Garmin talk

Has anyone seen a POI listing Ford dealerships in the US?

I just signed on yesterday and I have had a ball reading the discussion forums and loading POI;s into my Garmin.

I am curious though I am trying to set alerts for the Rest Areas POI:
I loaded all of the POI's (Walgreens, Shell, etc) with the POI loader using the express mode then

Egads!!!
The last few weeks have been a nightmare!

I have a Nuvi 660 (2 months old) that is ready to get chucked. (Not really..but the frustration certainly makes you think about it..)

can someone tell me how we can tell if we download anything into the unit. Does it show up anywhere? We just got a nuvi 255w and trying to dowload stuff on it.

Turned off and unplugged my Nuvi 660 last night while I was stopped for a while. Got the Nuvi back out and turned it on and it loads up and says updating GPS software for a few seconds and then loads like normal. Only problem is that it never connects to any satellites nor shows any satellites that it is trying to connect to. Also it will only power up when it is plugged in.

Hi. Just purchased a Nuvi 200w and experimented with alerts, .wav's, and TourGuide etc. and all seem to work OK. But.....

My loader keeps freezing after I select which files I want to use. Please help

I don't know if I'm stating the already known/obvious, but I was playing around and found that you don't need to have the word "Speed" in the file name to get a speed alert. So instead of lets say "School Zone Speed 25.csv" you could have "School Zone 25.csv" and it would do the same thing.

I have a nuvi 200 and need to load some pics onto a SD card. I noticed the preloaded ones load quickly but mine load very slowly. I am uploading them uncompressed (large files from a 7 megapixel camera) onto a 1 gig card.
Is there a resolution that works best with the 200?

Thanks

How do you add comments to .gpx files? I'm using a windows based cpu, and I have PoiEdit. I have been unable to enter the information I would like to enter for example, addresses, phone numbers, notes, etc. It appears to only allow a minmum amount of characters on the line. Some.gpx files I have downloaded from this site have this information, while others don't.

Since my Nuvi 660 uses a mini-usb port which is fairly standard across many devices today, I tried hooking it up to my Motorola phone v3m car charger. It seems to charge okay, but I don't get any GPS functionality while doing so because the Nuvi thinks it's connected to a computer (the data connection logo comes up).

Hi! I just came back from a trip, with one of my friend who has a garmin 350 and me a 680, and I found that most of the time He will have found more Poi with his 350 than with my 680.

Like close to bush garden in Virginia state He found a KAO very close, and mine found one at 45miles away, do you know why?

It's look like he has more Poi than me.

thanks

Does anybody around here use Garmin Mobile XT? I have it on an HTC Touch. I am looking forward to trying it out.

Saw this posted elsewhere (GeoPassions) but wanted everyone to notice it before you try to rollback your 7xx from 4.00

"UPDATE: DO NOT DOWNGRADE Nuvi 760 from 4.00 using the files in this thread or you WILL lose bluetooth functionality and have to ship the unit back to Garmin for servicing."

These are the files noted abouve:

Nuvi 7xx.zip
075401000220.rgn

an Eclipse AVN 6620.

http://www.eclipsedrivingmusic.com/

Is it possible to get a radial/circular proximity alert without putting TourGuide in the file name?

FWIW I was in the KC area today and stopped by Garmin International.
I spoke to the receptionist about the problems I was having and she promptly connected me with a product specialist.
I spoke with Jeffy and he contacted an automotive specialist about the turn issues with 4.00. He informed me that they were aware of the problem and they are working on a fix.

Would they be visible anywhere on the nuvi 660? For example, Wal Mart, red light, etc? For example, when I look under Custom POIs, there isn't anything. Nor is there anything on the map. No errors from POI loader, though. Thx.

Ok, before you all get ready to riot, if I'm missing something obvious here, just tell me to shut up and keep reading previous posts.

I have saved my Home location and found a corresponding listing in Favorites. This listing now includes my phone number and is available via bluetooth. I have a self prepared MP3 file that warmly announces my arrival home and would like to have it associate with the favorite listing.