Garmin talk

I converted my csv files to gpx. All csv files open in MS Excel but the gpx files wont open. What do I have to use?

Does anyone know which units offer the ability to assign roads or areas to avoid besides the 855?

Sam's Club Online has the Garmin Nuvi 285WT for $129.86.
Looks like a good price.

My garmin 750 will alert me of an upcoming POI only if it is on my side of a highway. If the restarant is on the other side it won't alert me even though there is a exit ramp or road to get me over there! Are all Nuvi's like this or just mine?

Has anyone experienced their Nuvi 1690 locking up after they type a location in Google and then tapping the found location? Once in a while when I want to do a Google search for a location I find that after the location is found and I tap the location on the screen it get highlighted in blue and then does nothing. I then have to power the unit off and then start over.

Hello fellow GPS fans,

I am a private pilot who routinely uses a Garmin 96c to aid in VFR navigation. The other day, after reading how to convert the Nuvi into a flying machine, I thought I’d give it a try during a fairly long VFR flight where I had lots of time at cruise altitude.

Before the flight, I configured my 1350T for aerial usage by taking the following steps:

anybody have any luck getting their gps fixed by someone other than garmin ?
mike

my son has been using our 650. at start up, as its going thru the screens it will flash updating gps software and then moves on to the agree screen . it starts but it doesnt seem to be able to find the satellites anymore. i did do an update but still unable to find satellites.the update screen thing never happened before.
mike

Hello,

Does anyone in the forum know if POIs can be added to MapSource using the databases provided through POI Factory? It's easy to add the information to the GPS device using the POI Loader; but I'm unable to find a way to add POIs to MapSource. I'd like to be able to use the additional information when planning trips.

If it is possible, what are the steps?

Thanks for the help.

On the Nuvi 200 are there any operational benefits to installing a small one state map in gmapprom verses the full NA City Navigator map.
Will the GPS acquire a signal or calculate a route faster.

Can I change the default simulation speed of 11 mph increasing it to say 45 mph??

Thanks, Jack.

hello I will be in the Philippines and would like to have more detail than the current factory defalt. Does any one know if I can download detailed maps of the philippines on my Garmin etrax vista. I do have mapsource 2.24

There is a new traffic firmware upgrade for the 1490T, which just appeared using WebUpdater this weekend. I would presume this will also apply to others in the 1xxx series.

I am trying to download some favorites from one garmin to another. I know how to do it with POI's, but can not see them in the garmin on the computer. They are there in the 350, but when I go to the gpx file,the file is empty. Also was looking to do the same with the Recent Selections. Can anyone help?

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Hello everyone, let me give you the scenario before the question. I plan on using my Garmin on my motorcycle. Often, I will already know the route I am taking and will have it on to monitor speed, find nearest Gas Stations or food, etc.

So, my NUVIfone M20 finally arrived. A friend was traveling in Singhapore and brought one back for me. I thought I would post first impressions on the phone/GPS.

Some quick notes...
- It's TINY, and very light. It is smaller than a Nokia E71.
- It is very blue, kind of a turquoise look. Actually pretty cool.

I just received my nuvi 265wt worked great out of the box on Thursday. Registered it online at mygarmin.com and it updated software, except now my traffic is gone!! I bought this one for the free traffic, searched all over garmin’s web site and found nothing.

What can I do, it was a surprise for my wife today and it's already jacked up...

Hello everybody. How many of you are in favor of trying to start a petition for Garmin to try and get the custom maps in a nuvi?
The custom maps look awsome but not too many people have a Oregon Dakota or a Colorado. I think Garmin would listen to the people

Used the heck out of our 660 with latest maps in Ft Myers, FLA this past week...
Only had one gotcha... GPS told us to do a left turn to our Condo Rental immediately after returning from the Causway From Sanibel Island. No, Don't do that! There is a concrete wall there! (Could have been a recent addition).

Last night when I got home, I left my 750 in the car and did not turn it off. My wife used the car this morning to run some errands. She called later and asked what she should do with the gps I left in the car. I told her to just drop it into the center console and close the lid. She picked me up a few hours later for a trip to the movies.