C-Weather Not Downloading on GP1971

Tommyman

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Recent GP1971F purchased and currently set up ay home via DC power and wireless connection to home router (ASUS Blue Cave). Unit has Version 3 software and chart card for Local area C-MAP 4D chart.

Having no success downloading C-Weather data from the internet. WLAN connection is solid. Fail message says cannot download C-weather data check settings.

I have multiple iOS devices connected via this router to the internet with no issues.

Not sure where to look in order to find the problem. Could it be some kind of Port or encryption issue? Home PC is a Mac-Mini.
 
Issue has been resolved.

Spoke with Furuno Technician this morning. He experienced the same symptom (No-Go on C-Weather download) with in-house unit. Upon further investigation, he was informed that C-Map has discontinued the weather download service as of 30 June 2021. Apparently C-Map was recently purchased by another company, so likely a cost cutting move.

Hopefully C-Map will restore/replace the service after resolving financial concerns. In the meantime, this just further enhances the value of the TZiBoat app. Even if you don't own a TZ touch unit (I have a TZT3), the iBoat app provides very good weather information to a phone/tablet via wi-fi or cell phone hot spot internet connection.

Of course, Furuno should be unhappy with C-Map as this removes an advertised feature from the GP1871/GP1971 units. Lots of tech/advertising literature to revise................
 
Thanks for following up. That is correct. C-map weather wasn't widely used and they choose to discontinue the free service. As you said, those with newer NavNet systems still have access to free NavCenter weather features.
 
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