My Zumo is dead

levain · 06-08-2009, 10:58 AM

It's been fine. Not great, but, fine. I love the bluetooth phone feature. XM is not important. MP3's aren't that important anymore since I now use my iPhone for that.

Maybe, switch to a zumo 660, but, there are things about my old 276c I miss. Mostly, I find the Zumo to be so dumbed down. What else is out there? Is there a chartplotter style GPS that also has bluetooth phone capability?

Magellen? TomTom seems dumbed down too, but....

thanks

levain · 06-09-2009, 03:04 AM

Garmin is exchanging for a refurb'd unit for $150. Not bad for a Zumo that has been abused the last couple years. YeeHawww

JetSpeed · 06-09-2009, 01:18 PM

Try plugging it into your PC via the USB cable then turn your PC off and let it sit overnight, it usually wakes them right up (don't ask me why).

bombarde · 06-09-2009, 01:38 PM

The interface is simplified. I wouldn't call it dumbed down and I don't miss the old Garmin OS at all.

Pull the battery and then reinstall it. It's a known issue.

levain · 06-09-2009, 02:55 PM

thanks, guys. I've already sent it in for a refurb'd unit. I did try the battery trick, updating with the webupdater, wiping it clean and rebooting, calibrating the touch screen. I tried.

Simplified is putting it mildly... I like the Zumo, but, if I could've had everything the 276c did, plus everything Zumo does, it'd be the ultimate. It's all a compromise in the end, and, I'm fine with the compromise.

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levain ^OP STILL Jim Williams Joined: Oct 2005 Location: Providence, RI Oddometer: 5,953	My Zumo is dead It's been fine. Not great, but, fine. I love the bluetooth phone feature. XM is not important. MP3's aren't that important anymore since I now use my iPhone for that. Maybe, switch to a zumo 660, but, there are things about my old 276c I miss. Mostly, I find the Zumo to be so dumbed down. What else is out there? Is there a chartplotter style GPS that also has bluetooth phone capability? Magellen? TomTom seems dumbed down too, but.... thanks __________________ Click Here! 2012 Triumph Tiger 800 XC 1971 Lambretta DL levain screwed with this post 06-08-2009 at 11:07 AM

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06-09-2009, 03:04 AM	#2
levain ^OP STILL Jim Williams Joined: Oct 2005 Location: Providence, RI Oddometer: 5,953	Garmin is exchanging for a refurb'd unit for $150. Not bad for a Zumo that has been abused the last couple years. YeeHawww

06-09-2009, 01:18 PM	#3
JetSpeed ATAC Kfir Hack Joined: Nov 2007 Location: KPHF / Newport News Oddometer: 450	Try plugging it into your PC via the USB cable then turn your PC off and let it sit overnight, it usually wakes them right up (don't ask me why).

06-09-2009, 01:38 PM	#4
bombarde DL650AK7 - K75 Joined: Jun 2006 Location: Braintree, MA Oddometer: 260	The interface is simplified. I wouldn't call it dumbed down and I don't miss the old Garmin OS at all. Pull the battery and then reinstall it. It's a known issue.

06-09-2009, 02:55 PM	#5
levain ^OP STILL Jim Williams Joined: Oct 2005 Location: Providence, RI Oddometer: 5,953	thanks, guys. I've already sent it in for a refurb'd unit. I did try the battery trick, updating with the webupdater, wiping it clean and rebooting, calibrating the touch screen. I tried. Simplified is putting it mildly... I like the Zumo, but, if I could've had everything the 276c did, plus everything Zumo does, it'd be the ultimate. It's all a compromise in the end, and, I'm fine with the compromise.