Garmin talk

My wife's 265T came home yesterday in a mess. I don't know what she did and she doesn't either. Most of the settings had gone back to factory original defaults. The bluetooth was not set up. The ecoRoute was not set up. Favorites were missing and some new ones were there (Garmin Offices). When I tried to set things up again I came up with a strange symbol in place of the $ for ecoRoute.

One of the most disappointing features of my new 780 is the FM Transmitter. This appears to be an issue that crosses many if not most of the Nuvi units that have the feature.

It is basically useless. Even when set to a blank station, the transmitter is still too weak to make a strong solid signal.

Hi,
I have a Nuvi 360 and latey the map display with the GPS in use has been slow to update.

Sometimes it would stop for about 5-7 seconds then update and I have missed a few streets to turn onto from this problem.

Could it be from too many POI's loaded into my GPS?

Hello all,

The question is really about if garmin gives an update for refurbished models that come from Garmin. I know the new ones do but haven't found anything for refurbs. I quess I could always get my answer when I get mine.

256CAD sounded good to me. What do you guys think.

Luca

Coming this Sunday the Garmin 885T will be $399.99 and the 765T will be $349.99 at Best Buy.

This is a link to the preview ad, look on the bottom of page 12 for the deals:

http://docs.google.com/View?docID=dd6hwpw8_180092bqcpfn&revi...

I recently received a replacement 765T, and wanted to put some custom POI's back on with POI Loader.

when I went to do so in manual mode, it went fine until the last step, when it gave me an error that it couldn't write to E:\Garmin\POI\poi.gpi.

Map Display
I normally set my map to “normal”. I recently changed it to” more” and I did not see much difference in the display on the screen. I didn’t notice much more roads etc. What setting do you normally use? Does the “most” setting crowd the screen with too much detail and causes a reduction in loading the screen during recalculations?
Any tips to offer?
Thank you.

I've got an older Nuvi 660 and I've noticed the newer Garmin software puts a speed limit indicator on the screen to help you see the speed of the street that you are on.

Greetings.
A friend of mine just bought a NUVI 7xx series. When I took a look at it, it was running the NT 2009 maps. Upon registering at Garmin's site, we were able to download the 2010.10 update! It is almost a 2gb file and takes a while to download, install and update the gps. The resulting installed package can be used (with a key from Garmin) to update additional GPSes or datacards.

I have a Garmin 650 that I downloaded the POI file for rest stops.ALso the file that says "rest area ahead". I would like to change the distance at which it alerts me of the Rest Area. Do I have to reload everything again?
If I have to reload do I have to delete the file first or will the new file write over it?
Thanks for your help.............Cy

Costco.com has the Nuvi 855 for $299.95 after a $200.00 rebate, but the reviews I've read on their site are mostly negative. Are there any 855 owners here that can tell me what's wrong with this unit?

I have the Starbucks file loaded and it is working. I can't figure out why it Will alert "You are approaching Starbucks" at least 3 times. This is as I drive by a place that is adjacent to the road I frequently drive. It's not just approach , nearby and leaving as I keep driving. I have all my proxmity distances set at 1320 feet.

just a few minutes ago, I hooked up my 765T and went to MyDashboard on the Garmin site, and it told me that a software update for it was available.

that was not the case yesterday

before blindly clicking to update, I decided to run WebUpdater, to see what it showed

and it showed no new firmware, only a few MSN and voice related updates.

Does anyone else use Speck products besides me? I purchased a case to keep the Garmin Nuvi 265WT nice and secure.

I have a Nuvi 660 and have two audio files loaded to tell me when I approach a red light or speed camera. I know my unit plays MP3 files but the 265wt that my father just purchased does not play the MP3 files.

I am leave tomorrow on a bike ride to a ralley in Tampico, Mx. I would like to pass this route information on to others when I get back.

My Question should I save the route in my Zumo 55o when I get there or just save it when I get home.

Rearnold

I'm a newbie and trying to learn how to download and use POIs. I've downloaded POI files (diners, drive ins, and dives)and see them in the Extras folder. When I try to find one of those restaurants using Where To? will they appear if I use the regular Points of Interest folder and then select Food? I've tried to locate a few.

hey guys, im downloading my free map for my new 765t.. and its been stuck on 21.17mb/1.82gb 1% for awhile now.

status is 'downloading'
transfer rate is 720kb/sec
time left: 46:04
connections: 4 <-- what?

but it hadnt moved. its been at 46:04 for almost 23:02 now.

I recently purchased a nuvi 785T, but have noticed that POI icons for places like McDonalds, Wendy's, Starbucks, etc, do not display when coming upon an exit.
I had this feature on a GPS unit that was made by Cobra.

Can someone help me out on how to make the icons appear, or does the nuvi 785T not have this feature?

Thanks to anyone who posts a reply.

ok so i was registering my 765t and i swear their direction got me doing the same thing like 10x. and i went 'dashboard' and my product is still NOT registered??!!!