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JoshT
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 Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2006 11:56 am Post subject: Nuvi 310D issues |
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I bought a Garmin Nuvi 310 D back in June. As a first GPS I'm very impressed with it. unfortunately not with Garmin technical support  . They do not respond to email. Some are 6 weeks old now or answer the support lines - stuck on music ; so I'm paying for the call!
Does anybody know if the Nuvi 310D supports TTS - rather than saying turn left or right as my Nuvi Does, say for example "Turn left on London Road" . Literature suggests the unit does.
Another issue I have is finding locations in other Countries. I have France stored on an SD card. On trying to Find a town called "Le Tranche sur Mer" when I type in "Le Tran" on trying to type the full name the unit displays 3 or 4 towns - None of then Le Tranche Sur Mer! Typing "Le Tra" Done displays a listing with the town.
When I bought the unit the pre stored mapsource maps were out of date. So I down loaded the updates. Whilst I know the French maps are the latest, how do I know if the preloaded maps of UK and Ireland have been updated?
I upgraded the operating system to V 2.5 when it first came out. I found the routing suspect. Garmin have now reverted back to V2.4 and posted a beta V2.52 with a disclaimer on the website. |
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swing
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| Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2006 1:09 pm Post subject: Re: Nuvi 310D issues |
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| JoshT wrote: | | As a first GPS I'm very impressed with it. unfortunately not with Garmin technical support |
Emails do seem to take about 4-5 weeks (on average), and you'll often have to stay on hold for upto 30 minutes, but they are generally very good when you speak to them directly.
| Quote: | | Does anybody know if the Nuvi 310D supports TTS - rather than saying turn left or right as my Nuvi Does, say for example "Turn left on London Road" . Literature suggests the unit does. |
No, the 310 doesn't, and no literature on the Garmin website should imply it does - where have you seen literature that suggests it? The 300 is the same, although that was originally advertised with TTS, until it was removed (but that was months ago). The 360, however, does come with TTS (as does the 350).
| Quote: | | When I bought the unit the pre stored mapsource maps were out of date. So I down loaded the updates. Whilst I know the French maps are the latest, how do I know if the preloaded maps of UK and Ireland have been updated? |
You might have downloaded an update to the MapSource software program, but the maps in the box of the 310 (v8) are the latest European maps available, and there won't be an update to them until later this year / early next year.
| Quote: | | I upgraded the operating system to V 2.5 when it first came out. I found the routing suspect. Garmin have now reverted back to V2.4 and posted a beta V2.52 with a disclaimer on the website. |
v2.60 will be released soon. |
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swing
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| Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2006 1:11 pm Post subject: Re: Nuvi 310D issues |
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| swing wrote: | | but the maps in the box of the 310 ( v8 ) are the latest |
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JoshT
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| Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2006 2:45 pm Post subject: |
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Swing - Thanks for the response.
I loaded the maps from the box onto my PC V8. I then checked for updates which websources server said their were. So my conclusion is the maps were updated since shipment. My question is how do I know the pre-loaded maps for UK and Ireland have been updated with the latest information?
I also have an issue with the exchange rate calculator - when changing rates everything has to be coverted to and from US dollar. I cannot set the rate directly says between Euros and Pounds Sterling.
With regard TTS confusion comes from the Garmin website - no specifications PDF on 310. Manual is also joint with 360. I thought the only difference was size of storage and the mapping pre loaded on the devices! |
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swing
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| Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2006 3:35 pm Post subject: |
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| JoshT wrote: | | I then checked for updates which websources server said their were. So my conclusion is the maps were updated since shipment. |
No, this would have been updating the software of the Nuvi itself - ie the interface and the way it works, not the maps themselves.
| Quote: | | I also have an issue with the exchange rate calculator - when changing rates everything has to be coverted to and from US dollar. I cannot set the rate directly says between Euros and Pounds Sterling. |
Yes, it's a little US-centric, which is a surprise for a worldwide company.
| Quote: | | I thought the only difference was size of storage and the mapping pre loaded on the devices! |
If you look Here, on the right hand side is a summary of the different units, and only the 350 and 360 say "speaks street names" - ie TTS. I do agree the manual is a little confusing. |
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