Welcome / open talk

My question is if a POI has not been updated, who do we contact? Miss POI or the author? This author has not been online for over a year so I think the project is now an orphan. I'm updating the file myself, adding locations and incorporating some of the ideas in the 'POI Standards' discussion.

I would like to have my map display county lines. Does anyone know if that is possible on a Garmin 760

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27997841/
The linked article's not long, but here's the Cliff Notes version: using a hands-free headset while talking on a cell phone does not reduce errors, and cell-phone use generally is associated with a higher driver error rate than talking to passengers. This is from research just published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied.

In St. Louis they closed a 5 mile section of major highway to bebuild it. Currently, Navtaq routes me around this. On Dec 19 they will open the new rebuilt section and then close another adjacent section of highway, for 1 year to rebuild that section.

This week marks the 2nd anniversary of the COW Award Program.

We are recognizing theagle2 and Kch50428 as our outstanding members this week.

theagle2, You were the lead on the Algonquin, IL redlight camera project. I really appreciate how much time and energy you invested to make sure that those new locations were correctly reflected in the red light camera file.

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.

Miss POI

Just got my new 765t last week. Very nice unit. I see some of the improvements, but still wish they would have better handled the sort order of your favorites.

It defaults by puting them in order by distance. I would rather it be alphabetical. A small issue, but otherwise a great unit.

Cyber Monday has arrived - like Black Friday it has the promise of many great deals. Post what you have found here - including any great pricing on Garmin or other GPS.

After several days of obsessive research, I'm now entering the world of GPS. I finally selected a Garmin 765T, when I found it for 370 @ ABT.com. (Another site had it cheaper when looking through Amazon, but when I went to the check out, the price increased from ~340 to over 450.)

Dec 1 is here tomorrow and still no change LOL
Miss Poi Hurry up

WERE CAN I FIND THE THE WEIGHT STATION POI I NEED IT

New feature! Track Me! Want see where I am or have been? Being a truck driver, I go to many interesting places. To see where I am, or have been, might give you ideas for new poi's. Try it!

This would also be good for school projects if you are a teacher or student.

Contact me for a teacher's login.

www.accutracking.com
userid: poifactory
password: guest

I have noticed a number of red light cameras going up in the Saint Louis area. I was going west on I-44 and noticed a flash on the overpass at Grand blvd(that is dangerous by the way). On my way home I got off at the exit and sure enough a camera was there! I also noticed new ones at Natural Bridge and Union as well. I've been told that there are others on the north side of town so beware!!!!

While spending several days in Ohio visiting my family and childhood home area, I saw a van driving down the road with several roof mounted cameras, pointed in different directions. The side of the van had "NavTeq" on a sign.

This was in Ashland, Ohio. It was going east bound on the east end of town on Main Street (old US-250 before they built the bypass) near US-42.

Hello! I am new here and just became a member of the GPS community yesterday with my new Garmin Nuvi 750 which is simply amazing.

It is really nice to add user generated POIs to my GPS. and i might even make a few custom ones if i ever get the time.

Thanks again!

An interesting piece on ABC News last night discussing how companies that are closing stores or going out of business have what are known as "Liquidation Companies" take over the store and reprice the items in the store, usually increasing them to full price & its from there they start discounting.

Here's the text and video:
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=6326174&page=1

Last week our company just laid off some workers. It was not a very pleasant scene. Since I work in IS/IT, I had the unenviable task of closing accounts and retrieving computer equipment.

For those of you that are not aware of gpsmagazine.com it provides an excellent overview of the GPS models. If fact, I just reviewed the Garmin 765T Nuvi and I want one. Does anybody know where I can get this model for the cheapest price? Thanks

I have and idea.

Can the site be setup to send an email or alert you when you login into the site that a poi file has been updated? For example you like the rest stop, auto repair and boat ramp poi files. You can setup alerts for those files so you will get notice when they have been updated.

What do you think?

Basically the article says if you buy a new unit, even if it's a discontinued model, the three major makers will give you the newest maps at no charge. However, if it's a refurb, they don't have to supply you the latest maps. Would make me be very careful about buying a refurb unit as adding the price of the latest maps would probably exceed the cost of buying a new unit in the first place.