Garmin talk

Hi there. I am new to this board so please forgive me for any ignorances I have the street pilot c320. I just paid quite a bit for a 2gb card for it. The only states I installed were NJ, NY, PA, MD & RI. According to the chart after I installed those maps I have only used 1/32 of the space. I tried installing POI's of Cemeteries, Drive-ins, Wawa's (gotta have my coffee!) and schools.

Is there anyway to download new voices for the C330 so I could have someone else do the prompts for me?

I like pictures to be straight, decals installed evenly, and so on. I also drive a 4Runner with a ride comparable to a park bench placed on a camel. I find myself constantly straightening out the Nuvi. So I'd like a poi for Mars so I can purchase a hover mount.
All joking aside, does this bug anyone else or am I certifiable?

I'm heading to San Francisco this weekend. Since I'm in the LA area away from downtown, I was wondering whether or not the Nuvi knows about 1-way streets and know to navigate around it.

This might not fall under strictly "Garmin Talk" but I am curious to know if there is a unit out there that has the capability to combine satalite radio (like sirus) and GPS capabilities????

My 680 I purchased DID NOT include a CD/DVD with any mapsource product. When I registered the unit with Garmin I got the email saying I had unlocked

"City Navigator North America NT v8, Deluxe All Regions, Apr 06"

I found that my eTrex acquisition time and accuracy is significantly affected by cloud cover. I first thought it was just the satelite positions at a particular time but the other day when it was cloudy the accuracy was about 30 feet. Within 5 minutes the clouds cleared and the accuracy improved to 8 feet.

I have a 2730 and a 7500. The 2730 came with the GXM30 XM antenna/receiver.

I drive a car that has XM radio built into it and I have a paid subscription for the car radio.

According to Garmin, I am supposed to be able to pay to subscribe to the NavTRaffic for the GXM30/2730 as a stand alone service as long as I have one paid subscription.

i got the nuvi 350 last week and have actually browsed through the PDF manual. i've been playing with it some and have some questions which i haven't found answers to yet:

1. when viewing the map while NOT on a route, it will sometimes zoom in and sometimes zoom out. does anyone know how it decides when to do this? is there a way to know what zoom level you're at on this screen?

The Moderator over at the forum on GPSmagazine.com posted a little tidbit here saying, "BTW - Garmin is expected to release updated maps within a month or so."

So, if anyone here hears more - please share. :)

What gives????
I just recently purchased my Garmin streetpilot I5 unit thinking it was the latest of the I series models and Garmin just added it to its discontinued model list. Is it that bad of a unit, because so far I love it.

On the left side of my Nuvi 350 there is a white arrow. Can anyone tell me what is the little white arrow on the screen for? Sometimes it will be facing up, down left or right. Thanks a Lot.

I was surprised when I noticed the price had been dropping on these units and now I know why.. They have been discontinued! They are terrific basic units and a good deal.

Ray

Really don't know if I'm in the right spot??
Recently d'ld free Mapsource from Garmin. When I run it I get the following " No mapsource data found." I have the C530 hooked up to the computer. Is this "free" file a stand alone program or do I need something else. I have an email into Garmin requesting a MapSource CD as mentioned somewhere here.

Has anyone had an issue with the cigarette lighter charger not connecting? I have to align it just so for it to make contact. The slightest bump and the unit goes into battery mode.

I have tried it on two cars and the same result. My ipod charger has no issues.

I was in the parking lot of a park in my area last week, and decided to save it as a favorite in my c330. The next day, when I tried to have the GPS navigate me there, it got as far as taking me down a dead end before saying "arriving at destination". The parking lot where I had marked the location was across a field from the end of the dead end.

I just picked up a nuvi 350 and was wondering how secure the mount is. I am thinking about using it on my motorcycle in conjunction with the dash mount disk that came with it. Anyone had any experience with how secure the mount that comes with it is?

Hey guys. This is my first time here. I have a problem w/ my unit and wanted to know if anyone else had the same problem. I have the Nuvi 350, and I purchased it almost 2mos ago due to 90% business travel. Just recently I get a msg on the screen that says "lost signal". So I turned it off then on and still no signal. I pushed the reset button and turned it back on. Still no signal.

i have the nuvi 350. i just started looking into the proximity alert feature. this first thing i noticed was that the proximity alarms button is missing from my system settings menu. my menu has only four buttons: "waas/egnos", "safe mode", "garmin lock" and "touch tones". that's it. no "proximity alarms" button.

i'm running system v4.40, gps sw v2.90

Curious as to what other C580 or Nuvi 680 users think so far about the MSN direct functionality? I-10 has been shut down since the 13th of April and MSN direct isn't picking it up.