Garmin talk

Does anyone have the Vehicle Icon for a Ford Explorer Sport Trac they would be willing to share with me? I am unable to create one myself.

I have backedup my Nuvi files to my computer. which of the files is the map file?

Nuvi 1490T will have a 5" display.

Does size really matter in this case? How beneficial would it be for navigation?

Your opinions please.

Thanks.

Got a pleasant surprise when traveling this weekend from Illinois into Michigan. Got a prompt from MSN Direct that we had changed time zones and did I want to update the time zone on the GPS - Yes/No? I did not know that the MSN Direct service offered that feature.

Who's planning to buy it as soon as it's available?

I haven't been able to figure this one out and would appreciate any suggestions.

Proximity Alerts for Custom POI's play properly when the Media Player is not being used.

I recently purchased a Garmin Nuvi 850. On the Garmin website it states you have 60 days to update the maps for free. Since my Nuvi was preloaded with 2009 maps, I figured I can download the 2010 maps for free. When I try to download from Garmin it asks for my unit serial number which I provide, but it trys to charge me $69+ for the download. Has anypne done this successfilly?

After rearranging my PC the wav files show up as a Windows Media Player file in the POI folder. Does anybody know how that can be changed?

has anyone ever used this software from Garmin!

would like everyone's thoughts that have used it!

thanks

Do anybody know if it's possible with a handheld GPS to use calibrated tiff or bmp maps (digital maps calibrated with Oziexplorer to a *.map file)? It can be done using a laptop with Ozieexplorer and an antenna, but not very handy on hiking!
It's a bit more laboreous to create maps with MapEdit.
Maybe a simple problem, just never heard about such a GPS.

Ok, another poll.

I love the "dash board" function of my Garmin ... and use it often to monitor my progress on long trips ... checking my overall average and my moving average, time stopped, etc.

Thanks for all ywho repsoned to no sounds working on my 250.
I have most of the csv and gpx working a few bugs but i think it is more possibly wav files may not work properly and need to maybe adjust my alerts distant also.
But Again thanks

I purchased a 265t for my wife in Feb. I took advantage of the free map update offered by Garmin. I have noticed that the new map is missing a lot of smaller communities, among other things. I know this was just brought up in a recent post also. My question is, how can I get the original 2009 map back on my unit, the one it shipped with? I did not do a backup when I bought it.

I had a Garmin Street Pilot for several years and it included rest areas. It died so I bought a Garmin 260, which does not include rest areas. I've spent hours on the internet trying to learn exactly how to download rest areas onto the Garmin 260 and I am stumped. I am also technically challenged, shall we say.

"How do I save to a SD memory card from POI Loader?

Submitted by zadmi on Wed, 01/31/2007 - 10:13pm.

You'll need to have a card reader attached to your computer, and you'll need to have the SD card in the reader when you start POI Loader.

When you start POI Loader, it will find the card and list it as one of the available devices where you can send POI data."

There is a new version of the communicator plug in. I just found out by using google maps and trying to send it to my gps.

This, from a discuss list I'm on:

I wonder if this is a reflection of Garmin's market share?

I myself have always owned Garmin. Until the most recent 765t, have always been happy with the units I have owned. I have no basis for comparison to other brands.

For those who have owned different brands, what is your take on Garmin vs. other brands?

Just seen on the Garmin site that there is a new Oregon beta Firmware update available. Firmware Update Ver. 2.96, Beta.

(from Garmin:)
Changes made from version 2.95 to 2.96:

Added Waypoint Averaging application. (For more information visit our new Trail Tech website at http://garmin.blogs.com/softwareupdates/trail-tech/)

i have followed the instructions and done everything i could, (latest POI Uploader, downloaded sox.exe on this forum, same file names, etc) but i cant get the sound and some icons to appear on my maps. Some icons would appear black.