Garmin talk

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I am considering a NUVI 650 from Costco, but what's up with the C530s?

Can anyone compare those units?

I know lots of people just love their C330s. What's different about the C530, and what's better about the NUVI's compared to the C530?

Does anyone run into a limitation of mp3 playlist in 360?

My 360 is less than a week old. I took out the SD card straight from my palm PDA and put it into the SD slot of 360. It did find the pictures and songs alright. But for the playlist, it shows only 50 but I know I have 80+

I'd sent an email to Garmin support about it on 11/23 and haven't heard from them yet.

Hello Everyone,
I have the Red Light Camera POI loaded in my Nuvi 760. I have tested it, with .wav file notifier and .bmp icon. It worked, my picture wasn't taken

New Poi Verifier v1.0.1.3 at POI Verifier.

Changes from v1.0.1.2 to v1.0.1.3:
1. Some POIs have been uploaded with the nüvi 350/360 compatible linebreaks (i.e. <br>). These linebreaks do not display correctly on other GPS units. There is now an option to convert all <br> linebreaks to the standard linebreaks.

2. Although Garmin's format for csv POI files is longitude first column, latitude second column, some GPS units require latitude first. Also, a few POIs have been uploaded with latitude in the first column. To help with these issues, the second option added will swap the longitude and latitude columns.
Anyone with v1.0.1.2 can install this version with no additional registration number. Just uninstall the old version before installing the new version.

Any problems, please email me.
EDITED 11/28/2007
VISTA USERS: Just discovered that when uninstalling the old version, the old serial number and registration number is also removed. If you have this problem when uninstalling v1.0.1.2, just email me your new serial number and I'll give you a new registration number.

RT

Hi

havent had time to upload any custom POIs to my Nüvi 250w yet. Can someone tell me how they appear on the POI menu? Is there a separate touch button for each one or are they all bundled under one for the custom POIs? I am sure it is similar for all the 2xx series.

Thanks in advance.

I find the coverage area is smaller than advertised, I live in the western Chicago 'burbs and I am out of range until closer to the city. Also, my experience is that I get a traffic alert just about the time I see brake lights up ahead. Since I drive the tollways, it is too late to jump off for an alternate route.

Does anyone know how to check the software version currently on your Nuvi and where to obtain updates if it needs to be updated? I just purchased a Nuvi 760 and want to ensure it has the latest firmware/software updates.

Didn't realize it was missing till someone asked me where it was... Is there a way to see your current elevation on the 660? Likewise, can you get your current lat/long? This seems pretty basic but I couldn't find it anywhere in the menus.

Since getting my Nuvi 350, I have been running in 3D map mode and was wondering if everyone runs in 3D or 2D map mode?

Thanks

Can the Garmin NUVI units (like the Nuvi 650) load and open multiple POI files at the same time?

I am thinking of getting a 650, mostly to get enhanced POI capability, which it seems is missing from my current Magellan 2200T unit. Well, not missing, but limited. Too limited for me!

I bought my first GPS a couple of months ago, and I am completely hooked on it. I am glad I picked Garmin, because the few occasions I had to call, their staff comes across as outstanding folks.

Is the coverage area for this receiver based strictly on the reception of the signal, or is it bsaed on available content as well? In other words, while travelling through an area with coverage could I look ahead on my route, in an area without coverage, and still find gas prices (or movie times, or weather)for that area?

I just received my NUVI 650 today and took it for a ride after loading a Few Mp3 songs...and without even opening the Book.Very easy to use. It has a great Screen..it is very fast, and updates are almost instant. I will say though I think it is almost useless to have the Mp3 and Not have the FM transmitter that sends it to your Radio speakers.

I have found that if I have my Nuvi 750 off and locked when I connect it to the pc that when I eject it it loads up and runs while still powered by the usb. Any other sequence seems to shut the nuvi down and when I turn it on it reconnects to the pc and thus can't be used while powered by the usb.

Does anyone that uses the bluetooth for phone calls notice the volume level is lower than the navigation/MP3 volume?

I have already adjusted the volume to compensate for the MP3 playback, now I just need to bump up the volume for phone calls.

To preserve some battery life I've set the backlight timeout to 1 minute.
This works really great on long interstate stretches (especially at night): the screen is almost dark but still readable.

Anyone actually used this product? It is quite new (update from Que) and for the first time it no longer requires a garmin gps receiver and for only $99, I am quite interested and I'd like to see if anyone here has used it. I am currently using TomTom 6 on my PDA phone and this one looks very interesting and I'd like to know more about it....

Jeff

Has anyone else noticed that the map scales disappeared after doing a software upgrade?

I upgraded my nüvi 2xx from 3.40 to 3.50 and the map scale indicator is no longer displayed on the map screen. It is now only displayed on the Map Orientation Selection Screen.

And each place had a Magellan rep. in the store hustling their line. I think it's a comfort to know that the Garmin name sells itself and doesn't have to be pushed to under informed buyers in the stores.

Kerry