Garmin talk

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I have a Garmin 205W I created and loaded some custom POI's. If I'm driving with the view map selected I can see the icon I made in my custom POI file, very nice but if I have my Garmin navigate me to a address I can not see the custom POI's.

Is there a way to see them or did I create the POI file wrong or is my garmin so focued on the address that it forgets I'm passing a custom POI?

I loaded a custom image that will display (splash screen) after the Garmin start up screen.

Is there any way to load a custom image that will display when the GPS first starts up.

Mike

I am a former Garmin employee. I want to say that before I start this thread.

Looks like Garmin has released a new model just for truckers. Might not be bad for RV'ers as well.
http://www.gpsmagazine.com/2009/03/garmin_releases_nuvi_465t...
http://www.gpslodge.com/archives/025138.php#more

Hello, all you people who know what you're doing. We bought the 880 a few months ago (turns our we adopted an orphan, but that's the way it goes.) Up until a week ago, the nice lady would tell us the name of the street we were to turn on. Now that has changed and she just says things like turn left in 300 feet.

Just got back from a two week cruise. While on the cruise I liked to check the ship's location with my NUVI 350.

On the second day out I accidentally dropped the NUVI on the deck. When I first tried to turn it on all I got was a white screen.

Ok. I am new to this. I downloaded a POI file -walmart stores- then wanted another file - mouth-watering barbecue places - but the second file replaced the first in the Extra folder on the Garmin.
I thought you can have more than one POI file on the device. Am I wrong?
Can you have multiple POI files downloaded?

Does anyone who how to do this, as i dont see it anywhere on your profile, to delete a product, as i have just sold my old unit and got a new one,

Thanks,

Hello,

How do i find my SN via the menu?

Thanks,

I have seen a lot of people posting that they would like a GPS unit designed exclusively for over the road long-haul navigation and delivery trucks.

Sounds like it would be very good for large RV unit owners also.

I came across this interesting article:

http://www.gpslodge.com/archives/025138.php#more

I don't seem to be getting traffic alerts with my 760 and MSN Traffic any more. I use it every day during my commute in Chicago and I used to get a warning EVERY SINGLE DAY during rush hour going home of an average delay of 10 minutes or so. When there was an accident or something significant, the delay notice would be 20-30 minutes or more.

I hope it would help others on their decision, too.

http://gpsmagazine.com/2008/11/garmin_nuvi_760_vs_765t.php

I was out of continent for three weeks. Came back only few days back. Now, looks like MSN Direct traffic flow info in Toronto area disappeared.

Hello everyone and before I get started here, let me thank all of you that replied to my original "more confused than ever" post. I learned alot from your replies ( never owned a gps before ) and i've pretty much narrowed my list down to 2 or 3.

Garmin 750 for $189.99 free shipping no tax at Newegg.com, they are very nice to deal with and have ordered many items with no problems.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16858108...

Apple just (5 minutes ago) announced the ability for developers to build turn-by-turn directions into their iPhone GPS software. Only hitch is that due to licensing problems, they will have to supply their own maps, and will not have access to iPhone's maps for the purpose of turn-by-turn directions.

Is there any hope for Garmin developing a Nuvi iPhone app? That would be sooo sweet.

Garmin Nuvi - 780
Check it out
http://www.gpslodge.com/archives/025106.php

Costco and Amazon

I had my POI files on the SD card in my NUVI, and one day in a hurry I clicked Yes to install them onto the nuvi, which I did not mean to do.

My question is...Is there any way to move the off the nuvi and back onto the sd card?