Dynamic Parking (Garmin Smartphone Link)

 

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Has anybody here tried Dynamic Parking yet?

Makes your smartphone the best thing next to your nüvi.
Smartphone Link creates a seamless navigation experience between a compatible Garmin personal navigator and an Android smartphone. It allows the devices to share information, such as saved and recently found locations, where you parked, and your current destination. It also links your compatible nüvi to Garmin Live Services, such as traffic, weather and fuel prices using your smartphone's current mobile data plan.*

Smartphone Link works with select Bluetooth®-enabled 2012 Garmin devices, including nüvi 2475LT, 2495LMT, 2595LM, 2595LMT, 3490LMT and 3590LMT**. All of these nüvi models require a software update, available at www.garmin.com/myDashboard.

What Are Garmin Live Services?

Garmin Live Services provide the most up-to-date “live” information to your Garmin navigator
using your existing mobile data plan. There’s no need for an additional data connection. Some services are included free when you connect to Smartphone Link. Others are available through subscriptions that offer premium content and enhanced features.

Examples of Garmin Live Services:

Local weather information - Current localized weather, temperature and forecasts.

Live Traffic** - Garmin Live Traffic provides the best-in-class real-time information to help you
navigate in and around congestion. Live Traffic is updated every 2 minutes and receives more than 1,000 messages every update cycle.

photoLive traffic cameras* - Provides drivers the ability to look up real-time photos from traffic
cameras to get a glance at traffic and weather conditions.

Fuel prices* - Helps you find the best prices for any grade of fuel in your area or on your route.
Just tap the screen and go to your chosen station.

Advanced Weather* - In addition to what the free weather service provides, Advanced Weather
also allows users to receive severe weather alerts and view animated radar images on the nüvi. Colors distinguish types of precipitation, such as rain, snow and ice, to help you avoid bad driving conditions.

Real-time safety cameras*: Alerts you to fixed and mobile safety camera data to help you arrive
safely at your destination.

Dynamic parking: Helps you locate parking areas close to your destination. It also will provide you with the number of spots available and the current cost of the parking spot.

Garmin Tracker: Allows you to track the location of your nüvi via myGarmin™. You also can send a link via Facebook®, Twitter® or email for others to track you as you travel with your nüvi.

*Contact your mobile service provider for more information about your service plan's data and
roaming rates.
**Not available in all areas. Subscription required.

I loaded the service to my

I loaded the service to my Tmobile Droid and linked without any problems to my Nuvi 3490. The only free service is parking all others are fee based. The prices from Garmin are a bit high for what they offer.

Huh???

I like this discription:

Jim1348 wrote:

Real-time safety cameras*: Alerts you to fixed and mobile safety camera data to help you arrive safely at your destination.

Huh? How do Red-light, Speed and "Safety Cameras" help you arrive safely at your destination?

Thats a good one...talk about circular logic.

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HawaiianFlyer wrote:

I like this discription:

Jim1348 wrote:

Real-time safety cameras*: Alerts you to fixed and mobile safety camera data to help you arrive safely at your destination.

Huh? How do Red-light, Speed and "Safety Cameras" help you arrive safely at your destination?

Thats a good one...talk about circular logic.

Presumably, one slows down in areas where there are cameras for high accident/death rates?