Garmin talk

I just got a Garmin Nuvi 265WT. This is my fisrt GPS and I'm still learing. What I would like to know is if there is a way to load a BMP Icon file without having to have a matching POI file? Any insight would be greatly appreaciated. Thanks!!!!

On my 680, the best feature was to turn off the voice prompts and just have the prompt alerts, so the GPS would still give a DING for a turn and directions.
Garmin has now done away with prompt alerts, using a 760, I have to either listen to the directions, or turn it off so I can talk on the phone.
One way to get the DING back would be to add that as a voice like Jill or Jack.

How do you find info on POI's already stored.
I.E. A fuel stop listed by name only on Nuvi.
Would like to find adress, Long?lat ect....

Thanks in advance

Please don’t take this post the wrong way. I am not expressing criticism nor am I trying to start a fight. I am not even expressing disapproval. However, a number of recent posts have bothered me, and I ask myself these questions.

Why are we wasting so much time and space deciding how to :
a. Spray, or in some way, mess up our license plates so as to make them unreadable?

Is FM Traffic service available only during weekeday?
I checked it on my GPS today, I got the message "No Traffic data available" though FM signal light was green.

I just uploaded a POI file for the restaurants, check out below link.
If anyone wants to do a similar file for a different area, I'd be happy to share how I did it. Actually quite easy, most addresses are on their web site.

I just purchased a nuvi 360 for my grandfather for xmas...

But when i compare the screen to the 350 that i have been using for the last year, the display is not as colorful (contrast) as the one i bought last year.

Any similar experiences, or is this defective?

Thanks

I thought that I read somewhere, that when using the Source button in the mp3 player, that you could switch between the onboard memory and the SD card when selecting mp3's to play.

when I tap on Source, I only go from mp3 to the sample Audible book files that came on the unit, and back.

I don't seem to be able to pick from the two locations.

http://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=3743

can someone tell me what this software does?

as a nuvi 765T owner, would I have a use for it?

Jim

I have a garmin nuvi 680 and I want to download POI's from this website and save to SD Card and be able to access POI from the SD card and not my garmin device. I have downloaded the POI to my card using the Garmin POI loader but it does not give me any options to access from sd card.

can i install topo maps on my 255w on a sd card

i cranked up my nuvi 760 and got a message "new MSN software available". i connected my GPS and started the webupdater. yes indeed a new version is available for MSN and TMC
go get it guys

Does anyone know what the difference is between all the PCB versions?
I've seen ver 3, 5, and 7.

I know probably very few have the Storm yet but in case someone has tried it, how does the Bluetooth work with the Garmin? I have my enV connected to my Nuvi 660 and it works great, but this new Storm looks like a nice phone. Any other reaction to the Storm yet?

http://www8.garmin.com/vehicles/bundles/allvehicles.html

I have a Nuvi 350 that does not except routes. I went to Mapquest and created a route and then used the drag and drop feature to change the route. I sent this to my Nuvi and it shows up as waypoints, however, they are scattered around my favorites based on the street names.

I have noticed that there is no auto answer feature on Bluetooth on my Nuvi 760 and I am sure other models will be the same. It will be nice to have auto answer feature for hands free calling.

I don't know if this has been posted here already. I got it off a GPS newsgroup.

I am new to the gps world, but am wondering if I can dowload an alert on mp3 file onto my streetpilot 330

http://www.gpstracklog.com/gps_tracklog/2008/12/garmin-nuvi-...

Is a 265WT with an MSN adapter instead of FM Traffic.