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Sirius XM sub needed for nav traffic?

6K views 10 replies 8 participants last post by  jeff_h 
Don't renew: Poor data coverage, system, etc.

Yes, they have a cheap NAV data stream subscription. I'll bet you money you don't want it.

In DFW, a fairly major metroplex, there is no coverage of the toll roads with traffic data. This is a huge oversight since it makes the nav predictions and routing about the same as no data at all. 90% of my weekly highway traffic is on toll roads - so I'm not bitter at all. ;)

Also the Tonka-grade graphics make me yell at the sky when you cannot get it to show you the damn street name no matter how many times you zoom in/out and click around.

Use a phone, or buy a phablet for cheaper than the map update disk (assuming they ever offer one for your model year. Still not bitter...). Need offline maps? Get an OSM based map app (I took my phone with OSMAnd to Costa Rica and used it in a rental car!). The routing is every bit as good as the in-car NAV but the street maps get updated, and it's free!

My advice is vote with your dollars and just say NO to GM's in car NAV ecosystem.
 
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