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Offline Gtiain

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Traffic updates on rns510
« on: July 04, 2010, 07:03:39 pm »
Hi again,
I thought that the traffic updates feature on the rns 510 was something that you needed to subscribe to? However I seem to be getting them. I think it's a great feature as I was redirected yesterday due to traffic and didn't run into any. tWas great.

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Re: Traffic updates on rns510
« Reply #1 on: July 04, 2010, 07:09:14 pm »
I think it uses the traffic information from one of the radio stations that you preselect. Sometimes useful. Sometimes not.

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Re: Traffic updates on rns510
« Reply #2 on: July 04, 2010, 07:10:48 pm »
Right I see, yeah I can imagine sometimes going quite far out of the way just to avoid some traffic could get a bit annoying.

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Re: Traffic updates on rns510
« Reply #3 on: July 04, 2010, 08:57:36 pm »
If you press the traffic button, it gives you a list of all the delays, starting with major roads iirc.  :happy2:  cracking feature that
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Re: Traffic updates on rns510
« Reply #4 on: July 06, 2010, 07:23:57 pm »
It uses the traffic info signal that is broadcast piggyback on the commercial radio network. It's the same signal that traffic info capable TomTom units use. There is no subscription necessary.
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