[devil84]

Not sure if already posted but BMW currently have 50% off Connected Drive and 20% off BMW MAP updates. be quick!

Discount Codes are valid until November 27th 2017

[RickLS7]

Thanks, I got 2 years of map updates for £55.

[Ajs_435d]

Link?
Thanks

[JD6]

Thanks. Just bought the map update and started to download. Should be finished downloading by early Tuesday

[RickLS7]

I think there must be a big uptake as even with fibre, my download wont be finished for 23 hours.

[NanasBack]

Did you use the USA links?

Are these maps for the States or Europe?

[73henny]

Originally Posted by RickLS7

I think there must be a big uptake as even with fibre, my download wont be finished for 23 hours.

I'm downloading 2017-4 at the moment. Will take under 3 hours on 25 meg infinity 1

[RickLS7]

I think our fibre is 60 meg and it now says 36 hours.

Nothing to do with the speed of the fibre as every other site is fine, just the map download site that's slow.

[liam_]

Thought I had missed out on this, but just managed to scoop the map updates for £55

[nordberg]

What is included in the Connected Drive Services package?

I'm not overly interested in the Concierge and all that fluff, but I do see some value in RTTI etc...

[Dyl]

Can anyone tell me if the maps is worth doing.

I've got an early 2015 NBT and never once found the maps to be incorrect. Do later maps offer more functionality/changed graphics etc or is it literally just adjustments to new road layouts.

[JD6]

Originally Posted by Dyl

Can anyone tell me if the maps is worth doing.

I've got an early 2015 NBT and never once found the maps to be incorrect. Do later maps offer more functionality/changed graphics etc or is it literally just adjustments to new road layouts.

I think it is just road layouts, except when you get to 2018-1, that then provides RTTI traffic flow on B roads in addition to the current A and M roads.

Unfortunately, although 2018-1 is available elsewhere, BMW's servers are only offering 2017-2 at the moment. But I have taken the 2 year map update, and I expect to be able to get 2018-1 shortly with any luck.

[JD6]

Originally Posted by RickLS7

I think our fibre is 60 meg and it now says 36 hours.

Nothing to do with the speed of the fibre as every other site is fine, just the map download site that's slow.

The map download servers seem to be operating at about the same speed as our terrible broadband, 3 Mbps*. For once we are not disadvantaged.

*We got so sick of this that I established a community fibre partnership - we'll dig about half a mile of our own trenches to get fibre to our small group of houses.

[Randolph13]

thanks for the info on this. It is the first update I have got in over 2 years of ownership and purchased the map updates and find that I have been sold 2017-2 updates, does this mean that when I have loaded this into the car I can then download 2017-3 etc?
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[devil84]

i have put a 32gb usb stick and it says not enough file size.

it says i need 30.57gb! but my 32gb stick is empty. what i am doing wrong??

[GEP77]

Originally Posted by devil84

i have put a 32gb usb stick and it says not enough file size.

it says i need 30.57gb! but my 32gb stick is empty. what i am doing wrong??

A 32GB usb drive will typically have a formatted (ie useable) capacity of 29.7GB.

[devil84]

Originally Posted by GEP77

A 32GB usb drive will typically have a formatted (ie useable) capacity of 29.7GB.

so do I need a 64 gb stick?

[JD6]

Originally Posted by devil84

so do I need a 64 gb stick?

Yes. Older versions like 2015-1 fitted on a 32GB stick, but 2017-1 and 2017-2 have needed a 64GB stick.