Magellan talk

I own a Maestro 4250 and am very pleased with the unit. Except for one thing, when the unit is turned on it takes a while for it to display exactly where I am. It is stuck at my original location for about 1 to 2 miles of driving. Is there anyway to avoid this, or anyway to improve the reaction? I realize I could turn the unit on a few minutes before leaving.

I've had the unit for two months and I use it almost everyday. I had ONLY two days of use where sounds from an FM station coming out of car speakers, i.e., MP3 music and unit voice (Dave) came out clear, no distortion. Then suddenly it changed where I get all this distortion, garbled sound, echoing like in a music hall or auditorium, etc.

I have a Magellan Maestro 3225. I want to know if it is possible to load coordinates directly or do I have to labor through using the POI editor and SD card. Perhaps there is software available to allow this. I know that Garmin "City Centers" allows the user to just put in coordinates directly.
Thanks for any help
Bob

I'm trying to install Magellan POI Manager onto my computer and I'm getting an error message

"unable to find iKernel.exe"

Anyone know what I'm doing wrong?

Hello everyone
I finally figured out how to download POI file and get them to work in my GPS but what I'm trying to find out now is about the available icons on this site. Are you saying I can also use these in my GPS or is it only to sort the POI files on my PC?

If I can use them, please tell me how in your reply.

Thanks!

Happy Magelling during the summer!

How do I figure out which map is on my unit (4050)? I think it just says ver 27. Does that equate to 2007?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=pe_17090_12250330_...

I have Magellan 3225 and I never knew that I will need a program to use for it .
So coming to the point I misplaced Cd came with it . Is there any way any one can get me a copy of it? I do not know what was inside that Cd but must be sum useful information.

Version 4.72 is is now available. I think this is the first update since this model came out. Looks good so far, but Magellan is not very informative about what improvements are included. Easy installation.

em

I've had a Magellan Maestro 3225 I got at Costco a year or two ago and have really enjoyed using it; I updated to the 6 million US POI I found somewhere on the net without any issues and am preparing to do a firmware update in the very near future.

Has anyone been successful getting a free map update from Magellan on the new purchase of a refurbished GPS? I just ordered a 4050 for my wife and I have heard that the refurbs often come with older map data.

OK... I have been searching before I posted and really cannot find the information.

Here is what I would like to know...

I have to say I have been worried about making my first call into Magellan support. All I have heard is horror stories of how bad they are... especially since all I have had with Garmin is outstanding service and support... so the bar was set high.

I have had my 4350 over a week now... I do like the unit... but quiet frankly I still like my Garmin Nuvi's better. From an ease of use and general functionality standpoint I think Garmin is still a head of the game. Now having said that I still like the 4350.

Some noted things missing (and Magellan experts please pipe in if these are there and I am just missing them):

I have a Magellen Maestro 3225. I downloaded the Walmart POI. I opened the Editor, selected "all files" & walmart, selected line 1, used the semi-comma (default) seperator. At "finish" I receive "fields name, lat & long are manditory for import". All of my downloaded POI's have the same problem. What did I do wrong? Did I save on my PC the incorrect file extension & miss part of the file?

2009 Spring Map Update is available for following units:

* Magellan Maestro 3200
* Magellan Maestro 3210
* Magellan Maestro 3220 - North America
* Magellan Maestro 3225 - North America
* Magellan Maestro 3250 - North America
* Magellan Maestro 4200 North America
* Magellan Maestro 4210 North America
* Magellan Maestro 4250 North America

As noted in my signature I own... actually 3... Garmin units. Love them all. I took advantage of the Amazon $179 deal yesterday for a new 4350. Like anything else... the reviews are mostly good but wanted to solicit some feedback from you guys and gals that actually have one and use it.

Looks like these should be called semi-annual. See below from AAA website:

Due to unforeseen delays, a new update is not expected to be available until sometime in late May or June, 2009. We apologize for any inconvenience.

I got an email earlier today from Amazon... I thought it might be spam but got on their website and ordered one. A new 4350 for $179.99.

I am new to the GPS world. I would like to add more POI's to my Mag 4225 (COSTCO). Which format is the easiest to convert to the Mag file format and offers the most POI's? ... Garmin, Nuvi, etc? This site offers two; which do I choose? If I understand correctly, the icons & sounds can not be modified. Correct?