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Yesterday, I re-organized my POI files on my computer to arrange them more to my liking. The directory looked similar to this;

(1) Local WiFi
(2) Work Place Locations
(3) Motorsport Tracks
etc, etc, ect

Imagine my surprise when I approached a local WiFi spot and "Emily" started beeping at me for a 1 MPH speed zone. Then when I approached work, I got another 2 MPH warning.

i have a nuvi 360 and a jvc deck in my car that has a audio input. i have the right hook ups to play my gps through my stereo already cause i use an ipod and hook it up to my system that way.

Now what i want to know is....
is there anyway to splice/modify the cord so i can hook up my ipod and gps so they can both play on my stereo at the same time?

Does anyone have a simple way to tone down the MP3 file I have downloaded from this site? I cant remember the name of the file as I had to change it before I used POIloader to load it on my SD card. I don't want to turn down the volume of the GPSr, but the Mp3 alert is about 10 times the volume of my cute little English gal that gives me turn instructions.

Any suggestions?

Don't know if this has been thought of.

Idea is to use custom POIs in dedicated folder.
Create your destinations in an excel spreadsheet
LAT, LONG, Name, descript. In sequence of route desired.
Prefix each Name with a numerical sequence, in order of your route. IE: 01-, 02-, 03-, …

Example:
Lat, Long, 01-San Francisco, SF City Hall
Lat, Long, 02-San Jose, San Jose City Hall
Lat, Long, 03-Berkeley, UC at Berkeley
Lat, Long, 04-Los Angeles, LA Disneyland
Lat, Long, 05-Las Vegas, Mirage Casino
Lat, Long, 06-Phoenix,
Etc ….

Place your route csv file in a folder, ie: vacation-07

Load vacation-07 and the rest of your custom POIs

In this example,
You’ll notice after you get to your 1st destination. When looking for your next destination in Vacation-07. The 03-Berkeley will be next since its closer to your current location. But knowing that the next sequence is 02 (02-San Jose farther away), use the up/down arrow to search for it (if not there) and then select it. If the next destination is closer it will show up correctly.

You could do the same thing with your entire route on a piece of paper and enter it manually each time. But hopefully this makes it a bit easier.

Haven’t tried this yet, but I think it will work. I did the paper version on an earlier trip this year. I think this would of made it a lot easier.

Is there any site whereby one can go to look at information pertaining only to THEIR particular GPS, rather than reading through everything. There is a ton of good information out there, but it is hard to navigate throught to find your particular GPS.

Thank you,

I ran accross this article today where a welsh village erected signs warning drivers not to trust their SatNav's. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.htm... I found it somewhat humorous.

Hi everyone,
I have a Garmin Nuvi 350, Mapsource, and an excel spreadsheet with 400 addresses that i would like to import into the Nuvi. What is the best way to go about doing this? Thank you all for your help.

Can any one tell me how to create a mp3 file using my
garmin Nuvi350 voice name (Jill) I want to create my
on personal MP3 for the Weigh Station File. I won't post it because its not gonna be nice Ha.Ha.
But its gonna go somthing like this
(Caution, There's a #^%** Weigh Station Ahead)
Guess yall have figured out Im a Truck Driver.
Once I learn MP3's BMP's is Next.
Thanks KB5RIR 73 Yall

I just found this site today. I tried to download POI's for my 2720 and got a 0 byte download. What is the problem. I also have new computer that does not have Excel except a trial version that will not let me use it unless i sign up for a full version. Anyone have any answers?

I'm new to the forum, a little over a week, but have gathered much information about POIs, mostly custom POIs. Many thanks to all the informed posters!!!!

I've done a search to see if this topic has been posted before, but could not find anything. If it has been discussed, just point me to the right topic.

I sure am glad this site exists. I am about to deliver my daughter to Boston for her first year of college, 32 years after I graduated and departed Boston. I relied on the MBTA during my student days. While I certainly recall that the T took me everywhere, this time around I will be driving Boston streets, and I am less than totally confident about doing that.

This week we are recognizing CherylMass and Kb5rir as our contributors of the week.

CherylMass, Your sparkly personality just shines though in all of your posts. You are a delight to have and you are always so helpful. We love having you as one of our regulars;)

My cousin sent me this site. http://www.airventure.org/

He is a small plane pilot and said he upgraded his handheld gps on here.

I got to looking at some of the iteresting info on the site and thought I would share. Pilots aren't the only ones interested in having fun!

I'm looking to buy my first GPS, and have an idea what i want, it's between Garmin, TomTom, Magellan. I talked to a salesperson at Radio Shack. And was told there is a problem with the touch pad on all of them. And he suggested I buy the extended warranty. said problems show after about a year of use. Anyone know about this, or is he just pushing their warranty?
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How do you convert a GPX file to a CSV file

Best I've consistently gotten is around 12-14 ft on my nuvi 350.

Hello all,

this is my first post and love what i see here..was debating between the nuvi 660 and 680 but went w/ the nuvi 660 because of the price difference! Great nav gadget!

Hello. Does anyone know when Garmin will release new maps for the Nuvi 350?

Can't open the files in MY Computer after installing POI. How do I delete files I have loaded in Nuvi 350. Tx

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