Garmin talk

I just got back from CES and spent some time looking at all the new GPSR's on the market. I stopped by the NAVTEQ booth and asked one major question, how long does it take to implement a change to the maps once the error is reported to their site.

I used to have a Garmin gps 3 back around '96 and it had limited maps and it didnt have turn by turn directions but it did have some other cool features that I would like to see in my nuvi 680:

- in a multiple waypoint route it would to a countdown time and distance till the next waypoint.

- It would create a bread crumb trail of the route that I took

i.e., is a 260 different from a 250 in the same way a 360 is different from a 350? Is there a thread I am missing (the search function leaves MUCH to be desired, methinks)? What I am looking for is *50 = basic functionality, *60 adds ???, *70 adds ???, etc.

TIA

Is it possible to program a multi stop trip in Garmin (Nuvi650)?

Is the fact that there is no NMEA output from A Nuvi simply a result of there being no serial port on the device? I'm wondering if there was some sort of converter than could obtain NMEA data via the Nuvi's USB port ? Perhaps the Nuvi does not output this data at all.

Page 17 of the Garmin C530 Owner's Manual has a picture of the system screen that has these options:
GPS Mode
Safe Mode
Garmin Lock
Proximity Alarms

That same screen on my C530 has only the first three options; the Proximity Alarms option is not shown. All I have are GPS Mode, Safe Mode, and Garmin Lock - Proximity Alarms is simply not there.

Hi I have a c530 and now have over a half million custom POI's. I created sub folders for them so they can be in an organized manner. I did notice that when I search for a POI now it is taking longer to find them then it used to. Is there such a thing as loading too many POI's? I have them all loaded on an SD card.

Trying for the 1st time to put some custom POI's on my Nuvi 660. Strange thing happening. If I upload 2 gpx files then they show up as categories under Extra. If I then upload another file that is a .csv file then only the poi's from the csv file are listed. Do I need to only use one format what am I doing wrong?
Thanks in advance...
Bill

firmware update for the MSN direct receiver is available

Changes from version 2.30 to version 2.50:
Added support for user web favorites, local events, news, and stocks.
Changes from version 2.20 to version 2.30:
Improve reception while driving through areas of intermittent signal.
Acquire data faster when driving into a new coverage area

firmware update for the GTMxx receiver is available

Changes from version 4.60 to version 4.70:
Improved support for China and Dubai.
Changes from version 4.50 to version 4.60:
Fix problem with renewing expired legacy US subscriptions in Canada.
Changes from version 4.40 to version 4.50:
Improve support for multiple free services
Improve Canadian traffic support

I'm trying to have a few different folders of POIs and speed cameras on my Nuvi 660. I'm able to upload all my custom POIs using the POI loader. I've also been able to upload the speed cameras on the GPS as well. However, they are all showing up in the same folder. I can't figure out why that's happening or how I can correct it so they have seperate folders for each.

A friend has a c330 and is having a problem with his PC not seeing the GPS, in other words when he opens My Computer the c330 doesn't show there, however he is able to use POI loader to send files to the GPSr

I loaded up a few POI's from my local area. I got the cordinates off of google earth. I loaded them onto the GPS, but they are about 15 miles off. I triple checked the numbers and they are correct from what i got off of google. Unit is a Nuvi660. Any input ? ..Thanks

I can not figure out how to get rid of a folder called Fodor's Sample Data that came on my Nuvi 660. It's in the "Extras" folder. When I plug it into the computer, I don't see any folder with that name. FOr the life of me, I don't know how to get rid of it.

Does anyone know if the Nuvi 260 is able to recieve traffic and/or weather alerts? If so, How do I go about signing up?

Is there any way an external antenna with a usb connection can be adapted to the pin type connection used for the Garmin c330 ? ? ?

I have a c340 and want to know if i can change my blue arrow to one of the new icons that are on the garmin website? I am new to the gps world and need a little help

does anyone know if the estimated arrival time calculated to speed limits of freeways and streets?

Check this out. Hope this is helpful. It was to me as I developed it. Thanks to many of you who answered my questions on this forum over the last couple weeks.

http://brillharts.com/GarminAlerts/

Let me know if you have suggestions and/or corrections.

Since my Nuvi's manual was useless I started playing with the different functions and from there comes my tip of the day.