Unfortunately, that does not work. It is not as simple as it appears. I set up a new account with a new email address but it fails every time I try to link. I uninstalled and then picked apart all other remaining data and other files, and followed TomTom's instructions and deleted even the empty HOME and TomTom files and Downloads (all empty), reinstalled--multiple times!!--and it fails to link. It did update the system, and installed the quickgps fix. But it won't link, and it therefore won't give me an updated map nor let me buy map updates or other maps.
I can't be sure but I think they didn't update HOME to accept the Ease. One of the errors says that HOME does not match the device application, or something like that. I am not a complete newbie in these things and it looks like something more than can be fixed from this end. I've filed two error reports and am waiting.
In fact, it looks like a TomTom server problem. I think their server expects other units, but not this one for which perhaps it has not yet been modified. Here is the beginning of one of the error messages I get:
"ERROR: 573/#
https://home.tomtom.com/account/setDevice: Error from server: You have an invalid version of the TomTom application installed on your TomTom device. To use HOME you need to install the correct version of the TomTom application.
You have an invalid version of the TomTom application installed on your TomTom device. To use HOME you need to install the correct version of the TomTom application.
Error code: 573"
I get another error which says essentially the same thing, although it says I may still have "functionality," which I do except for linking and, therefore, getting map updates.