Garmin talk

I don't know how true this is it was posted on another Web site (Yahoo) group Garmin C330 and was wondering if anyone else has heard this ??? Also if it is true how will it affect support ?

Garmin USA, Inc. 1200 East 151st Street Olathe, Kansas 66062 PH:
913/397.8200 Fax: 913/397.8282
To: Marine & Consumer Electronic Dealers
From: Charles Morse, Director of Mobile & PND Marketing

I have a Garmin 360 and a Verizon XV6700 phone that is not currently listed as being on the list of being compatible although it works with just the basic functions. Is there anyway to download or upgrade my 360 to use all of the different blue-tooth function functions the it is capable of performing? I tried to contact Garmin through there customer support web-site but got no response.

I'm looking for a "how to" on making custom BMP files for my nuvi 660. I've searched, and haven't found a great deal. Any help? Much appreciated!

Just posted update 3.80 - enhanced touch screen operations

I just got a Garmin Street Pilot c530 and its awsome but I am having trouble with the POI loader...It works fine to load one file but when i try to uplaod new stuff after, it erases/overwrites whatever was there already. How can I stop it from doing this? Thanks,
-C

I have a Nuvi 650, updated with latest firmware as of June 20, 2007. Webupdater works well with this GPS. But Nroute doesn't see any USB devices.

Is nroute supposed to work with a Nuvi over USB?

I bought two Garmin c340 units within the last two weeks. One has City Navigator North America NT 2008. The other has City Navigator North America NT V8. What is the difference between the two and which is newer?

I've downloaded some of the alternative vehicle icons from the garmin site but they don't have anything that represents a person (if I am in pedestrian mode). Does anybody know of a site where one can get additional "vehicles"?

How much memory space is available for custom POI on the Garmin c340? It doesn't seem to be overly advertised anywhere, so it must be a small amount and hidden in the fine print!

Thanks,

Garmin has a few new vehicles out - look here. There's an RV that looks like a 1970's/80's era Winnebago, off-roading Jeep, and race car & race truck.

So I used the Webupdater to install V3.80 software into my 660. After the install, I got the usual "install more software" screen (the one where you can install new vehicle icons, voices etc).

Went to Oklahoma to ride ATV's this weekend and noticed something strange on my 660. This was my first "real test" of the unit.

Hey guys, new member here! I was just wondering, is the Nuvi impact resistant? I'm thinking about taking it camping and hiking for fun. I'm just afraid that it'll break when I drop it. Worse, I'm too afraid to get it wet when I go fishing. Anyone have any experiences dropping their Nuvi or getting it wet?

Hello I am new to the custom POI world but not GPS world. I have installed different POI on my C550 using manual mode some with distance and some with out distance alerts. I noticed that the icons (yes the .bmp file is the same) do not show and alerts do not show unless I set that as a destenation. I would like to know when I am getting close to a Weigh station or rest areas before I get there.

I have the female American voice on mine. How do I change the voice to something else?

I was one of the many that recently purchased the Costco deal on the 660. Just got it in the mail today. I went to put the disc into my computer and nothing happens. The Owner's Manual popped up...but no usable interface software. How do i interact with this thing on my computer if I don't have software?

Hey, I don't know if this is already a discussion thread or not, but I read on engadget that Garmin is launching 2 new Nuvi's- 200W and 250W. http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/15/garmin-launches-nuvi-200w...

I just got my 350. I had a Mio 310 but replaced it with the Nuvi. While the Mio had its own set of routing quirks, I am very puzzled by something the Nuvi is doing. While playing with the unit last night - in my living room, not the car - I plugged in the address of my mom’s house in Sacramento, which is about a five hour drive from where I am. The route the 350 gave me, both on fastest or shortest, was extremely convoluted.

I selected custom pois under favorites, then selected all categories (the first option). Right when I selected it, the nuvi 350 shut off on me. To make sure this was not just a one time thing, I did a few times and the system shutoff everytime.

Any thoughts?

Thanx,

Yesterday to my surprise and amusement, Avis gave me a StreetPilot C550 with my rental. There version is being marketed as Where 2.

I was very HAPPY as I was about to plug in my own GPS a StreetPilot i5.

My questions are:
1. Has anyone trying loading Red Light POIs onto the Avis GPS?