Do traffic updates really work for Garmin GPS?

snowwy · Nov 27, 2014

i wasn't coming up from vegas though, i was going down from cedar city. on my way to cali. so it's possible that info came from utah. but my active traffic is only set for 15 miles. cuts down on the annoyance from cali traffic.

the problem with that idea though, is that it shows yellow whenever my path has traffic lights. like running through moab utah for example. or most of them back road towns in cali.

BASARAB · Nov 27, 2014

snowwy said: ↑

copilot isn't a joke, and it's never been late for me. but yes, it does get annoying in big cities with millions of people.

but here's something none of you thought of.

2 months ago, when the 15 freeway washed out in northern nevada and the detour went around arizona. copilot alerted to the stand still in the town where everyone has to turn. panaca nevada. traffic was backed up a few miles. as it took roughly 6 hours to make that turn. i thought copilot was smoking crack as there's no traffic monitoring system and internet was very weak. now that you all mention the cell phone thing, that makes sense as to how copilot works becuase it does it alot in rural towns too. based on traffic lights. you'll get a yellow line on your path.

as for panaca and the 10 mile backup. internet was very weak. if you got a signal. no internet, no google. google was M.I.A.

so, for those of you who want to swear by google and say they'll never use copilot. well, copilot has the upper hand when it comes to cell signal. it don't require as much data feed as google does. since it uses the same method google uses. it'll work in those remote areas where your internet doesn't.
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As usual when there is no cell phone signal, it means there are not enough people living in that area to create any kind of traffic

Getsinyourblood · Dec 14, 2014

Just thought I would update from two weeks ago. Google Maps/traffic was just what I needed. Use it right off the phone. When I see a lot of red, I just take that high dollar toll road. Thanks for the good advice.

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