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gkassian
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 Posted - 08 oct. 2011 : 00:22:46
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hello happy 3490 owners,
I scanned through the whole thread but couldn't find any mention of advanced detours. Are they there or everything went back to a simple detour button?
Thanks!
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caryrae
USA
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Posted - 08 oct. 2011 : 00:27:01
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| Yes they are there, it shows on pages 23, 24, and 25 of the manual. |
Edited by - caryrae on 08 oct. 2011 00:28:08 |
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gkassian
59 Posts |
Posted - 08 oct. 2011 : 08:25:28
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thanks!
no manual for me yet. I'm just considering if I should buy it or not.
looks like a bag of advertising tricks to me so far, but I don't see anything better anyway as they seem to have abandoned connected devices.
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SiamMarine
Thailand
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Posted - 08 oct. 2011 : 11:27:39
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Advance Detour.
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Edited by - SiamMarine on 08 oct. 2011 11:29:00 |
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caryrae
USA
577 Posts |
Posted - 08 oct. 2011 : 14:21:06
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quote:
Originally posted by gkassian
thanks!
no manual for me yet. I'm just considering if I should buy it or not.
looks like a bag of advertising tricks to me so far, but I don't see anything better anyway as they seem to have abandoned connected devices.
I just read through the manual on the Garmin website.
http://static.garmincdn.com/pumac/nuvi_34xx_Series_OM_EN.pdf |
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Dewi
617 Posts |
Posted - 08 oct. 2011 : 20:27:55
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quote:
Originally posted by ZX14NINJA
Traffic detail is much better - but it seemed to make no difference when I plugged in my GTM35 instead of the GTM 60 supplied with the unit. Traffic detail comes up instantly on power up...no real delays there. Faster than previous units!
When you say that traffic detail is better, in what sense do you mean? More street coverage, more descriptive info about each individual delay, more granularity (i.e. road data segments split into smaller sections), etc.? If you are using it in Canada, I assume that it is receiving an RDS-TMC signal and not HD-Radio from where you are...correct? |
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robyt
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Posted - 09 oct. 2011 : 05:03:49
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Hello,
Today I took for the first time my new Nuvi 3490 for a 'test drive'.
It is a GOOD, and new type of Garmin GPS. I would highly recommend it to users of old GPS units, but as owner of a 3790 I consider it an average GPS unit the following PERSONAL reasons:
Updating from a 3790, I-personally- expected some more features and extra 'processor' speed.
In my opinion Menus and Settings are different and somewhat 'confusing' for old Garmin users. Most, if not all 'improvements' are mostly software changes, which are marketed as a new GPS unit/model. I wish that the 'Map Layers' feature would allow to choose individually the symbols that can appear on the map. (For example, to be able to select and to show on the map, only banks, or restaurants, without gas stations, or other symbols).
The new 3490 shows fewer details on the map view compared to 3790, such as fewer Street Names on the map. And in the night time, in my opinion the map refresh rate is very slow. I noticed that when moving or the unit is re-zooming, most of the map is black, without any roads- just a blank black screen for a long time.
If someone considers upgrading from 3790, as I did, I would suggest considering the purchase and 'timing' - in order to allow Garmin to fix some bugs.
In the past I noticed that Garmin makes updates to GPS units based on users comments. This is why I don't know if I took the right decision rushing to get/buy the new 3490 model as soon as it was released.
Also, MapSource program which worked perfect with 3790, does not 'see' the new 3490 unit, and POI Loader needed an update to work... |
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popej
Poland
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Posted - 09 oct. 2011 : 11:50:53
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Originally posted by robyt
In the past I noticed that Garmin makes updates to GPS units based on users comments.
This wasn't true when talking about 37xx. They didn't correct hardware problems like SD not working when connected to PC, didn't correct design flows like transfer of routes from Mapsource, nor even simple mistakes like truncation of position data on satellite screen. Maybe nobody commented? ;)
Or maybe 34xx should be treated as fix for 37xx bugs :)
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Originally posted by robyt
Also, MapSource program which worked perfect with 3790, does not 'see' the new 3490 unit, and POI Loader needed an update to work...
Does your PC see nuvi as removable drive? If not, then try developers menu (press speedometer on trip computer for 10 seconds), find MTP settings and set Mass Storage mode. Then you can try to transfer routes.
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Edited by - popej on 09 oct. 2011 13:18:13 |
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Boyd
USA
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Posted - 09 oct. 2011 : 15:51:59
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| So, for those of you that have both a 3400 and 3700 unit... does the hardware appear to be different? Or is it just new software running on the 3700 platform? |
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SiamMarine
Thailand
372 Posts |
Posted - 09 oct. 2011 : 15:55:10
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| 34xx has hardware date on inventory page. 37xx has not. |
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bobaber
USA
192 Posts |
Posted - 10 oct. 2011 : 12:44:02
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| OK, a little new info for the 3490LMT. I have been back and forth with support for a couple of days now. They wanted me to go to .system and tell them some info. when I hooked the 3490LMT to the computer it shows up as "portable device" and you can not find the system info. I just got an email from support with an apology for the confusion saying the 3490LMT is a MTP device and is different from the 3790T. You must go to volume, then hold the upper right corner a few seconds and then you can select MTP and then it shows up in My computer as a removable disk and everything in then accessible. |
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neadrenalin
473 Posts |
Posted - 10 oct. 2011 : 13:14:03
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popej,
37xx: Long routes are sluggish (impossible to calculate, to drive, to observe due slowness).
34xx: Can not calculate long route at all. Reboot after browse the route. Latest dev firmware installed. |
Edited by - neadrenalin on 10 oct. 2011 13:21:17 |
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ZX14NINJA
Canada
997 Posts |
Posted - 10 oct. 2011 : 14:08:45
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I am seeing a consistent error, to which I have to resolution as of yet. I calculate a route to my office, which is about a 50 KM trip with 98% of it being all on only 2 highways. It wants to go one way, and me another, until I break the route to go my preferred way. As soon as I do that, I get a "Could not calculate route" error and the route is lost, causing the unit to go into non-routing mode. Same error now 3 days in a row in the same spot on that route. I have broken other routes with no issues, but this one just stops routing with the same error at the same spot each time.
I had a reboot occur while I was trying to select a new dashboard...but it happened once. I did manage to select a new dashboard after the reboot and had no issue.
Here's yet another Garmin idiosyncrasy...and I'm not sure if it's particular to the 3490 LMT or not -- yesterday, I navigated a few hundred yards off route to mall, not a long distance, but long enough for the unit to know I was on a off route. When I tried to rejoin the route after leaving the mall, it simply told me to proceed to the route, which was still 500 feet away on the cross street. It should have given me instruction to turn left, because it knew at tha point that it was on a mapped street.
@Dewi
To respond to your earlier question, traffic now covers certain city streets, which I have never seen before in Montreal, so yes, more coverage. |
Edited by - ZX14NINJA on 10 oct. 2011 14:24:48 |
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popej
Poland
513 Posts |
Posted - 10 oct. 2011 : 15:56:28
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| Is it true that there is no support for VIA in 34xx? Only trips as multiple points routing? |
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bobaber
USA
192 Posts |
Posted - 10 oct. 2011 : 17:01:17
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| After a long conversation by telephone with Garmin support and giving him the remote control of my computer he said that the 3490LMT was normal and it would not give you the detail of the 3790T. When he looked at the picture I posted at the begining of this thread he said that was normal. I tried to tell him the 3490LMT picture gave you no indication of where you were, you could have been in Kansas or Oregon, he said thats the way it is. I have requested a RMA to return the unit for credit since it was purchased directly from Garmin. |
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