[BaseCamp] Turns List Page on ZUMO 590

[Rick Armour]

Jim they were that bad!? 

Shame, I was planning on the 590 being my next gps to go along side my 550. Looks like I'll hold off. Thanks for the info. 

- Rick (via iPhone)

> On May 14, 2015, at 2:08 PM, Jim Puckett <j.c.puckett at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I documented much more significant programming errors on my zumo 590 a year
> ago.  Garmin sent me a new one a couple of thousand Serial Numbers
> downstream.  That only proved that the programming errors were 100%
> reproducible across two 590's manufactured maybe a month or two apart.
> 
> I demanded my money back and Garmin / Amazon ultimately honored my demand
> even though I kept and used the second 590 for 4 months.  I ran it side by
> side with my BMW Nav 5 and my nuvi 2797.
> 
> No more zumo 590 for me ... ever !!!
> 
> Jim Puckett
> Midland MI and Jackson MO
> 
>> On Thu, May 14, 2015 at 1:29 PM, Carroll <carrollwalker at cox.net> wrote:
>> 
>> I have a ZUMO 590 which I would like to use on the Turns List Page (page
>> with written turn by turn directions).  Unfortunately the indicated mileage
>> to the next turn in this page/window does not work correctly on my ZUMO
>> 590.
>> All the other windows/maps on my ZUMO 590 works great, the mileages count
>> down and does all the good things.
>> 
>> I have called and talked to three Customer Support Reps at Garmin that has
>> verified that this page/window on their test ZUMO 590 does NOT work either.
>> According to the Customer Support Reps at Garmin, someone above them is
>> telling them the displayed mileage to the next turn/event is not designed
>> to
>> count down like all the other Garmin devices (Street Pilots, 2610, 478 and
>> the ZUMO 660).  Also on my 590, when I pass through a target on the top
>> line
>> of this turns list page, the page sometimes will not update to the next
>> line
>> down.  Another way of saying this, this page is screwed up big time and is
>> useless to me.
>> 
>> Garmin has agreed to replace my ZUMO 590 but I am almost certain the
>> replacement unit they send me is going to have the same problem as the one
>> I
>> have now.
>> 
>> BTW, this page/window will not work correctly when I have the 590 in the
>> simulation mode (method used by the Garmin Customer Reps to test) or when I
>> am riding on a route.
>> 
>> I don't trust what these guys at Garmin are telling me so it would be great
>> if someone who owns a ZUMO 590 would test their device and let me know how
>> their unit performs on this page/window.
>> 
>> Also,  I understand that ONLY the mileage on the top line of directions on
>> the Turns List Page changes or counts down which is unlike most of the
>> older
>> GPS devices.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Thanks in advance,
>> 
>> Carroll Walker
>> 
>> 
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