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mobile phone GPS capabilities VS. Garmin, TomTom GPS models

27 Jun 2009 | by Barton, in garmin, iphone gps, tomtom

mobile phone GPS capabilities VS. Garmin Nuvi 750, TomTom GPS models. you may want to know about using phones as car navigation? How good are they at pedestrian navigation? compared to the Garmin Nuvi series.
Phones can be used for car navigation but they are not as accurate as a stand alone device like the garmin Nuvi. Another drawback is the small screen. Nothing beats a dedicated navigation device. I have an Apple iphone 3G and it has a GPS system that is identical to that of a Garmin or …

How to make Garmin GPS to speak street names

8 Jun 2009 | by Barton, in garmin, gps instructions, gps questions

How to make Garmin GPS to speak street names.if your Garmin Nuvi 255 does not speak the street names during the real time travel directions, you can update it. For example, it says “Turn left in 500 feet,” if you have the old gamrin nuvi, you need upgrade to a Garmin Nuvi 350 or 360 (older models), or 205 0r 255 (newer models). for example If you purchased a Garmin Nuvi 360 gps, you can make it speak and say the street names with simple steps: …

how to use Topo and Metro maps on Garmin eTrex Venture CX gps

30 May 2009 | by Barton, in garmin, gps questions

how to use Topo and Metro maps on Garmin eTrex Venture CX gps. you can install Garmin eTrex Venture CX with TOPO and Metro map at the same time.you can have both topo and street maps stored on the same card, but you can only view one or the other at a time, not both (hit your menu button once on the map page and select ‘map setup’ to choose which maps are turned on and off). Metro guide allows you to search for an address and mark it as …

install europe maps on garmin nuvi gps

29 May 2009 | by Barton, in garmin, gps questions

if you want to install europe maps on your garmin nuvi gps,you won’t be able to install gps maps for free. You will have to buy City Navigator NT Europe. It is available on either a DVD or an SD card. There is no download unless you bought a European version of the nuvi around the time the new map version came out. If you go the DVD route, you will have to buy your own SD card to copy the maps to. You then put the SD card into …

garmin gps coordinates download

27 May 2009 | by Barton, in garmin, gps questions, gps software

you can download coordinates to your Garmin GPS,If you’re geocaching, You can download coordinates, via your USB cable, onto your Garmin straight from www.geocaching.com. If you’re not geocaching, then I don’t know. but you need updated maps from the Garmin site.

How to upload itunes music to Garmin Zumo 450

27 May 2009 | by Barton, in garmin, gps questions

How to upload itunes music to Garmin Zumo 450. if you want to upload itunes mp3 songs to your Garmin Zumo 450, you should convert itunes mp3 format. As the music in iTunes is encrypted with DRM, you cannot directly put it on any non-Apple MP3 player. The easiest way is to burn the music to an audio CD and then rip it back to Windows Media Player or a similar program as an MP3. Or you can get some software to help you, like tuneClone software.