Welcome / open talk

It's after midnight GMT, so we've officially started another week at POI Factory.

New active users this week:

redrider
blackacre
jburr
jeffa62
tomstack
Corky Bishop

After a week on the road visiting family, Miss poi and I are back and fully focused on POI Factory.

In January, I will make some improvements to the POI Database module we tested in December and then roll it out for use by everyone on the site. This will make it easier to create, find, and download POIs at the POI Factory.

I was wondering if anyone knows of a POI or an add-on that would inform me of toll roads. On my second use of the Gramin C340, I was routed to a toll road that I was unfamiliar with and unprepared to pay. Luckily, I managed to retrieve my EZ-Pass transponder from my glove compartment before I got to the toll plaza.

I am particularly interested in toll road information for the Midatlantic and

I am new to having a portable GPS (my last car had a built-in). I recieved a Garmin C550 for Christmas from my Father. And I love it. The major difference I have found so far is the ablility to update, and download POIs. I downloaed several from today. But, now I have a question. I downloaded about 5 different sets, Starbucks, Walmart... And I actually downloaded 2 different sets of Starbucks (I LOVE Starbucks).

Hi all,

New to using in car navigation, but have been using GPS on my boat forever. I was thinking it would be a neat item to have a POI of boat ramps. I'm starting to compile a list and will post once it gets pretty comprehensive. Just wanted to see if there was any interest out there in such a beast????

rangerroy

I just bought the Garmin Nuvi 350. It came with a windsheild mount, and a "dashboard disk" to attach it to your dashboard (with an adhesive). From reading past reviews, it looks like it used to come with a car vent mount, instead. Did they stop including this because it was horrible, or because they wanted to save money?

I don't know about the windsheild mount.. it seems like it would be too easy for the suction cup to lose suction, and then have it fall while I'm driving. The dashboard mount would be ok, but I have a 2000 nissan sentra.. both sides have airbags, and the middle has a compartment thingy.. there is no good place to stick it on. I was thinking about buying a different kind of car mount. Does anyone have one that they really like? Also, if you use the suction cup windshield mount, what do you think of it?

Hello friends,

I just bought Garmin C330. It is a pretty good device. It has only one draw back. It does not announce street names but displayes street names on the screen.
I know next model C340 does it but it is not available in Future Shop or Bestbuy in Canada. These stores carry NUVI models which are capable of this feature.

I will appreciate if someone can explain the diffence between these two series from Garmin.

I am very new to this so please forgive me if this has been addressed.
I was wondering if there is a database for download that would give speed limit indicators. One would think that these indicators exist simply because most units calculate ETA.
I can understand why the GPS manufacturers would not want to display this info for fear of liability, but that doesn't mean that there isn't a way to get it.

Is anyone using an FM traffic receiver in the NYC area? If so, how is the performance? Do you feel it is worth the cost?

Hey All ! Just got into the GPS scene, and found this site through the Garmin.com site. As of this time...I guess I'm a GPS virgin.

I figured the first and most important POI I should get is the red light and speed lights. So...I'll be getting busy with it.

BTW-I bought the Garmin C340 Any advice from you experienced folks?

-Terry

Hi, and Happy New Year to All... Looking for a POI of the Old Boston Post Road Route
Thanks.

I would suggest checking locations twice before posting lat/long. I have found in the Dallas area, some of the shops giving lat/long have either moved or closed.
Incorrect info. isn't going to be of help to anyone.

What if you only want the Schools in a particular area and don't want all the schools, how do you edit that information. It looks like it's all or nothing. Thanks

Well, Jon and I are piling our children into the car for another long road trip, time to go home so neither of us will be online today. It will take us 11 hours to get home. Have a great day everyone.
Miss Poi & JM

I received a new Lowrance iFinder Expedition C Plus GPS unit for Christmas. This is my first GPS unit and want to learn all the ins/outs of GPS navigation. I look forward to contributing to this forum and website.

Jerry

Hi there.. Just wanted to say Hi to everyone. Just got my first GPS and I'm in love with it. I also hope to contribute some points.

One other thing I'd like to add is that I've done a lot of development with Drupal, so If you need any help, I can lend a hand.

Does anyone have any of the Arlantis GPS systems? I have a model 350 and it has a limited POI data base, I would like to get more POI's like gas stations and restaurants in the greater Harrisburg PA area. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Atlantis has very limited support for their GPS systems.

Jim H

I received a new Nuvi 360 for Christmas which I love but have noticed the POI's are not up-to-date, in fact one Target store showing has been closed for 5 years. I went on a couple websites but was shocked at the cost of the bundles, some totally $175. I am surprised that businesses do not supply this info for free since it is a way to get travelers in the door.

I have noticed on here that most POI's are for a specific area, is that the case or am I missing something. I need all the help I can get.

on another site a person was complaining that the unit did not show a certain chinese restaurant under asian food. the response was:
"Maybe that Chinese restaurant isn't really owned by an Asian, and Garmin is smart enough to know that"

Looking for POI's in the Chicago Area

bill

I downloaded several POI sites onto my Nuvi 350 using the POI loader. After viewing the actual info, I'd like to delete several of the sites.
I found a file in the Garmin folder called poi.gpi, GPI File, 169KB, which looks like what I downloaded into the custom POI area. It doesn't look like I could selectively delete specific sites, but rather will have to delete all the files and then re-download only the sites I want, which I don't mind doing.