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Garmin nüvi 265WT Reviews |
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Maximizing the traffic tools (5/5) | Oct 21, 2008 | C. Richards | Portland Oregon US |
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I upgraded from a Garmin c330 to the nuvi 265wt primarily for the traffic functionality. In Portland Oregon the traffic service covers all major highways, so its very easy to get updates on the all the thoroughfares using the "traffic search" function. The traffic tool also shows delays for construction and accidents on roads that are not monitored for traffic flow. These tools are great functions to check when starting your trip. Major freeways will show green if flowing normally and red or yellow depending on the severity of the delay. Once traveling, the system displays how much of a delay there is on your route and where it will occur. I've discovered however that if the traffic avoidance box in the settings menu is checked, and if your route has moderate traffic delays the nuvi will route you around the high flow thoroughfares and onto surface streets. This is due to the fact that the flow on those streets are not monitored by the traffic service and therefore not reported as being delayed (unless there's a collision which is reported and does show on the Nuvi). The result is that the nuvi calculates them as the fastest route. This obviously isn't always the case in rush hour. What I've done is turn off the automatic "avoid traffic" function in the settings menu. The nuvi then puts me on the shortest route, even if there is some traffic. It also immediately shows the delay time to the route. If during the trip a particular segment gets slow, I can then simply press an on screen avoid button that will route me around that specific slow spot, thus giving me the shortest and fastest route. Using this funtion is VERY easy. This unit is a fantastic improvement over my c330, and anyone wanting traffic support without a subscription fee will be very pleased with this unit. The traffic reporting, fed by the DOT through Navteq is as real time as one can reasonably expect. Other upgrades: *Bluetooth function works well. *qwerty keyboard is much easier than former alphabetic. *POI database quite thorough *non glare screen is great and easy to read in direct sunlight *Where am I feature is nice. You can't go wrong with the included traffic functions - highly recommended. |
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