Garmin talk

Recently the Red Light camera warning have been going off and beeping while driving on the expressway. I'm getting warning for intersections while driving on the highway, this was not the case a few weeks back.
Has the proximity distance been changed on the red light camera file?

Has something changed with some recent firmware update, or do I have an impending problem?

Up until recently I could plug the 1490T into the computer starting with the unit off. It would boot up into file transfer mode. Now if I plug it in with the unit off, the Garmin screen flashes up, turns off and continues with the on off cycle infinitum.

The battery life on my Garmin 265w is about 2 hours. This seems kind of short. What are the lengths of some battery lifes for other users and their GPS's?

POI proximity alerts work fine in my Nuvi 750 as long as I am in the City Navigator mode. I also have Garmin Topo 2008 installed, and when I turn off City Navigator to go into the Topo mode I no longer get POI proximity alerts. Any idea why, or what can I do?

Thanks

I've recently acquired an inexpensive Nuvi 255W to replace my 250W (I wanted the TTS). I've just been adding some custom POI files from this site and noticed a problem.

OK heres the problem i have 20 or thirty addresses at a time to run .So i put all my addresses into my garmin c550 or nuvi 350 .But heres the problem once i run the address i need to be able to delete it ,after 6 or 7 addresses they all run together.well i could delete them one at a time in favorites but i have 40 or 50 favorites of roads that are not marked in gps and other places that i have to

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Found out someone at work has a Garmin 660.
She was kind-of down on it, for reasons she wasn't clear on.... She had not seen any others, or longed for a specific feature the 660 didn't have... My gut feeling was that she felt it was just "old" and never really found out what it could do.

Hi - If I find a POI in my Nuvi 265WT and save it as a favorite, it always displays on the map. Is there a way to disable that somehow? My map is getting a bit cluttered...

One of my 255s is having screen calibration problems. I forgot which corner to press to do a calibration and reset it by mistake. I had to recategorize all of my Favorites. Very time consuming and cumbersome on the nuvi. Can it be done with Map Source? I can't see how.

On my wifes 265t, the spoken directions are exact opposite of the actual shown directions. Only happens in large metropolitain areas, like Birmingham, AL and Atlanta, GA. So the next turn shows left, and Jack says "turn right". It has happened through the past two map updates. Running current version from WebUpdater. I have tried hard reset. Tried the reset by holding the power switch over.

I went to the webupdater and there when I got to the last page where the updates were, the first line on top show this: GPS CHIPSET TYPW M HOTFIX DATA; is this a fix for a problem that the Gps 855 has. Should I download this.

I know that putting redlight behind a poi will give you an alert within a 1/4 mile, but what if you wanted it to alert you withing 5 miles like a rest area?

Unless I'm doing something wrong, I don't think that MapSource can use Custom POI files -- WalMart, Rest Areas, etc. If this is true, it is a useless piece of software for me.

If I'm wrong, please point me in the right direction.

Wil

In an attempt to pick POIs from the map on my 1490T, I am finding it difficult to move or scroll the map to pick a point. I drag my finger across the map and sometimes it moves, but more than not, it doesn't. Sometimes it places an arrow after touching the screen, usually where I don't want it. Can anyone direct me as to how to move the map around when searching?

Has any one been able to fix the ariel on the Garmin 660.
Mine no longer works. I have been able to still use the unit by putting a small wire in the external ariel port,

At one point I found a web site that discussed the repair but can not find it again.

It is not worth ordering a new one from the US because of the shipping costs.

Thanks

I have a c330 that I only use occasionally for long trips. It gets used maybe once a month. It's about 3 years old.

Is it worth it to get new maps for it? Are there alot of changes or is it mostly just POI's and stuff?

Can custom routes from map source be put on the nuvi3790t, and if yes how can you do it. Should you be able to? It says that they were transferred but their not on the unit. I use this for work also and am finding it to be a big letdown for the price!!!!!!!!

I am trying to locate a bean bag mount for GPS 3790T. I don't like using the suction cup type. The suction cup has the speaker built in, so the bean bag mount will have to have this. Can the holder be transfer to the bean bag mount.

Has anyone heard when the 2011 maps will be out? I know the portables can be updated online, but I have an indash, and Garmin won't allow the online update.