Garmin talk

the unit is only a few weeks old, has the latest maps and software. I have noticed 4x today that while doing a traffic search that the unit reboots than boots back up again..have noticed this before.

Any suggestions? This a common problem? Did some searches etc, but not sure what to try...Garmin support is also closed for the weekend...

I have a new nuvi 1390LMT and an old nuvi 780 (which I think is far superior but the battery is starting to go). I have downloaded the exact same csv custom POI file (Costco locations) to both units and I can access the locations through Extras. On the 780 I get the Go! button after I click on Show Map. I do not get the Go!

I have a Garmin Nuvi 2300. One of the things that I have noticed is that when driving in the city the estimated time to arrive is never accurate. If I had to guess, I'd say that it seems that the estimated time to arrive doesn't take into consideration that a person would be stopping at red lights.

Well, in writing up a summary for Garmin about Safe Texting, InstaSearch, etc., I have come across a pretty big issue regarding the 3490 with Basecamp. I had deleted my Waypoints (Saved Favorites), Trip Logs, and Active Routes on the 3490. They no longer appeared on the unit.

I have a 670 Garmin with N. America & Europe maps, but this model was discontinued sometime ago and now I am looking to replace it with a newer an identical model setup.
Garmin has a few models, but I would like if any members have them and how they enjoy them when in use.

first let me say you guys on here do a great job uploading POI files, etc..great to now have updated ones for my new GPS..

That being said I am trying to update my old Speed and Red Life Camera Files for Canada and I have done so. The Red Light Camera files seem to have updated nicely, but the Speed Files attached are all U.S. Am I missing something, are there no Canuck files?

Cheers

By base, I mean that the basic subscription that is included with the purchase of Garmin GPS' that offer "lifetime traffic", not the other providers you have to purchase.

I'm finding that its basically useless. Perhaps if there's information on UNEXPECTED delay, maybe it will be.

I have the c340 and the Nuvi 50LM. I have both downloaded files from here to use as well as created my own personal ones.

I did some search on the old c340 only to find out you can not load poi files to a SD card. At least this is what was stated under the faq.

When downloading POI files, what is the difference between a CSV format and a GPX format? Thanks.

My son and I made a short trip to a friends house I don't think I'd been to before last Sunday. We both use Garmins all the time but we took his truck which didn't happen to have one of his Garmins in it. So we used his Motorolla Razor. He was driving so I held it. He'd briefly used his phone before but he was holding it those times.

Since Borders Books went out of business (at least in the US, I believe), & remnants of the stores were picked up by Barnes & Noble (I'm not quite certain of this) - where does it put the status of the two POI files we have at the POI Factory???

Thanks.
Fred

I had a 255w and that one read down to 0.1 mile and with that resolution, how it rounded didn't really matter.

My 1350 will show "next turn in 1.2 miles" and such so I know the internally its able to resolve it, but for whatever reason, the odometer will no longer read to tenth of a mile and I don't like the way it rounds.

I have a 1350 and ever since I installed 5.70, I've been having abrupt shut downs. I enter the address and when I hit go, the unit shuts off abruptly as if I pulled the battery.

When I restart, it does not register in the recently found and it takes time to reacquire satellite as if its a new start.

In error log, I see

RTL Trap, two separate date/time

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This may be a wild stab in the dark, but let me ask with the hope that someone out there knows the answer.

I connected by nuvi 680 to its base today. Normally this action causes my nuvi to turn on when I start my car or otherwise supply power to the 12V adapter/MSN-Direct antenna -- but not today. The LED in the power adapter lights up.

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does anyone here know of a way to save and load tracks (bread crumbs )with the nuvi 265wt?

every gps I have will let me save my tracks to the SD card except this GARMIN nuvi 265wt or i can not figure out how to save the tracks.
i bought this due to price and screen size and am real pleased it has a much larger internal memory than the others.

I noticed that on my Nuvi 765t (and I'm sure not only on this model), searching by category is very fast, but searching by name takes forever. That is, if I try to find the nearby ski resort by tying its name, it takes about 2 minutes, but if I navigate by categories, it's found in seconds. Wondering, is this by design, or maybe some indexing is broken in the unit and could be fixed?

I seem to recall somewhere a modification of some sort that would allow the Garmin Nuvi to output NMEA data. Does anybody happen to recall a URL for that?

is it me or do you guys find it odd that when we have a planned route, you can see where traffic is depending upon if the car icon on your screen is green, yellow, red, etc. But, in order to actually see where the traffic is, you have to take your eyes off the wheel and do a search to find out what is going on..