new to all this gps drama
Tue, 12/04/2007 - 12:03pm
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Hey;i recently bought a Magellan Maestro 3200 and well so far my experience has not been very pleasant,since the POI in the GPS are very limited(only 1.3 million)i have been doing some research about how to add more POI to it and well, I found you guys!!!the problem is tht my gps does not come with a usb cable and the SD slot is useless,What can i do???Any ideas???
See also
I found an old thread that
I found an old thread that might help you out, it looks like one person has your model and had success with the SD card, you may want to send him a note.
Let me know if his contact feature is not working and I can send him a note also.
Miss Poi
new to all this gps drama
Thank u very much,i sent him an email,just waiting for the response
Eric
Maestro 3200 Response
I responded to your email. Let me know if it helped or additional info is needed.
Garmin Zombie, but....
Hey;i recently bought a Magellan Maestro 3200 and well so far my experience has not been very pleasant,since the POI in the GPS are very limited(only 1.3 million)i have been doing some research about how to add more POI to it and well, I found you guys!!!the problem is tht my gps does not come with a usb cable and the SD slot is useless,What can i do???Any ideas???
Not to be a garmin zombie, but they really are great to work with. They have over 6million POIs and it is very easy to add custom ones. Unless you are really stuck on yours, return it and get a garmin.
Charley - Nuvi 350 - Bel STI Driver - Cobra 29 w/ wilson 1000 - AIM: asianfire -
Prefer Magellan over Garmin
quote=arath25]Not to be a garmin zombie, but they really are great to work with. They have over 6million POIs and it is very easy to add custom ones. Unless you are really stuck on yours, return it and get a garmin.[/quote]
I have both the Magellan 3200 and Garmin Nuvi 200 and like the Magellan much much better. Except for the number of POIs, it has more features (including split screen, attention tone @ turns, next turn graphic arrow on screen, street name you're currently on, multidestination planning, and more pleasing screen color scheme, to name a few) and is easier to use than the Garmin. In addition, the Magellan satellites take a few seconds to fire up whereas the Garmiin takes a few MINUTES. That's a real bummer. After using the Garmin with their 6M POIs, I quickly learned that the huge number of POIs are not all they are cracked up to be. Many of them in my area were out of date and many I'd never use. So, I'm returning the Garmin and getting another Magellan so my husband and I both have our own. The Magellan POI editor works fine and I'll upload only those POIs that really interest me.
Don't know about the 200,
Don't know about the 200, but with my 660 under the Navigation system screen, there's a button to turn the flight attendant "bong" on there.
And the Nüvis do show the turn arrow when auto zoomed up close enough to be relevant. You can see it any time by hitting the "Turn In" button at the lower right hand corner.
As for satellite acquisition, are you using the latest GPS firmware? Minutes to acquire? Mine never takes more than 30 seconds and, with the new 3.0 update, it acquires in less than 10 seconds now.
And Magellan being "easier to use" than a dumbed down almost to the point of retardation Nüvi? Didn't think that was possible.
Newest to oldest... Nüvi 660, Street Pilot 2720, Magellan SporTrak Pro, Lowrance Global Map 100
Nuvi 660 Satellite acquire
As for satellite acquisition, are you using the latest GPS firmware? Minutes to acquire? Mine never takes more than 30 seconds and, with the new 3.0 update, it acquires in less than 10 seconds now.
I have a 660 and I can say it takes some time before the reception bar shows that it has acquired satellites. And I know it take more then 10 secs.
Well, could be based on our
Well, could be based on our locations. Mine acquires very quickly on the dash in the driveway and out of the garage. It may take a minute or so if I'm playing with it indoors.
Newest to oldest... Nüvi 660, Street Pilot 2720, Magellan SporTrak Pro, Lowrance Global Map 100
Garmin
Nuvi,Nuvi, Nuvi,Nuvi,Nuvi, Nuvi,Nuvi,Nuvi, Nuvi,Nuvi,Nuvi, Nuvi,Nuvi,Nuvi, Nuvi, I hope I'm not beating around the bush as to my fav GPS.
http://uss-silversides.com
Hold down the alt key and
Hold down the alt key and type 0252 and you'll be able to correctly spell Nüvi.
Newest to oldest... Nüvi 660, Street Pilot 2720, Magellan SporTrak Pro, Lowrance Global Map 100
Nuvi
Nuvi,Nuvi, Nuvi,Nuvi,Nuvi, Nuvi,Nuvi,Nuvi, Nuvi,Nuvi,Nuvi, Nuvi,Nuvi,Nuvi, Nuvi, I hope I'm not beating around the bush as to my fav GPS.
YOU must like nuvi's
Jerry...Jacksonville,Fl Nüvi1450,Nuvi650,Nuvi 2495 and Mapsource.
buffettck
Now If I started spelling things the right way all the fun would be gone....lol
http://uss-silversides.com
Hold down the alt key and
Now that didn't work for me!!! nuvi
Computer challenged
Sandman --------Nuvi 370
remember all the conversation
Now that didn't work for me!!! nuvi
Computer challenged
putting the u in nuvi. and i still have problems, talk about computer challanged
http://www.poi-factory.com/node/7386
Jerry...Jacksonville,Fl Nüvi1450,Nuvi650,Nuvi 2495 and Mapsource.
Are you on a PC or a Mac?
Are you on a PC or a Mac? Also, in that thread, you have to type the 0252 number sequence from the key pad and not from the numbers above the letters.
Newest to oldest... Nüvi 660, Street Pilot 2720, Magellan SporTrak Pro, Lowrance Global Map 100
Don't forget the alt key as well
Are you on a PC or a Mac? Also, in that thread, you have to type the 0252 number sequence from the key pad and not from the numbers above the letters.
also, make sure that you are holding down the alt key while you are typing 0252
Charley - Nuvi 350 - Bel STI Driver - Cobra 29 w/ wilson 1000 - AIM: asianfire -
I get this newsletter from
I get this newsletter from CNET, and they just have this article on GPS, for those who may be interested check it out, Especially for the ones that dont know much about them.
http://nl.com.com/view_online_newsletter.jsp?list_id=e497
Jerry...Jacksonville,Fl Nüvi1450,Nuvi650,Nuvi 2495 and Mapsource.
Wow...they got this wrong
I get this newsletter from CNET, and they just have this article on GPS, for those who may be interested check it out, Especially for the ones that dont know much about them.
http://nl.com.com/view_online_newsletter.jsp?list_id=e497
Wow, they got this sentence wrong...
"...Bluetooth for ease of updating firmware or maps"
Charley - Nuvi 350 - Bel STI Driver - Cobra 29 w/ wilson 1000 - AIM: asianfire -
You noticed that too did ya.
You noticed that too did ya.
Jerry...Jacksonville,Fl Nüvi1450,Nuvi650,Nuvi 2495 and Mapsource.
Hey Chief
YOU must like nuvi's
I like your avatar!
Don't forget the alt key as well
Well AF - I am afraid I don't stand a chance. I am on a old, old laptop PC that doesn't have a key pad. Terrific!!!
Sandman --------Nuvi 370
Alt-0252
If I remember correctly, the "0252" needs to be typed on the number pad and NOT the number keys above the alpha keys.
nüvi 750 & 760
Nüvi
Nuvi,Nuvi, Nuvi,Nuvi,Nuvi, Nuvi,Nuvi,Nuvi, Nuvi,Nuvi,Nuvi, Nuvi,Nuvi,Nuvi, Nuvi, I hope I'm not beating around the bush as to my fav GPS.
What was that middle part about Nüvi again?
nüvi 750 & 760
thanks
YOU must like nuvi's
I like your avatar!
thanks.
Jerry...Jacksonville,Fl Nüvi1450,Nuvi650,Nuvi 2495 and Mapsource.
doesn't matter
Well AF - I am afraid I don't stand a chance. I am on a old, old laptop PC that doesn't have a key pad. Terrific!!!
it truely doesn't matter since we all still know what you are talking about and it involves more key strokes anyways....lol
Charley - Nuvi 350 - Bel STI Driver - Cobra 29 w/ wilson 1000 - AIM: asianfire -
poi streetpilot
Love my Streetpilot C550 and find it very easy to add POI's with or without sound or warnings. Plus many already pre-loaded.
doesn't matter
Well AF - I am afraid I don't stand a chance. I am on a old, old laptop PC that doesn't have a key pad. Terrific!!!
it truely doesn't matter since we all still know what you are talking about and it involves more key strokes anyways....lol
Yeh, you have a good point there.
Sandman --------Nuvi 370
Added 6M POI file to Maestro 3200
Hey;i recently bought a Magellan Maestro 3200 and well so far my experience has not been very pleasant,since the POI in the GPS are very limited(only 1.3 million)i have been doing some research about how to add more POI to it and well, I found you guys!!!the problem is tht my gps does not come with a usb cable and the SD slot is useless,What can i do???Any ideas???
For all you 3200 owners out there, I was successful in modifying the files so that the map is on the main drive and the 6M POI file is on the SD card. Without the SD card, the unit WILL map but fail in doing POIs. With the SD card, the unit WILL BOTH map and do POIs.
660 take a long time to aquire sats
I have a 660 that I got back in August. Then it would acquire sats in the house. after two software updates it no longer will acquire in the house, and it usually takes several minutes to acquire outside. Mostly I don't know because I turn it on when I put it in the car several minutes before I leave. However if I don't then it takes several minutes to acquire. It definitely has gotten worse with the last two updates.