Garmin talk

I have a 2011 Jeep Wrangler that has a built in nav/sat/DVD/radio etc. system. The nav part is made by Garmin.

How do I load custom POI's into it. When I called Garmin they told to contact Jeep. Jeep told me to read the owners manual. I tried that but it makes no sense to me. When I did what it said it didn't work.

Ed

I am trying to donwload the latest map to my 855. It seem that Garmin can't find my gps. Any suggestion.

I'll make this my first post shamelessly

My new map update does not have the by-pass routes for Ft. Madison IA or Osage Beach MO. Google made the changes last fall. A frontage road in my town has been closed for two years. Jill still wants me to go that way because it is 50 feet shorter.
..Does anyone have examples of updates not made?

Garmin released a new version of Basecamp today for the PC.

The change log for the PC is:

Changes made from version 3.2.2 to 3.3.1:

Added collapsible list folders and sub-lists for improved organization.
Added shaping point support for zumo devices like done in MapSource.
Added explicit support for shaping points. These will be transferred to supporting devices.

I purchased lifetime maps for my nuvi 260W two years ago. At one point in the not-too-distant past, while attempting to download the newest map, I received a message that I lacked sufficient space for the entire d'load, so I was "given" the Lower 49 maps.

Since then I have done some deleting and made adequate space; however, when I am offered the newest maps, the only choice is the Lower 49.

I can't load POI Loader to my HP Computer Win 7. I get a alert saying: This is an unsupported OS Version. This application requires Win XP SP2 or greater.

Have a nuvi 260 with a broken on/off switch. cost too much to send back to garmin or even have others fix as can take apart myself. however, cannot find anywhere to get part.

Anyone know anywhere or something?

thx

Gene

Garmin has released City Navigator North America 2012.40 today.

It appears to be a phased in update with some users seeing the availability via myMaps and others not. I couldn't see it from there or the Lifetime Update program but selecting Download from the Map Updates section of myDashboard and then picking Option 2, resulted in the new maps being downloaded to my 3790.

Map update showing available for both my nuvi's as of 11:38 am CST.

Interesting article in The New York Times. I have to admit that my GPS has taken away a lot of the thought process I used to use when I need to figure out how to get someplace.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/05/opinion/sunday/is-gps-all-...

There is a new POI loader 2.7.1.

Change History

Changes made from version 2.7.0 to 2.7.1:
* Fixed issue with sending POI files with incorrect file extension to SD cards.

http://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=927

MY garmin nuvi 50lm will not aquire a signal inside my vehicle. It works everywhere else. Any clues what the problem might be?

A friend has a Nuvi 1300. I would like to help him learn the many benefits of the GPS in developing routes, etc. He bought it new and it did not come with a disk. He therefore does not have the MapSource program. We have downloaded Base Camp, but I'm more comfortable with MapSource.

How do you install MapSource without the orginal disk.

I realize that this is the POI Factory forum, but since Garmin does make watches, I am just curious if anybody here has one. Now while I am not such a hard core fitness person, I would be inclined to get one just for the portability factor of a device that determines GPS coordinates! Well, that is if they weren't so expensive.

I load my redlight pois with Poiloader with with default alert, but I keep getting the continuous warning box of Variable speed alerts...it took over the control of my GPSr, could not input any destination at all. I had to connect it to the laptop to remove them. It happens very frequently...my mnodel is 265WT Nuvi... no speed notation in file name or insi9de the poi

Thank you very much.

Hi all,

I'm considering a new device, but would like a model that features voice recognition (not to be confused with text to speech aka spoken street names).

I'm looking at the 2495LMT, but the reviews are mixed.

What do you think?

Nuvi 660->Nuvi 760->Nuvi 765->?

How does one find how much storage GPS models have?
Is there a place online that might have that information?

Thank you

[EDIT]

Damn, you guys are good!
Thank you for the pointers.

Updated PoiLoader to v2.7.1
Change History
Changes made from version 2.7.0 to 2.7.1:
Fixed issue with sending POI files with incorrect file extension to SD cards.
http://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=927
I have not tested it yet.