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Re: Update times

Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2018 4:44 pm
by kernowing
I had wondered about that Russ. I'll do seperate updates next time (if I remember :oops: )

Re: Update times

Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2018 10:18 pm
by alan sh
If you run a speed test and it looks OK, it could be the routing from your ISP onwards. You could try changing your DNS settings to 1.1.1.1 and see if that makes a difference.

Iā€™m in the UK on a 200mb/sec line and I get a 200mb/sec download from Garmin, so I know it should be faster than you are getting.

Alaj

Re: Update times

Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2018 10:39 pm
by kernowing
Thanks for the suggestion Alan. I've set the DNS to 1.1.1.1
I have a Nuvi awaiting an update, I'll give it a go tomorrow. Will this setting affect anything else on the laptop?

Re: Update times

Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2018 7:45 am
by Stu
kernowing wrote: ā†‘Wed Aug 29, 2018 11:08 am
Stu wrote: ā†‘Wed Aug 29, 2018 11:01 am It calculates it depending on your Internet speed
Broadband speed is 51.9 Mbps which I thought was quite reasonable.
Express says it's copying files at 217 kb/s and now has 5hrs 3mins to go!
Not too worried--just like to know about these things. :)
I'm only on a 30 meg download and showing 1 hour 20 mins :lol: at a rate of 4.1 MB/s

I wonder if there was a problem with your ISP as that seems a long time at that given speed! or maybe a problem with your WiFi?

Re: Update times

Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2018 7:58 am
by kernowing
It's always been pretty much the same--extremely slow update times. I did connect via an ethernet cable after Alan's suggestion. Also, following Alan's suggestion, I reset the DNS.
I've just plugged in the Nuvi for the update and it's absolutely flyin'!!! :o
6MB/s and less than 40 mins to completion (according to Express)

Edit--the rate has now dropped to 3.4MB/s but still more than 10times faster than before. Big thanks to Alan SH :)

Re: Update times

Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2018 9:21 am
by Stu
next time there is an update try it on a night again to see if its slow

the speed may have been throttled at busy times although if your package sates you should get a minimum of say 50 meg then you should have decent speeds at all times

Re: Update times

Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2018 2:15 pm
by rbentnail
Stu wrote: ā†‘Thu Aug 30, 2018 9:21 am next time there is an update try it on a night again to see if its slow

the speed may have been throttled at busy times although if your package sates you should get a minimum of say 50 meg then you should have decent speeds at all times
This is a very good point that I'd forgotten about. I generally do all of my updating beginning at midnight-ish. Lunch and evening time traffic makes my internet connection scream to a crawl.

Re: Update times

Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2018 7:12 pm
by joebedford
Are you suggesting that the map downloads TWICE for simultaneous PC and device update?

Re: Update times

Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2018 8:40 pm
by sussamb
No. Most of the files are shared but there are some files unique to each and both use different map formats.

Re: Update times

Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2018 8:41 pm
by alan sh
No, it doesn't