Map update

[VOLVOL0VER]

New Map update. Version 1280. Downloaded today.

[Boxzoo]

Oh you’re joking. Took me four hours to download the last one on Monday of this week. Not had long journey since so have not plugged in to update the car. But now I need to download another update!

Thanks for the info though.

[James77]

Originally Posted by VOLVOL0VER

New Map update. Version 1280. Downloaded today.

Yes I can confirm another update NWE updating OTA.

So much for 2/3 times a year!

It takes a couple of hours to download the full 60+gb, Volvo need to sort their sh*t out!

[BroadwayBlueshirt]

Originally Posted by James77

Yes I can confirm another update NWE updating OTA.

So much for 2/3 times a year!

It takes a couple of hours to download the full 60+gb, Volvo need to sort their sh*t out!

If you use your phone to connect to the car as a hotspot, it`s around 4-500mb of data and takes over an hour. Saves mucking around with PCs and usb sticks though.

[James77]

Originally Posted by BroadwayBlueshirt

If you use your phone to connect to the car as a hotspot, it`s around 4-500mb of data and takes over an hour. Saves mucking around with PCs and usb sticks though.

Can you update all maps in that instance I tend to just keep NWE updated but I fancy updating the full map soon as I have more European driving planned, not that the update will make significant difference it's just nice to be up to date?

[BroadwayBlueshirt]

Originally Posted by James77

Can you update all maps in that instance I tend to just keep NWE updated but I fancy updating the full map soon as I have more European driving planned, not that the update will make significant difference it's just nice to be up to date?

Yes, or you can select NWE only. But you`ll need a huge data package to do all the maps.
If you travel to another country, you can select that particular country instead of doing them all.

That`s how I do my updates now.

[TimNiceBut]

I can't believe that people are moaning about getting regular FREE map updates that you can actually install yourself at your leisure!

Of course, you can always choose NOT to install them....

[Scotia64]

Obviously I’m new to all this , I think it’s great that you can still use the map while updating it via usb.
The down side is I tried to put an update for France & Germany on the same stick thinking once one was downloaded the other would start. But you can only have 1 map on the usb stick at a time. Bit of a bummer. I don’t think it’s worth buying a massive usb stick to update the whole map as it would take days to install.

[James77]

Originally Posted by TimNiceBut

I can't believe that people are moaning about getting regular FREE map updates that you can actually install yourself at your leisure!

Of course, you can always choose NOT to install them....

I don't think moaning it the right term. Updates are great to have and of course welcome, however, the volume of updates is a tad excessive. A bi-annual update or even thrice yearly is quite adequate particularly if you go to the trouble of downloading the full 64gd update on a stick (which is time consuming) only to find a further update is released a few weeks later.

Smacks of a lack of common sense.

[TimNiceBut]

Originally Posted by Scotia64

Obviously I’m new to all this , I think it’s great that you can still use the map while updating it via usb.
The down side is I tried to put an update for France & Germany on the same stick thinking once one was downloaded the other would start. But you can only have 1 map on the usb stick at a time. Bit of a bummer. I don’t think it’s worth buying a massive usb stick to update the whole map as it would take days to install.

I've never tried using the map while it's updating. I didn't think it would be possible.

As for taking days to install, that's a slight exaggeration. 2-3 hours is more like it and my Samsung 64Gb USB stick cost under £14 from Amazon.

USB Stick