Garmin talk

Does anyone else use Speck products besides me? I purchased a case to keep the Garmin Nuvi 265WT nice and secure.

I have a Nuvi 660 and have two audio files loaded to tell me when I approach a red light or speed camera. I know my unit plays MP3 files but the 265wt that my father just purchased does not play the MP3 files.

I am leave tomorrow on a bike ride to a ralley in Tampico, Mx. I would like to pass this route information on to others when I get back.

My Question should I save the route in my Zumo 55o when I get there or just save it when I get home.

Rearnold

I'm a newbie and trying to learn how to download and use POIs. I've downloaded POI files (diners, drive ins, and dives)and see them in the Extras folder. When I try to find one of those restaurants using Where To? will they appear if I use the regular Points of Interest folder and then select Food? I've tried to locate a few.

hey guys, im downloading my free map for my new 765t.. and its been stuck on 21.17mb/1.82gb 1% for awhile now.

status is 'downloading'
transfer rate is 720kb/sec
time left: 46:04
connections: 4 <-- what?

but it hadnt moved. its been at 46:04 for almost 23:02 now.

I recently purchased a nuvi 785T, but have noticed that POI icons for places like McDonalds, Wendy's, Starbucks, etc, do not display when coming upon an exit.
I had this feature on a GPS unit that was made by Cobra.

Can someone help me out on how to make the icons appear, or does the nuvi 785T not have this feature?

Thanks to anyone who posts a reply.

ok so i was registering my 765t and i swear their direction got me doing the same thing like 10x. and i went 'dashboard' and my product is still NOT registered??!!!

Just tried to update my 780 with the new 4.8. went fine,
Then was going to load POI's from this fine site as I usually do. The Garmin stopped and advised that a new loader was available and I did download and install
Everything works great.

So if you go to the garmin site and it indicates an update, check what it is for first.

Virgo53

My 780 hasn't had any problems with either

Hello all, new boy here.

I`m a total newbie to GPS and have just bought a nuvi 350.

My intended use is for trips on my motorbike.
The question is can I use POI or mapsource etc to create a route on my PC and load that into the nuvi?

My nuvi 880 would not alert on my 'prox'''ty alert' poi's. After discussing with product support at Garmin, we concluded that when loading the 'custom poi files' on the unit select ''manual'' as the preferred method thereby allowing you the opportunity to specify if an alert is required and the distance at which such proximity alert should be given...saved me hours of puzzelment.

I seem to have hit the limit of POI Loader. I loaded approx. 100 CSV files with BMP icons that contain approx. 1 million POIs. All CSV files loaded correctly. However, not all BMP icons loaded. It loaded all CSV files but only 25% of the BMP icons. Assuming these files are named A to Z, the BMP icons stop at G. The POI.GPI file is 70 Mb and I have 700 Mb free on GPSr.

On my Nuvi 885t I have installed poi files but now I notice that when I install a new file, it removes the others I had installed before.
Is this the way it should work, or should I include all the POI's in one file before installing on the Nuvi?

If I download the POIs for speed / red light cameras, should I expect any kind of audible alert from my Nuvi 260W?

After downloading, if I update in the future, does the old data get over-written / replaced, with "gone" cameras delted automagically?

Thanks.

/rog

I've installed a bunch of POIs on a 4 GB SD card. Now every time I turn my Nuvi 750 on, it nags me to install the "new extras' onto the GPS so they'll be available if I remove the card.

But I'm not gonna remove the card. And I don't want to install the POIs onto the GPS since that's why I have a 4 GB card!

How do I turn this "nag" off?

Are there any features at this point in the newer Garmins that would lead me to want to replace my Nuvi 350, other than a wider screen?

Thanks

Do any of you have direct download links to these map updates. Either directly from Garmin or other web.
No torrent or RAR files please.

:oops:can any body help me,i have just purchased the aa days out from garmin to download to my nuvi 250, it downloaded but i can not find it on the unit. all i have got is exell document thank you kenny

I am wondering how to mark a location for cordinates to report a radar location. Intersections are easy, I can mark them in Google earth but could not figure out a way to mark a site on a road without any intersection.
It might have been discussed before but I could not find the thread. SO I will appreciate your help.

Just returned from the Indy 500 by way of Cleveland. Great race; great trip.

My Garmin 350 with it's many POI's from this great web site, helped me navigate both Cleveland & Indianapolis where I have friends & relatives. Never been to either before.

Hi guys,

Am going to pick up a Garmin and deciding between the 255W or the 265WT. Only real difference i can see is that the 265WT offers built in reciever with lifetime traffic.

The price difference is only $20...however don't quite know how it works or if the reciever is built in or you need to run another cable?