Garmin talk

I was able to get a 3490lmt at American electronics store.I thought it was a great buy. I report on how well it works next time.

This old page http://www8.garmin.com/support/blosp.jsp used to list all the updates for every unit and the release notes for each firmware update. Now with the new Nuvi's, it seems you cannot just download the updates manually like the old days. You need Webupdater, etc. Anyway, the question is, how does one see a list of the firmware updates and the release notes with the newer units?

Looking to upgrade a very old Street Pilot C330, used by my wife in her car. Considering either the Nuvi 2450 or 2555, main considerations:
- 5" screen
- 2450 has powered mount
- 2450 should be able to take POI files and/or routes from Mapsource
- 2555 is newer and runs the "2.0" guidance system, maybe it won't take POI files??

Any coments welcome, with Thanks
Ken

Sears ad for Sat., Page 9, Garmin 40LM, that is lifetime maps, lane assist and junction view for $89.99. Checked and it is priced at $99.99 on line today. May be able to get lower price tomorrow online also. Merry Christmas

Just got this in email

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

I am considering purchasing either the Garmin 1490LTM or the 2360LTM. A general comparison makes them seem very similar in most features except for the voice recognition on the 2360. However, does anyone know of the issues with each model. What would you recommend?

I entered a manual redlight poi to checkout the function on my new nuvi50lm.

file name Redlight-My-Home

file content

-85.0000,27.0000,My Home

Actual values for home are not listed here.

Does anyone see a reason this should not work??

Like others, I recently experienced difficulty with space to allow the 2012.30 maps update. After reading other posts, I found how to eliminate enough unused files on the internal memory to allow the update to load.

Does anyone know of a complete list of Ford Dealers? It was posted last year but all were not included. Thanks for any help anyone could give.

I was reading about the feedback Ratings feature on these models; does anyone know if you can also see the average rating submitted by others? Or is it strictly a rating submission? It obviously wouldn't be real useful if it didn't display the average but I haven't read anywhere yet that it does!

When you remove the 3490 from the bracket does it remember the cars location?

If so, how do you get directions back to your car?

Checking out the Garmin site for what Applications it had to offer for the Macintosh, I came across the Garmin Lifetime Map Updater.

i installed it, attached my Nuvi 3790 LMT, and downloaded new maps both to my GPS unit and to my computer.

I have searched everywhere in my computer and cannot find the maps that were allegedly downloaded to the computer.

This is what I get everytime I try to use the Garmin Lifetime Updater:

NOTE
There was an error installing your maps. Please try again. If problems continue, Please contact Garmin customer support.

I have 2 GPS units registered with it, a 650 & a 765 I don't know if it matters.

Thanks in advanced.

Gary

I'm trying to locate the JCV file on my 2460LMT to see if I have the small or large file installed, as I have not had a 'junction view' visible since my purchase of this unit. I'm currently in the Phoenix AZ, area and thinking I should have had 'junction view' activated.

Hi all and I hope you are having a happy holiday season.

My daughter gave me a gift card for lifetime maps for my birthday and I recently used it to upgrade my 765t. When I logged in it also downloaded a software upgrade. I don't know if it was the 2012.30 map or the software but on my current trip, the 765t showed the arrival time in central time, not eastern time which is what it's clock is set to. Surprised me. Not a bad thing, just a surprise.

My past GPS units had a "reverse route" one click and you were routed back to the starting point. Very convenient for a route with many preset waypoints.

Anyone know if you can reverse a preprogrammed route in the 1450 with out having to reprogram all the waypoints?

Garry1p

Has anyone noticed that their Garmin 1490T takes longer and longer to perform calculations for the requested route (just point a to point B) when you sleect where you want to go?

Any suggestions to fix this?

Thanks,
Kevin

I have both a 1490T and a 265W unit. The 1490 came with the Traffic receiver. The 265W did not. Now I know that using software purchased for one device should not be used on multiple devices without paying multiple times.

Hello everyone,

Within the Nuvi GPS's Picture Viewer, when you click on the "I" icon to display the information on the image (jpeg file), it shows the date and time for that image. Where does the GPS get that date and time data for that certain file?