Once you're all registered, you'll need to browse your manufacturer's website for updates. TomTom and Garmin require you to download programs to your PC or Mac, and these will periodically look for updates and alert you when a new one's available.
Once an update has been found and you've downloaded it, you'll need to connect your sat nav to your computer. Depending on how big the update is, this can take anything from a few minutes to an hour. Some of our sat nav models now feature Wi-Fi connectivity and automatic updates.
If you have this feature, then all you'll need to do is connect your sat nav to your home Wi-Fi network and the sat nav will do the rest. In some cases, you may need to select updates via Wi-Fi from your sat nav settings menu. If you aren't sure if your sat nav is ready for Wi-Fi connectivity, then remember you can still plug it into your computer to get updates.
Your sat nav should come with instructions on how to update your model, so if you get stuck it's a wise idea to dig the manual out!. Nothing serious. If you forget to update your sat nav, it may prompt you to hunt down new maps, but this is a reminder more than anything else.
You'll still be able to use it, it just means there's a slight chance you might end up somewhere you didn't plan to!. If your still using a sat nav that's showing its age, then it may be time for an upgrade. It may have been a returned satnav as it had already been used!
And had all sorts of info on it that was not mine. However, I must say that my NEW RAC has been picking up 5 sat's, picks its signal up again when lost on it's own and is accurate to 25 metres. This information is a mixed bag but in general so far I am pleased with my new toy… Read Full Review. Just to let you all know the outcome of my findings, the RAC lives up to the job as a reliable tool. Before I purchased the RAC I borrowed one, it's been great, I have used it several times in just over a week, have navigated around miles.
It has not let me down once. If you want a sat nav that gets you from A-B or even A-B-C-D etc then this is the one, OK you can't have a bad impression of a celeb giving you directions, or play your MP3's on it or connect it via bluetooth.
But you can find your way via address, full UK postcode, or point on map. It has preloaded speed cameras on, I… Read Full Review. Overall opinion I thought it was poor.
I'm hoping I can get a refund as its not as great as the box makes it out to be! I'm getting a Tom Tom as my dad has one and this has all the information on it which is missing on this one. Its also supposed to pinpoint you to the nearest 3m, it shows me as being yards 2 streets away when at home and no.. I think the windscreen mount is usless. It doesnt pick up sats half of the time. No indoor chargers… Read Full Review.
I borrowed this unit from my father in law for a few days, and it kept locking up and crashing. Within 2 hours the unit froze, no amount of resetting would shift it. What a waste of time and money! There are a few things to keep in mind. Register your sat-nav by entering your email address when requested to do so. I recommend that you only use Express if you have a good and reliable broadband connection as some of the maps files are very large and take several hours to download from Garmin.
During the update procedure and depending on your device, you may be asked to disconnent your sat-nav from your PC and reboot it turning it back on. This step is the installation of the latest software not the maps for your device.
The software update procedure can take several minutes to complete so be patient. It is advisable not to update your sat-nav if the battery is flat, make sure it is charged. Your sat-nav may not have sufficient space for the map update. Always make sure you have the latest version of Garmin Express installed before updating your sat-nav.
You can check this by clicking the 'cog' icon, top right hand side of the Garmin Express window and clicking on the link in the 'About Garmin Express' panel.
Now the bad news. Unfortunately, Garmin Express does not always work. Sometimes it has trouble recognising the devices that are connected to it. In these cases, even though your device comes with lifetime maps, no matter how many times you connect your sat-nav to Garmin Express it informs you that can purchase a map update.
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