Garmin talk

Can it be added in a poi for an alert, the distance and time of the day, example: to avoid a trafic jam at a specific spot, like a shoping center at 3 pm or a bridge at 6:30 am...

I am running into the problem that the POI files are not loaded to the NUevi 660. New POI software downloaded. But the errror message tells me that the device is not ready. I have access to the Garmin through my computer, deleted files to make sure the mem is OK.
Has anybody had the same problem? any help?

I, like many others on here, have had a lot of problems with my Nuvi 780. It's been taking 4-6 minutes to "load maps". I have updated the software many times to no avail. Yesterday I wrote Garmin and told them of the issue. They wanted me to update the software again. I already had the latest so I told them that wouldn't help. They wrote back and want me to send the unit to them.

I bought my nuvi 750 last January for just over $500.00. I see they are now on sale for under $200.00, a 60% drop in price in less then one year.
The low end models sold last January for around $200.00 and today are still holding at around $150.00, a drop of 25%.

Just got my weekly Costco mailing and the Nuvi 750 is priced at $299 and then a $100 discount for a price of $199.00 plus taxes and shipping (yes, they are charging something like %5.99 for shipping & handling).

Price started today and only good for a short time!!!

Is there a way to hide mp3's on my SD card so the Zumo 550 won't see them? I have a 16gb card and right now I have 994 mp3's on it. I have several thousand mp3's. I want to move them off my HD and on to the SD card. If I load all 2,346 mp3's on the card, the Zumo 550 only sees the top 1,000. So all my songs that are on the bottom 1,346 isn't being read or played.

I just received a Navigon 2000S as a promotion for buying four tires for my SUV.

Is there a simple way to geocode photos for use on a Garmin nüvi? I checked some of the Panoramio JPEGs and they don't have any EXIF info. Where are the coordinates stored?

Ok, Can somebody explain what a Geocoder is and do I need one to create *.csv files to upload into my Garmin

Thanks
Andy

Hi,

My Nuvi has the 2008 Maps on it, i registred my device with Garmin and there was no update available for my device, so my question is where do i get these new maps, Ebay or ??

Please advise,

Thanks,

Today my street pilot c330 occasionally makes a short beep which appears not to be affected by the volume level, nor has any pattern that I can make out. This beep is different from any I've heard before. No change on the screen or in operation is detected. The sky is very overcast ???

Updated Bluetooth 3.40 available on Garmin WebUpdater for Garmin 7XX series. Everything seems to work fine but remember you have to pair the phone and the Nuvi again after doing the update. Mine was working fine but thought maybe I would see something added but nothing I have noted yet.

Changes from version 3.10 to version 3.40:
Made general improvements in hands-free operation.

I am a new gps user, trying to understand POI's. Are these added to the map as map points (part of the map, like cities, etc) or as waypoints?
I use Mapsource version 6.11 and Garmin POI Loader.
I load the csv file in POI Loader to the MapSource option. The software shows a successful operation, but I do not see anything on the map in MapSource??
What am I missing?

FYI

Changes from version 2.20 to version 2.50:
Enhanced map drawing performance and reliability
Enhanced BT audio, connectivity and phonebook support
Inhibit display of the proximity warning over the Lane Assist view
Added additional checks so that Yards is used only for the UK locale
Updated text for the display of street prefixes in Europe

I just purchased a nuvi 255W and am very excited as this technology is very new to me. I'm traveling to the Orlando/Kissimmee area from St. Louis in a month and would like suggestions from anyone on what additional POIs would be most helpful for my trip. Thanks.

Just a quick question on Speed Camera POI....

I have the the speed camera POI file downloaded into my 780... the files are named

Spd-Cameras_Redlight.csv
Spd-Cameras_Redlight.mp3
Spd-Cameras_Redlight.bmp

Should the files be named something else to provide the approprite notice. Not sure if I should have the word Speed in the name or not...

Thanks 4 your help!!!

I tried three of them but didn't find the display speed difference among them.

Would you tell me how much battery life you can get out of a 200W?

My wife uses it as a calculator when shopping and is complaining that it shuts down before she finishes. I told her that she can shut down the GPS when inside, but even so, it should last a few hours. My 350 can get a few hours in the car, so I'm a bit confused.

the suction mount of my c330 melted/welded itseld onto my windshield. I called up Garmin and asked them if they heard of this before and the C.R. said no. the C.R. wound up sending me an entire new mount even though I have had my unit for almost 3 years now.

Currently I am not able to see any of the POIs with proximity alerst loaded on my GPS. The first few times I edited the .gpx file they showed and worked fine. Now they do not show at all. Other POI files are showing fine. Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance for your assistance.