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Hi someone know about c320, i install red light canera poi files, i want to know if i set view map funtion,
when they meet red light camera they will alert ?

I'm been lurking several days while waiting for my Nuvi 350 (North American) to arrive via FedEX from an e-tailer.

It would be a long list to say what I've learned so far by reading here so just let me give everyone a huge blanket THANKS!

We're back online, with regular posting enabled. I have not been able to get any solid ETA from the hosting company, so I had to restore the site from last night's backup.

Any posts or files uploaded between 3:30AM and noon Eastern time today are not in the database. The same is true for any user accounts created during this time.

We are having some troubles with the web hosting company that provides the old server POI Factory has been running on.

The issue is escalated to their systems administration team, and we are working to fix the troubles. Right now, I don't have an ETA for final resolution.

Here are 3 photos of mounting a Nuvi 660 on a sticky pad. (see related link)

If you encounter an error 500 while visiting POI Factory, this means that the server we're running on is too busy to handle all of the requests at the moment.

This has been happening sporadically and usually clears up within a couple minutes.

I have a new server on order, and these problems should go away once it's installed.

Thank you for your patience.

JM

Hello everyone, I am new to the site, but have been using GPS devices for about 3 years. I have a Magellan Roadmate 700 that my wife uses, and I use either a Palm or PPC PDA. I wrote a couple of reviews of PDA Nav software for www.brighthand.com, and am currently writing a review of the Nuvi 680 that I had a couple of weeks to play with. Are there any other PDA GPS users here?

I have had my Garmin c350 for a couple of weeks and unfortunately have not a chance to use on the open highways. I have downloaded a couple of poi's, like reststops and cracker barrel locations, to name some. What am I to expect as I am driving down the road from these POI's that I have downloaded. Thanks

I am a big radar detector hobbist. Tonight I visited Escort's website (escort, for those that don't know, is one of the leading manufacturers of radar detectors). They have a GPS under the Escort name. It is the Escort c550 (powered by Garmin).

So I guess that Garmin makes GPSs for other companies as well. Many Radar Detector manufacturers do the same.

has a street pilot III (I think). He got it off ebay a few years ago and wants to update his maps. However, Garmin is saying because he isnt the registered user, he can't get an update (even though he is willing to pay for it).

First of all, why is that? That they won't send him a CD.

Second of all, does anyone know a way to get around this?

Anyone know a fix for an error I'm getting when trying to upgrade from MapSource Version 6.11.6 to 6.12.2

It finally arrived, and I got to try it out. I'm quite amazed with its performance. Brought me to my destination right to the door. The sound is plenty loud enough, I found the screen also bright enough. I've read posts where some people were disappointed with the sound and brightness.The screen is plenty large enough. And the unit fits right in your shirt pocket.

I'm very new to this GPS phenomina, just purchased a Garmin Nuvi 680 and am totally hooked. LOL, I turn it on just to listen to the British accented directions (the Autralian voice is great too!)

As the site grows, and the POI files with it. It may make sense to have ability to view POI files by state. Not real sure the most effective way to accomplish this but something to consider

Ok, for radar detectors...Bels are some of the top of the line models. however, their customer support stinks. It seems that Garmin is the leading manufacturer of GPS, but their Customer Service stinks too. I wonder why that is.

Hi All,

I've loaded some POIs from this site into my Garmin - like the "In N' Out" locations and the Fry's Electronics locations. I see that they are also included in the POIs that came with my device.

Ok, the POI's that came on the device can become stale as they aren't updated as much (I hope) as the csv files that are available on here.

Does anyone have experience with using the POI Converter program (poiconverter.exe)? I downloaded and installed it. When I try to open one of the .csv files I downloaded from this site, it tells me that the file is not formatted correctly and that it can't open it.

Anyone from Mass? I am going to be there for business and want to go to a nice restaurant. But not Italian. Better yet, does anyone have a POI for good restaurants in Mass? I am willing to drive a hour for a good meal.

I purchased a microphone for my Garmin Nuvi660 to enhance the blue tooth function, but when I got home and looked at the manual and it shows the location to where to plug the mike in at the bottom left, I see no place to put this mike there, I only see a place where the headphone jack goes. Anyone know what the deal is???

I wrote them and told them that they needed POI for their locations, here was their standard response, but hopefully they will listen...