Garmin 2797 LMT
Sun, 01/31/2016 - 12:55pm
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14 years
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I recently purchased a Garmin 2797 LMT and really like the new features, a real upgrade from my NUVI 54. I am disappointed though with the traffic feature. Its not intuitive, its very slow, inaccurate, and on a trip through Orlando on I-4 it only notified of traffic after I was at a dead stop! I did get a verbal update on how long it would take to creep through the ten mile backup, a feature I found irritating. I would have preferred a warning of the impending nightmare and a suggestion of an alternate route. I find Google Maps traffic feature much easier to use. I'm certainly glad I didn't have to pay for this feature
Anyone else find Traffic to be useful or experience problems?
Garmin Smartphone Link app
If you have a smartphone and are willing to pay the one-time traffic subscription, you may find the traffic from it much better than the traffic offered with the 2797LMT.
I also think Smarphone Link is a good investment for traffic
In my experience is significantly more comprehensive and timely than the FM based traffic that comes with the unit.
Nuvi 3597 LMT
Agreed!
I echo the responses from CraigW and cagpfan on the value of Garmin's Smartphone link app with "Live Traffic" enabled.
I also recommend adding the free Waze app to your smartphone. The combination is hard to beat.