Garmin Digital Traffic service will end June 2021

cjay2412 · Lifetime Member Joined: Jun 30, 2008 Posts: 103

from what I understand its DAB delivery of traffic info that is coming to an end rather than the service per say. tomtom receive the traffic data over a data connection so will be unaffected by the dab service ceasing. to be fair very few companies use dab for traffic delivery preferring to use internet or tmc. it looks that the lack of adoption has foiled the service.

Kremmen · Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2020 6:54 am Post subject:

If that is the case then this time next year, or long before, I can see a TT Premium being installed and keep the valuable Inrix based, frequently updated traffic.

Switch to Garmin's recommendation TMC-RDS Laughing

STA supplies my PGPSW cameras so no real need to have them on the SatNav.
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Kremmen · Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2020 5:33 am Post subject:

Now comes the dilemma ...

I can't use Garmin Smartlink because my phone needs to connect to the car. That leaves TMC-RDS which my car's built in headunit already has.

Reading up on TT, the Premium, with the built in Sim for traffic, is really laggy according to many reviews. Touch the screen and wait up to 20 seconds for it to respond ! Voice control similarly unresponsive.

TT fanboy replies reckon it needs a soft reset and make sure it has at least 400Mb of free space. All very well but brand new units, straight out of the box are laggy.

I suppose wait and see if they release a 2021 new range.
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Metblackrat · Regular Visitor Joined: Mar 18, 2006 Posts: 73

Most phones today can handle multiple Bluetooth connections. My iPhone connects to my Apple Watch, Garmin Smartlink and car all at once with no issues. Benn using this setup for years on both cars and the motorbike.

Traffic via Smartlink, calls go to the car and music streams to the head unit.

Kremmen · Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2020 8:01 am Post subject:

Last time I tried that - connecting to car and Garmin - when I turned on the ignition, it was a race for which device connected first.

Once one device was connected the other was refused. That was my previous HTC phone though.

I know you can connect multiple 'audio' devices but not other types.

I'll try again later and see what occurs.

Samsung Galaxy S10, never had or intending to buy anything Apple.

Update:

Just tested it and my S10 can indeed connect to the car and the Garmin together. However, the Smartlink traffic is not showing the M4 roadworks whereas the Inrix traffic is.

I had another scan of the area snd Smartlink traffic doesn't seem as up to date as Inrix. Now if Garmin can swap Smartlink from viaMichelin to Inrix ....
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Privateer · Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2020 11:14 am Post subject:

Hi K,

Kremmen · Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2020 11:25 am Post subject:

Thanks R

I don't have my phone in a prominent position and I don't like using them for continual heavy usage like mapping, they get hot.

It's also quite a visual leap from 5" to 6" on a PND and my phone is 5" but my Garmin 6" and the viewing area is noticeable.

Now I know my phone can do multiple BT I'm happy to wait.

My other plan is to connect my old Garmin 2599 to my phone via Smartlink and see how the Smartlink traffic compares to the TA cable traffic.

Regarding the laggy performance, I was also surprised but there are loads of complaints on the TT Community forum about it. Owners having upgraded and wished they hadn't wasted £350.
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Kremmen · Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2020 6:36 am Post subject:

Testing begins .....

Note already that my plotted route from ~Heathrow to Reading, Digital traffic shows the M4 roadworks but Smartlink doesn't.

There isn't any delay but it's still a roadworks zone.
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T5YOB · Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2020 7:31 am Post subject:

Kremmen · Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2020 7:40 am Post subject:

"S" is the key Smile

You need to link (pair) your phone's Smartlink app to the Garmin to get Smartlink traffic on the MT-S devices as opposed to the TA cable for the MT-D devices.
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pcaouolte · Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2020 6:48 pm Post subject:

Privateer · Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2020 8:56 pm Post subject:

cjay2412 · Lifetime Member Joined: Jun 30, 2008 Posts: 103

Kremmen · Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2020 4:25 am Post subject:

I think TMC comes in via participating radio stations.with Classic FM being one of the major providers.

First journey in a few hours but the roads will be quiet. It'll be my journey back Monday afternoon or Tue morning that should provide some data.

I've been looking at the latest Tomtoms. They all look so last century with wide chunky surrounds. The latest Garmins look far better with their thin surround like a modern TV.
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pcaouolte · Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2020 8:37 am Post subject:

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