Map download failed on most map
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I don’t understand why we can’t download all map directly on the phone, and then send it on the watch … This system make me crazy, since I have reset the watch I can"t connect it to the wifi I always used before …
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@yoan2web said in Map download failed on most map:
download all map directly on the phone, and then send it on the watch
Sending a map file via Bluetooth will take forever.
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@Dan-Cantir I’m not so sure. My Wahoo and previous Garmin devices did/do download maps much faster than the Suunto Vertical. Wahoo only communication is BT.
I much prefer the Suunto map implementation when on the watch but the download takes for ever and trying to select the correct title is an art in itself.
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@Dan-Cantir who say to use BT ? Watch have wifi
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@Audaxjoe said in Map download failed on most map:
My Wahoo and previous Garmin devices did/do download maps much faster than the Suunto Vertical.
I am assuming by “devices” you mean bike computers? They have different hardware, probably more powerful, so I am not sure it’s fair to compare them with a watch.
@Audaxjoe said in Map download failed on most map:
Wahoo only communication is BT.
I doubt it uses Bluetooth for map downloads, I might be wrong. Checked their docs and for all bike computers they say a WiFI connection is needed.
I agree downloading maps is too slow on the Vertical, but they introduced it a year ago I guess? Probably it is slow because of some hardware limitation on the watch.
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@yoan2web said in Map download failed on most map:
who say to use BT
well, you said “download all map directly on the phone, and then send it on the watch”. Since the phone - watch communication is done via Bluetooth, I see no other option?
@yoan2web said in Map download failed on most map:
Watch have wifi
Yes, currently the watch is connecting to the Wifi network directly. Not sure why download is slow, maybe slow processor, maybe the write speed on the watch memory is low
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Yes, currently the watch is connecting to the Wifi network directly. Not sure why download is slow, maybe slow processor, maybe the write speed on the watch memory is low
I‘m not sure for 100% but I think that in further discussions about this, they talked about a processing of the data in the watch while downloading… and this might be the reason for the long time needed. By the way… I have a really slow internet connection and wifi at home, and a fast one at work… but downloading maps on the watch is really slow at both places!
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@SuperFlo75 The data is likely downloaded in a compressed format and is then decompressed on the watch.
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I downloaded Maryland yesterday. It was very slow but did download
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I sent my watch back to Amazon to get a new one and I had exactly the same problem!
And just in case, I haven’t updated the firmware.
So the problem isn’t hardware.On the other hand, I tried using my company’s wifi network (fibre optic) and it worked !!!
But at home it doesn’t work with any of my 2 separate wifi networks!I think there’s a problem in the watch on the software side to manage long downloads on certain wifi networks, something that makes the watch think that the network is no longer available even though it’s functional.
That’s it for me, I’ll be loading my cards at the office…
