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bean bag mount

I've been having problem with the gps mount coming loose from the bean bag mount I have been using for a few years. I have a Garmin Nuive 1495. I think part of the problem is the power cord connects at and angle so the cord is forced down towards the mount. I am using the mount that came with the GPS, and forget which bean bag. Anyone have a recommendation for a better mount or bean bag?

Jill 3.10 works with EPE!!!!!

Yeah. There is a new Jill (3.10). She appears to work with EPE. Recalculating is gone again.

Garmin 750 Will no update.

I have lifetime updates but last week during the update the windows update arrived and shut my computer off in the process. Now I can't update as it always exits before its done and says call garmin if this continues. I checked and do not have a large map file but have 1.4 gig of space available on the gps.

nuvi 750 questions relating to storage capacity

new questions based on trying to update latest maps and finding 'not enough memory' for the full North American set.

Questions:

1) what is full size of complete NA map set?

2) what is internal memory size on nuvi 750

3) can entire or partial map set (i.e. overflow beyond capacity of internal memory) be put on SD memory cards

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non-native nutmegger

Garmin® Announces Executive Transition Plan

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Garmin: GPSIII / StreetPilot / StreetPilot Color Map / StreetPilot III / StreetPilot 2610 / GPSMAP 60CSx / Nuvi 770 / Nuvi 765T / Nuvi 3490LMT / Drivesmart 55 / GPSMAP 66st * Pioneer: AVIC-80 / N3 / X950BH / W8600NEX

New maps... Are these compatible with the Nuvi 1200?

I own a Nuvi 1200. Lately I've noticed map updates include files such as:

SRX-ASR
D2329110A.G2S
D3060080A.JCV
D3191070A.JCV.Portrait
D3153080A.JCV.Lite
DB.trafficTrends
SQLite D315600.DB.trafficTrends2
Time Zone

Question: Are these compatible with the 1200?

What are these files used for?

Tnx.

nuvi 465T - Groupon $119 Free S&H, 2-day deal

Groupon has a truckers/big rig nuvi on sale today for $119 with free S&H:

http://www.groupon.com/deals/gg-garmin-nuvi-465t-bluetooth-t...

As I read the ad, it appears to be for new, not refurbed nuvis, and offers the ability to make returns if desired.

Standalone GPS with a wireless network data connection.

I have a Nuvi 1690, that is the one that comes with a cellular data connection.

It has an icon for google local and for whitepages.com. That is somewhat useful.

It's good, but pretty glitchy. I cannot recommend this unit because of the problems it has.

Garmin POI Loader for Windows 2.7.2 Installer failure

I am running Windows XP SP3. I have several times downloaded the installer. When I run the installer, I get the following error:
This application has failed to start because the application configuration is incorrect. Reinstalling the application may fix the problem.
I have replaced C++ 2008 with the C++ 2010. I have dumped AVG 2012 for 2013. Does anyone have any ideas?

NUVI 855 acting strange

On a recent trip, quite often my dislplay started showing white, ie no map, as I
traveled. Sometimes it would redraw successfully but some times it would get
'stuck' with a white screen and show the 'drawing' info at the top. It was as if I was travelling beyond any map info, ie white display.

Also, several times when I came to a turn, the system would freeze. My speed

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If at first you don't succeed....redefine success

Dezl 760

This is a great GPS except for one fatal flaw.

Custom POI files are not usable. The manual says that they work just like they are expected to on other Garmin units.

These are the instructions in the manual:
1. Select Where to?>Categories>Custom POIs
2. Select category

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wil01

Any way to update Volvo's Dashmounted Garmin?

We bought an 07 Volvo as a certified pre-owned vehicle in 2010 and I got my wife the dealer installed Garmin unit for it. It makes for a pretty clean and safe install, but the power hookup is not the standard USB that my 2455 has.

Nuvi, dezl series, or zumo

Hello out there.. Happy Sunday. Considering a purchase of a new Garmin..

IMHO: It appears the DEZL & Zumo are very upscaled GPS's.. ?

Considering 2595LMT, 2555LMT..

Will be used in a AUTO for day to day travel. I do NOT have a truck or RV/MH.

SPECS..
1) Lifetime Maps Traffic
2) Bluetooth compliant
3) screen 5 - 7
4) TTS - clear understandable (i have old ears)
5) SD card

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PJG

deleting campground POI files on a 1450

I accidentally downloaded the campground POI file twice.
Now when I run all POI the campgrounds show up twice in alphabetical order. Can I delete one set of campground POI?

I am sure this is wasting a lot of memory.
Is there anywhere you can find how much memory is not in use on your unit?

nuvi 24x5 and 25x5 GCD file version 7.50 released

Changes made from version 7.20 to 7.50:

Improved user interface for Right To Left languages.
Fixed ASR Find Address support and One Shot searching for Russia.
Added a Play Audio button when reviewing tour guide GPI files.
Improved file transfer speeds during the map update process.
Improved Point Addressing accuracy for off road addresses.
Fixed a display error with Photos when reviewing favorites and GPIs.
Fixed an error with multi via routes stopping after reaching the first via.
Routes created via the trip planner now default to the user selected route preferences.
Improved software stability.

Help

I would like to thank all who have help me with my Garmin Etrex 20.

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May the Good LORD go with you David Fuller AC0RV<br> Skywarn M187201 <br>

Nuvi does not like certain streets

Here is a head scratcher (for me anyway:

I have a Garmin Nuvi 205W; it works brilliantly EXCEPT when I enter a destination that has "north, south, east west" in the street name.

This is what happens; on the time travel/miles screen it will state the correct miles away and time it will take to get there. Once I press "GO", it suddenly will make a 20 mile trip into a 215 mile trip.

Garmin Screen Shields

Does anyone know if screen shields for the Garmin Nuvi 50LM are recommended to prevent scratches to the display screen?

I ordered one but did not yet put it on.

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Bob

POI Location

My Garmin 1450 says I only have about 8MB of memory to use for storing my custom POIs. Does this sound right? Accordingly, I've written these POIs to a micro card, but now when I boot up the GPS it always wants to know if I want to transfer them to the main memory. OF course, I have insufficient memory, so must decline-over and over again.

Garmin POI Loader

I installed the POI Loader ver. 2.7.2.0 on 11-15-12. I use the manual method to install the POI files to set Proximity Alerts. I first remove the current POI's then install the new files. For the past five days when I am done with the new files and the install starts, I get an error that POI loader has encountered a problem. On the 2nd attempt to reinstall the files all is okay.

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KCLT | Garmin Nuvi 1490T | 1350 | Lifetime Maps | Clear Channel Traffic