City Nav v9 NT Update available?

[Bumpkin]

City Navigator Europe 9 NT update seems to have been released according to my MyGarmin account. Just clicked on the 'Map Updates" link and there it is, release date of 1st September and Ship date of 12 Dec (today).

No sign of the plain City Nav Europe 9 though

 

[ebbo]

Just checked against my 276c (not an NT unit) and there is CN v9 avalable
http://www.garmin.com/cartography/mapSource/citynavEuro.jsp

But looking here:- http://www.garmin.com/unlock/update.jsp

Its not avalable yet??

Converted the price to UKP, Update costs £38.23...

 

[SilverFish]

Here's a snippet of an email from Garmin customer services:

PLEASE BE AWARE: the non-NT update (part# 010-10432-04), for units such as the SPIII, GPS V, etc, is now delayed to later in December and because of the Christmas and New Year holidays.

Regards,

Barbara Speiser
European Product Support Associate Garmin (Europe) Ltd

Just have to wait a few weeks longer...

Dont know why really, as the data is the same, its just the way its stored on your unit

Mike

 

[new gser]

Is the NT v9 the right update for the Quest 2?

 

[Bumpkin]

Is the NT v9 the right update for the Quest 2?

Yes it is. The 'Request Update' feature on MyGarmin will ask you for the registration code from the yellow/orange slip that came in the box anyway, this will identify the model as part of the process.

 

[rdover]

Just registered my 2720 (was waiting for the update) and ordered my disc set. Told me it'll be here in 7-10 days. That'll be January then!

 

[skellum]

Yes it is. The 'Request Update' feature on MyGarmin will ask you for the registration code from the yellow/orange slip that came in the box anyway, this will identify the model as part of the process.

I am trying to update from V8 to V9 for my 2820 but for some reason it will only offer the update for my old Quest 2!! Although the 2820 unit is registered and I can see it in my Garmin for some reason it will not trigger an update for that model.... any thoughts?

 

[Garfieldus]

No sign of the plain City Nav Europe 9 though

what's the difference in the two?

 

[Bumpkin]

what's the difference in the two?

NT (New Technology ISTR) wont work on older models (2610, Quest etc.) as, presumably, they don't have the processing grunt to decompress on the fly (NT data is stored compressed) whilst also doing the other required GPS stuff. I assume a firmware update would make use of NT data on the older units but would be unusable in the real world. Might be where the Quest2 falls down

 

[ebbo]

Just had a call for a friend with a new 2820, he’s just rung Garmin UK asking about v9 updated disk’s. Unfortunately none are available just yet.

 

[skellum]

Just had a call for a friend with a new 2820, he’s just rung Garmin UK asking about v9 updated disk’s. Unfortunately none are available just yet.

I have a 2820 - can I not just update to V9 online?

 

[Mark_C]

Yes it is. The 'Request Update' feature on MyGarmin will ask you for the registration code from the yellow/orange slip that came in the box anyway, this will identify the model as part of the process.

But when I enter the code for my Quest 2 on Garmin's site, I get a message telling me no update is available.

 

[Bumpkin]

But when I enter the code for my Quest 2 on Garmin's site, I get a message telling me no update is available.

The Quest 2 uses City Nav NT so I don't see why you can't

Maybe an email to Customer Support is in order.

 

[Bumpkin]

I have a 2820 - can I not just update to V9 online?

The mapping data you'd need to download is large, around 2GB, hence they don't offer a download version. Also they do maintain a modicum of distribution control by mailing out DVDs. You need to request a DVD which Garmin will send out free. When you come to install/unlock it there may be a fee payable depending on when you registered your City Nav v8.