Nuvi 350 FM Traffic Reciever
Mon, 05/12/2008 - 4:01pm
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 16 years
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Just wondering if anyone has experienced this problem - traveling thur Mempis this last weekend I was using my traffic reciever - everything showing fine (construcion, congestion etc) however as I approached the I-240/I-55 interchange there was an accident that apparently had just happened with EMS personnel on scene however my traffic reciever did not show this nor indicate such had occurred - traffic was tied up for hours - was this just or fluke - thanks in advance for any input & HAVE A GREAT DAY
The traffic transmission is
The traffic transmission is only as good as the company who's broadcasting. Clearly, it doesn't know about all accidents and backups. Would be great if there were cameras/sensors in the roads and all such incidents were discovered and sent out within 60 seconds, but we're not there yet!
Sorry you got stuck in traffic though - it's never a fun thing
Traffic antenna sucks
I have the traffic antenna also. Not very impressed.
I have had instances where it said there was traffic but I went against it and found none.
I also have had instances where it said there was no traffic and I got caught up in a mess.
Then there are instances where its right.
I'm in the Wash. DC area. If its that inaccurate here, I'd imagine its pretty inaccurate everywhere.
Basically, the product sucks because the information fed to the unit is not accurate. Its about 90% Clear Channel's fault and 10% Garmin for allowing Clear Channel to sell this crap.
If the service was free, then It wouldn't be so bad but paying $60 a year for crap... Well, you know how that is.