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Proximity Alert Question

 
Thu, 01/11/2007 - 4:45pm

Well, two questions, actually:

1. Does a proximity alert sound when you are within a radius of x feet from the POI, where x is the number that you set, or does the alert sound only if that POI is along the route that you are currently traveling?

2. Is there a limit to how far away you can set a proximity alert and still have it work?

Thanks in advance.

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Mon, 01/15/2007 - 1:28pm

Bump. I think this got lost

Bump. I think this got lost after we started using the new unread post feature.

Miss poi

Tue, 01/16/2007 - 4:57pm

Thanks for the bump...

But it looks like there are no answers to my questions...crying

Ah, well, guess I'll dig around some more and see what I find.

Great site here, by the way!

Tue, 01/16/2007 - 5:18pm

It depends...

On how you've loaded the POIs.

The Help file of the POI loader explains it. The "Garmin CSV file format" link on the "faq & help" page linked at the top of this page has information that should help too.

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Tue, 01/16/2007 - 9:43pm

I think it also depends on

I think it also depends on the model of GPS unit that you have. My Mio has two settings for alerts on speedcams/redlight cams, one gives an audible alert the other a visual alert. Not sure about the Garmins.

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. . If I only had a brain....................................... http://www.hugginsnet.com/ilovemymio ..................................................... GPS Units in Use: Mio C310x (primary) and Garmin eTrex Legend for GeoCaching.
Wed, 01/17/2007 - 8:31pm

Same Question

I asked this same question several weeks ago and received no answer.

1. Garmin Customer Service says it's a radius alert. But, on my Garmin C320, I've found that the POI must be ON the route/street/highway being traveled.

2. I set my California Rest Stops POI to 14000 ft (2.5 miles). It works great because the rest stops are ON the route.

mj

Tue, 01/23/2007 - 9:22am

Proximity Alert

I verified that for my Garmin Nuvi 660 when you set a distance alert it is NOT a radius alert. You must be on the road that the alert is set for. Case in point. I have a proximity alert set for a Credit Union. I was on a side streen about 500 feet away & nothing. As soon as I turned onto the street the alert went off. Alert is set for 2600'. I then went another route & from about 2000' away as soon as I turned onto the road the credit Union is on the alert went off.

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Tou Yurkovic Nuvi 660
Tue, 01/23/2007 - 11:52am

On my Mio I use the camera

On my Mio I use the camera settings to mark buoys, channel markers, shoals, shallows and islands on our lake so I can get an alert when navigating at night. It uses a radius setting rather than an "on route" setting. When I got to Atlanta, it went off as I was traveling on 285 going over a side street, and that side street had a cam on it, not the highway, so I'm pretty sure the radius feature works on it.

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. . If I only had a brain....................................... http://www.hugginsnet.com/ilovemymio ..................................................... GPS Units in Use: Mio C310x (primary) and Garmin eTrex Legend for GeoCaching.
Tue, 01/23/2007 - 12:30pm

Radius or Street

I have a 360. I live near a school zone but not on the street that the school zone is on. I am within the radius of the school zone. When I arrive home, and I am driving above 20 the alarm sounds. As soon as I slow to pull into the driveway it stops.---------Earl Leeson

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Earl Leeson Dallas, Texas Garmin Nuvi 360 (wife) Garmin Nuvi 660 (Me)