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by fatfeet
Tue Aug 02, 2022 6:28 pm
Forum: Garmin Zumo XT
Topic: Can't connect to the Garmin Servers or Garmin Express
Replies: 6
Views: 1785
Great Britain

Re: Can't connect to the Garmin Servers or Garmin Express

I had this problem when I first bought my XT about 8 months ago, I thought great, what a waste of money. What I did was completely uninstall GE and then re-downloaded (is that a word) it, then it worked as it should. This worked for me.✌️ BTW I use a Mac
by fatfeet
Tue Aug 02, 2022 6:23 pm
Forum: Garmin Zumo XT
Topic: Is there a magic way of connecting the XT to my laptop?
Replies: 30
Views: 3286
Great Britain

Re: Is there a magic way of connecting the XT to my laptop?

please excuse my ignorance on this, but why does one need to see it as a volume, is GE just for updating etc. as I've written before, mine shows up on my Mac quicker than the dreaded NAV Vi ever did. ✌️
by fatfeet
Tue Aug 02, 2022 9:14 am
Forum: Garmin Zumo XT
Topic: Is there a magic way of connecting the XT to my laptop?
Replies: 30
Views: 3286
Great Britain

Re: Is there a magic way of connecting the XT to my laptop?

It does seem strange, that your Mac won’t connect, when mine and undoubtedly others do. Computers are brilliant 🤣 sorry my info didn’t help
by fatfeet
Mon Aug 01, 2022 9:19 pm
Forum: Garmin Zumo XT
Topic: Is there a magic way of connecting the XT to my laptop?
Replies: 30
Views: 3286
Great Britain

Re: Is there a magic way of connecting the XT to my laptop?

I've tried every combination of opening GE first, then plugging in the XT, plugging in the XT first, then opening GE, sneaking up on it when it's not looking etc etc. hi when I had a BMW NAV Vi, I also had a great deal of trouble trying to connect to my Mac. I do not have a windows pc, I now own an...
by fatfeet
Wed Jul 20, 2022 8:49 pm
Forum: Garmin Zumo XT
Topic: Frustrating last hour of ride with XT
Replies: 77
Views: 7885
Great Britain

Re: Frustrating last hour of ride with XT

The alerting WP is after the coffee stop. It's name will contain the name of the coffee stop facility but at what point is that facility name visible? this will show on the trip data screen as your next stop, and whatever you have named it or whatever XT changed it to. Also, if I detour into a town...
by fatfeet
Wed Jul 20, 2022 8:37 pm
Forum: Garmin Zumo XT
Topic: Frustrating last hour of ride with XT
Replies: 77
Views: 7885
Great Britain

Re: Frustrating last hour of ride with XT

The craft beer explosion here makes that fairly easy in any moderately sized town. I hope your experience is the same.
indeed it is sir, craft beers a plenty
by fatfeet
Wed Jul 20, 2022 8:16 pm
Forum: Garmin Zumo XT
Topic: Frustrating last hour of ride with XT
Replies: 77
Views: 7885
Great Britain

Re: Frustrating last hour of ride with XT

to add to my above post, I usually do the same for the start of each trip. I usually put the first point around 1 mile from my actual location and make that a via point. when I then start this route when asked where to go first I always chose that first via point. if you are on a multi day trip, I a...
by fatfeet
Wed Jul 20, 2022 7:45 pm
Forum: Garmin Zumo XT
Topic: Frustrating last hour of ride with XT
Replies: 77
Views: 7885
Great Britain

Re: Frustrating last hour of ride with XT

They don't appear as stops in any of the ways the I know of to look into how far away coffee or lunch is. once you have planned the route, 1. change all points to shaping points within that planned route, (not alert on arrival) 2. then all the points 1m after your scheduled stops, change them to an...
by fatfeet
Wed Jul 20, 2022 6:02 pm
Forum: Garmin Zumo XT
Topic: Frustrating last hour of ride with XT
Replies: 77
Views: 7885
Great Britain

Re: Frustrating last hour of ride with XT

Once in the route, I set most of the points to be Shaping points, including my stopping places. I also make an additional Waypoint just after the stopping place. This is set as a Via Point and it is placed a mile or so down the road that I will take whether or not I decide to sto for coffee. I am a...
by fatfeet
Sat Jul 16, 2022 2:27 pm
Forum: Garmin Zumo XT
Topic: Route planning frustrations!
Replies: 32
Views: 2908
Great Britain

Re: Route planning frustrations!

you may now think you no longer have all the answers but you are mistaken, you are still very knowledgeable, and I for one use your findings a lot, and the other guys on here. I like you am happy for the XT to take me to point X by the fastest route, however most of the time I use it for routes that...