Garmin talk

I bought my 660 before the prices started plummeting. I bought it mostly for the traffic capabilities. This weekend, my traffic receiver was not working on the Route 1 corridor in/around Princeton NJ.

Does anyone out there have the 680 with MSN direct? If so how does MSN direct's traffic compare with the FM receiver?

THE NEW 3.50 UPDATE IS OUT. US THE WEBUPDATER TO RECIEVE.

Dell has the Garmin beanbag mount item number 010-10908-00 for $26.99 with free delivery.

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/products/GPS_Accessories/...

I have noticed this a couple times on different trips. On a trip from Dayton, OH to Atlanta, GA, noticed that when I press the bar at the top of the display (which normally shows the next turn information) nothing happens!

I recently upgrade my Nuvi 680 with the new firware version 4.2. Now I occassionaly observe that the arrival time estimate is flipping every few seconds between what I believe is the correct calculation and another value that is off by a number of minutes from the correct value. I have seen it flipping between two values that are 20 minutes apart and flip values every 5-10 seconds.

It might be a stubbed question, but is there a way to get weather update in my Nuvi 760?

Thanks

If anyone has a Kel Tec P32 or P3AT pistol, the useless nylon zippered case that comes with them has found a new use! It fits widescreen Nüvis perfectly! You can order them direct from Kel Tec and they are very inexpensive. And, if you want to look über dorky, the case has a belt loop, too.

I just purchased a Garmin Nuvi 200w and I have a question.

I know that they come with maps already loaded and you can update them yearly I believe
But at what cost?

Hi All,

I just bought Nuvi 660, came with 2008 maps.
any ideas when 2009 may be available and would I be eligible for free updates?

thanks.

Does anybody use a Bracketron Nav-Mat Pad, in lieu of Garmin's Bean bag thingie, to mount a Nuvi 660 on the dashboard?

If you do, what's your experience? Worth the $$?

SO I just bought this. IT is my first gps unit.

2 questions. The Nuvi 200 had more updated poi then this unit. The display model NUVI 200 had a new best buy that was built listed,but this 660 did not. Why is the info different, and can I get it to be the same info as the Nuvi 200?

Hi,
Could someone please tell me if the 260 has internal free memory and how large it is? I don't know if I will need a SD card or not.
Matt

I have a Garmin Legend HCx with a 2 GB microSD card.
I have succesfully copied several .csv files to my Garmin using POI Loader.
I have copied one thousand postcodes, for example, but if I try 10,000 the operation fails.

Hello everybody, I just got a nuvi 650 for my birthday. I connected to unit to my computer and tried to delete all the preloaded pics and mp3. On the Mac window it shows that those files have been deleted, however they are still on the unit. How do I solve this problem?

Does anyone know of a round about way of getting POI files created by others into MapSource where thay could be subsequently downloaded into the GPS unit. I do a lot of planning in MapSource and would like to load the POI's that I need for a particular trip.

I just came home for the holidays and started using my dad's c550 that hasn't been used for months. I turned it on and it flickered off. I thought it ran out of batteries and so I plugged it in. Nothing happened. It didn't charge and it didn't turn on. I'm afraid it's broken. Any suggestions?

I just subscribed and downloaded the red light camera POI files. I have read as much as I could find but still have some questions.

I can't seem to find what the unit (Street Pilot 330) will actually do when approaching one of the red light intersections. I know one can download specific sounds but is there a default one that will sound if one of the specific files aren't downloaded.

I just purchased a nuvi 350 from CircuitCity.com and I was just wondering what the most recent map version for this unit is?

It is in the process of being shipped here, so I want to know what to look for to find a map version on the unit? If it is not the most recent, what are my options? Can I call Garmin and ask them nicely to upgrade me? How does (or does not) work?

Just got my Nuvi 750 yesterday and so far I love it, however this morning I ran into some strangeness. I routed to a location in Georgia (I'm in California). After routing I I asked it to show me restaurants near my destination and it showed me restaurants in Springfield Oregon, near my sisters house which just happened to be in the unit as one of my favorites.