Garmin talk

Hello,

I have a Garmin Nuvi 350. I set-up the McDonalds custom poi from this site. I named the data csv file, the icon and the sound alert all the same name. I used poi downloader and used the manual process to put this in my Nuvi 350. I set-up an alert for 400 ft. The custom poi is in my Nuvi and a McDonalds next to work is on the spreadsheet.

Hi,

I have the Garmin Nuvi880 and I'm having a problem. Maybe someone here knows the answer.

I created a splash screen that displays the following information
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ATTENTION
THIS GPS IS LOCKED

When The Unit Is Turned On
The GPS Device Locator Is Active

If Found, There Is A Reward
Please Contact The Owner By E-mail

The 650 is $30 off today and down to $219. Just an FYI.
Sorry for the long URL.

http://tinyurl.com/Nuvi-650

Just a quick question

I bought my 760 about 5 months ago and didnt use the free 3 month traffic reciever yet. Is it good from the time I first use it or the time i registered my garmin?

Thnx,

cosmo4u

Friends and neighbors:

I just downloaded the firmware version 4.60 for my Nuvi 660 from Garmin website. I haven't installed it yet. Is there anyone that has installed this version? Did you experience any hiccups? Anything I should avoid or watch out for? Any noticeable improvement from the newer version?

Thanks in advance.

All,

I usually run the nuvi 660 on battery power, but it only lasts about 1 hour. Seems like if I plug it in, the screen dims. That's with the ac or dc adapter. Is that the way it's supposed to be?? Thx.

I was at my local CostCo the other day and they had NUVI 83T displayed. They had a super wide screen size of 4.8 inches. The best part is the price of $249. I don't know what the specs are, but it looked like a nice unit. Good got old eyes. I even considered upgrading.

the American_Jack TTS has problems with direction announcements if there is a Number in the hwy. eg Hwy 316 east
the voice seems to break up and sounds chopped up into missing and partial words.
i tried it on I85 north going to hwy 316 East in Atlanta, Ga.
We need this fixed

Is there a way on the 660 to test my Traffic Receiver without going out on the road ?

I got my Garmin about 3 weeks ago and I am learning a lot of information in this forum. However, I have to ask numerous questions. Where can I go to also learn more about POI's and what the pre-loaded Garmin POI's will and will not do. Also, I am concerned that I am not taking advantage of the best POI's. I wish there was a listing of the Top 20 used.

Here is the deal. I initially got a nuvi 200 free from applying for a discover card. I returned the 200 to amazon for $150 store credit knowing that I wanted a better model. After watching the 660 increase from $299 to $315 I held off ordering hoping the price would come back down.

I loaded the custom poi for rest areas combined that I found on Poifactory. However, when I select custom pois and find a rest area then view the map it appears I have i icon on top of another. Did my Navteq map that came with my Garmin already have the rest areas loaded? If so, should I delete my custom poi but keep the voice notification? What is going on?

I have a Nuvi 760 and have uploaded some photos but they don't seem to fill the screen when I press Full Screen. Does anyone know what size or dimension the jpg file should be? The sample photos worked good but I deleted them.

It is coming up on 1 yr since I pre-ordered my 750 thought it might share my thoughts on it and compare it to the 350 I had before.

Saw this posted on another website and I believe the 800 series already got it with the last 3.0 firmware update, Garmin HotFix capability will automatically calculate and store satellite locations so that you will be able to turn the unit on and go a lot faster greatly reducing satellite acquisition time.:

"Thank you for contacting Garmin International.

I know this subject has been covered many times but I wanted to share the answer I got back from Garmin on Icons showing up on GPS screen.

Thank you for contacting Garmin International. The icons will appear as
you zoom in and are in the drop down 2D view. For example if you touch
Where To and select Browse Map you can use the 2D map view and zoom in

I just returned from a trip to West covering over 2,000 miles. The Garmin worked great. It would have been helpful if Garmin could name the waterways you cross like it does streets and roads. I would like to know the name of the smaller streams.

This Forum is Solely dedicated to

Garmin Nuvi 880.

In this Forum you are welcome to share your comments, tips and tricks, troubleshooting, issues about the newly released Nuvi 880.

On my Garmin 350 I have thousands of poi's that came with my map. For example; if I select Where to and then type McDonalds, it lists those near where I am. Now my question... I have added an icon for McDonalds and sound, however, when I am near a Mcdonalds I don't see the icon or hear the announcement. I have added pois from Poifactory and this feature works well.

I will start this off with a BIG GRIN!!!

As some of you know I travel almost 100% for work so my 680 is my life line to making client meetings and avoiding traffic and those pesky citations for red lights...LOL