does it allow you to avoid tolls / wiegh stations
1848641
I can't get mine to avoid tolls.perhaps because it's in truck mode.?as far as weigh stations it misses half of them.. but I believe if you turn before the scale it will reroute you.? Maybe around it?I really like garmin but not much help for trucks..
1848642
Yes for avoiding toll roads. You have to go to the menu and select avoid tolls. No on weigh stations. It will notify you on an upcoming weigh station. However it won't tell you what side of the road the weigh station is. One of the short comings of the Garmin brand.
723001
You can turn them off by turning off traffic updates (which don't work anyway). Still, it's lame they are tied together like that.
1248111
The only way to turn off the ads is by turning off the traffic function. I have seen a lot of people complaining about the ads, but they are provided for FREE by commercial radio stations (Clear Channel is the biggest). It's just like listening to the radio. Either we pay for ad free content by getting Sirius or they pay for it thru advertisements. Go to garmin.com to download the manual.
2044878
Not by default, but it has a number of features for selecting different international zones, each of which has different allowed transmission frequencies. There's also something in the back you can unsolder to disable blocking transmission frequencies, but honestly those features are useful and there to prevent accidental transmission and *I* would leave them functioning exactly as is. You don't want to prank-call a taxi cab and accidentally get animal control.
603258
Sorry have not used that feature. Usually handled by the carrier but if the phone does it that might save $.
182815
Yes. 1. Select an address first, the select Go 2. Select another address and select Go 3. It will ask for whether you want to add to the trip or not.
1229028
It worked but only fair. I suppose a lot has to do with your location and distance from local station towers. I am in Sturgis MI. And I had to constantly mess with it to pick anything up.
1974512
No. It's only good for free lifetime map updates. You'll have to get the next one up that gives you traffic updates.
864583
None for these two way radio's that I am aware of, only for GMRS radio frequencies. (http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/general-mobile-radio-service-gmrs)
660060
thats a good question, most posts complain of slower speeds.personally I wouldnt go there.
1795256
Not really. And one annoying thing is that if you deviate from the route (because you know better or trying to get around a jam) it will keep telling your to turn around to get back to your original route.
732649
It doesn't specifically route scenic and curvy roads. The route options available are avoid highway, avoid minor roads, avoid toll roads, avoid ferry, and ignore traffic rule. It also can be set for cars, trucks, bicycles, and walking.
1151675
I think that it's not OK that all it says on the box is "free traffic" instead of "free traffic with ads." I don't quite feel fully-informed by Garmin. I'm thinking seriously about returning my unit just because I don't like being treated like that.
1350426
Just received this unit the other day. Tried to use the ports (one at a time) for charging, both worked fine. I asked coz I saw the picture on 1 of the reviews, the location of the charging port at the mount can be a problem at some position/angle but since there are 2 port options for charging there should be no more issue BUT the drawback would be using a different cable (w/o the FM transmitter) rendering Traffic info feature disabled. For me it's fine to disable that feature coz like many others, I find those pop up advertisements annoying, haven't proven this feature's accuracy though.
618333
Yes, you can select fastest time, shortest distance, most use of freeway, least use of freeway & avoid toll roads.Before buying, I went to Magellan's site & downloaded the user manual for the model (I usually do this as part of my decision process); that helped me to decide.
2078663
Yes; there is a "mode" selection where you can choose walking or driving. The "walking mode" will take you on a more direct path, but sometimes misses shortcuts. It's a great idea for Europe or travel when you don't want to pay for streaming data.
1444795
No. No subscription unless you want traffic updates. But for route guidance and to get from point A to B, nothing additional is needed. Just plug in and go!