Garmin talk

On a trip we just took from Washington, DC to Hartford, CN. no matter whether we chose Fastest, Most Direct, or the most fuel efficient route, our Garmin 3790T directed us over the George Washington Bridge.

To avoid potential traffic, we never use this route; we use the one over the Tappen Zee Bridge, a bit further north along the Hudson River.

On a trip we just took from Washington, DC to Hartford, CN. no matter whether we chose Fastest, Most Direct, or the most fuel efficient route, our Garmin 3790T directed us over the George Washington Bridge.

To avoid potential traffic, we never use this route; we use the one over the Tappen Zee Bridge, a bit further north along the Hudson River.

I have a Nuvi 40LM GPS and trying to get a TourGuide proximity alert (within a 10000 feet radius) to work.
I am pretty sure this is not a mp3 compatible device, but I don't care about the soundtrack capability of the tourguides just the radius proximity alerts.

Here's what I did:

Is there a way to identify dirt or gravel roads and route around them? I often get routed on a gravel road when a nearby paved road would give a decent route.

Also, when I come across a routing error how can I prevent that same route from coming up again?

FYI

RE: Nuvi 34xx V3.60 Released (12/2010)

Sorry if this is a repeat but I didn't see a forum topic prior to mine.

Ran Webupdater and found V3.60 for my Nuvi 3490

Currently on the road. Recently updated maps & found "prompted"under Nuroute > calculation mode & can't dope what it does.

Can Nyone help

I recently decided to buy a replacement GPS for my out-of-date 680. I needed a new charger and updated maps, and figured that it would be more cost-effective to simply buy a brand new unit and give the 680 to my son. I bought the 2455LMT, and I'm re-adjusting my thinking to the new menus. Perhaps someone can help me with two questions...

We have a major new highway that connects 95 and 270 between Baltimore and DC.

I wonder how long before Garmin catches on? I'll bet right now your Garmin will be re-calculating for a half hour! Could be a record.

I have loaded them to the SD card using POI Loader BUT I don't see them. There does not appear to be an Extras spot like there is on my 660. I remember reading about it on here but I didn't have one so I didn't pay attention to the answer. Help!

I been enjoying my new Nuvi. Does the 2460 have proximity points/alerts? I see them under the Extras but I haven't seen or heard them yet. Does it need the Tourguide feature to work?

The file does work on my old Nuvi 760.

You can say "Find by name" and it will respond "Speak the name of a place". Find by name is not one of the choices in the main menu for voice command.

I'm wondering why my 1450LMT switches from a white background to a military khaki shade of green, and back to white again, when following a route with the map displayed. This has nothing to do with sunset or sunrise and seems to happen randomly. Thoughts?

I am attempting to set up an alert sound on my 1490LMT and have read many FAQ and submissions on the subject but am still a little fuzzy about using POI Loader. I currently have a separate folder with all my custom POIs stored there. Do I set up another folder for just the POIs I want to use with proximity alerts? When Loader runs in MANUAL you only have one choice for distance etc.

I just Return from a Trip to NY from Ohio I download the new version of REST AREA version AO. The new version does not work. Did not show on my Gps when I was near the rest area ,did not give me any allert. So I delete them and install the older version of the rest area.

I recently bought a Nuvi 2460LMT (5" Screen) and would like to install a screen protector on it.
I have had poor success in the past attempting to install on my Nuvi 765T, I ruined 3 of them in my attempts. They were inexpensive ones I got on Ebay.

Doing some research I found many complaints about people

Nuvi 50. Downloaded POI Loader. Downloaded a POI file (WiFi Hot Spots) from here to Windows PC. Hooked up Nuvi. Used loader. Loader found files and said it downloaded them. Now, how do I find them on my GPS?

http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11675392&cm...

Interesting blurb from The Consumerist:

http://consumerist.com/2011/12/garmin-wont-sell-po-box-holde...

The more I use Basecamp the less I like it. When I look at the details for a route it tells me the dist. & time for each leg. Is there a way to configure BC to show a running total? Mapsource shows leg time and total time. What I'm really after is the time to intermediate waypoints.

What does MTP stand for?

Ok, I will display my ignorance in order to let some others with the same questions as I have get some knowledge. The general topic is “hidden files” (in particular on the GPS device) and how to make them visible.