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I should be using it sometime within the next month or two. Looks brand new, I'm sure it is. I will be activating it soon. Haven't had a chance to use it yet. Came in what looks to be the original packaging.
Fantastic. At half the price of Magellan's website. Brand new and it was here in a week.
I then listened to traffic reports on the radio, along with verifying the traffic reports on my PC on a site that displayed and verified traffic conditions (also provided by NAVTEQ), routed the Maestro to take me on a route which would guide me right through a listed and broadcast traffic problem. So if I am doing something wrong with the programming, I will have to find how how to remedy it myself as Magellan sure as hell doesn't know how to discuss the issue, let alone help me with it. After purchasing the year subscription, I installed it in my vehicle, powered it up, saw the icon in the bottom right corner (which is not there without the traffic kit attached) and tested it out.
Reaching some offshore center, the idiots that I talked to were very intent on getting my name, adddress, etc.,etc., but when it came time to discuss the problem, it was obvious that they didn't have a clue on how to help, if they even understood what I was asking them. If you buy one of these Check with the store you get it from concerning their return policy and use the 3 month free subscription (which should be included with the Traffic Kit) to see if yours works. I can now understand why some of the biggest 'big box' stores are clearing out their Magellan products and selling others instead.
Making sure that Phoenix was one of the covered areas, I purchased this to help guide us through Phoenix traffic (which is about as bad as any other major city) in the event of a problem on our route. Calling Magellan customer support gets the same results as if I would ask my dogs the same question. Live and learn.
I also checked the signal strength which read a 10/10 and saw that NAVTEQ was providing the traffic information. Driving that route, the little icon remained as is, with the green triangle, checking the text screen on the Maestro about the traffic status, it claimed no reported traffic problems just as I could already see the backup on the highway.
With out this traffic kit the GPS unit send you on some stupid routes, some times they are just crazy. I use it just to see the traffic details, they are not even accurate.If you use it to automatically route based on traffic details you will be taking stupid routes, maybe even go around in circles.There are better options. Bought this for my Magellan GPS. This kit just adds to it confusion in calculating the routes. I would get lost less just using the maps in rental cars. I hate it. I still use it while I wait to buy a new one.
I would have given this one star except that it is a required optional accessory if you want to use an external antenna with the Maestro and for that it works as advertised. Although the Traffic Service is supposed to work in Atlanta, I have yet to see a single traffic alert.
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