How do I use the traffic?
1954423
Sorry but I did not have the traffic option all I had was a wall charging and car charging cord so I am no help. My 3250 died this summer so I do not even use it anymore. I bought another Magellan GPS
1316356
I believe you can use the via concept to go off highway. We travel all over and we have not had any trouble finding our way no matter where we've gone. Always try to know where you want to end up and the places you might see on the way. That way you may realize when you are lost.
1195974
The size of this device is excellent, the split screen is also very good but I never used the traffic option so I cannot tell you if is good or not.
725348
Yes it can. There are trunks that can handle simultaneous outbound and incoming traffic.
979908
just hit[touch] the Green Circle with a White Car Inside. It reads Drive! Once you do that, you will be taken to a new screen with Three Options: Set Destination, Drive home, and Just Drive. Type your destination - address and you are on your way. you can even select Live traffic rerouting. I was in Africa July-August 2013 and the GPS worked like magic! In remote, un-named highways and small cities! If you will use the GPS very often, touch and hold the green Drive GPS sign for a few seconds and it will be moved to your Home Screen at your prompt. That way, it will always be on your home screen. just hit[touch] the Green Circle with a White Car Inside. It reads Drive! Once you do that, you will be taken to a new screen with Three Options: Set Destination, Drive home, and Just Drive. Type your destination - address and you are on your way. you can even select Live traffic rerouting. I was in Africa July-August 2013 and the GPS worked like magic! In remote, un-named highways and small cities! If you will use the GPS very often, touch and hold the green Drive GPS sign for a few seconds and it will be moved to your Home Screen at your prompt. That way, it will always be on your home... » Read More just hit[touch] the Green Circle with a White Car Inside. It reads Drive! Once you do that, you will be taken to a new screen with Three Options: Set Destination, Drive home, and Just Drive. Type your destination - address and you are on your way. you can even select Live traffic rerouting. I was in Africa July-August 2013 and the GPS worked like magic! In remote, un-named highways and small cities! If you will use the GPS very often, touch and hold the green Drive GPS sign for a few seconds and it will be moved to your Home Screen at your prompt. That way, it will always be on your home screen. « Show Less
1566304
Well, Boston is like Atlanta (maybe not this bad) so it is impossible to keep up with the traffic updates...it seams to be better than the old method but a lot of the time the traffic clears and you are better off not taking the alternate route cuz everyone else did that and the alternate route becomes the bad way...but I think it helps some of the time.
72230
No. It will allow you to plan your own detour. You must put the detour in manually. Now, Garmin does offer a traffic app but they charge you for it.
669923
Yes the GO uses my existing smartphone to gather traffic data to let me know where the traffic jams are and route me around them. Previously I had to pay for a second data service to get real time traffic... and it cost quite a bit of money! I already pay for a data plan on my phone so this makes perfect sense to me. Also the traffic quality of a real time data version is much better than the traffic over the radio type (the old way). I thought it would use a lot of data too but looking at my phone it looks like 4 MB was used last month which is really low (lower than I expected)
1195975
I'm not sure what the traffic option is. If that is something that you need to subscribe to a service for, then I don't have that. I really like this GPS and what it does. I'm just not sure what the option is that you're asking about. Sorry.
1536341
Please read Chip Rodgers' response. I just wanted to add a little to it. I discovered that I can modify the route simply by pressing on the detour button.
1495686
The ads are how they are able to offer free lifetime traffic and only show up if you are using the FM traffic receiver. The ads are not too obtrusive. I tested the traffic feature in Southern California for a couple of weeks, but decided that it wasn't useful enough. I'd be interested if others have found it useful.
1081669
If you get the web-enabled traffic app that works through your smart phone data plan for a one-time payment of $15 then it provides real-time traffic that updates several times a minute. It will tell you of traffic ahead of you, tell you how much delay you will have, and route you around it if you so choose. It will also show traffic on your route and give you an alternate route with traffic also. The HD Traffic that is free with the unit and uses HD radio is not very good. It updates rarely and is not real-time and is very sporadic. If you get the unit and have a smart phone then just pay the fee and get the web app for use through your smart phone. it is totally worth it. its the first standalone gps traffic feature i've ever had that actually works.
1081670
Yes. Generally traffic is accurate but not 100%. Auto rerouting is surprisingly helpful.
618334
I can select which kind of route. I will try and describe how based on memory as the unit is not in front of me. After putting in the destination, the screen with the big "GO" appears. If one waits a couple of extra seconds, an icon appears in the very lowest, right- hand corner. Select that icon. The screen comes up with the list of options by words, fastest, most freeways, fewest freeways, etc. it takes the unit a few more seconds to populate each route with the time required. Then, again, select the icon on the bottom, can not recall ig right hand, or center, but it looks like a map. That takes you to a map with the three options displayed. Hard to tell, sometimes which route each takes. Good luck. I can select which kind of route. I will try and describe how based on memory as the unit is not in front of me. After putting in the destination, the screen with the big "GO" appears. If one waits a couple of extra seconds, an icon appears in the very lowest, right- hand corner. Select that icon. The screen comes up with the list of options by words, fastest, most freeways, fewest freeways, etc. it takes the unit a few more seconds to populate each route with the time required. Then, again, select the icon on the bottom, can not recall ig right hand, or center, but it looks like... » Read More I can select which kind of route. I will try and describe how based on memory as the unit is not in front of me. After putting in the destination, the screen with the big "GO" appears. If one waits a couple of extra seconds, an icon appears in the very lowest, right- hand corner. Select that icon. The screen comes up with the list of options by words, fastest, most freeways, fewest freeways, etc. it takes the unit a few more seconds to populate each route with the time required. Then, again, select the icon on the bottom, can not recall ig right hand, or center, but it looks like a map. That takes you to a map with the three options displayed. Hard to tell, sometimes which route each takes. Good luck. « Show Less
1410234
You do not pay for anything, everything is included. My unit will tell me traffic update while driving. If traffic is heavy, TomTom Via 1605 will ask if you want to take alternate route. It will also tell you how many minutes the traffic is. For instance, 2-3, or 5 minutes. And finally calculate the fastest route for you. The unit is very good and simple, period.
1737409
I can only say that you'll only get traffic in a few metro locations, and even then, it's pretty unreliable. For example, we were stuck on I-95 this summer in NYC for two hours at 12 in the morning. Traffic said the delay was 2 minutes. I do not trust traffic!
1944579
OK, I have found the link to clarify. I discovered that a tom-tom 350 series purchased without traffic, will accept the cable with the traffic module, THEN it has traffic. Discovered this by switching cables with another tom-tom I own. So I bought the new cable with traffic module and it works fine! One thing to check, I see that the newer 5 inch model with Bluetooth and voice etc. looks like the mini usb plug that fits the GPS has a different bend than the one for the 3 12" model. My GUESS is that if the plug fits, it will work!