Garmin talk

When will garmin have a new map update available?

I think these four models have 8GB of internal memory.
Some are available refurbished.

Which model would be best to buy?

Now 'My Garmin' gives you the option of using their new Automatic Lifetime Updater application or the regular update application to download it in one go. I presume the the automatic background updater is an easier load on their servers so that's why they're offering it.

I called Garmin a few minutes ago, and spoke with a fellow named Ben.

I went through our different file size dilemma with him, and after consulting his Help Desk, he returned and said they told him it was because of the "different SW's" on the various models.

Having nothing but trouble at this stage trying to get the new update on my 1450LMT.

As everyone knows from 2012.1 attempts ... there is not room to install the entire NA map update due to the ever expanding JCV files.

So many of us had to chose "US and Canada" instead of the entire 2012.1 update.

The connection between the power/traffic cord and the cradle on my nuvi 765t started acting up on my last road trip to the point where (more than once) the unit lost power without my realizing it until I received the "Low Battery" warning.

Thanks dave817 for updating the POI. Your timing is perfect. We're headed cross country to do a Fall Color ride on the east coast. Always good to have an updated POI with the dealer locations on a trip like this.

Hello, I am new to the site. I am travelling to the New England States and wanted to try the DinersDrive-insDives gpx program. How do i load it on a nuvi 255W or a nuvi 1390?
Thanks for the help

The nuvi detour is rather stupid. If you click 'detour' it goes off and does something but it's not always clear nor is is what you want.

The old StreetPilot I had (2820) made much more sense. If you hit 'Detour' you got:
- detour by traffic
- detour by road in route
- detour by mileage
(I think that was it - there may have been more)

Traffic was obvious.

There was an article in today's Washington Post identifying a speed camera installation & operation on the Capital Beltway (route 495). It is currently operating although speeding tickets won't be issued until Aug 21 - only warnings now.

I don't have coordinates for it, but perhaps someone else might have them. If so, post them so we can alert Miss POI.

Fred

The great (and free! although donations are welcomed) Arizona topo map (1:24k detail) has just been updated to version 2.11. The Changelog states that additional trails have been added to the previous 2.10 version.

So if you're an Arizona hiker, it could be time to update your AZ topo map -- or to be a 1st-timer creating an AZ topo for your handheld GPS or nuvi, etc.:

My old reliable Nuvi 350 has finally failed and I need to need to decide between the 2300 at $119.00 and 1450lmt, which is $50 more. No better place to ask than the expert folks here! Is it worth the difference in price? Thanks.

On two occasions, my gps had a proximity alert and a strange red icon. It seemed like there were two alerts happening, from the red light file here, and from Garmin.

2012.2 is available.

https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=1456&pvID=30132&ra=t...

It does not show up on the new map update program

How can I transfer my Favorites to a new Garmin GPS?

Anybody know of a good place to get a new battery for a Garmin 265

Hi everyone,

I purchased a nuvi recently on eBay. I went online to register it, yet it was already registered. I contacted the individual I won this from on Ebay to have it deregistered from their account. The individual couldn't find the account used to register it.

So, I called Garmin. They contacted the registered owner via email and the registered owner claims it was stolen.

While POI Factory is a favorite site, I always liked to go to GPS Magazine to read reviews of new GPS's. Does anybody know what happened to this site? It appears to have been on auto pilot since May. No updates, no new information.

Here is the link. http://www.gpsmagazine.com/

Until yesterday I was running POI Loader 2.4.2.0 and had no problems loading POI’s (I know change comes slow for me, used Netscape longer than anyone else)

I have a 3790lmt. The manual show how to Set Location, but, doesn't show how to Unlock Set Location.