can you suggest this for best escaping from traffic??? recently I encountered a 3 mile ride which took 2 hours because of GPS without traffic.:(
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The device has the capability, but I've never tried using it, so can't advise you on how to do it or how well it works.
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Thanks BAN. Yeah I'm a hobbyist when it comes to cycling, so I'm sure the GPS will be able to pick me up on the roads . I know there are apps and such for Android / iPhone that do similar things, but I think this looks like a nice unit.
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I do not trust it in truck route mode at all as I have tried it several times on roads that I know are truck routes and it completely shuts down on me. So I only use it as a guide and I leave it in car mode. Sorry you really need to complain to Garmin as I will when i get the time.
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Lol, I use this for my motorcycle. It work great. You can set to ''avoid hight way'' which is great. If you lock Your screen , It run for 2 hours on battery(better then most GPS). If you brighten the screen(day time), it last for betweent one to one half hour. However it is a good product if you like a small screen whith it last longer on battery
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It's free, but no where near as good as Google's traffic on your cell phone. Garmin relies of FM signals to get traffic data. Reception is spotty. For example, if you drive from NY to Boston, only about 1/2 the route is covered.
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We decided to get the one withOUT GPS and haven't missed it one time. I guess unless you're really hardcore its not needed. I would say get a GPS for tracking and a camera for pictures but don't mix the two.
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Leslie, did you ever figure it out? I just started traveling towing a 18' trailer with 3 dogs and I need to buy a good GPS that will avoid those steep grades if possible, but also lead me to the closest campgrounds, groceries and gas. There are too many choices and it is so confusing. Looking for advice from someone who has figured it out! Thanks!
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You can chose to use Hwy or avoid certain road types. It will not navigate you on unverified roads. I'd highly recommend a paper map along with any GPS for that worse case scenario.
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One more thing - a golf GPS? Have you gotten lost playing golf? Not a golfer, but sounds dangerous!! :-)
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GPS is awesome. Load map or distanation by WiFi then access navigator, google map or whichever you use to access and GPS is ready to go
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I've had the GPS on for 2 to 2 1/2 hours, and I have about 50 to 60% battery life when I shut the GPS off. It lasts much longer with the GPS off.
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The Gps is very good. I'm not sure how to answer your questions other than it seems to work great and kowm how hug it is at all time.
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Hello, good evening. Regarding the GPS signal must have wi-fi, because if not, the GPS does not work. This function without wi-fi does not work.
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When you live in a city (or a group of cities) and you need to go from one side to the other (which could be 60 miles) it is nice to have the GPS to take you directly. Even to "regular" places far apart it is nice to get us there in the shortest way or time. We use it all the time for this purpose - more often than taking us someplace to begin with. This is just our use in our area. If you get outside your area it is even more wonderful.If you are in a small city or go to places in a small area - the GPS has no real advantage.
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I've had the unit for about 2 months now and drive quite a lot for my job and I love it. To this point I haven't had any issues. A VERY, VERY heavy tree canopy or large cities with lots of high rises are about the only thing that I could see possibly causing an issue with the devices ability to "see" the GPS sats. This unit doesn't need cellular network access, so distant, rural areas shouldn't present any problems. One thing to note, if you haven't driven your car for a few days, it will take a minute or two for the device to "re-lock" onto the GPS sats, but then it works just fine. Not really a big issue in my mind. I've had the unit for about 2 months now and drive quite a lot for my job and I love it. To this point I haven't had any issues. A VERY, VERY heavy tree canopy or large cities with lots of high rises are about the only thing that I could see possibly causing an issue with the devices ability to "see" the GPS sats. This unit doesn't need cellular network access, so distant, rural areas shouldn't present any problems. One thing to note, if you haven't driven your car for a few days, it will take a minute or two for the device to "re-lock" onto the GPS sats, but then it... » Read More I've had the unit for about 2 months now and drive quite a lot for my job and I love it. To this point I haven't had any issues. A VERY, VERY heavy tree canopy or large cities with lots of high rises are about the only thing that I could see possibly causing an issue with the devices ability to "see" the GPS sats. This unit doesn't need cellular network access, so distant, rural areas shouldn't present any problems. One thing to note, if you haven't driven your car for a few days, it will take a minute or two for the device to "re-lock" onto the GPS sats, but then it works just fine. Not really a big issue in my mind. « Show Less
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thats crap... the old garmin 350 has a truck or car/motorcycle mode, that avoids non commercial routes.. this is KEY on long island where half of the major highways are parkways.
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Hello,I just got a 1490T. Please excuse my ignorance, but I decided on that unit for the traffic feature as I commute over 35 miles each way. Thing is, I can't find a description anywhere that tells me what I need to do to have access to just the traffic info i.e. do I need to have the GPS active even when I don't need it - I know how to get to my office, for example. I'm a bit confused......Regards,Barry