Garmin map updates

[golly]

Just downloaded Garmin express onto new computer, connected stat nav to update maps ---- says 3hours to download Is this normal, seems an excessively long time.

 

[GJH]

It could well take a long time but may not actually take as much as 3 hours. I think what they do is give a worst case figure so that people are pleased when it is quicker.

I think it took about an hour last time I did it a few months ago.

 

[Flamenca]

Just downloaded Garmin express onto new computer, connected stat nav to update maps ---- says 3hours to download Is this normal, seems an excessively long time.

My updates take at least 2 hours. It has been a long time since I have been 'offered' updated maps by Garmin Express. My maps are currently 2015.30 ; what map version have you downloaded?

 

[golly]

My updates take at least 2 hours. It has been a long time since I have been 'offered' updated maps by Garmin Express. My maps are currently 2015.30 ; what map version have you downloaded?

Its still downloading, I will let you know when its finished, if this is what they call express God knows what they would class as normal.

EDIT, just looked at the download screen, and its downloading 2015.30. 30% loaded and counting

 

[Larrynwin]

My Garmins always take a min of three hours but likely due to my BT Snail Broadband, it would be quicker by pigeon

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[Allanm]

We have rubbish speed broadband, less than 1mb and Garmin updates can take all day ( or all night if I remember to do it last thing) I think their servers are very slow though, even when we had 10mb download speed, it took 2 or 3 hours
Allan

 

[Lenny HB]

You lucky devil mine always take 4-5 hours.

 

[Judge Mental]

it's a worse case scenario......relax its free!

 

[chatteris]

think mine took a about two and a half hours last time and did not load the languages properly, I blamed the broadband, I have BT infinity and it is abysmal

 

[MikeandCarolyn]

I have 10mb here and garmin starts off saying 3hrsbut is usually done in 2.
I get on with other stuff whilst it does it's thing.

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[Bailey58]

2.5MB download when I'm lucky, do mine overnight but on the odd occasion I have got up to a "Fail" message and have to start over.

 

[GJH]

2.5MB download when I'm lucky, do mine overnight but on the odd occasion I have got up to a "Fail" message and have to start over.

Can we stick to the subject of Garmin downloads please

 

[golly]

It took 2 1/2 hours in the end.