: 05 Sep 2006
Location: Hradec Kralove
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baart wrote:u czech guys have at least coverage for your country (the only one from the region)
You should write "u Prague guys have at least coverage for your city"
Outside Prague coverage is minimal. Coverage reduces from the west downwards to the east.
Certainly not for me, living near the polish border.
Choosing between a LR disc with no reasonable coverage outside of Prague and a tomtom with 99% coverage (even my private road is on their map), at the same price, I knew what to buy. And the tomtom warns me for fixed radars....
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