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 Topic: Gamin Nüvi Update Available |
dabby
Replies: 27
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 Forum: Garmin Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Sat May 20, 2006 2:23 pm Subject: Gamin Nüvi Update Available |
There's a unit software AND GPS software update available from Garmin - version 3.30.
Here's hoping it cureth all evil... |
| Topic: Fold Away Antenna on Nuvi |
dabby
Replies: 4
Views: 1702
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Forum: Garmin Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 2:03 pm Subject: Fold Away Antenna on Nuvi |
| Yes indeed, it disables the GPS |
| Topic: Nuvi 350 - Loves the back roads! |
dabby
Replies: 138
Views: 57852
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Forum: Garmin Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 6:39 pm Subject: Nuvi 350 - Loves the back roads! |
I get the same problem here in Belgium, one night I found myself on a track only fit for farm vehicles...
Biggest problem though is the satellite acquisition and tracking, my old Rikaline unit was ... |
| Topic: Nuvi 350 - Loves the back roads! |
dabby
Replies: 138
Views: 57852
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Forum: Garmin Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 7:34 pm Subject: Nuvi 350 - Loves the back roads! |
I get the same problem here in Belgium, one night I found myself on a track only fit for farm vehicles...
Biggest problem though is the satellite acquisition and tracking, my old Rikaline unit was ... |
| Topic: nuvi 350 slow to acquire satellites |
dabby
Replies: 19
Views: 11873
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Forum: Garmin Handheld GPS Receivers Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 4:07 pm Subject: nuvi 350 slow to acquire satellites |
I'm running 2.90 on my 350 and in the mornings and when leaving work it is taking 2 to 3 minutes to acquire a fix.
This is not what I expected from a Sirf III device... |
| Topic: TT700 vs PDA Performance and what about SirfStar III? |
dabby
Replies: 5
Views: 2166
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Forum: TomTom Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 6:24 pm Subject: TT700 vs PDA Performance and what about SirfStar III? |
| I bought a Garmin Nüvi 350 and am very happy with it. |
| Topic: How will my Nuvi 350 handle Welsh ? |
dabby
Replies: 4
Views: 2056
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Forum: Garmin Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 6:22 pm Subject: How will my Nuvi 350 handle Welsh ? |
| I got my 350 today, it is making a pretty good job of speaking Belgian street names in English. That being said, the English female voices aren't very nice, there's that little 'sex' factor missing - ... |
| Topic: The Best Europe-wide Door2door Device |
dabby
Replies: 2
Views: 1714
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Forum: Beginners GPS Lounge Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 6:14 pm Subject: The Best Europe-wide Door2door Device |
Well thanks for all your advice chaps 
Just to let you know that I plumped to the Nüvi and received the unit today. Its a beautiful little device, wonderful graphics quality with a much more mo ... |
| Topic: The Best Europe-wide Door2door Device |
dabby
Replies: 2
Views: 1714
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Forum: Beginners GPS Lounge Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 11:42 pm Subject: The Best Europe-wide Door2door Device |
Whoops - I meant "Nüvi" of course, not Nuni...  |
| Topic: The Best Europe-wide Door2door Device |
dabby
Replies: 2
Views: 1714
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Forum: Beginners GPS Lounge Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 9:34 pm Subject: The Best Europe-wide Door2door Device |
Hi All
Just about to sell my TT5 PDA, living in Belgium I drive between countries fairly often and want a single-map GPS device.
The three main options I see as of today are TT700 and the C330/N ... |
| Topic: TT700 vs PDA Performance and what about SirfStar III? |
dabby
Replies: 5
Views: 2166
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Forum: TomTom Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 8:30 am Subject: TT700 vs PDA Performance and what about SirfStar III? |
| Well I guess it doesn't have to be a TT GO as such but I can't see how they can have their base product having the better chipset than the flagship device for much longer. |
| Topic: TT700 vs PDA Performance and what about SirfStar III? |
dabby
Replies: 5
Views: 2166
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Forum: TomTom Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2006 4:21 pm Subject: TT700 vs PDA Performance and what about SirfStar III? |
Hi All
I'm currently running TT5.1 on my QTEK 9090 with a Rikaline BT. I find the system highly performant although prone to problems on the bluetooth side.
Now, I'm selling my PDA and will prob ... |
| Topic: External Antenna Rikaline 6030 |
dabby
Replies: 6
Views: 3213
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Forum: GPS Receivers Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2005 1:32 pm Subject: External Antenna Rikaline 6030 |
| I forgot to mention - the 6030 does indeed work just fine without an antenna. I was struggling to find somewhere to place it and have sonce discovered there's a small document holder on the driver-sid ... |
| Topic: External Antenna Rikaline 6030 |
dabby
Replies: 6
Views: 3213
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Forum: GPS Receivers Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2005 1:19 pm Subject: External Antenna Rikaline 6030 |
You have a certain point there it's not completely futile 
Anyway, I grabbed myself on this-morning anyway while I was buying a brodit mount for my PDA. Indeed I will have to wire the BT GPSR int ... |
| Topic: External Antenna Rikaline 6030 |
dabby
Replies: 6
Views: 3213
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Forum: GPS Receivers Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2005 10:01 am Subject: External Antenna Rikaline 6030 |
| Alfa 156 Sportswagon - I was wanting to hardwire the device to the car though rather than putting it on my dashboard... |
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