Garmin talk

I have a eTREX Venture Cx, does any body have any experience with this model (good or bad)?
I want to use it for Geocaching.

I have noticed a couple of instances where I travel the same direction and my C550 will want for me to take a different route. I would think that going from point A to B would be the same each and every time you take that route. Does anyone have an explanation for that?

Mike

Does anyone know if traffic is better between these 2 options? Do they use the same traffic channels? Does one cover better\broader than the other?

Ray

Well I finally took the plunge and ordered a new Streetpilot C580 from Amazon.com for $356.95 shipped!

Hi All
This is my first post to the forum. I come all the way from N Ireland and hope someone can help me ASAP please. When I use the Webupdater it says there is a problem with this application and gives the following error message:

App: WebUpdater
At: 9/14/2007 8.34.26 AM (UTC)
OS: Windows XP Service Pack 2
Processor: Intel Processor Level: 15, RAM, 1048048
APPLICATION.CPP-183.2.4.1.0

while trying to load the 9/12/07 speed camera file the message "There was a problem transferring custom POIs to your device. Please try running POI loader again."
This is on a nuvi 680 but I suspect the problem may be in the data format? Any new POI tips/contributions in the St. Pete, FL area would be appreciated.

Regards to all,
Matt

can anyone tell me how many waypoints I can have in a route that I made in mapsource and work on a quest. I'm used to making routes for my 2820 and have the ability to use 200 waypoints but I have been told its allot less for the quest

thanks
Paul

I just saw thru WebUpdater that a new version software was available, ver 4.10 from ver 3.80. Seemed like a good number of bug fixes, none that seemed especially crucial. Was looking for some feedback on the update before I jumped into it. Anyone who has updated have any issues, problems?

thanks,

Much to my surprise, (and Garmin's), it appears that the latest map for the Nuvi series does not have very many "Staples" stores in their POI. With this being a new map, we wont see a fix for at least another year. Confirmed with Garmin tech support, this built in POI will not be in their upcoming 700 series.

What's your take on screen protection for your touchscreen. Are the garmin touchscreen well made where scratches rarely happen or should we all run out and get one?

I have an etrex Vista Cx & have the older version of the Topo maps. I noticed they came out with a 2008 version & was wondering if anyone had updated to the 2008 version from the older version & could tell me if it was worth the money. It doesn't look like it is upgraded all that much so if someone could tell me who has done it it would be greatly appreciated.

I have a Garmin Nuvi 250. I have installed the Garmin POI Loader onto my Windows XP system. When POILoader is started, there are no menu items or any actions I can take.

How should this POILoader be used?

My Garmin is connected via the USB cable and I know the connection works. I have uploaded new vehicles to it. Yet, POILoader does not give me any options to do anything.

Ideas?

Found a good web site to pre-order the Nuvi 7XX series at the best prices I have found.

TVNAV.com

Cheers...... Joel

Hello everyone,

Shouldn't I be able to see my gps drive on my computer when I plug it into the usb port?
How elso would I replace sounds and such/

Thanks for your help

I am getting in the Geocaching, I am using my C330, and I find this game very good. Any body in here playind this game?

Hi,

Would anyone know if there is a search feature on the Nuvi 350 when entering a street address?

Usually, when I type in a street name or city, the GPS would auto complete and display results similar to that spelling.

But yesterday, I was trying to meet a friend in Brooklyn (NYC). He told me to meet him at the intersection of 13th ave. and Bay Ridge Parkway.

I am getting ready to install the Map Update on my 2730 and wanted to back up my Favorites. I don't have very many of them, but the few I have, I wanted to save them by backing them up.

I put my 2730 in the "USB" mode and looked for the .gpx file and there is no .gpx file to be found.

I tried the poi file too and it's not there either.

All I could find was the POI.GPI file.

My cell phone (nextel I880) isnt able to tranfer my address book through bluetooth. I am wondering is there a way to upload my outlook address book or an excel file?

Firmware update for MSN Direct Receiver to software version 2.30. Not sure what it does, but any improvement is welcomed.

Congrats to Keith for his new Nuvi 750. Awesome!

Expected to ship late October.

I opted for the 750 instead of the 760 because I'm just not getting much out of bluetooth on my 660...I'm just underwhelmed when it comes to bluetooth...people I talk to while on the road seem to favor using a bluetooth headset compared to using the 660; and using wired earbud/mics even better than bluetooth.