“How do traffic updates on smartphone work? I'm a bit confused about the traffic & smartphone. Why have a separate device if you have to use your phone anyway?”
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Using my phone kills the battery pretty quickly. This is easier to find th address or store you want.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Some GPS units have traffic update service that is built into the unit and satellite service that is provided but some say the service is not that reliable. Traffic updated through your smartphone is usually through Google and a little more reliable as well as updated.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.If you have a smartphone you may as well use it for your gps device along with the waze ap.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.The Tom Tom is a GPS locator. The use of the link with your smartphone allows internet updates from their data base on traffic conditions based on other Tom Tom users in the area and on internet traffic site.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.We chose to make real-time traffic the new standard for traffic over RDS-TMC on our devices as we believe the difference in coverage and accuracy is very substantial. Our research also showed that the majority of drivers already have a smartphone and it's the most efficient and cost effective way to get real-time TomTom Traffic - free of any subscription costs. You can learn more on how our traffic works here: http://www.tomtom.com/en_us/services/traffic/.
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