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wrostom
GPS: Garmin 765T
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 Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 10:40 Post subject: FM Traffic in Canada |
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Hi There,
The FM Trafic service in Canada isn't stable. I own Nuvi 765T, and the Traffic icon vanished for the past 3 weeks! it came back since 2 days!.
I'm wondering if any other users in Canada or the US faced the same issue?
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Tiner
GPS: Garmin 765T
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| Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 07:29 Post subject: FM Traffic in Canada |
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Hi, I own a Garmin GPS 765T with free life subscription and wrote an email to the support at Garmin to know about FM Traffic in Canada and here is the answer:
Thank you for contacting Garmin International. I will do my best to help you.
Unfortunately, the free traffic subscription that came with your unit provides traffic for Toronto only. If you need additional assistance, please reply to this email or you can call 800-800-1020 anytime from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm CST, M-F.
With Best Regards,
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roadrider01
GPS: Nuvi 760
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| Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 19:34 Post subject: FM Traffic in Canada |
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I also have the same issue. I live in the west where this service is not available yet I paid for it as part of the unit. They should let you know before you buy what to expect. Does anyone know it the MSN service works in the west? Would I need to purchase a new receiver for it?
It would be very nice to have that service while in a hurry trying to negotiate traffic!
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dteterin
GPS: Garmin nuvi 780
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| Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 05:36 Post subject: Re: FM Traffic in Canada |
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| roadrider01 wrote: | I also have the same issue. I live in the west where this service is not available yet I paid for it as part of the unit. They should let you know before you buy what to expect. Does anyone know it the MSN service works in the west? Would I need to purchase a new receiver for it?
It would be very nice to have that service while in a hurry trying to negotiate traffic! |
MSN service does work in Calgary (where I live), but truffic information is not supported. I am pretty sure you can get traffic in Vancouver.
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roadrider01
GPS: Nuvi 760
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| Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 08:42 Post subject: FM Traffic in Canada |
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| Thanks for your reply. Does anyone know if I would need to change the receiver that came with the 760 to receive the MSN signals?
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fri9428
GPS: Garmin 885t
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| Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 11:52 Post subject: Re: FM Traffic in Canada |
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| roadrider01 wrote: | I also have the same issue. I live in the west where this service is not available yet I paid for it as part of the unit. They should let you know before you buy what to expect. Does anyone know it the MSN service works in the west? Would I need to purchase a new receiver for it?
MSN service does work in Calgary (where I live), but traffic information is not supported. I am pretty sure you can get traffic in Vancouver. |
Traffic is no-go in Winnipeg, but I used my 885t in Vancouver. It works there.
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rxr29
GPS: Nuvi 670
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| Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 04:28 Post subject: Garmin FM Traffic Update in CANADA |
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| Mine seemed to work well when I was visiting friends in Toronto ... unsure what would happen if I left a major metropolitan area
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maplant1
GPS: Nuvi 670
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| Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 12:11 Post subject: Garmin FM Traffic Update in Canada |
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| I live in Montréal where the service started 2 weeks ago. But it stay the same message for all week and change only each Monday. I don't know if I need to buy a subscription. I use the Garmin 765T.
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j.m.quinn
GPS: Garmin Nuvi 660
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| Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2009 12:55 Post subject: 660 |
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| Never happened to me... I only went to Niagra Falls though
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Guest
GPS: Garmin Nuvi 660
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| Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 14:47 Post subject: answer |
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NOTE: FM Traffic has limited coverage in Canada. Traffic services available only in select cities.
Real Time Traffic (RTT) bulletin as of January 8, 2008. "We are broadcasting RDS-TMC data in Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal. Canadian coverage is Mon-Fri 5a to 7p. PLEASE NOTE: Montreal coverage is via a tower to the south, and the internal antenna in a portable navigation device is likely not sufficient to receive coverage. We continue to seek network expansion to fix this issue."
Think this answers it.
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