Help with Garmin nüvi 755 765 775 785 Multi Point routing Help, I am still trying to figure out my new Garmin nüvi 765T. I have stepped up from two years with a Mio Digiwalker C230. Entering several stops is essentially the same, add a new address and select as Via Point, optimizing those stops is where the Garmin fails, or I fail to understand the Garmin.After adding all 13 stops I went to customize route, current route and optimize stops. The 765T had me driving around the same block three times without checking off a stop as made. It asked me to go up oneway streets. The worst part was when I guess it thought I took too long at one stop since my route was gone when I got back in the car!All I want to do is start at my current position and have the unit give me the best path to end at the farthest stop, removing stops from my route as I go along, without erasing my route before I am done. Any help? Help with Garmin nüvi 755 765 775 785 Multi Point routing Help, I am still trying to figure out my new Garmin nüvi 765T. I have stepped up from two years with a Mio Digiwalker C230. ... » Read More Help with Garmin nüvi 755 765 775 785 Multi Point routing Help, I am still trying to figure out my new Garmin nüvi 765T. I have stepped up from two years with a Mio Digiwalker C230. Entering several stops is essentially the same, add a new address and select as Via Point, optimizing those stops is where the Garmin fails, or I fail to understand the Garmin.After adding all 13 stops I went to customize route, current route and optimize stops. The 765T had me driving around the same block three times without checking off a stop as made. It asked me to go up oneway streets. The worst part was when I guess it thought I took too long at one stop since my route was gone when I got back in the car!All I want to do is start at my current position and have the unit give me the best path to end at the farthest stop, removing stops from my route as I go along, without erasing my route before I am done. Any help? « Show Less
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Ok thanks. I thought mine was broken since I set its preferences to Avoid U-Turns and it was still telling me to "make a U-turn". For some reason it does not have oneway street info for at least two cities here in Oregon with populations over 12000.
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Ok I am finding the best way for me to manage multiple stops is just to punch them in as Add as Via Point, then go to Custom Routes, Current Route, Save, then Manual Reorder. When you are Done the GPS shows you a map with your Start, Stops and End flags along the pink route line. Manually Reorder again if needed. If you know that you can't park on the side of the street Garmin wants you to just over/under shoot your turn, it will reroute you to go around the block and still reach your point. I updated the unit with the latest maps yesterday and it still has a problem with oneway streets.
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Why does this get such negative reviews? Seems logical to get the most recent model in most tech things. We're buying our first gps, and need europe maps. Is the 765, 775, or 275 better?
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I am not acquainted with the Garmin 800. Is it a Nuvi type? I believe that it is compatible with all Nuvi car sytems that have the SD slot. Does the 800 have an SD slot. 2015 udate? Don't believe it would be necessary since AU. & NZ roads would not change that much. I do have my SD for sale since I have used it, and was a life saver, on my only trip to AU & NZ last year. Since they drive on the left side of the road and have MANY roundabouts Down Under, I highly recommend one. I would sell mine at a VERY reasonable price. Respond to n0moe@aol.com (second character is a zero. Hope this helps. John Hosking I am not acquainted with the Garmin 800. Is it a Nuvi type? I believe that it is compatible with all Nuvi car sytems that have the SD slot. Does the 800 have an SD slot. 2015 udate? Don't believe it would be necessary since AU. & NZ roads would not change that much. I do have my SD for sale since I have used it, and was a life saver, on my only trip to AU & NZ last year. Since they drive on the left side of the road and have MANY roundabouts Down Under, I highly recommend one. I would sell mine at a VERY reasonable price. Respond to n0moe@aol.com (second character is a zero. Hope this... » Read More I am not acquainted with the Garmin 800. Is it a Nuvi type? I believe that it is compatible with all Nuvi car sytems that have the SD slot. Does the 800 have an SD slot. 2015 udate? Don't believe it would be necessary since AU. & NZ roads would not change that much. I do have my SD for sale since I have used it, and was a life saver, on my only trip to AU & NZ last year. Since they drive on the left side of the road and have MANY roundabouts Down Under, I highly recommend one. I would sell mine at a VERY reasonable price. Respond to n0moe@aol.com (second character is a zero. Hope this helps. John Hosking « Show Less
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I just purchased a 4GB micro SD for my Garmin Nuvi 855 but I have been unable to download maps to it. I use an iMAC and can see the micro SD card but when I run the download program it doesn't give me the option to download to the card. Any and all assistance is appreciated.
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I recently bought the Tom Tom 335SE XL and right out the box it was difficult to use tried to enter some addresses and it just wasn't coming up with a location. The addresses were of places like WalGarmin nuvi 255Walmart in case you were wondering.Well with hours of lost sleep I rented the Garmin and right off the bat everything work and seamlessly too. Have not retuned the Tom Tom because I am torn as to whether or not to dump it .Seriously that how frustrated i was.
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Mike, I agree what Garmin said made no sense, but it is working today. So who knows what really happened. Where did you get those other updates for the traffic receiver?
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Garmin claims that you can import a route from MapQuest into the 760lmt. However, I tried it and it didn't work well at all. I suggest that you call Garmin technical support and ask them; however, be informed that my experiences with their technical support have not been positive. It's possible that I just got poor representatives but I doubt it. My suggestion is that you have a paper backup with you at all times and take control of your route yourself. The 760 unit is one of Garmin's newest and best units, but it isn't very flexible. Good luck -
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My new gps decision has came down to the roadmate 1470 or the garmin 760. Basically it seems, for me, its free traffic vs. auto-route sorting and bluetooth. Magellan does route planning, not route sorts (ie. find the most efficient route between all pts entered). If you want traffic then your talking $40 or $60 extra for the Garmin. So I'm trying to look at it like, Is auto-sort and bluetooth worth the extra $40-$60?
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I was able to get a hold of Amazon support by phone today. I was told the Nuvi 350 units being shipped have NT 2008 map in it. I asked about the v.5 mentioned on Amazon website and he did not know about that. He would check and have it corrected. According to him, Garmin will start shipping units with 2009 map in about a month, starting with the 200 series, 300's, and so on. Based on this, I plan to buy one now even with 2008 map. Again, he could not confirm about free update from Garmin. If I can get a free update, that's great. If not, I'm still happy since price had come down significantly
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Just getting aquainted with my new 265WT received today. Put in several addresses and noticed that they were sorted by distance. Found this discussion when looking for a solution. Seems like a great GPS, but this is really a major negative as far as I am concerned. Hope Garmin has the sense to provide an alphabetic sort in a software revision.
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stay away from any Mios,unless you want 50 year old maps..just returned a c230 thinking the maps were updated from the c310x i returned,but they are still way out of date.Mio doesnt have a clue about maps...my 2 year old Garmin C320 has way more updated maps than a Brand new Mio...be warned with this Brand you get waht you pay for!!
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I keep reading and researching and just can't decide which way to go. I have an old Garmin. I want Blue tooth with traffic. Lane change would help me a lot; I have a bad sense of direction and I need the best GPS to help me "get there!" Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!
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I used this card in a Nuvi 3590. I have to admit that when I returned to my country of residence, the 3590 no longer wanted to give me turn-by-turn street name voice prompts. A short upload from the Garmin site and it was fixed again. The nuvi 500 is a smaller and more rugged unit than the 3590 and has the additional micro simcard slot which is pretty standard today. There's absolutely no reason why the card shouldn't work. Beware, though, the version that I got sent had a few glitches, where we drove roads which though completed about 2 years ago, were not yet on the card and the GPS got a bit confused. But 98% was OK. I used this card in a Nuvi 3590. I have to admit that when I returned to my country of residence, the 3590 no longer wanted to give me turn-by-turn street name voice prompts. A short upload from the Garmin site and it was fixed again. The nuvi 500 is a smaller and more rugged unit than the 3590 and has the additional micro simcard slot which is pretty standard today. There's absolutely no reason why the card shouldn't work. Beware, though, the version that I got sent had a few glitches, where we drove roads which though completed about 2 years ago, were not yet on the card and the GPS got a... » Read More I used this card in a Nuvi 3590. I have to admit that when I returned to my country of residence, the 3590 no longer wanted to give me turn-by-turn street name voice prompts. A short upload from the Garmin site and it was fixed again. The nuvi 500 is a smaller and more rugged unit than the 3590 and has the additional micro simcard slot which is pretty standard today. There's absolutely no reason why the card shouldn't work. Beware, though, the version that I got sent had a few glitches, where we drove roads which though completed about 2 years ago, were not yet on the card and the GPS got a bit confused. But 98% was OK. « Show Less
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I'm surprised no one has given you a suggestion. On the off chance you are still looking, I'll add a comment or two. Obviously, any of the units you have listed "could" do the job very well (I've heard good and bad things about each of them). Multiple routing (which my unit doesn't have) would be very nice to have if it's implemented properly. I originally wanted the Magellan because I liked its features better than the others (especially the AAA feature), but didn't want to take a chance (their customer support is terrible). And any unit that allows you to exclude/avoid a road is a good one to get. The Nuvi 200 really is a basic unit and has no Text-to-Speech (which I prefer even though some names are butchered). The 200 also comes with only the lower 48 states (adding Canada can get very expensive), so I would suggest the 250 or 260 (the 260 has TTS). The newer 260W (wide-screen) is probably priced too high right now. As far as ease of use, they all work similarly, but Garmins are probably the easiest and most logical (with Magellan a close second). TomTom will give you many more customizable options, plus has Mapshare (a really great idea). No matter what you decide to get, I'm sure you will be pleased. Just remember that they all have various quirks (even the big, expensive models).
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Hi Charles. I'm using it in my nuvi 765T, so I recomend you read carefuly the ad or ask directly to the Seller
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I do not trust it in truck route mode at all as I have tried it several times on roads that I know are truck routes and it completely shuts down on me. So I only use it as a guide and I leave it in car mode. Sorry you really need to complain to Garmin as I will when i get the time.
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Indeed pedestrian mode in Garmin (255w) never works well, but I never had a problem with my 255w while driving in Italy. I have been trying to find out if the newer models are any better than an older one I have - 255w - and which still serves me well, including in Europe. My main issues with 255w are:1). it takes up to 15 min to locate a satellite 2). if a planned road is closed (due to an unexpected repair, etc) it is impossible to make 255w make another route.I wonder if this new model would have improvement over these issues. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks! Indeed pedestrian mode in Garmin (255w) never works well, but I never had a problem with my 255w while driving in Italy. I have been trying to find out if the newer models are any better than an older one I have - 255w - and which still serves me well, including in Europe. My main issues with 255w are:1). it takes up to 15 min to locate a satellite 2). if a planned road is closed (due to an unexpected repair, etc) it is impossible to make 255w make another route.I wonder if this new model would have improvement over these issues. Any advice would be... » Read More Indeed pedestrian mode in Garmin (255w) never works well, but I never had a problem with my 255w while driving in Italy. I have been trying to find out if the newer models are any better than an older one I have - 255w - and which still serves me well, including in Europe. My main issues with 255w are:1). it takes up to 15 min to locate a satellite 2). if a planned road is closed (due to an unexpected repair, etc) it is impossible to make 255w make another route.I wonder if this new model would have improvement over these issues. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks! « Show Less