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Post by bob52 on May 2, 2018 12:48:22 GMT -5
Hello Fellow 5'ers !
Well, have not been out here for awhile as I was busy getting house ready for sale. Been on the market as of yesterday for 15 days and SOLD!
Yippee!! We can leave this sour stinky city by June 1!
Anyway, I am back to addon's before we head out and the Garmin is the 1st big one. So, I could not get much input on the traffic feature. I was told you needed a cell phone for interface in order for it to work, but someone said there was an antenna for traffic that you could by. I did find that offer on Amazon but could not get enough info on it. Does having the antenna do away with the need for the cell phone interface? Also, how well does the traffic feature work? Last question: What is the -S in the model name mean?
Regards
Bob
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Post by johnr on May 3, 2018 8:29:33 GMT -5
Hi. On my Garmin RV760, there's no need for a cell phone or special antenna for traffic. It's all built into the unit. The traffic portion isn't super reliable because I think it depends on different criteria. If you go to www8.garmin.com/traffic/index.html, it says that traffic data comes from: Traffic alerts come from a traffic data collection system that analyzes traffic flow data collected from more than 2 billion observation points every month: - data from millions of Garmin device owners
- data from millions of cellular phone owners
- incident reports
- radio feeds of live information
- news stations
- historical traffic data from HERE Traffic Supply
- historical traffic data from Garmin device owners
- fixed traffic sensors on major roads giving extremely accurate traffic reports
Traffic data collected from more observation points, more often, helps your navigator find efficient driving routes for you. |
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Post by bob52 on May 3, 2018 9:16:25 GMT -5
Yes I have heard from others concerning the reliability and we are going to try to stay away from the big city mess when we can. I was just curious about the antenna and whether or not it does away with the need for the cell phone interface. I saw a 760 out there but they wanted $1000 bucks for it. What is the difference I wonder between the 2?
Thanks much for the traffic info and the link which I will read!
Bob
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Post by johnr on May 4, 2018 7:33:00 GMT -5
$1000? Holy cow. I can tell you I didn't spend anywhere near that much a couple years ago when I got it. Maybe it has become a collectors item?
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Post by lynnmor on May 4, 2018 7:57:06 GMT -5
$1000? Holy cow. I can tell you I didn't spend anywhere near that much a couple years ago when I got it. Maybe it has become a collectors item? $350 on eBay for a new one. |
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Post by capemayal on May 4, 2018 11:02:28 GMT -5
On my 770 in the settings for traffic it has a box that will have a check if you have the antenna attached. There are 2 free subscriptions that are shown, but don't know how could they are. We've been on the road since December, and haven't gotten any reports from the traffic subscriptions - with or without the antenna.
Our unit cost about $399 online. I'm not sure who I got it from.
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Post by Chuck on May 19, 2019 11:38:59 GMT -5
Yes I have heard from others concerning the reliability and we are going to try to stay away from the big city mess when we can. I was just curious about the antenna and whether or not it does away with the need for the cell phone interface. I saw a 760 out there but they wanted $1000 bucks for it. What is the difference I wonder between the 2? Thanks much for the traffic info and the link which I will read! Bob We bought are dēzl™ 770LMTHD for $350 with free upgrades for life off of Amazon last year ... I don't know if the others have the low clearance option thus we bought the trucking verson .. works great warns you way ahead of time about curves an low bridges an other things like scales which you don't need to cross or know ... you can also give it voice commends which is way cool, it has
7.0-inch glass display
Lifetime¹ maps of North America, plus lifetime HD Digital Traffic²
Custom truck routing³ for the size and weight of your truck
Truck & Trailer Services Directory, plus points of interest (POIs) highly-rated by truckers
Road warnings, including sharp curves, bridge heights, weight limits and more
Safe Travels 
Chuck
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