Garmin talk

Any issues with updating the Garmin 350 to firmware version 5.3?

Hi all,

Just to pass on this info:

After about 6 months, my C530 on the beanbag mount started sliding around (and off of) the dash on turns. The bottom didn't feel tacky anymore, and I suspected it had become coated with a layer of fine dust.

Garmin support suggested cleaning it with a mild hand soap.

I am trying help a friend of mine get a 2610 setup for use on his 2007 HD FLHTCI. Got almost everything he needs but am unsure of the patch cable that will run between the audio plug-in on the motorcycle power cable to the radio on the bike. His bike has the newer radio that HD is using made by Harmon-Kardon.

Can someone point me to the patch cable??

instead of SD card. How do you remove them without messing something up! I guess I'm too quick on the trigger because I have loaded some POIs that I cannot remove using the POI Loader. Can someone please help me?

Thanks

Being new to GPS I have been playing with my new nuvi 260. The problem that I am having is it is telling me to turn left and then it recalculates back to the orignal street. The street that this has happened on is a straight run to my house. It made this error twice in different locations on the same trip. Today, I went on a 12 mile trip to a known store.

I use a shortcut to go to work (i go through a parking lot). is there anyway to change the map so it shows that road? i've used tomtom and tomtom showed the road and guided me through it. Shouldn't the maps be of the same acuracy? they use the same agencies, right?

Just found out this good deal: "amazon.com Friday Sale - Garmin StreetPilot c580 Portable GPS Navigator $269.99 Free Shipping, Mar. 14 6 AM

1 day only. amazon.com has their Friday sale on. Free super saver shipping."

This is good deal if 3.5" is your option and don't forget that C580 comes one year free with MSN traffic info.

Hi,
Does anyone know an easier way to know, how many miles i will be travelling, if I put an address into my nuvi 680. Right now I have to go through all the directions (on the bottom right of the device and see the last direction to see total miles to be travelled)

Wondering if any of you friendly people knew of a good audio book web site

Thanks

I am planning a trip to the BWCA and I have found some custom poi's. Can I few these in the garmin software or can I only view them on the unit itself. I have tried a few different things and searching a few things but I cant figure it out. I would like to be able to plan my trip then just upload it on my unit later.

Please let me know if this makes any sense at all.

I will be traveling from Baton Rouge, LA to Georgetown, TX. So I just ran a get directions on Google, Mapquest, and Yahoo and compared to my Garmin suggested route (Map Version 2008). Three different results came up. Google and Mapquest agree, and the others are different. I am now wondering which route is the best to take.

I didn't see this posted yet, but Garmin is coming out with a new Unit with MSN direct V2. http://www.spotstop.com/default.asp?newsID=192 It looks pretty cool with the enhanced features.

From www.spotstop.com:

Maybe this a dumb question... But i was wondering if you can put custom BMP files on your Garmin and use them for factory POI...like say i want to Use the Burgerking BMP from the site and i what to set it to show up on my GPS whenever i am near a Burgerking...is it possible and if so How?

Thanks

When approaching a poi with an alert, what happens?

Will the alert repeat until you reach the poi? If so, how often?

Can the alert be cancelled after the first one?

Thanks,

Mike

Does anyone know if there is a specific link (other than the generic support link) or e-mail address to send suggestions to Garmin?
It looks like there are many great ideas on this forum that might never be seen by Garmin even though they may look at this site occasionally.

I found that many internal POI addresses in City Navigator North America NT 2008 are wrong. Is there a way I can change them myself? Or do I have to import custom POIs of right addresses?

One more question, can I edit the internal POIs myself?

Has anybody figured out how to show your actual speed in the bottom right hand corner of the screen instead of the arrival time.

Does the nuvi 650 automatically change its time when I cross a time zone when driving from Arizona (Moutain Time) to California (Pacific Time)? The time I refer to is the Destination Time.

Hi everybody, new guy here. I'm loading POIs into a 1 gig SD card. When I do this some of the POIs that I had loaded to the SD card earlier have disapearred when viewed on the Nuvi 650. Example: Wineries, KOA, Good Sam have disapearred! Question: If I am loading new POIs into a SD card, does it remove some of the pre-loaded stuff to make room for the new stuff if the space is limited?