Discussion:
Satnav updates
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Davey
2023-02-05 23:51:55 UTC
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When I owned a Renault Laguna a few years ago, the cost to buy an
update Satnav CD was about £120. I have no idea how long it would
have been before another one was needed to update that. I declined.
Now I have a BMW, it offers the option to subscribe to a map update
system, which gives up to four updates, received online, for £79 per
year. Much cheaper than the Renault system.
But the file is huge, I have been downloading it for some hours now, it
currently stands at 27.6 Gig, and it's still going. I can't find out
how big it is in total, so I will have to go to bed and leave it
downloading overnight. I need it for tomorrow morning. That assumes
that I can find a stick big enough for the file to transfer it to the
car.
I wonder how long it will take to transfer to the car from the stick.
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Davey
2023-02-06 07:47:23 UTC
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On Sun, 5 Feb 2023 23:51:55 +0000
Post by Davey
When I owned a Renault Laguna a few years ago, the cost to buy an
update Satnav CD was about £120. I have no idea how long it would
have been before another one was needed to update that. I declined.
Now I have a BMW, it offers the option to subscribe to a map update
system, which gives up to four updates, received online, for £79 per
year. Much cheaper than the Renault system.
But the file is huge, I have been downloading it for some hours now,
it currently stands at 27.6 Gig, and it's still going. I can't find
out how big it is in total, so I will have to go to bed and leave it
downloading overnight. I need it for tomorrow morning. That assumes
that I can find a stick big enough for the file to transfer it to the
car.
I wonder how long it will take to transfer to the car from the stick.
To a Blues tune:
"I got up this morning and the download had failed".
Well, the checksum check kept failing, so it won't be accepted, and I
certainly don't want to install a corrupt file. But it did tell me that
the file is 30-something GB in size, and will take 10 hours to re-download. So I
travel with the old map today, and try again tonight.
I do have a USB stick large enough for the file, though, once I have it.
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Davey.
Indy Jess John
2023-02-08 11:48:27 UTC
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Post by Davey
When I owned a Renault Laguna a few years ago, the cost to buy an
update Satnav CD was about £120. I have no idea how long it would
have been before another one was needed to update that. I declined.
Now I have a BMW, it offers the option to subscribe to a map update
system, which gives up to four updates, received online, for £79 per
year. Much cheaper than the Renault system.
But the file is huge, I have been downloading it for some hours now, it
currently stands at 27.6 Gig, and it's still going. I can't find out
how big it is in total, so I will have to go to bed and leave it
downloading overnight. I need it for tomorrow morning. That assumes
that I can find a stick big enough for the file to transfer it to the
car.
I wonder how long it will take to transfer to the car from the stick.
If it is over 20 Gig it must be covering a very wide area!

A friend of mine has a Ford Focus and his Satnav download was nowhere
near that size.

Jim
Davey
2023-02-08 11:56:06 UTC
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On Wed, 8 Feb 2023 11:48:27 +0000
Post by Indy Jess John
If it is over 20 Gig it must be covering a very wide area!
A friend of mine has a Ford Focus and his Satnav download was nowhere
near that size.
Jim
It is the whole of Europe. I don't know how far away it goes, though.
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Abandoned_Trolley
2023-02-09 09:04:00 UTC
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Post by Davey
Jim
It is the whole of Europe. I don't know how far away it goes, though.
The Eurovision song contest extends to Israel, and I believe they are
planning to include / invite Australia :-\
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Davey
2023-02-09 10:06:35 UTC
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On Thu, 9 Feb 2023 09:04:00 +0000
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Post by Davey
Jim
It is the whole of Europe. I don't know how far away it goes, though.
The Eurovision song contest extends to Israel, and I believe they are
planning to include / invite Australia :-\
'
I think Australia has already been in it. Well, "New" South Wales
counts, I suppose?
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Abandoned_Trolley
2023-02-09 10:39:13 UTC
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Post by Davey
Post by Abandoned_Trolley
The Eurovision song contest extends to Israel, and I believe they are
planning to include / invite Australia :-\
'
I think Australia has already been in it. Well, "New" South Wales
counts, I suppose?
Obviously I need updating as well
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