City Navigator 2014.40 is out - installation issues

Hi,

Anyone knows if this 2014.40 will fit into the C330 without a SD card?

First, the C330 is a 1GB device and hasn't been able to receive the full North America map update for quite some time--several years, in fact. The current map file for all of North America with 2014.40 is greater than 2GB:

http://www.poi-factory.com/node/33586

Second, the Street Pilots are not auto-offered map updates to SD cards:

https://support.garmin.com/support/searchSupport/case.faces?...

so the "clone method" is needed to use a C330 with a SD-map:

http://www.poi-factory.com/node/34914

Finally, it's possible that the C330 is a device unable to use files greater than 2GB in size:

http://support.garmin.com/support/searchSupport/case.faces?supportPage=nuvi%20310&caseId={b4b6e4a0-f1af-11df-ea12-000000000000}&locale=en_US

It's not clear from the above link if the C330 can access files over 2GB in size. I do see that the C5xx series can not use these large files so it may be an issue for the C3xx series as well.

In fact, some internet links suggest the C3xx series can not use SD cards larger than 2GB while others say it can:

http://www.poi-factory.com/node/191

http://www.poi-factory.com/node/12250

http://www.poi-factory.com/node/5220

http://www.poi-factory.com/node/21367

This info may be old and possibly is outdated so you'd have some work to do to see if your C330 can access SD card larger than 2GB in size. In any event, be sure that your C330 has the latest firmware. Garmin's WebUpdater (I suggest using this) and Garmin Express (I suggest avoiding this) will let you know if your device has a software update of any sort available.

If your C330 has Lifetime Maps already, go for whatever the largest geographic update is that you can have. But if you asked about map updates thinking about buying lifetime updates (or a One-Time update) for an old C330, my thought is to forget it, keep the C330 as a backup GPS with the old map and buy a new or refurbed nuvi with Lifetime Maps built into the purchase price. The price of a refurb Nuvi with Lifetime Maps won't be that different from buying a stand-alone map update subscription for your C330.

Just to add to what CraigW mentions, if I remember correctly when I was still using a C330 I would have to chose a portion of the map to be loaded on the unit itself and then use a basecamp type program to load the rest of what wouldn't fit onto the SD card. It's said the c330 would only accept a 2GB card however I used a 4GB with no problem.

Good to know

Try remove the old map first. then install the new one.

Have you had any issues with the show traffic feature and the lane assist on your nuvi755T?

No problem with Lane Assist or Junction View on my 755T with CN NA 2014.40, although I rarely use the 755T since I got the 3597. I don't use the traffic feature as we don't have coverage in our local area. But the traffic service on the 755T was only marginally useful even when I travelled in areas that had coverage..

Download went well, so we will see how it goes from here.

I have a Nuvi 2595 and when I check map update it says no new updates and my maps are 2014.30 that I think I updated a couple months ago. Why wouldn't it show me that 2014.40 has been released for update? I am using Garmin Map Updater instead of Express because it works better on my old OSX Mac 10.6 32bit computer.

If you updated a couple of month ago then you should already have 2014.40 since it came out on February 5th, 2014.