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 Topic: When will Garmin update their maps? |
mupp
Replies: 56
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 Forum: Garmin Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 11:33 am Subject: When will Garmin update their maps? |
I'm sure Garmin couldn't care less about a few impatient customers who feel ripped off by a misleading sales pitch. In the big scheme they can weather our whinges.
My pesonal opinion of them has gon ... |
| Topic: City Navigator Europe 2010.20 ??? |
mupp
Replies: 50
Views: 22905
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Forum: Garmin Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 5:45 pm Subject: City Navigator Europe 2010.20 ??? |
| I can completely understand your frustration. I bought my Garmin in March and - foolishly - took out a Lifetime Subscription believing Garmin's claim that there would be regular updates. I've had on ... |
| Topic: Map Update Offer |
mupp
Replies: 8
Views: 5609
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Forum: Garmin Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2009 11:36 am Subject: Map Update Offer |
The 2010.10 Europe update came out in April 2009 and they haven't released an update since 
I bought a lifetime update expecting the "regular" updates that Garmin promised - hopefully there wi ... |
| Topic: Nuvi 550 USB cover - Garmin UK do not sell spares :-( |
mupp
Replies: 2
Views: 2326
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Forum: Garmin Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 10:41 am Subject: Nuvi 550 USB cover - Garmin UK do not sell spares :-( |
| Cheers, I'll give them a try. I've been looking at all kinds of other outdoor equipment that use a mini USB port to see if there is like a generic USB cover that I can adapt. Failing that I'll stick ... |
| Topic: Nuvi 550 USB cover - Garmin UK do not sell spares :-( |
mupp
Replies: 2
Views: 2326
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Forum: Garmin Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 1:11 pm Subject: Nuvi 550 USB cover - Garmin UK do not sell spares :-( |
The rubber 'Weather' cover for the USB port on my Nuvi 550 kept falling off, the third time it happened I searched in the mud but alas it has gone.
Contacted Garmin to buy a new one - sorry sir, we ... |
| Topic: Vehicle Icons reverting to default |
mupp
Replies: 2
Views: 1581
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Forum: Garmin Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 4:08 am Subject: Vehicle Icons reverting to default |
Good idea, didn't think of that 
I went and erased them all out of curiosity (backed them up first) and switched on - Garmin substitutes a flat blue triangle as the vehicle icon even if there ... |
| Topic: Vehicle Icons reverting to default |
mupp
Replies: 2
Views: 1581
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Forum: Garmin Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 9:05 pm Subject: Vehicle Icons reverting to default |
| I have a problem with my Nuvi 550 where if I choose any vehicle icon other than the default, when I next switch the unit back on it changes the icon back to the default vehicle. All the other setting ... |
| Topic: Nuvi 550 on a motorbike |
mupp
Replies: 2
Views: 1580
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Forum: Garmin Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 10:58 pm Subject: Nuvi 550 on a motorbike |
I have one, and regularly use it Ram mounted on a Burgman 400 scooter.
It's rugged and waterproof, but alas it has no bluetooth and you won't hear the speaker either, so it has to be visual guidance ... |
| Topic: Hard wiring a nuvi mount |
mupp
Replies: 6
Views: 3713
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Forum: Garmin Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2009 9:41 am Subject: Hard wiring a nuvi mount |
Q-Power do a load of different hard wired connectors for motorcycle fitments, one of those might do?
http://www.gpsw.co.uk/about/page19.html
https://www.gpsw.co.uk/details/prod4142.html |
| Topic: Nuvi 550 update - TTS? |
mupp
Replies: 11
Views: 4007
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Forum: Garmin Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 5:57 pm Subject: Nuvi 550 update - TTS? |
No reason other than to drown the snappy Serena 
And to test the '30 minutes at 1 meter depth' Garmin promise, a nervous 3 minutes at 6 inches depth  |
| Topic: Nuvi 550 update - TTS? |
mupp
Replies: 11
Views: 4007
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Forum: Garmin Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 5:07 pm Subject: Nuvi 550 update - TTS? |
And just for fun here's the very gruff Serena performing TTS in a jug of water....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNNNIXDhK9g |
| Topic: Nuvi 550 update - TTS? |
mupp
Replies: 11
Views: 4007
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Forum: Garmin Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 4:54 pm Subject: Nuvi 550 update - TTS? |
Sorted Thanks. Just been back on Webupdate and there are a whole host of TTS voices there now, I'm sure they weren't there two days ago 
TTS now working a treat and has given the Nuv ... |
| Topic: Nuvi 550 update - TTS? |
mupp
Replies: 11
Views: 4007
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Forum: Garmin Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 1:29 pm Subject: Nuvi 550 update - TTS? |
| Cheers, will do. |
| Topic: Nuvi 550 update - TTS? |
mupp
Replies: 11
Views: 4007
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Forum: Garmin Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 1:00 pm Subject: Nuvi 550 update - TTS? |
| It hasn't added any new names I guess it has just updated the existing one, the only English ones in there are British English and American English. No first names or anythinmg else that looks ... |
| Topic: Nuvi 550 update - TTS? |
mupp
Replies: 11
Views: 4007
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Forum: Garmin Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 12:24 pm Subject: Nuvi 550 update - TTS? |
| Yes, Webupdate took me from V.3.30 to V.3.40 and the info box said that I had gained Text to Speech. Running Wepupdate again upgraded the current 'English, British' voice (but didn't load or give the ... |
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