Garmin talk

I updated my 680 to NT 2008. I received my DVD within a week after I called (thanks Gamin)!

The map update that will be coming to those of you who got "free" updates are schedule to ship on 8/24/07. Some have already recieved them, but no more will be shipped out "free" until AFTER this date. Just wanted to give you a heads up.

I have my new c340 gps, external antenna with window mount, clear touch anti-glare, ac power cord, poi's (camera, attractions, checkpoints, radio, rest areas, speed, tolls and tourist loaded for the n.j, del and md areas). I also received my Mapsource dvd fron Garmin. I'm planning on going to Baltimore, MD and then Ocean City MD.

Today, I had an interesting problem. I upgraded my Nuvi 660 with the new system (touch screen issue) and the new NT 2008. I don't know if it is related to any upgrade but I tried out the FM transmitter for the first time today to hear songs through my radio. I turned it off as usual but when I started it up again, the touch screen would not work.

Hello

Yes I know I have been absent for a long time. I lost my best friend on 10 June 2007. That person was my Grandmother (better known as "Nana"). I as out of town for over a month with that then busy with work when I got back. Anyways I'll be back on at least a few times a week.

Just a heads up to anyone who recently purchased a C330. According to Garmin's tech support, the map udate 2008 is not free to those of us that recently purchased a C330. Only to those who purchased a C340 and up. Their excuse is that it is a "low end" unit, and also that the memory cannot hold the full US maps on the DVD.

I am curious about the City Navigator products on SD.

Since my nuvi 200 can only hold the 48 States section of the North America 2008 DVD I am wondering if I can put the Canada IMG file on an SD card and use it on my nuvi.

I am wondering if this would work similarly to when you insert a City Navigator SD card in a nuvi.

Is there a way to organize custom POI's on a nuvi 650?

I'd like to have it in separate categories to make searching a bit easier.

Alex

I have had my nuvi 350 for about 6 months. Yesterday after changing the the car on the display I shut it off. Later in the day when I turned it back on all the pre loaded (from the factory)

I just downloaded my first POI file (beer stores, go figure). It came in but just as a list of addresses. How do I "name them" as beer stores, and how do I associate an icon with an entire list?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

http://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=927

Added .gpi file support for code pages other than 1252. This will resolve issues with bad characters in Eastern European and Asian languages.

-Tom

i see that some people are able to connect their lg vx8300 to the nuvi 660.....my nuvi is saying "no device found" when i try to connect it the normal way... i have put my phone in discovery mode and it still doesnt work.... can someone please help me do this....any help would be greatly appreciated

I talked to a Garmin person a few weeks ago as I was having problems trying to upgrade my Nuvi 350, NT map from ver.7 to ver. 8.

All the press on the Dash Express seem to herald it as the second coming in GPS navigation. Read an excellent post that calls all that into question at:

http://theunloadingzone.blogspot.com. Look in the Table of Contents for "Dash Express: Garmin Killer or just Hype?

By the way, Ms POI, do you know the author? He links back to this site.

As discussed in some other threads, the installation of the North America NT V2008 upgrade will not fit completely on some Garmin devices, including the C330.

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Gee, you think they'll give more map updates away for free now? :+)
Obviously a LOT of people are buying their products.

There's always hope.
dd

So am I right in concluding that there is no way to see POIs, except the destination, in the 3D view of a Nuvi? I would have liked to see some of the POIs in that view. Some of the other brands seem to allow that.

thanks
d

The new 2008 map is now available for viewing on Garmin's Cartography web page.

(Garmin's City Navigator NT DVDs include the same detailed maps and coverage areas found on Garmin's City Navigator North America and City Navigator Europe DVDs. The primary difference is the compression technique they use to create these DVDs.)

A traffice gtx firmware update is available

Changes from version 4.20 to version 4.30:
Improved station acquisition time.
Added support for Canadian traffic.

I just got my map update from Garmin today and loaded it onto the GPSr, took about 1 1/2 hrs, and it seems to boot up a little quicker then before... Or is it just me?