Welcome / open talk

I just took my first day trip with my new Garmin Nuvi 350 I loaded in the address I was going to and then proceeded to divert from the route the unit wanted me to take. My wife now wants to get my attention by saying "recalculating" when I'm not listening to her as she seems to think that I am listening more to my Garmin.

Got a glimpse of one of GE's 'secret weapons' about an hour ago. You know, the compact vehicle with the GPS dome on the trunk and the mast - with some kind of do-hicky (360 degree camera I think) mounted to it - on the roof. Oh, and the Google Earth decals on each side and the CA plates. Yup, it passed right by me on my block while I was sitting outside.

This is completely off topic. My fiancee and I just recently took a schooner cruise up in Maine (www.stephentaber.com) which was awesome. I didn't bring my GPS to avoid exposing it to water, rain, etc.

The captain had an awesome Garmin GPS unit specialized for nautical use. It had depth charts, wind direction, great weather update capability. It was impressive.

Miss POI You have a 2610 or 2620 it only holds 50 waypoints:::::::: how do you put your poi files into the 2610 :::::: I know its not the same as my 2720 my buddy has a 2 gig chip in his 2610 so it should hold quite a bit of info

I recently downloaded several POI lists from this site and it was very easy. I now have another button under favorites, "custom POI's"

I was looking for a local WalMart so I used that button and it brought up WalMart and the green GO button, but no address. Is this normal for POI lists or did something go wrong with the upload?

Thanks,

mikewins44

Admins, do you have a record how much time ppl spend on this site? I wonder who the top 10 would be? I am surely one of them...lol.

My nuvi 650 tells me I am going one speed, my spedometer tells me I'm going a few MPH slower. At 70, by the nuvi, it says almost 74 on the speedometer.... I'm inclined to think the nuvi has it right..

I've added a new option under "Create content" that active users can use to submit a FAQ.

The option to add a FAQ only shows if your user account currently has active status (i.e., the windmill).

The FAQ won't appear on the site right away. Miss poi will need to look it over and link it from the appropriate FAQ subject(s).

If you have any questions about the new units, Garmin has released the operators manuals, (both Owners and Quick Start)

Being completely computer illeterate can someone please explain to me in detail how to download icons and sounds. I have successfully downloaded the poi files for redlight cameras and rest areas but for the life of me can not download associated icons and sounds.

I know this question has probably been asked before but I can not find and references to it in any of the forums.

I recently purchased a Garmin 680 and have the trial subscription to MSN. If I wanted to use the FM TMC, do I have to buy a special receiver that replaces the current receiver that is used for MSN?

If you are looking for a good price on a Garmin C340 and are a member of AARP you need to check out this sight.Other units available but my comparison was on the c340. https://mat.aarp.org/matcustom/marketplace.html?DMC-MKTPLACE...

c530 will not load new maps .

Costco now offering the Nuvi 360 for $399 plus s & h.

I am coming to the end of the free trial of the 660 traffic service, and I was wondering who has renewed already. I have used it on occassion, but still I am not sure.

This week we are recognizing JGLabelle and bfk as our contributors of the week.

JGLabelle, You helped me out so much this week when you let me know about 3 files that had some corrections that needed to be taken care of. You have also been a huge help in the forums this week.

bfk, I find your posts to be intelligent and well thought out. I enjoy the things that you teach us.

Miss Poi

I could not locate a Circuit City store close to me on my GPS system because it is not listed. I email Garmin support and this why the location is not included.I thought it was worth passing on.At the bottom you will see a web address for form to use for other areas you may be aware of and want to submit.

Thank you for contacting Garmin International. Circuit City is probably

While recovering from a recent operation and having little to do, I spent many hours reading and learning about gps applications here at poi factory. This is such a great site. When I had a question, several people were quick to provide an answer, just as many others step up to help those with problems or questions. I was driving in Florida recently and my c330 alerted me to a red light camera.

Here's a suggestion for Jon and Miss POI. When a topic has so many posts that it creates additional pages (2,3,4,etc.), how about putting the additional pages link at the top of the first page of the topic, as well as at the bottom. That way, those of us who have been following a particular topic can just click on the page we want to go to, rather than have to scroll (albeit quickly) to the bottom of the first page to get to the additional pages link.

Other forums I belong to do this, and it is greatly appreciated.

Thanks, Jon and Miss Poi for an excellent site.

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Good day!