I have Tom Tom on my iphone for Thailand it works pretty good actually def. the best option for iphone.

I have used Garmin machines for years and will still stick to it because of the number of maps available covering many countries. I have a couple of Garmin units with Thailand maps which takes us all over Thailand the last few years - at least 2 trips a year through Bangkok from Malaysia. I will definitely be lost in BKK without my NUVI. It is very well updated and sure, once in a while I get 'misled' - but mostly it is my own fault in doing turns prematurely. At the end, I am happy I can get to my final destination albeit a little longer compared to the local who know all the short cuts....... But in the past without the GPS, I could go round and round in the traffic jams and ended up using a taxi to lead the way! Now which is better??

Last trip in Dec2009 was to Chiangmai and Chiangrai, stayed at a place called Tharnthong Lodge - a wonderful jungle-like hill resort about 30 km on way from Chiangmai to Chiangrai. All we did was to e-mail the owners of the resort, asked for the coordinates and a route was created through Prachuap Khiri Khan, Kanchanaburi, Tak and the GPS led us all the way from Sadao at the Malaysia/Thai border to Tharnthong Lodge with no problems at all! Love that feeling when members in the convoy thought we were so good with the roads in Thailand - well, hahaha!

Spent 3 days wondering around BKK looking for 4X4 shops, the POIs were very adequate, important thing was it took us in and out of BKK's concrete jungle very quickly - From Emerald hotel to highway 4 on the way back to Malaysia all within 40 mins through the overhead highways...! What a view on the top of the bridge whew! We even have time to look at scenery now with the GPS compared to the days when we were quarreling which way to go amongst the sweats and tears!!!

Will not leave home without my GPS!!!

I just purchased a TomTom GO 950, they have maps of Thailand, they say are 99% detailed to every street and roadway in Thailand, haven't got it yet to really give you the straight poop on it yet, but sounds promising

They only have downloads for Thailand with their more recent models so check them out first, which ones you can use.

Nuvi 205W problem.

I bought my GPS new last November and it has worked perfectly the 3 or 4 times I've used it. I took it out of the safe today and charged it via my computer USB port but all I can get on the screen is the Garmin logo with the Blue triangle above it. I can't get the menu nor can I turn the unit off and I guess it'll just sit on the "GARMIN" screen until the battery goes dead.

Even though the unit is plugged into the computer via the USB port, I can't find any trace of it in the computer files. I've looked on the Garmin website but couldn't find any clues there. Any ideas please?

Nuvi 205W problem.

I bought my GPS new last November and it has worked perfectly the 3 or 4 times I've used it. I took it out of the safe today and charged it via my computer USB port but all I can get on the screen is the Garmin logo with the Blue triangle above it. I can't get the menu nor can I turn the unit off and I guess it'll just sit on the "GARMIN" screen until the battery goes dead.

Even though the unit is plugged into the computer via the USB port, I can't find any trace of it in the computer files. I've looked on the Garmin website but couldn't find any clues there. Any ideas please?

Try a reset. If that doesn't work, open the device and look out for safe-ants.

Edited March 3, 201016 yr by aidenai

Yup, try a manual reset. Read the instruction manual for resetting your nuvi and location of the reset button. A cheap UBS cable will charge the GPS but won't trigger file transfer to PC. Happened to me, no mass storage device (E drive) on my PC until I found a good quality cable.

not sure if yours have this feature but if you hold the power button down for approx 10 secs, this should reset it. I find this works for me when my Garmin freezes on me