Welcome / open talk

This is the place to talk about things that are not gps related, you can discuss whatever you would like, as long as it is clean. Remember we have families that have their children involved in the GPS fun and we don't want to make parents feel uncomfortable when their children ask what that word means.

Have fun...

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

This week we are recognizing Bandido428, Dgstinner and Rbingham.

My Perfect GPS would have the following Features:

Does anyone one else here use an external antenna?

I've used one for 2 months now and the thing is great. Almost instant aquisition of satellites and more accurate positioning I've found. It was very inexpensive ($20) to boot.

I am wanting to learn a little Spanish, so I want one of these speaking translators. Where I can type in a word/phrase in English and have it speak the Spanish word/phrase back to me. Or vice versa.

There are many, many of these advertised on the internet, and some appear better than others. Confusion has set in......

I noticed that when I'm navigating to a locatiion, I can't see my POI icons. My Nuvi 660 will not let me zoom in no closer than 500 feet. But when I'm not navigating (GPS is following me around) I can zoom down to 120 feet and see all icons. What can I do to see my icons when in navigation mode?

Thanks!!!
Steve

In an article relating to a new Cobra Radar Detector that accepts POI's.

http://www.newsweek.com/id/142634&GT1=43001

Okay I have searched for this but couldn't find anything on it. Maybe you all can point me in the right direction if it has already been covered. So, If I download say the Panera Bread POI file from this site and install it on my NUVI. Now my NUVI already has a lot of the Panera Breads in the built in POIs.

i used this site before, but never told anyone about it.
http://www.restaurant.com/

you pay say $10 and get to buy a meal for $25
this is not a scam and have used it before without any problems

Had switched to the MSN direct cable a few months ago for use on the nuvi 760. I have never seen an "avoid" or an audio alert ever on the "main navigation screen" or the " msn traffic screen". If I switch myself to the traffic screen it shows the traffic situations ( no avoids ) and I believe has always shown my chosen route to be in the "green"!

I recently loaded Southwest Campgrounds onto my Zumo- only one POI came up. I'm new at this technology, but have not had trouble loading other POI's from "the factory".

Newk, if you see this can you help me get your info loaded correctly? I'm headed on a 2 week motorcycle camping trip in 2 weeks (5th of July) and would like to use your POI listing.

Thanks in advance.

Andy

I'm a newbie, but have loaded several POI files already via Garmin POI loader, but for some reason, the Harley-Davidson file won't load on my street pilot. It is on my laptop, but when I run POI loader, it is not "seen"! Any help is appreciated. Dmill1

I have just finished reorganizing our Rest area files and I am hoping that they are easier to find now. Here is a link to the POI Package http://www.poi-factory.com/node/14656

I will also be doing the same thing with some of our other files like the State Parks, National Parks, Cemeteries & Ham Radio Repeaters.

Miss POI

So my Navigon 2100 is PIN protected and it included a sticker that says "PIN protected GPS inside." Would anyone actually put this on their car? Do people remove the GPS from the dash when they get out of the car for theft reasons?

Hi,
I am taking a trip to Lancaster Pa next week and creating a POI file that has all the local area and sites to go to.. Like places to see and do, places to eat, maybe ewven the hotels in the area. (guess something like a tour guide.)

What does everyone think about being charged $12.00 or more for gas, when you get a speeding ticket? It probably will become the standard.

I feel the ticket is the money maker why are they demanding more, in the guise of high fuel cost.

http://tinyurl.com/42so8a

Bob

I thought this may be a fun thing to do. I thought the 'whats the name of your nav' topic was quite fun in its way, but what about the nickname of the vehicle it sits on?
let me start..

I have a silver 2003 toyota corolla LE

We are seeing a lot of new members on these forums. I think it is great. They all have one thing in common. They all found, stumbled upon, found a link, etc. to the POI factory. I think that I saw a link on a review of GPSs, on line. I have told my friends by word of mouth.

I put it off for a long time, but with the rising gas prices I thought maybe MSN Direct would be good investment. However, it looks as if I may have thrown my money away. While I don't get reception at my home, I do get good strong reception in the areas I drive most (Ventura & Oxnard CA).

I was just thinking about vacation and couldn't help my self with this file.....