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 Topic: Garmin Express and Windows 8 |
JoeGriffin
Replies: 4
Views: 1797
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 Forum: Garmin Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Sat May 21, 2022 8:53 pm Subject: Garmin Express and Windows 8 |
Windows 8 was AFTER XP and Windows 7 so that's a red herring. My real point was that I can accept that then latest software may not be supported by Win 8 !
Not sure why you have that problem. I'm ... |
| Topic: My Garmin doesn't communicate with GE |
JoeGriffin
Replies: 22
Views: 6052
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Forum: Garmin Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2021 4:38 pm Subject: My Garmin doesn't communicate with GE |
Mine appears to be doing the same...
So where can I get the previous version from?
Pete
I tried getting 7.5 (and 7.4.1) from Updown.com but was warned by MalwareBytes that it was suspect. I ... |
| Topic: how do you report map errors? |
JoeGriffin
Replies: 48
Views: 12401
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Forum: Garmin Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Sat May 29, 2021 6:20 pm Subject: how do you report map errors? |
Hi mccririck,
May I suggest that you:
1. Report the map errors to Here
Some time back, I realised that every time I drove to a friend's house, the Garmin was telling me to drive round tw ... |
| Topic: It's Quiet in Here... |
JoeGriffin
Replies: 18
Views: 9611
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Forum: Lost Satellite Fix - Off Topic Area Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2020 6:23 pm Subject: It's Quiet in Here... |
| Sowed the peas last week and chitted the broad beans and sowed them this tuesday. Just put the spuds in, so despite a late start (due to the wet), we've now got back on track. Wind was bitter this a ... |
| Topic: Shaping points of DriveSmart |
JoeGriffin
Replies: 23
Views: 6889
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Forum: Garmin Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Sat Oct 12, 2019 7:55 am Subject: Shaping points of DriveSmart |
Agreed, will just need to use the skip function instead.
Not quite so convenient as you can't get to it from Voice Commands. |
| Topic: Shaping points of DriveSmart |
JoeGriffin
Replies: 23
Views: 6889
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Forum: Garmin Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2019 9:44 pm Subject: Shaping points of DriveSmart |
Just received this reply:
Slightly different from the reply I got:
"I can see this was mentioned last year but we were not able to resolve the issue , I can raise this as a user experience issue ... |
| Topic: Shaping points of DriveSmart |
JoeGriffin
Replies: 23
Views: 6889
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Forum: Garmin Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Mon Oct 07, 2019 11:26 pm Subject: Shaping points of DriveSmart |
They've tested it and can't reproduce it, so have asked for a video which I've now made and sent in.
The UK support team have asked me for screenshots, so I may be following the same path!
For y ... |
| Topic: Shaping points of DriveSmart |
JoeGriffin
Replies: 23
Views: 6889
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Forum: Garmin Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Fri Oct 04, 2019 2:48 pm Subject: Shaping points of DriveSmart |
They've tested it and can't reproduce it, so have asked for a video which I've now made and sent in.
Wow! I'm glad they haven't asked me for that. |
| Topic: Shaping points of DriveSmart |
JoeGriffin
Replies: 23
Views: 6889
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Forum: Garmin Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2019 6:59 am Subject: Shaping points of DriveSmart |
| Report sent in |
| Topic: Shaping points of DriveSmart |
JoeGriffin
Replies: 23
Views: 6889
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Forum: Garmin Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Wed Oct 02, 2019 11:46 pm Subject: Shaping points of DriveSmart |
| I passed this on to a contact of mine in Garmin, who contacted their automotive department who said if they get more reports they'll look into it! I've emailed product support but would probably help ... |
| Topic: Importing a route |
JoeGriffin
Replies: 12
Views: 4045
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Forum: Garmin Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2019 8:45 pm Subject: Importing a route |
Garmin may well use Here mapping but the latest Garmin UK is nowhere near as up to date as Here from some time ago.
I beg to differ! I have made a number of changes to local roads in Here's Map Cre ... |
| Topic: Shaping points of DriveSmart |
JoeGriffin
Replies: 23
Views: 6889
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Forum: Garmin Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Sun Sep 08, 2019 12:44 am Subject: Shaping points of DriveSmart |
Only thing I can think of that may cause it is if the map was different, maybe a route created on an earlier map version then the change made on the current map?
No, I created the route in Trip Pla ... |
| Topic: Shaping points of DriveSmart |
JoeGriffin
Replies: 23
Views: 6889
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Forum: Garmin Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Sat Sep 07, 2019 5:39 pm Subject: Shaping points of DriveSmart |
I have discovered an oddity on the Drive models.
Often I will set up a route, using specific locations in order to go the way I want, rather than let the SatNav choose. I recently discovered that ... |
| Topic: Help me choose replacement please - 2599 LMT-D dead! |
JoeGriffin
Replies: 6
Views: 2482
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Forum: Garmin Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Thu May 16, 2019 6:54 am Subject: Re: Help me choose replacement please - 2599 LMT-D dead! |
What's the current equivalent of the 2599? What would you recommend, and are there any good deals on offer at the moment?
Curry is are doing the 51 LMT-D with full Europe (and hence voice command ... |
| Topic: New car... with its own Sat Nav. |
JoeGriffin
Replies: 19
Views: 7394
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Forum: Garmin Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2019 8:29 am Subject: New car... with its own Sat Nav. |
Mine was accurate all along the A27 from Worthing to Devon yesterday, regrettably 
It was certainly bad around Crossbush at 10:00 yesterday. The 2599 took me that way rather than cutting through ... |
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