Traffic Info On Nav System
#1
Traffic Info On Nav System
I find that the traffic info on the Nav map is pretty useless much of the time. I often sit in traffic where the map shows all green, but Google Maps on my iPhone shows the backup.
I guess it's SiriusXM's problem and not an Inifiniti's, but I was wondering if other people have noticed the same thing. I don't like fooling with my phone in the car even if I'm not moving very fast, so it would be nice if it worked properly. I also wonder why Google gets better data than SiriusXM.
I guess it's SiriusXM's problem and not an Inifiniti's, but I was wondering if other people have noticed the same thing. I don't like fooling with my phone in the car even if I'm not moving very fast, so it would be nice if it worked properly. I also wonder why Google gets better data than SiriusXM.
#3
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I don't have it anymore because XM Sirius pissed me off, but it is better ins some cities than others. If you live in one of the markets with more accurate info you are lucky. If you live everywhere else, it sucks. And yes, this is an XM Sirius deficiency, not Infiniti's.
#5
I live in the DC area, not sure if that's a factor. The one thing I do like about the service is that it seems pretty accurate about construction traffic, like closed lanes, closed ramps etc, which Google Maps doesn't tell you. With the amount of highway construction going on around here it can be pretty handy.
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#6
Agreed, xm traffic is useless in NYC area.
+1 on google maps & Waze. Waze is a smartphone community app that display waze user speed and allows user to report traffic/accidents..etc.
Also, trapster is another good app, alerts you of red light camera, speed trap, school zone, police hang out..etc
+1 on google maps & Waze. Waze is a smartphone community app that display waze user speed and allows user to report traffic/accidents..etc.
Also, trapster is another good app, alerts you of red light camera, speed trap, school zone, police hang out..etc
#7
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I got a pending $40 credit on my account XM account. At one point they offered me 5 months for $10. After that came and went I told them their service was rather useless as it only covered interstates and not surface streets or state highways. Told them I'd consider it, but at a rate no higher than $2/month after taxes. So they computed what the discount should be (off the regular price) for a year and applied it. The service never renewed though, so not a big loss.
I usually check googlemaps/waze before heading somewhere just to make sure. In chicago, the precious few hours when the expressways actually move at speed are few and far between. Anyone that's lived here for any amount of time can tell you when it's rush hour, so having traffic on the nav is a bit pointless.
I usually check googlemaps/waze before heading somewhere just to make sure. In chicago, the precious few hours when the expressways actually move at speed are few and far between. Anyone that's lived here for any amount of time can tell you when it's rush hour, so having traffic on the nav is a bit pointless.
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Was debating about adding $6.99 a month package for both Traffic and Travel Link because I feel that I should take advantage of it in my car but I always use Google/Waze and my phone for traffic and weather.
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I find that the traffic info on the Nav map is pretty useless much of the time. I often sit in traffic where the map shows all green, but Google Maps on my iPhone shows the backup.
I guess it's SiriusXM's problem and not an Inifiniti's, but I was wondering if other people have noticed the same thing. I don't like fooling with my phone in the car even if I'm not moving very fast, so it would be nice if it worked properly. I also wonder why Google gets better data than SiriusXM.
I guess it's SiriusXM's problem and not an Inifiniti's, but I was wondering if other people have noticed the same thing. I don't like fooling with my phone in the car even if I'm not moving very fast, so it would be nice if it worked properly. I also wonder why Google gets better data than SiriusXM.
#14
@Absinthe,
I agree for the most part. As I mentioned before, the one useful thing is construction info like ramp closures, lane closures, etc. There's been a lot of that around here for the last couple of years, and maps with traffic flow info don't tell you that kind of thing. The estimated arrival times are always off for me too.
I agree for the most part. As I mentioned before, the one useful thing is construction info like ramp closures, lane closures, etc. There's been a lot of that around here for the last couple of years, and maps with traffic flow info don't tell you that kind of thing. The estimated arrival times are always off for me too.
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I live in the DC area, not sure if that's a factor. The one thing I do like about the service is that it seems pretty accurate about construction traffic, like closed lanes, closed ramps etc, which Google Maps doesn't tell you. With the amount of highway construction going on around here it can be pretty handy.
What is Waze?
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