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General Forums => Chit-Chat => Topic started by: Vinman on September 03, 2010, 08:00:20 PM

Title: Garmin Nuvi 550 GPS and "The Dead Zone"
Post by: Vinman on September 03, 2010, 08:00:20 PM

Anybody else have problems with their GPS in the Glenmore & Crowchild area?  EVERY time I drive across Glenmore, the screen on the Nuvi freezes within 1/2  km of Crowchild.  I kill power to the unit and restart it, no problems afterwards until I cross that area again.

I was in Vancouver a couple of weeks ago and put about 1,400km on the rental car and the GPS performed flawlessly.


It works perfect everywhere except the above intersection.  Anybody else experience this phenonemon?

Tha Nuvi has all the latest software upgrades from Garmin and it froze up twice today, each time crossing Crowchild & Glenmore.

Vince

Title: Re: Garmin Nuvi 550 GPS and "The Dead Zone"
Post by: Slewfoot on September 03, 2010, 08:58:42 PM

I have a 550.  I live near Glenmore and Crowchild.  I have never experienced anything like what you described.  Not here, not anywhere.

Title: Re: Garmin Nuvi 550 GPS and "The Dead Zone"
Post by: w squared on September 03, 2010, 09:29:15 PM

I've got a 1390T and a 60CSX. Neither of them experience any problems in that area.

I did have some problems with the 1390T shutting itself off and not powering back up properly until hours later, but that was solved by making the appropriate firmware updates.

Title: Re: Garmin Nuvi 550 GPS and "The Dead Zone"
Post by: slimbeam on September 03, 2010, 10:07:29 PM

I have not had any problems there withmy Garmin"zumo"

Title: Re: Garmin Nuvi 550 GPS and "The Dead Zone"
Post by: Elsifer on September 04, 2010, 11:46:52 AM

Mine doesn't freak out like that either.

Maybe yours doesn't like driving over water?  :P

Title: Re: Garmin Nuvi 550 GPS and "The Dead Zone"
Post by: w squared on September 04, 2010, 12:42:18 PM

If that's the issue, maybe a life jacket would help it feel more secure. Or maybe mount it to a boat?

Title: Re: Garmin Nuvi 550 GPS and "The Dead Zone"
Post by: Tinkerer on September 04, 2010, 02:41:01 PM

Do you possibly have some POI warnings loaded for that area?

Title: Re: Garmin Nuvi 550 GPS and "The Dead Zone"
Post by: Vinman on September 05, 2010, 11:28:54 AM

I wonder if it is because of the Backroads Alberta software I loaded into it?
Like I said, it works flawlessly everywhere else, just that intersection area gives me a problem.

Vince

Title: Re: Garmin Nuvi 550 GPS and "The Dead Zone"
Post by: LLYJ on September 09, 2010, 12:01:13 PM

My Nuvi workes fine through there

I need to do an update - keep driving to Harveys that don't exist anymore