Garmin talk

I was not thrilled with how the MSN traffic receiver was working on my Nuvi 680. While living in a coverage area, it only locked on about 10% of the time while driving to work. I was beginning to think I had a defective receiver but others on this board expressed the same problem.

I'm using poifinder to check a few garmin poi files I'm working on, but I keep getting this error for the entire file:

"The Longitude in Line 1 (1st Call Auto Appearance Services) is incorrect for 'USA's 48 States' limits.
The Latitude in Line 1 (-Richardson-TX-(214) 415-9359) is incorrect for 'USA's 48 States' limits."

Is there any software that can be bought that will turn my 550 into a GPS for my boat?

Hi:
Can anyone help me figure out a way to put icons in my Nuvi 200 GPS unit. After I down load Custom POIs, on the map I see dots where those points are, I would like to see the actual icon for such points.
Please help me
Thanks
Ars1co

I was just browsing through the various programs available for Garmins, and I saw the Garmin TOPO 2008 DVD.

I was wondering if this is a worthwhile upgrade for my nuvi 350, and how it differs from the City Navigator NT?

I know I'll get some great answers, so thanks in advance!

After loading several Custom POI's onto my Nuvi 660 my maps are "slow". Slow meaning that as I am driving I pass a road or an exit before it shows it on the GPS. Is this normal for the 660 or can this be fixed? I haven't tried removing the POI's yet but I wanted to ask first.
Thanks....

I would like to erase the list under favourites from my garmin C510. How can I please?

Check this out!

http://www.navigadget.com/index.php/2008/01/20/the-ultimate-...

- Jon

I found the following info in mapsource help. I gave it a try and it works great.

You can add customized symbols for your waypoints. MapSource includes 8 default custom waypoint symbols located on your computer in "My Documents\My Garmin\Custom Waypoint Symbols." You can open these symbols with a graphic editor and use them as templates for creating your own symbols.

Hi - the manual says that for first time acquisition of satellites, have the antenna flap open to the 90 degree position. But thereafter, apparently one re-acquires at the 180 degree position. Would acquiring after a long jump at 90 degrees work better?

In another unrelated thread...
http://www.poi-factory.com/node/9063#comment-43813

I just got a nuvi 660 and I was wondering if anyone knows any tips or things that I can do to trick it out a bit?

I recently had the opportunity to do a side-by-side comparison of the Nuvi 680 and 760, and for what it’s worth, here’s what I found:

has anyone here successfully created their own vehicle icons? as far as i know the only utility available for creating them sits on this page:

http://techmods.net/nuvi/

while the three custom icons available on the site work as advertised, the icons it generates for me unfortunately suffer from a persistent masking problem.

Im currently using the nav mat. It works well but sometimes the suction fails. I'm thinking about cementing it to the mat. I would simply put the whole setup in the trunk when not in use. Has anyone gone that route. Any suggestions?

I have a 200W and am curious if there are any other sources of maps than Garmin. And can they be loaded with the SD flash?

Just thought I share this info. You've got the cool Nuvi gadget, but how you can make it better. It's possible to connect your Nuvi to your car audio system with a few purchased supplies. converts the CD Changer port of your factory radio into an auxiliary input.

Hello to everyone. Just purchased my 200w and it looks like a real winner. I should be able to get alot of good stuff from this site as well. May be jumping the gun here, but haven't found any sort of file or folder in the unit for voices. Really haven't had the time to play with it while in the car, but a search at home found nothing. What am I missing?

Does the 200W have the capability of displaying icons? I'v loaded a number of them with POI's but see nothing but the POI name.

ok im slowly figuring this out ,and thank you all for your help.how do i post from my locations to the poi directory. i finally figured out the decimal part,so now i have a store i would like to see on the poi,thank you