Garmin talk

Here's another reason why you should hide, password protect and register your unit with Garmin. It's now the #1 stolen item in Atlanta.

http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/stories/2008/03/25/gp...

Dear All,
i am a new member. i have problem with my nuvi 660. i want to search address or search street name, house number,... .Please, tell me how to create it? which software can do?

thank you
Mr.Channara, Cambodia

Hello I'm new here. Glad I finally found this place. I have had my Etrex for about 3 years now, but have just really started using it to its abilities. I bought a Jeep and have been leaving the asphalt quite regularly.

OK -

I think I (unfortunately) know the answer to both of these questions:

1. Can I make the NUVI 660 Keyboard QWERTY?

2. Can I have each letter / number "say" the letter/number instead of just beep at me?

My old Magellan 760 could do both - and I loved it!

I know that Garmin has a few newer models out that will offer the QWERTY keyboard as an option.

Thanks,
Rick

Ok, at first I thought I just turned the touch tones back on by accident, but after turning them off, they come back on and I have to go turn them off again. Anyone else had that happen.

I have a remote that came with my 2720. When I first tried to use it, everything worked except the page button. After figuring out that I needed that button to really use it decently, I just put it away. Decided a couple of days ago to call Garmin (still under warranty) and see what they said about it. Nice lady on the phone say "yep, sure sounds like that rocker button is broke".

Hi Folks,

Hi Folks,

Ok, I've got a VERY WEIRD problem with my Nuvi 660. When I look at my POI CSV files in Excel, some many have as many as 1000 entries HOWEVER when I try and look at them in my Nuvi 660, it will only show me a fraction of those. What I mean to say is, I get anywhere from 45-54 entires in the list before it won't allow me to scroll any further.

Yesterday, I stopped by an Office Depot near my home and was looking at the GPS devices that they carry. There was a nuvi that caught my eye. The sign said that it was a nuvi 200, but since I have one, I knew that it wasn't. what caught my eye was that it doesn't have a "car" icon, instead a triangle ala Tom Tom!

While traveling, Is there a specific zoom level at which the GPS is calibrated to. It seems to allow me to zoom in quite close but lasts for literally 1 second and zooms back out, no matter whether I'm stopped or traveling at different speeds. It always seems to take 4 taps on the + sign till it zooms no more then about a second later it zooms back out.

I am in the process of updating my cell phone and I have a NUVI 360 in the process of being delivered. Question - the sammy m510 is not on the Garmin list but it is stereo bluetooth and does voice dial, should I assume that Garmin is slow to update their list and that the phone will work? That model of phone is 1 yr old next month.

All advice is appreciated

skins seem to be the big thing now-- from ipods, to blogs, winamp players, and even browsers..

it is at all possible to do it for the nuvi? i believe its possible.. and i apologize if this has been discussed or if i came out to be late on it. but i wish there was a way to rearrange how the 'WHERE TO, VIEW MAP, etc' screen would look.. the blue screen could use a lil warmth or life.

Loaded v4.4 from the Garmin site and now my blue tooth connects and disconnects with my Blackberry 8800.

It was working fine previously under the old software version.

I have tried to pair the two machines again and the problem still occurs.

Does anyone have the same issue?

Any idea how to correct this?

Thanks,

Dan

I'm going to create & eventually submit here my custom POI files.

After perusing some other POI files here, I have a question - it seems the format is Lat, Long, Name, Long Description.

If you're still hanging on to your Garmin GPS 18 ... saving it for a rummage sale because the nRoute mapping software is just so "old fashioned" ... there's still a future for this model. Garmin released an application called "Spanner" that makes this GPS model compatible with all NMEA 0183 software applications. Also, be sure to update your PC's Garmin USB drivers before making these changes.

Hi. I'm trying to get an understanding of what's possible with Mapsource and my Garmin C340 and my friend's Garmin C530. I've searched and read posts all over the place until my eyes are blurry and I'm still confused. I was directed to this forum by some kind folks in the Garmin newsgroup. So here I am with hat in hand looking for assistance.

Has anyone tried one of the air vent holders for the Garmin? Befor I buy one, I wanted to know if they block too much air or if the unit drops down.

I was looking in a The Source store (Canadian Radio Shack)this weekend and saw they were having a sale on the Garmin 250 but selling them as "his and Hers' sets. One was the regular color but the other one was pink. They were selling like hot cakes. Does color really matter?

Did anyone else notice this on his/her 660?
When trying to save a location into Favorites as "whatever @ wherever" (w/o quotes, of course!), the @ symbol never appear in the locations's name after saving it in the first place! the saved name is always displayed as "whatever wherever".
To nonetheless add the @ symbol I must Edit favorite's name...

has any one bought the new garmin maps 2008 City Navigator® Europe NT.

i have v9 maps would it be worth upgrading.