Alternative to Garmin Traffic Receiver

I don't want to spend the money right now on a traffic receiver, but I recently upgraded to a Windows Mobile smartphone. With the internet you can download a free Google Mobile Maps app that is very interesting. It can access the gps in the phone, show addresses, businesse, give directions and yes, even traffic reports, indicated by colors for many cities.
I don't pretend this would be better than a traffic receiver that would automatically route you around traffic, but this could be an inexpensive alternative for those gadget freaks that all ready have a smartphone with internet.
When traveling, one could look up an upcoming city about a half hour before entering it and see if the traffic is bad. If it is, you could adjust your route accordingly, using the detour function or setting a via point away from the affected roads.

Anyway, I am real impressed with this application, it's been fun to use and it could come in handy if you forgot your gps.

Heres the link: http://www.google.com/mobile/default/maps.html