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Old 09-13-2013, 08:19 AM
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Is anyone successfully having xmtraffic work

I pay for it in my 11' G sedan but never have I gotten an announcement. The weather part works, and I get notified. I have checked all my settings and still it never tells me anything. If I manually go into info and traffic I will see few things. On my nav screen the "Traffic" box is always green. Any help would be appreciated.
Old 09-13-2013, 08:26 AM
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It works. I actually had a warning about an accident on a local road. But I would think there are a myriad of variables that determine whether an announcement is made.
Old 09-13-2013, 09:35 AM
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I have had it for a while now and nothing. I have checked every possible settings, not sure what else I can do.
Old 09-13-2013, 10:52 AM
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I've had xmtraffic since mid-2010. It works fine, but it is only somewhat useful since the time it takes for heavy traffic or an accident to show up on it is very variable.
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Originally Posted by Snaoum
I pay for it in my 11' G sedan but never have I gotten an announcement. The weather part works, and I get notified. I have checked all my settings and still it never tells me anything. If I manually go into info and traffic I will see few things. On my nav screen the "Traffic" box is always green. Any help would be appreciated.
I let mine expire after the three month free trial

I find the free Waze GPS app more useful

Free GPS Navigation with Turn by Turn - Waze

It also announces thru bluetooth when the police are up ahead. No need for a radar detector.

Telcoman
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Originally Posted by telcoman
I let mine expire after the three month free trial

I find the free Waze GPS app more useful

Free GPS Navigation with Turn by Turn - Waze

It also announces thru bluetooth when the police are up ahead. No need for a radar detector.

Telcoman
Waze is the bomb. Hope the big G doesn't screw it up.
Old 09-13-2013, 12:01 PM
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Originally Posted by telcoman
I let mine expire after the three month free trial

I find the free Waze GPS app more useful

Free GPS Navigation with Turn by Turn - Waze

It also announces thru bluetooth when the police are up ahead. No need for a radar detector.

Telcoman
If you drive sensibly the police being ahead should never be an issue.
Old 09-13-2013, 01:47 PM
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Most useless response I've seen in a long time.
Old 09-13-2013, 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by g37guy01
If you drive sensibly the police being ahead should never be an issue.
Yes, because doing 75 along with the rest of traffic on a 55 mph interstate is totally irresponsible..... There are tons of situations where you can be driving totally safely and still get a ticket, you just have to be the one unlucky guy who gets tagged.
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For those of you who said Nav traffic does give an announcement, are you using the nav at the same time i.e. have a route in use? My 08 only gave an announcement then, never had it do it just normal driving.
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