Garmin talk

Thanks to you guys and your enormous patience with a newb (heh heh) I am getting a lot of use out of my Garmin Nuvi. Coupled with the improved COVID-19 numbers, I am getting to places!

I went to a meeting that took place in a church I had never been to before. My Nuvi took me there without a single issue.

I've just received my new DriveSmart 65, a replacement for my Nuvi 2587LMT

When I connected the Nuvi to my W10 computer it appeared as a drive, usually G: and I could use POI loader to load custom POIs - specifically geocaches.

My Nuvi battery dies after ~3 weeks of no use. I replaced the battery on 05/16/20 with a Newpower, and guess I need another one. The reviews on Amazon talk about poor long-term battery life (not running on battery time). Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be much else available other than the Newpower.

I was directed to this site by Garmin support, so if this is not the right place to ask, please forgive me.

I have used BaseCamp to import a GPX file and export the route to my Nuvi2597LMT. When I go t the Trip Planner app I can see the route points present there, but I cannot see any way to persuade the Nuvi to display the route and navigate along it.

Hi All.

What is the current Top-of-the-line Garmin Nuvi ?

I haven't paid attention to most of the emails I get from Garmin as they seem to be aimed towards their watches.

Not much in the way of Automotive products.

Thanks for the help.

Hi All.

I have a 3590 and read that AT&T is shutting down their 3G Cellular network tomorrow.

I have no idea what network my 3590 uses. 3G, 4G, or is it all Satellite based? I thought that some of the older add-on programs used Cellular, like weather and parking.

How about the "Traffic"... Satellite or Cellular, AM, FM?

Hey all, I have a Nuvi 260 that has a screen where the touch doesn't work, but it displays a picture. I used my iFixit kit to open it up, and attempted to reseat the screen cable. That didn't work. I have a spare Nuvi 260 screen laying around. I figured I could use that. Apparently not.

It's been 2 years, since I used my GPS, thanks to COVID. I just updated my maps and fired up Basecamp. I was surprised that there were no updates and when I went to the Garmin website, there was no mention of anything like Basecamp or any other PC based mapping program.

What other choices are available, or this it?

With a new vehicle I thought perhaps portrait mode might fit better.. BUT, is there a setting I can't find, read someplace it's automatic and another place it is model dependent..
Does my DS65 have this ability??

Hello all,

I have a question that has been nagging at me for quite a while. I have searched the net but I haven’t been able to find the answer I’m looking for so far. Maybe some of you could educate me. So here goes..,

I can't find the gpx files for Harley Davidson dealers. are they no longer available?

Been away for awhile and thought I'd post this in case others run into similar issue.

Found it over on Garmin's forum. Hope it's not against the rules to put link here. I didn't want to just copy and paste and take the credit.

As already reported on the Mac topics forum, both the Mac and Windows versions of Garmin Express have an update to version 7.11.1. Neither has Release Notes about what's new compared to the previous 7.11.0.

For several years, I have been running Android Auto on the smartphone connected to the car. For a Garmin-quality position, a Garmin Glo 2 GPS receiver is used. It works with both domestic and GLONASS satellites.

My Garmin BC40 backup camera worked well for few years. Now it stopped showing video. It gives error message something like " Camera could not connect, please check batteries or connection"..

Hello All,

I'm still using my old Nuvi 58, mostly on long trips. I've retrieved two csv files from the POI list, one is the rest areas combined for the USA and I saw that there was a similar one for Canadian rest areas. Can I load them both using POI loader? When I try the POI loader ask me if I want to replace the existing POI? Can that be done or am I doing something wrong?

For those who want or need the newest Garmin JCV files. Inside the JCV folder are two files, D3060380A.JCV (829.5 MB) and D1279460A.JCV (800.7 MB).

https://mega.nz/folder/3xoSBRQC#WxoDhtMdqzxBTarvgWUC8A

So did the 2023.10 update on 3x Garmins: old 660, and 2x 2689...
All 3 Garmins now put maps on SD Cards.....

Tested and one (Of course, Wife's 2689!) did not show local roads, only State & Interstate... ??
I then checked MyMaps, and see 2023.10 Foursquare but no 2023.1 NA Maps..

Decided to update my maps, opened GE, it updated my computer to latest version, then opened the screen showing my Nuvi (and Add a Device). A blue ball with the letter 3 was in the corner of the Nuvi icon (for 3 updates I assume) so I clicked it. The next screen says there are updates available with an estimated time of 25 minutes.

Map City Navigator North America 2023.10 is now available.