Garmin talk

I recently updated my 765T from map 2010.10 to 2010.40 and, since then, my unit has been rather stupid in routing. I called Garmin and basically they told ME that I didn't have a clue as to what I was talking about so I leave it to you to correct me where I'm wrong. First of all, the firmware was corrupted in version 3.90 so I backdated it to 3.60 and that solved some glitches.

I have an interesting problem I’d like to share with you guys.

I just purchased the “lifetime map update” via Amazon. I went to my Garmin account at the Garmin website and downloaded and installed CN North America NT 2010.40.

I'm a little slow since this update came out back on December 3, but since I haven't seen it mentioned here, you eTrex Legend HCx owners (and maybe other eTrex users) should check for updates with Webupdater. Without Webupdater, it can be downloaded from:

https://buy.garmin.com/shop/store/downloadsDetails.jsp?id=37...

I recently updated my nuvi200w to 2010 maps and now my factory poi's are missing. Any ideas?. Thanks

Has anyone had a car accident or a close miss while playing around with their GPS on the road?

Happened to me a while back while I was trying to select a different voice for the GPS...I looked up and almost rammed into stalled traffic...only good brakes saved me.

Thought I would share a program I recently made. It converts tracks to routes.

http://www.minionmultimedia.com/track2route.html

I have several POI files loaded on my GPS (Garmin 260) that I no longer need or use. How do I delete them?

I started using Navteq traffic receiver withmy nuvi 765 for the last couple of months since they increased and upgraded their coverage on Toronto area.

I understand how to add a custom symbol to a custom POI. However, I would like to use custom symbols for the waypoints that I create/store in MapSource.

I know how to edit those, and they look great in MapSource. The problem is that when I download those points to my Nuvi 255, the custom symbol does not go with it.

I have read a lot of bad about the 2010.4 update, I got it and have had no problems at all. I'm almost disappointed, everything seems to work perfectly. Maybe I'm doing something wrong?

HelloI know how to upload custom POI's TO the garmin unit using poi loader but is there software anywhere that will enable me to download the CUSTOM poi's FROM the gps to the pc please?

So I got my 765T around Xmas, but yesterday was the first day that I was in an area with traffic info.......So, now that it's been "activated," I'm getting the little banner ads, but the part that really sucks is that now that I'm home where I DON'T get any traffic info (I'm actually 2 hours away from any area that has traffic info coverage....), I still get the ads!!!???!! That just BLOWS!

I am planning a trip to Europe later this year and am going to use my nuvi 1490 in pedestrian mode to navigate the streets of London, Lisbon, and Brussels. My concern is the approximately three hour battery life of the nuvi.

I have been looking into external batteries like the TekCharge MP1800 http://tinyurl.com/ybq632k.

I converted my csv files to gpx. All csv files open in MS Excel but the gpx files wont open. What do I have to use?

Does anyone know which units offer the ability to assign roads or areas to avoid besides the 855?

Sam's Club Online has the Garmin Nuvi 285WT for $129.86.
Looks like a good price.

My garmin 750 will alert me of an upcoming POI only if it is on my side of a highway. If the restarant is on the other side it won't alert me even though there is a exit ramp or road to get me over there! Are all Nuvi's like this or just mine?

Has anyone experienced their Nuvi 1690 locking up after they type a location in Google and then tapping the found location? Once in a while when I want to do a Google search for a location I find that after the location is found and I tap the location on the screen it get highlighted in blue and then does nothing. I then have to power the unit off and then start over.

Hello fellow GPS fans,

I am a private pilot who routinely uses a Garmin 96c to aid in VFR navigation. The other day, after reading how to convert the Nuvi into a flying machine, I thought I’d give it a try during a fairly long VFR flight where I had lots of time at cruise altitude.

Before the flight, I configured my 1350T for aerial usage by taking the following steps:

anybody have any luck getting their gps fixed by someone other than garmin ?
mike