Garmin talk

I was just wondering if there is a way to speed up the simulated routing?

Thanks!

So when does Garmin update the maps? There is one road here that was a dead end but about three years ago was built through to another road. This still shows on the built in map as a dead end. I have only had the unit for three months but I thought that the maps were newer than three years old.

Bob

I just bought a Nuvi 350. My son just bought a TomTom One at significantly less cost. The major difference between the two is that the Nuvi has TTS while the TomTom does not. But the TomTom software seems siginificantly better. The two features it has that I'd kill for are: 1) multiple waypoints; 2) selectively changing the calculated route.

What is WAAP/EROS

Can someone tell me why I should use an SD card in my Nuvi 350. I can't seem to find anything in the instructions saying it can read from the card while it is running, such as POI it always asks if I want to copy the info the unit's memory.

Thanks for your input

Wondering if I could get some thoughts on an external antena for the car. I have a Nuvi 350 and it seems to do well but any thoughts on the extra antena?

Currently I have a Garmin i5 and my hubby is wanting to give it to his friend who can't afford one. Since we will be replacing this I am looking at the Nuvi 680 and want to hear from you folks that have one. Is it worth the $$$ for the additional features?

While on a trip last week, the suction cup mount came free, and the whole setup hit the dash. Unbeknown to me, the plastic clip (socket) that holds the ball had one of the four tangs break off. This part at most would cost a nickel and could be replaced by removing the single Phillips head screw.

Anyone know if there are any other websites, other than the actual Garmin website, to download other kinds of vehicle icons? Is it possible to upload one of your own to the GPS as well?

I called Garmin this morning about another issue, so thought while I had him on the phone I'd ask about the new maps.

I asked what's the latest on V9 maps? He said they're not v9 ..... they're called v2008. The new maps versions go by the year.

I asked when are they going to be available. He said they already are on some new units; so August or September time frame would be a guesstimate.

Then I asked him what the update procedure is. His answer was 'no free updates because their map producer was complaining that they weren't receiving enough $$ when the maps were given away'.

Just another tidbit of information. Fact or Fiction? Who knows??

RT

Updated 6/13/2007 .... may be fact??
I got the same info this morning when inquiring about the changed North American NT Map Update Page. I was told it will be version 2008 (not v9) and will be available end of July or first part of August.

I was also told again you'll have two choices ... don't update or fork out the cash for the new version! No freebies. (although I can't help thinking this may change if enough people complain.)

RT

I just got a Garmin 350 and would like to use it with my motor home. Is there a download so I can avoid tunnels and bridges that restrict propane?

Just curious, but when the new maps come out, do GPS units with the new maps ship before, at the same time, or after the maps are individually available? Or does anyone even know?

Ok,
So my new nuvi 660 has NT V8. When V9 comes out, I plan on upgrading it. I know Garmin has a 2 device policy for their s/w. I also have a GPSMAP60Cs that currently has City Select North America V6 in it (I skipped an update or two).

I have been trying for some time now, prior to a trip to England, to purchase the $60 UK lifetime FM Traffic subscription code for my North American Garmin Nuvi 670 which is accessed through > www.garmin.com/fmtraffic < but I keep running into a problem at a drop-down list at step 5 where I am supposed to select my unit type, but it isn't listed. Has anyone else met with this problem?

I found this website when I was researching GPS systems. Try this at your own risk, perhaps you will get lucky and get this cool feature or you could get unlucky and have a very expensive paper weight. Perhaps some of you have already tried this.

Here is the link:

http://geepeeex.googlepages.com/text2speech

-Mask667

Check the official Garmin Press release. Looks like we should soon have a bunch of web tools. Already have Google Map interface. Also of note is a mention of "secure" POIs?

This may have a huge impact on this web site if others plan to profit from the sales of "secure" POIs!!

http://www8.garmin.com/pressroom/corporate/052907.html

My dad wants a GPS, any suggestions? His budget is $300--he is a few bucks flexible--@ most $350.

Thanx,

Mask667

For the first time, I hooked one of my Garmin units up to my PC and ran Garmin's "Webupdater" (I usually save the updates to my PC and install them manually, call me old fashioned).
When I hooked the nuvi 660 up, I was told that my software was the latest version, so I clicked on the
"Proceed to check for additional updates....."

Communication with your Garmin GPS just got easier thanks to the Garmin Communicator Plugin — the free internet browser plugin that sends and retrieves data from Garmin GPS devices.

More: http://www8.garmin.com/products/communicator/

Note: this is a beta piece of software...

After getting my GPS, my dad wants one, but his budget is $300. Which GPS would you suggest? I was thinking c330, but it was on the avoid list on GPSmagazine.com, but many of you seem happy with it. Do you have other suggestions?

Thank you,

Mask667