Anyone else hugely disappointed with MapShare?

I don't think it's hype really. It is an excellent idea. Look at wikipedia. They just need to get focus on collecting data, vetting it, and passing it back. If they develop a wiki approach so that members can analyze and somehow help with the vetting process, even better. It's new frontier for them and they are having enough issue keeping their servers up and docs (not) up to date

Ugh, thanks everyone for confirming what I feared. I think TomTom needs to change it to "POIShare" because obviously MAPS are not being updated.

Since upgrading my GO700 to v7 of the software (and buying the v7 map upgrade, too), I have had it set to download all updates from everyone. I have still yet to see any of my updates come back, whether POI additions/updates, road name changes, etc.

I was worried when I first read about MapShare that it was going to be all hype. TomTom has still yet to really clarify timelines for MapShare subscriptions. Frankly, since I have yet to see ANY MapShare changes (even my own), I'm going to be rather peeved when my one years subscription to MapShare is up. Nothing in my area of the country changed with the v6 to v7 map update, so I only bought the v7 map update so I could participate in the MapShare program. Now it just seems like a complete waste of money.

The DeLorme product works with Palm and Windows Mobile PDAs, but the on-PDA routing is DOG slow. It's basically a very good street atlas application, but a lousey GPS navigation app. If you're driving around with a full fledged notebook computer in your car, the GPS navigation features reportedly work great, but I know from experience that it's dog slow routing and very jerky navigation on a PDA. It's a shame, too, because DeLorme support is superb (very responsive with multiple ways to get information) and the ability to just draw in your map changes yourself is an excellent feature and sounds a lot like what MapShare should've been (but clearly isn't).

Oh, well. Thanks for at least confirming my sanity. MapShare stinks. Haha. At least it sounded good.

I did this for many years because the portable GPS maps were so bad, not that they are even close to Street Atlas but they are better than they were. Street Atlas was miserable for a GPS interface, it would get me lost as often as it would get it right.

I really hope TomTom will start updating maps and POIs a LOT more often. I really miss the maps and POIs from DeLorme, but the portable GPS is still a win for me.

At least it sounds like you guys are actually getting SOME updates from TomTom/TeleAtlas. I have not gotten ANY map or POI updates at all... zero. I'm curious if it's because I haven't made any changes myself?

As far as I can see, MapShare is complete vaporware.

You need at least version 6.75 of maps to make it work, a PC (not a Mac) and have 'subscribed' to mapshare using TomTom Home's (version 2+) menu options. Done all that?

Question for all you guys; How do you 'know' that you do not have any mapshare updates. They are completely transparent.

If another user changes a street name or direction, or blocks/unblocks a road, and you receive that correction, it is not obvious that something changed unless you know where to look. There is nothing that indicates a changed map area. Of course, you can remove all mapshare downloads from your device and try to spot-the-difference, but unless you know where to look that is a very big job.

I know this works as advertised because I have seen it working. Changes (oneway direction changes) that I reported, then removed the 'personal correction' from my tomtom, came back to me as 'approved' corrections from tomtom.

And, to set the record straight (for the last time I hope), it was never said that you could add roads to the map. You can't! The only changes you (or tomtom) can make to your current map are street name, street direction, block / unblock street and add/remove/edit POI. Any other mapshare option is just a 'report'!

Personally, I am hugely impressed with mapshare. I have corrected street names, directions and unblocked roads that were incorrectly 'closed' and it has all worked perfectly, as advertised. But then, I am not expecting it to be able to do things that it was never designed (or advertised) to do!

Yep! Version 7 of the maps, a PC, and I've gotten to the point where I've subscribed to map changes made by anyone or their dog. Still nothing.

Transparent on the map, but when you connect using TomTom HOME2, it has the three categories at the bottom of the Update screen. I get the GPS Data file up top every week or so, but I have NEVER gotten an update for any of the three items at the bottom (maps, POIs, etc).

Maybe the updates have snuck by me... I'll see if I can disable the MapShare stuff tonight.

The spook's comment is absolutely my experience as well.

not being able to add streets is a no brainer. I can imagine what might happen if people were able to draw roads and send that to mapshare.

strange. I see map changes almost every time I use home and that's every few days. I've only seen one POI update though.