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03-10-2008, 07:00 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Singapore
Posts: 333
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Garmin Mobile PC
Finally! long awaited replacement for nRoute.
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Add full-featured navigation to your Laptop or ultra mobile PC with Garmin Mobile PC. Get maps, millions of POIs, easy-to-use navigation software, turn-by-turn directions that speak street names (English only), route planning and more — all from the trusted leader in GPS navigation, Garmin.
Navigate with Your Laptop
Packed with preloaded maps, millions of destinations and full GPS navigation capabilities, Garmin Mobile PC software turns your laptop into a powerful street navigator. Its intuitive interface greets you with two simple options "Where to?" and "View Maps." Easily look up addresses and services and get turn-by-turn directions that announce the names of exits and streets to your destination. Also receive automatic corrections if you stray off course. With Garmin Mobile PC, you can upload custom points of interest, such as safety cameras, and conveniently navigate to Outlook® Contacts.
Plan Ahead
Garmin Mobile PC includes advanced navigational features to take the worry out of traveling. With route planning you can save routes, specify via points and preview simulated turns on your computer. In addition, Garmin Mobile PC automatically sorts multiple destinations to provide an efficient route for errands, deliveries or sales calls. A trip computer automatically records trip data and a trip log provides an electronic bread crumb trail, so you can see where you've been on the map. Even avoid certain roads or areas.
Get Travel Information
Check the weather, gas prices, your flight status and hotel information when you travel with your laptop and Garmin Mobile PC. Get the weather forecast for your location or anywhere in the world. View hotel rates, ratings and amenities information from hotels.com. Check the status of your flight along with departure and arrival information. Even compare local gas prices when out and about. These free, real-time services from Garmin Online™ put essential travel information at your fingertips.
Purchase the Bundle Right for You
Garmin Mobile PC is available with or without a GPS sensor depending on your laptop configuration (see versions tab). Purchase Garmin Mobile PC software on DVD separately if your laptop already has an internal GPS receiver. For laptops without GPS, Garmin Mobile PC comes bundled with the GPS 20x sensor, a sleek, thin, high-sensitivity USB GPS receiver.
Garmin Mobile PC: Garmin GPS navigation for your laptop.
https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=139&pID=13484#
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03-10-2008, 10:21 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Paducah, KY
Posts: 41
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Looks promising. Thanks for the heads up.
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03-10-2008, 01:40 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Sweden
Posts: 47
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Will that come for Europe?
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06-10-2008, 12:43 AM
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Newbie
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: New Zealand
Posts: 12
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Does anyone know if a map that works on Garmin Mobile XT will also work with Garmin Mobile PC?
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06-11-2008, 12:09 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 20
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Yes they will as long as they are unlocked.
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06-13-2008, 03:21 PM
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Newbie
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Westchester County, NY
Posts: 19
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Just installed it. Very nice, but no on-screen keyboard.
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06-16-2008, 12:53 AM
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Newbie
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Sweden
Posts: 47
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is it only me that think its too slow? it takes forever to start
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06-16-2008, 01:04 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 620
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I tried this because I have one of the Garmin GPS in my car and I really wanted the same software on my computer. Unfortunately all these maps and stuff are confusing as hell for me!
I installed the software but no maps and was informed to get them online and unlock them with a code they gave me... now I have no idea how to get maps or load them on?
So confused haha  I gave up basically.
Mine starts quickly though if thats any help, it just doesnt have any friggin maps!
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06-16-2008, 06:09 PM
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Maximum Bitrate
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Auckland
Posts: 558
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06-16-2008, 07:01 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 620
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How do you acutally get the map into the Garmin Mobile PC program though?
What happens right now is that it opens up with no maps and I'm simply an arrow in the middle of a blank screen. I installed that map and it mentioned MapSource? Im guessing I need Garmin Mapsource to acutally install the maps into Garmin products?
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06-17-2008, 04:28 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 2
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greetings,
my first post, so hello everybody...
colin: to add maps to your garmin mobile pc you have to use mapsource to create an .img for mobile pc, its the same like you would upload an nüvi (do not forget that mobile pc has to be open, otherwise mapsource wont find any device)...
Rillee: i have the same annoying problem, mobile pc takes about 3 minutes to start up, and even when i starts, it works like crap, i installed it on some other pcs and no problem there, so my guess is my graphic card, because the problemed pc is a slow carpc with integrated graphics, somewhere i have a pci radeon 9100 laying around, and ill try later that...
regards...
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06-17-2008, 02:53 PM
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Maximum Bitrate
Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 620
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Awesome, thanks.
After all this time, I finally got it all up and running. I didn't have the DVDs or instructions or anything so it took a while, but I wrote myself a nice set of instructions for when I install it on the actual CarPC instead of my desktop.
Thanks
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06-18-2008, 12:40 PM
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Newbie
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 2
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day,
finally i solved the problem with mobile pc running very slow... The problem was the Floppy drive in my CarPC, i dont have any diskette drive installed of course, but i forgot to turn it off in the bios, so windows thought that i have a floppy drive,...
After i turned it off, mobile pc started to work like it should...
I installed mobile pc on some other pcs and it looks like the problem lays in the program mobile pc - certainly i found a bug, because when i want to choose some other vehicle, the floppy drive starts to work, just bi itself...
Rillee: i hope that i solved your problem too...
regards...
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10-04-2008, 06:42 AM
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FLAC
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Toronto, Canada
Posts: 929
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*** Problem with patch v.5.00.50 ***
If anyone experienced problems after downloading updated version 5.00.50 of Garmin Mobile PC, please be advised that Garmin posted a fixed version of the file yesterday afternoon.
Symptoms: No map is displayed after the upgrade. You see only a black (or white) space instead of map.
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Last edited by Marvin Hlavac; 10-07-2008 at 08:50 PM.
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10-04-2008, 08:06 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 222
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Quote: Originally Posted by Rillee  is it only me that think its too slow? it takes forever to start
Yeah mine takes forever to start. Any reason?
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