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does anyone know if its possible to put marine maps on a sd card? and will it work on a nuvi? thanks

I have set my home location in my Nuvi-260W several times, but never seem to arrive at home....
When you reach your destination, the Garmin clears the where-to-route.
This works fine at my work as we have a big parking lot and have set the location on the entrance of it.
However... at home....

Only 2 parking places, with a 6 meter (+/- 19 ft?) walkway to the door.

I'm traveling for a month or so and using my Verizon cell modem, which has a 5 Gb per month download limit, wondering how much of my download allocation this will consume? And how long it typically takes? I have two days left on my free post-purchase upgrade. Depending on the size and how long it takes, I may need to find another internet connection to get it done.

Has anyone seen a guide for the traffic symbols for the Nuvi's (I have the 765T)? There are guides that show some of the symbols, but not all of them, and I was wondering what those extras are.

Started having a problem with Mapsource when retrieving data from my 265WT. It basically blows up with an error message and an option to copy it to the clipboard for inclusion in email to tech support (I'll paste it at the end of this post).

Hey, how's it going? Is there a free, alternative place to get maps for my nuvi 760 in lieu of buying updates through Garmin?

I am not getting quite frequently on my 765T a greying of the traffic icon and when I press the icon the message, "Poor reception for "X" minutes. When the icon returns to green or other color, the message is "Traffic reception upon to date." Has anyone else encountered this problem. Is it a glitch in the FM receptor cable, in the unit or with the traffic provider?

I have a Garmin Nuvi 760, when I take it out of the car and am walking around town,
It seems it can not always acquire satellites.
I switch it on and off a few times still no good.
This usually happens when I am in a new city, sightseeing.
There is no way I can tell it I am in a new location and try to search for satellites in the new location.

Is there any way to remove or stop outdated POIs that come with the GPS from showing up in the POI search?

This problem was discussed on a previous post that I can not locate.Maybe the op will see this answer I got after contacting Garmin.

The problem was when you take a custom poi that contains all the information including address and phone number and save as a favorite the complete information is not carried over.

I do not know what happened but I thought the SD card was for extra data. I removed the card to use on another device. I then discovered the Garmin 255W did not have a map. Garmin service walked me through downloading the gmapprom.unl file and unlock codes. This did nothing and they continued to send me the same instructions. I do not have a gmapprom.img file.

I have a friend that just purchased a 765T, he does not have a computer or use one for that matter.
We have updated his unit to the most recent maps & firmware & all is functioning correctly.

But I would like to give him routes that we intend to travel & using PIO loader seems rather strange loading GPX files, that turn into POI's under 'Custom POI's'

Hi all,

Long time Garmin user (handheld units) just getting into the auto sized ones. I've got a couple of questions regarding the 855 that hopefully someone can answer,

1> Can you scroll the map display with voice commands?

2> Is they a way to connect an external mic (this is a non-bluetooth unit) to the unit or cradle?

3> Is the latest v4.70 update stable?

Thanks,
Steve

I am considering purchase of a netbook for internet connectivity and for mapping programs when traveling.

I have used Mapsource and Mapquest to download a route I created to my Garmin Nuvi 760, but when I go to the routes button, I find no routes there. How do I download routes, or where do I find the routes I downloaded?

TIA,

Bobbo

I am trying to upload a route from mapquest to my Garmin 255W. Mapquest says it is uploaded but how can I find it on my Garmin to use. I like to customize the route a bit and Mapquest works good this way. Garmin says look in your favourites and the address is there but I looked and it wasn't.

Please help off to Florida soon and want to use a different route.

Garmin Battery Center

PDASmart tries to stock batteries for all Garmin models. A search of the database by selecting your model will find all available batteries for your GPS.

For an extra $10.00 they will install your battery for you.

You can always purchase a Tool kit
Includes Torx Drivers T5 and T6, 00 Phillips, Micro-Flat tip and non-marking Case Opening Tool

I'm wondering if anyone else has experienced the following with their unit.

I have the 255W, and when I choose a destination and hit go, I sometimes will take a different route rather than what "Karen" is suggesting. The GPS will begin recalculating as it should every time I drive from one street to another.

Does it make any difference to the battery if it is always used plugged in to the vehicle or should you use it stand alone sometimes?

I've searched the forums and only found this problem for other models. I'm starting a thread for those experiencing this issue.

I recently bought a Nuvi 285WT from Amazon (on sale for $100). The thing works well, except that it occasionally (actually, more often than not) reboots when turned on. I've updated the firmware and am still trying to observe.

Anyone else in the same boat? Thanks.