Garmin Nuvi 2598FL 3G SatNav Outed By FCC
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I wonder what the "FL" in Garmin Nuvi 2598FL stands for?
http://www.slashgear.com/garmin-nuvi-2598fl-3g-satnav-outed-...
Details of a new Garmin nuvi GPS navigation device have emerged courtesy of a freshly-spotted FCC filing, with the new model packing 3G connectivity. The Garmin nuvi 2598FL is listed as a “connected personal navigation device” and comes with not only Bluetooth but GSM/GPRS and HSPA+ radios for high-speed data on the move.
Exactly what the nuvi 2598FL will do with all that connectivity isn’t specified, since Garmin has cruelly insisted on confidentiality on the user manual. However, based on previous PNDs it’s not hard to speculate: the Bluetooth is most likely there for hands-free calling with a cellphone, while the 3G connection will presumably take advantage of Garmin’s nüLink! feature.
nüLink!, a riot of umlaut and exclamation point, offers Google Local Search with points-of-interest, live traffic information and fuel pricing, weather and flight news, a currency converter, and White Pages records. There’s also the ability to remotely program the PND from your computer, with a “Send to GPS” feature.
Although internet-connected PNDs have been found elsewhere for some time, the relatively small amounts of data most use has seen them often make do with GPRS connections rather than 3G. It’s not clear whether Garmin will push the envelope with the 2598FL’s faster radio, though we’d be very keen to see what Android, Google Maps, and Google Now might achieve in a PND form-factor.
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Live weather radar/watch boxes?
What would be most useful both winter & summer, both locally & distance driving is live weather radar, & being informed whether you are driving into a tornado watch box. During marginal winter driving it is sometimes important to know where the frozen precipitation line is. This request would simply bring what is freely available on NOAA's website directly to a 5" upscale Nuvi, and transform the unit into a compelling daily commuting instrument.
I consider most of the other features often discussed (including "live traffic") as little more than marketing fluff and hardly a reason to upgrade from my current 1450LMT.
Hmmmm
What would be most useful both winter & summer, both locally & distance driving is live weather radar, & being informed whether you are driving into a tornado watch box. During marginal winter driving it is sometimes important to know where the frozen precipitation line is. This request would simply bring what is freely available on NOAA's website directly to a 5" upscale Nuvi, and transform the unit into a compelling daily commuting instrument.
I consider most of the other features often discussed (including "live traffic") as little more than marketing fluff and hardly a reason to upgrade from my current 1450LMT.
I use a radio.
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I usually drive with my eyes
I usually drive with my eyes open, but then I'm in the great white north so we just deal with snow all year round.
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Live radio is seldom useful where I drive
...This request would simply bring what is freely available on NOAA's website directly to a 5" upscale Nuvi...
I use a radio.
I use my indash radio for Bluetooth (depending upon which cell I am using) and as a MP3 player and am often out of live useful radio range. In fact most days I am more likely to be using my Oregon than my Nuvi.
The connection would be
The connection would be useful if it could play internet radio, make skype phone calls and automatically call 911 when you crash while playing with all the extras.
Garmin Nuvi 2598FL 3G SatNav Outed By FCC
I suspect that the band listed are still for AT&T. It would be sort of slick if it actually supplemented GPS signals with cell phone positioning data to get a faster start up time.
I suspect that this one does not add GLONASS, but maybe we will start seeing that on some Garmin Nuvis soon.