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Does any one know why I am not recieving a voice prompt for upcoming traffic situations.

I get the visual indication on the screen but do not receice a voice prompt on my Garmin 660.

I had to go off a major highway due to an accident ahead but did not receive a voice prompt.

New Update as of Today Dec 4Th 2007 Mapsourse version 6.13.6 Is Out

Has anyone found a GPS deal lately like the one from Costco? I'm kicking myself over not getting that one.

How come some of the files listed here won't convert. I am using POI Edit.

Has anyone had a problem with a Garmin Gps V8 Maps to give the wrong directions in New York City from where i went was 347 miles from point a to Greenvale NY that is in Long Island the gps took for ever to recalculate when it did it said i had 1,478 miles to drive even when i got to my destination the gps said i still had 898 miles to go i put the address in and it is the exact same as when i mad

Just downloaded a bunch of POI's for my Garmin. After driving around I've found a bunch to be in the wrong location, off by a block or two or on the wrong side of the road etc.

Never had this problem with my Tom Tom ONE POI's (Plus I could see them on all screens).

I realize they are made by a lot of folks who are really helping out, just curious of the process.

are there any gps which diplay road speed limits and prompt you when u go over the road speed limit.. note i am not talking of speed limit via poi but raw data on the road speed limit...

any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.. .

thank you

After receiving the Nuvi 680 recently, I noticed that under the + sign in the upper right corner there is always a small box with a clouds and lightening bolts and I can not figure out what it represents. At first, I thought it indicated the weather forcast for that day but it always remains the same everyday, even when it is a clear day with no rain.

I have gotten a variation of this comment a number of times when people in my garage ask me why I bought a GPS.

Ok, we're using our little toy to take us from point A to point B, but what about pairing it with a good weather radio, automatically switching frequencies along the route?
Any recommendations for a particular model?
I know, the MSN traffic receiver is giving weather alerts (?) but already have a TMC w/my 660.

http://dealnews.com/Tom-Tom-ONE-XL-4-3-Widescreen-GPS-from-2...

I was wondering if anybody has had the following sequence of events on a nuvi. I select custom POIs and the top entry is "All Categories". If I select this top line it completely shuts the nuvi off. All the other POIs perform as they should. Any ideas???

Here's an interesting article about problems auto GPS devices are causing in Britain.

"..But trucks and tractor-trailers come here all the time, as they do in similarly inappropriate spots across Britain, directed by GPS navigation devices, which fail to appreciate that the shortest route is not always the best route."

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 Nuvi Addict and canadarideforclimate as our Contributors of the week.

Nuvi Addict, I can see that you are quickly becoming a community favorite on the site. You are quick to help when someone is stuck and you have been a great addition to the team.

I was wondering if anybody has run into this situation. When I pull up my custom POIs, the first line is "All Categories" and when I select this it completely shuts the nuvi down. The rest of the files act as they should.

Christmas Presents OK now when do we get our POI Factory Hat and Tee Shirt LOL

JM, would it be possible in the new site or currently to be able to sort topics by posts as well?

There are times where the thread has been answered over and over again and I just want to move to the next. It would be nice to be able to sort it by replies

I have been using the 2D map on my Magellan 2200T. I used to have a Roadmate 300 which had only 2D maps. The 2200T has 2D or 3D maps, but I don't really find the 3D map useful.

I saw a MIO unit a friend had, it was quite a bit more "pictorial" and useful looking.

I don't find the Magellan 2200T 3D maps to be useful.

Has anyone else wondered why the more expensive models (Garmins) don't have certain features as the lower end ones? For instance, it appears that the 6xx series don't have a north up pointer on the map.

I think that a 6xx series should include the same features of its counterpart 3xx series, then more.