Welcome / open talk

Not sure how good a deal this is. Nice to get the Europe maps included but if you don't need Europe maps, maybe not so cheap.

My favorite drive is the "Million Dollar Highway", Durango to Ouray Colorado. Fantastic views. Waterfalls. It is a narrow paved road that's on a ledge most of the time. If you don't like ledge roads with few barriers, than this isn't the road for you, but if you can the scenery is amazing.

Look forward to seeing other drives.

HI. I GUESS I CAN BE CALLED A NEWBIE. MY FATHER AND I PURCHASED A GARMIN AND WE'RE STILL TRYING TO GET USED TO THIS UNIT. THE 205 SERIES NUVI. JUST WONDERING IF A COMPLETE DETAILED MAP OF THE PHILIPPINES IS AVAILABLE.

Although I love the new BETA Red Light Camera file, I have trouble seeing some of the addresses on my Nuvi 4.3 inch screen. If I had a Nuvi 3 inch screen the problem would be even much more apparent.

While speaking with Garmin T/S, today, I was told that they had gotten advance notice that the Nu Map updates would be out next week.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/08/technology/08gps.html?hpw

What do you think?

I picked up a 2009 GMC Sierra truck that's a flex-fuel vehicle, so it can run on gasoline or E85 ethenol. Is there a POI file that lists the locations where E85 fuel can be bought...or is it changing too often to keep up with? There is a website that tracks locations and prices, but I'm not always able to get online when traveling.

This week we are recognizing SKYKINGC and Donaldb530.

Both of these members have been busy helping our POI File Managers keep their files up to date by submitting lots of new updates.

We really appreciate the contributions that you two have been making to improve the files in our community.

Great Job!!!

Miss POI

This is the place to talk about things that are not gps related.

Have fun...

This thread will be closed on Monday and a new one will be opened.

MaryAnn Melby AKA Miss POI

I just received a TT1 v2 and have been busy at work customizing it to my taste. New navcore and maps were just a start and now I'm looking for POI's and icons.

I'm glad to have found this site since most of the other POI sites I've been on were unorganized and unmaintained.

Please be patient while I figure stuff out. Hopefully, I'll learn quick enough to start contributing.

When I go near and through a certain redlight intersection with my Kna_g510 it will not tell me of a red light at that intersection most of the time.It will once a week or so,All my other local alerts work consistently.
Has anyone else noticed this or had this happen?

I've tried to download an alert sound for Caribou coffee and when I click on the mp3 file I get a IE page that says unable to load that file.

I've tried a few others and get the same error.

Is the alert sound library down or am I doing something wrong?

thanks

Where else but Florida could a place like Jimbo's exist?

Iam just starting to learn how to download these POI files. I can't get the POI loader to download the bmp files to the Garmin. I have renamed all the bpm files exactly the same as the cvs files. Do the files have to be downloaded together? Do they have to be in the same file and if so how do you do that?

for those of you who may be wondering,

the skuttlebutt on twitter is that the geocaching.com website, and apparently all the groundspeak sites, are down due to a datacenter fire in seattle. no idea when it will be back up.

WoW! That was my impression upon borrowing my sister's Garmin Nuvi 760 on a trip from Edmonton, Alberta to Vancouver, British Columbia.

I had never used a GPS device before and had mostly avoided them in the Big Box stores. I should have taken a second glance.

GOt a question for you guys....

I looked up an address in hawaii for a POI file....but EasyGPS does not like the lat/long of:

21.31924, -157.87613

Is EasyGPS just being a POS? or is something wrong?

Well, After creating my last year trip to Lancaster PA, I decided to do it again since I am going to Williamsburg VA. (and afew Other Places) So I decided to create these fun tips to go to. I will be making a few differnt citys to go to.

If anyone would like one of these made for you, Feel free to ask (and the date you are planing to go) And I will see if I have time to make one of you.

Do Garmin devices work with Microsoft Streets and trips or not?

According to MSNBC automotive GPS units are going to get smarter.

GPS for autos starting to get ‘smarter’

http://tinyurl.com/lhzxh5

According to the article, it's not Navteq or Tele-Atlas that aren't including roads, it's often the company repackaging the GIS data that eliminates many roads and streets.