First...I'm not knocking the Garmin or anyone that uses one....technology is GREAT.
Question....I'm sure most folks have a smart phone today (iphone or android). Why not use apps from their stores...around $2 each...to do what a $400 Garmin is doing? I know their must be a compelling reason folks are still buying Garmin devices, but I can't seem to find a value it adds over my Note 4 (Android smartphone).
Also like someone mentioned, the screen on a cell phone is way smaller than the one on a GPS.
..... but what about areas where you get no signal on your phone?
Question...the Garmin says it has lifetime traffic updates. How does it get the info? Via bluetooth from a cellphone? If so, wouldn't you also have no update in an area with no coverage?
. I've rec'd traffic alerts on mine; never thought about where info came from; assumed it was posted based on my route and from the satellite.He is asking about traffic Dan. In my older Garmin the traffic was satellite based as mine was not connected via Bluetooth to anything. Also only places I got traffic updates was major metro areas such as Houston and New Orleans
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Garmin traffic is a service Garmin buys. It is radio wave based. The power cord has an antenna built into it for traffic broadcasts. It is the bulge that is in the traffic antennas and not in the non-traffic versions. Not all Garmins arte capable of receiving traffic.
FYI....Android phones don't need cell coverage for the GPS to work. The iPhone does.
But when you are in cell coverage, will the GPS in the Android phone use up data plan?
Or is the GPS totally separate and doesn't use data or wifi period?