Garmin talk

If you're still hanging on to your Garmin GPS 18 ... saving it for a rummage sale because the nRoute mapping software is just so "old fashioned" ... there's still a future for this model. Garmin released an application called "Spanner" that makes this GPS model compatible with all NMEA 0183 software applications. Also, be sure to update your PC's Garmin USB drivers before making these changes.

Hi. I'm trying to get an understanding of what's possible with Mapsource and my Garmin C340 and my friend's Garmin C530. I've searched and read posts all over the place until my eyes are blurry and I'm still confused. I was directed to this forum by some kind folks in the Garmin newsgroup. So here I am with hat in hand looking for assistance.

Has anyone tried one of the air vent holders for the Garmin? Befor I buy one, I wanted to know if they block too much air or if the unit drops down.

I was looking in a The Source store (Canadian Radio Shack)this weekend and saw they were having a sale on the Garmin 250 but selling them as "his and Hers' sets. One was the regular color but the other one was pink. They were selling like hot cakes. Does color really matter?

Did anyone else notice this on his/her 660?
When trying to save a location into Favorites as "whatever @ wherever" (w/o quotes, of course!), the @ symbol never appear in the locations's name after saving it in the first place! the saved name is always displayed as "whatever wherever".
To nonetheless add the @ symbol I must Edit favorite's name...

has any one bought the new garmin maps 2008 City Navigator® Europe NT.

i have v9 maps would it be worth upgrading.

I purchased a Nuvi 750 from HSN on their promo day of 2/16/08. I already had the "beanbag" mount and, when using it with the 750, the adapter would come off too easily - whenever I swung it left or right. I called Garmin on Monday 3/17 and they shipped me a new adapter via UPS with a *promised* date of delivery of 3/20/08. It arrived on 3/20 and works much better than the original.

Recently I've had a case when my Garmin 350 with updated to 2008 map lead me through the field, about few hundred feet from the real highway in PA. I was visiting friends.

My guess would be that this highway was finished at least 2 years ago, because the Google maps already have the change.

If anyone can answer these questions:

Gaday All,

I have a 250w and have been looking for new voices (by the other posts i have read everyone is doing the same) I managed to find a tom and jerry file then found it was for TomTom in .VIF format. Can someone point me in the right direction to convert to .SUM or .VPM files???

Dadandson

Is the 350 a better buy than the 260? I belive that the 350 was one of the first nuvis made. Is it ready to be replaced? Is the chip set the old type? The flip out antenna better than built in? Besides the mp3 player and a few other items is there any reason to buy the 350?

When is Garmin or MSN gonna fix the problems with the 680 and the "weather Alert" icon. "no match found"!

It's getting old Garmin. Kick MSN in the butt and get them moving on a fix.

Ok, in google maps, you are able to get directions and let it figure out what it thinks is the best route. Afterwards, you can drag the route points to wherever you want to go. So, for instance, it tell you to go on some rural route, but you want to go on the interstate, no matter the time difference. So you grab a point over to the interstate and it recalculates the route.

I have a newly purchased Garmin 350. While at the Garmin web site, there was an options to down, or install, the current list of road construction areas. I accomplished this, directly to my GPS, while it was connected to the computer. Although, I’m not sure what this does or how it works.. I don’t see an additional PIO file.

Anyone know of a recent casino poi for Garmin? Las Vegas has had a huge number of casinos open as well as close over the past 18 months, and I could really use a current POI.

My custom poi are work great, but I thought if you got an alert for a POI, you can touch the alert and be taken there. Nothing happens by doing that.

I have Shell gas station on my route, and one is alerted nearby, I would like to just touch the icon or alert banner and ask to go there as a via point

anyone....

I Have a Nuvi 260, I have a jpeg in the pic viewer and I can't get rid of it, When it's hooked up to the computer I can't see it in the garmin/jpeg file, but I see on the pic viewer on the nuvi, can anyone help!!

I have been traveling the past week and one of our overnight stops was Williams, AZ. The GPS (Nuvi 750) could locate the hotel along the route, but it could not locate Williams, AZ when I selected to search near a location. It could locate all the businesses in the area with the Williams, AZ address. It could locate cities with the name of Williams in several other states, but not Arizona.

Recently Garmin tech support agreed to send MapSource and gave a confirmation number. They were temporarily out of the program. Has anyone found a link on Garmin's site to check order status? I didn't see one. It may be since I didn't order via the web there won't be one but thought I'd ask.

Hi All,

Adding Sounds to POI Files,downloaded file ,saved the MP3 File and added to my POI file Folder that I am Trying to add a Sound File to Copied exact file name but Added .mp3 to File and saved entered to same File in my POI Folder still does not say Sound such as Approaching a Red Light etc.,Would appreciate more HELP here the File Shows up in my Garmin in the MP3,Music Content and Plays but not whe