Yeah, we have MSN Traffic on our Garmin Nuvi and it's pathetic. Google
Maps on my iPhone has very good traffic info -- I use it every day.
Chris
Aki Damme wrote:
> The stand alone units, at least for Garmin are fed off of MSN. Nuff
> said on THAT. Tom Tom has their own service
> and I haven't tried it but I understand it's free if you buy their
> specialized charging plug.
>
> -aki
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 8:53 AM, Wayne
> Edelen<
happyscrappyheropup@...> wrote:
>
>> On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 8:41 AM, Aki Damme<
01dyna@...> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> I wouldn't subscribe to traffic/weather. The weather can be heard off WTOP
>>> and traffic changes so rapidly that the
>>> service can't keep up with it. The only things that traffic is good for is
>>> extended accidents or contruction...both of
>>> which you'll hear on the radio or already know.
>>>
>> If you're listening to sat radio or your ipod, you wouldn't hear
>> anything about local traffic incidents or construction. I don't know
>> how the stand alone units work, but my wife's car has real time
>> traffic and it works well. Coupled with the nav, it alerts you to
>> incidents and provides suggested routes to avoid them.
>>
>> -- Wayne
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