XM NavTraffic is SICK!!!
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Woke up this morning, with my first day of work after getting my D1 unit with NacTraffic. Plugged in my work address and checked out the monitor.
Holy sh.it!!
This thing plugged in the perfect route for me and got me around the traffic. It tells you the current speed of each major road (plus changes the color of the road....40+ MPH Green, 20-40MPH Yellow, 20 or less Red) and you can view any traffic conditions from any part of your route.
Click "current conditions" and it will list any traffic situations from Accidents to Road Work and give you all the info, while updating itself every 5 minutes from the XM satellite.
While I was driving the navigation lady came on the speakers and says "Slow traffic ahead in 1 mile, would you like to remap your route?"
You click YES or NO, and if you click YES, BAM, 3 seconds later you got a new faster route.
I must say this thing is amazing and worth the $200 for the unit and $3 a month extra for the service.
A must have addition to any AVIC-D1 units or any other HU's that support it.
Holy sh.it!!
This thing plugged in the perfect route for me and got me around the traffic. It tells you the current speed of each major road (plus changes the color of the road....40+ MPH Green, 20-40MPH Yellow, 20 or less Red) and you can view any traffic conditions from any part of your route.
Click "current conditions" and it will list any traffic situations from Accidents to Road Work and give you all the info, while updating itself every 5 minutes from the XM satellite.
While I was driving the navigation lady came on the speakers and says "Slow traffic ahead in 1 mile, would you like to remap your route?"
You click YES or NO, and if you click YES, BAM, 3 seconds later you got a new faster route.
I must say this thing is amazing and worth the $200 for the unit and $3 a month extra for the service.
A must have addition to any AVIC-D1 units or any other HU's that support it.
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I was at Sema last year when Pioneer was introducing that technology for their units. They had it hooked up so you can see the traffic around the Las Vegas Convention center.. I was so amazed...
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I know Atlanta and Boston are really good in terms of the service. Updating every 5 minutes is pretty damn good......Haven't heard about the quality of service anywhere else.
Here is the XM link that gives you all the info you will need.
http://www.xmradio.com/xmnavtraffic/about.jsp
Here is the XM link that gives you all the info you will need.
http://www.xmradio.com/xmnavtraffic/about.jsp
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I have the newest avic-n2. Is there anyway to by pass the dvd play? Meaning, to play dvd's while in motion. I was also thining about getting that add on, now you confirmed it. Hope it works as well in this area(VA) as in yours. You said $3p/m. It's 9.99 out here, wonder why.
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Originally Posted by suge66
I have the newest avic-n2. Is there anyway to by pass the dvd play? Meaning, to play dvd's while in motion. I was also thining about getting that add on, now you confirmed it. Hope it works as well in this area(VA) as in yours. You said $3p/m. It's 9.99 out here, wonder why.
BTW: It's illegal to have dvds playing where its visible to the driver when car is moving. So if a cop nab's you its a pretty good sized ticket. At least according to what happened to my friend....lol
Good luck and be safe!
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Originally Posted by suge66
I have the newest avic-n2. Is there anyway to by pass the dvd play? Meaning, to play dvd's while in motion. I was also thining about getting that add on, now you confirmed it. Hope it works as well in this area(VA) as in yours. You said $3p/m. It's 9.99 out here, wonder why.
.If you want just the navtraffic maybe its $9.99, not sure.
I think their customer service is outsourced somewhere, because the 3 times I called in, I couldn't understand what the hell they were saying......its not India, but somewhere that has trouble speaking fluent english.
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