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Hi guys, I'm a new member here, sounds like a great place for GPS talk!
Can someone tell me how do I Hard Reset Nuvi Garmin 650?
Thanks in advance.

I recently purchased a Nuvi 255W and my daily travel time to work is usually 1 hr-1.5 hrs. around 40 miles each way. Would it be wise to purchase either FM Traffic or MSN Direct? if so, which one would be better suited for me?

Howdy from snowy Nebraska!

I like to hike and I am interested in getting Garmin's TOPO Maps for either the Northern Plains or the North Central part of the nation and wonder if anyone has some experience using these with a Nuvi 255W. I'm am wondering if they are worth the price.

My big questions are:

Have a 255wt and old sp 2610. The 2610 will show rest areas as I travel whether I request it to or not, as long as I am under (or is it over) the 8-mile zoom level. I would like the 255 to do this as well. I have downloaded the rest area POI database and installed it, but I still do not see a constant display of rest areas. Is there a way to customize the display to acccomplish this?

I recently purchased a Garmin 255W. Are there any maps that I should upload other than what it came with?

Well I did it. I was heading to the car the other morning and in doing so I was juggling the items I needed for the day and wouldn't you know it, I had my C330 on the top of the pile and missed it. It hit the ground hard, never to recover )-; Good news is I was able to find a C340 on CL for cheap and purchased it.

Excellent Garmin nüvi 855 Review

Here is an excellent in depth 855 blog/review by anne410157. She presents many pros and cons not only about that unit but some other nüvi units as well and some pertinent comments about Garmin.

You can read it at:
http://tinyurl.com/ykaaj24

Gary Hayman
Garmin Tricks & Tips
http://bit.ly/garmin_gps_tricks

Buy.com has refurbished Nuvi 855's for 164.99 with free shipping today. Some other good deals on new Garmin as well.

Everyone probably already knows this but I was playing around with the new nuvi 205W because I didn't like the icons from the custom loaded CSV files disappearing unless you were zoomed in to 300-500 feet. I noticed the symbols for the manually loaded Favorites were visible when zoomed out.

Hi I just bought the nuvi 255wt. I am new to this. Any suggestions to which POI files I should download? I live near NYC are there red light camera POI files I can download? I am a little confused with how this all works. Thanks

Hello to all at POI Factory site! I need some help because I am not a well versed in computers!

I got a Garmin nuvi 1300 last Thursday, 12/3/09. $149 and free shipping!

Went on a trip Friday, I really like the unit.

On the way back at about 2 PM today, Sunday, the thing goes blank. It's dead.

The light on my car charger is on. I don't see a reset button on this thing.

Just got a new 255W for my daughter. Downloaded "Fifth Third Bank" poi file to computer C:\download\nuvi\Fifth Third Bank\ . When I use the poi loader however, the 1301 bank locations appear on the GPS under Extras\Custom POI instead of in the subfolder Extras\Custom POI\Fifth Third Bank.

I tried listing the file location on the POI loader as

Does anybody else have this problem with theirs from Garmin? With the cold weather now it is like a piece if #9 wire. Summer time it's not so bad but has awful memory.

How do I load a GPX vs a CSV. I have used teh CSV files but not the GPX for POI's

Ok...

I just got my Nuvi 765T out of the box, charged it up and updated the software.

Now, I checked the GPS and it says that I have 2010.10 loaded on it. So, I heard from previous posts that 2010.30 is available but I only get that one free update.

I had an issue with the gps on the last trip.

While traveling with our RV I put alerts on Rest Areas and Tour Guide alerts on all 5 truck fuel stops.

On at least one occasion, Barstow, CA, most of these alerts came up at the same time (intersection of I15 and I40). The screen on my Nuvi 855 froze. The route directions were still being sent through the audio.......

Hi Garmin Users, Just a heads up on downloading Lifetime New Maps, with Vista. After download is complete, when the Launch button is clicked, it may take up to 30 minutes, for Vista to figure out what to do with the large file. I have contacted Garmin, and they said it would be passed on to the programmers, to put a notation by the launch button.

Is it possible to change the colors of the map screen? I had a Tom Tom and liked having the option to change map colors

Does anyone out there have a POI file of the Chico's stores in the US. My wife has been on me to find one, or make one for her. I have checked out there web site, and they do not offer one, so if I can't find one, I guess I will have to start building one.