Thread: City Navigator North America NT 2013.30

Originally Posted by tiger555

I read in another forum that Garmin support has told callers that the large JCV will no longer be made available for direct download. You will have to find it via an upload link and there seem to be quite a few around.

I believe Garmin must have decided there is no need to provide the large JCV as a separate download any longer as their new map installers (updaters) claim the capability to now install some items to SD card when the GPS has insufficient memory.

Isn't that kind of strange. If Garmin doesn't provide the large JCV file, is Garmin actually endorsing a pirated version then if they are telling us to find it elsewhere?

Originally Posted by LittleCassie

Isn't that kind of strange. If Garmin doesn't provide the large JCV file, is Garmin actually endorsing a pirated version then if they are telling us to find it elsewhere?

I don't think they are telling you to find it elsware. I think they believe they have corrected the update issue and no longer need to offer it as a separate download.

The original reason for providing it as a download was because their installers/updaters couldn't deal with SD cards so if the maps+JCV (that you were "entitled to") didn't fit in your GPS they would give you a smaller version of the JCV, maps, or both (whatever would fit).

Folks then complained because they obviously had room with the addition of a data card. Now that the latest Garmin installers/updaters claim to support data cards as a form of extended GPS memory users shoulg get the correct map and JCV coverage for your make and model as long as they've provided a data card.

Remember: when you do a map update (even with a lifetime subscription) you only receive the same map and JCV coverage as the originally installed maps on your GPS when it was purchased.

Originally Posted by tiger555

Remember: when you do a map update (even with a lifetime subscription) you only receive the same map and JCV coverage as the originally installed maps on your GPS when it was purchased.

This in general if the LM is included in the device

I explain: for example, in Italy the series x0 LM is sold/bundle with the classic scratch card LifeTime (gift card).
In this way there is the total coverage of Europe (PC or device) even if the device originally has only 24 countries coverage.

Bye,bye