It states "Smart Detour: Provides an immediate detour option if you are suddenly caught in traffic". Does it provide the detour verbally or displays?
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I live out in "the Hamptons" of Long Island and don't see the "detour option" often. I do remember seeing the warning three times, all visual displays but ignored them, and only once took the option which I guess worked(I got home), I recall that once you took the option the cues were visual and verbal.
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You stop prior to going over the Accupark. It is intended to give you a detectable stopping point. I suppose you could also use it the other way but the intended way to use it is to stop before crossing over.
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No. I did not. But I just use it to confirm someone should not be driving when they leave my house. I blow 0.0 and then somebody else blows .28 even if it's not perfectly accurate it's enough to say whoa! You're not driving anyway regardless of how they think they can handle it.
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I can select which kind of route. I will try and describe how based on memory as the unit is not in front of me. After putting in the destination, the screen with the big "GO" appears. If one waits a couple of extra seconds, an icon appears in the very lowest, right- hand corner. Select that icon. The screen comes up with the list of options by words, fastest, most freeways, fewest freeways, etc. it takes the unit a few more seconds to populate each route with the time required. Then, again, select the icon on the bottom, can not recall ig right hand, or center, but it looks like a map. That takes you to a map with the three options displayed. Hard to tell, sometimes which route each takes. Good luck. I can select which kind of route. I will try and describe how based on memory as the unit is not in front of me. After putting in the destination, the screen with the big "GO" appears. If one waits a couple of extra seconds, an icon appears in the very lowest, right- hand corner. Select that icon. The screen comes up with the list of options by words, fastest, most freeways, fewest freeways, etc. it takes the unit a few more seconds to populate each route with the time required. Then, again, select the icon on the bottom, can not recall ig right hand, or center, but it looks like... » Read More I can select which kind of route. I will try and describe how based on memory as the unit is not in front of me. After putting in the destination, the screen with the big "GO" appears. If one waits a couple of extra seconds, an icon appears in the very lowest, right- hand corner. Select that icon. The screen comes up with the list of options by words, fastest, most freeways, fewest freeways, etc. it takes the unit a few more seconds to populate each route with the time required. Then, again, select the icon on the bottom, can not recall ig right hand, or center, but it looks like a map. That takes you to a map with the three options displayed. Hard to tell, sometimes which route each takes. Good luck. « Show Less
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They "show" on the included map but they are not "navigable" if you want to plan a route from point "A" to "B". You can purchase maps that will provide navigable roads. So the answer is "it depends on the maps installed on the device" and just because you can see it doesn't mean you can actually use it (at least not use it for navigation).
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When you choose to navigate to a specific location you have the choice of shortest distance or quickest route. After it computes a route you also have other route choices. Either way, you can take whatever road you want and it will automatically develop another route as you drive.
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it does it automatically and even shows you the route on a map. it's great!
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The data connection to your phone via Bluetooth is used to update your itinerary with current traffic conditions (and reroute if necessary/feasible). That means that if you terminate the data connection, current traffic is no longer displayed on the TomTom and not used for routing. The idea behind it is really to leave the data connection on throughout your trip. To what extent traffic conditions are factored in during initial routing (instead of live traffic conditions during the drive) I don't know. Because they are ongoing, how much data is used by the traffic updates, would depend on the length of your trip. I used the feature recently on a 1,400-mile trip, and total mobile data usage for the TomTom was 1.13 MB.
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Yes it tells you what roads u can and can't go on with ur truck. U can switch it from car to truck or vise versa. U can pick ur own alerts and set it up the way u want. But the answer to ur question is yes. It gives u the best route without takin u on roads or bridges that trucks can't go on. But I always double check my routes anyway to be safe. Hope this helps.
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I believe it is a beeping sound rather than the voice saying "you're over the speed limit!" It has happened to us a couple of times...does make the driver look at the screen and you see the speed limit flashing. Hope this helps
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i have a guess, and i want to stress that this is *only* a guess, that tomtom averages the amount of time that people take to drive any given route. if the road is wide open -especially for longer drives- i always beat the original estimates; if the traffic is bad, i'm always later. i know for a fact that tomtom is taking information from your device, and vice versa, when you connect to tomtom.com. the tomtom is definitely learning new routes (from roads that people drive on that the device doesn't know about -- i've seen roads show up on my device after friends have logged them with their tomtoms on) and new shorter paths (my device doesn't direct me "wrong" again after i've gone a shorter way than it originally knew about. so i think they're conglomerating data and giving you a point-to-point guess based on what their users have actually done. it wouldn't surprise me that if you used the external traffic sensor that this would be even more accurate based not only on the traffic of the moment, but their data base on the history of your route at that particular time. for what it's worth, m.
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it shows the time you will arrive at destination and how much time its takes to get there. i hope this helps. This the Best TomTom GPS I have ever had. very happy with it. the touch screen is fantastic.
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When you enter the route you want, the unit will show you one route. You can only change the route by adding way points. I wish it would give you at least one more option to choose from, but this unit doesn't.
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Hi Wiliam. Yes. This model has the function you mention. It is very useful when you are driven and have to stop for some time whether short or long, then after reconnecting it will continue its directions to the location you chose before.
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User manual reads (pg7) Traffic on Your Route: When a traffic delay occurs on your route, an alert appears on the map, and the device calculates an alternate route to avoid the delay. You can choose whether to use alternate routes automatically, or upon request.
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All models with the "t" suffix use the ad-based "free" traffic feature. I do not find them a bother whatsoever (YMMV). Matter-of-fact, I rarely see them, especially when driving, and it's something that does not take any user input (you won't have to mess with the touch screen). After I've reached my destination an ad will pop up, but usually I've already turned my Nuvi off. Occasionally, I'll actually read the ad out of curiosity. If you hate the ads, just turn off the traffic component via tools / settings / navigation / avoidances (and uncheck traffic).
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If you get the web-enabled traffic app that works through your smart phone data plan for a one-time payment of $15 then it provides real-time traffic that updates several times a minute. It will tell you of traffic ahead of you, tell you how much delay you will have, and route you around it if you so choose. It will also show traffic on your route and give you an alternate route with traffic also. The HD Traffic that is free with the unit and uses HD radio is not very good. It updates rarely and is not real-time and is very sporadic. If you get the unit and have a smart phone then just pay the fee and get the web app for use through your smart phone. it is totally worth it. its the first standalone gps traffic feature i've ever had that actually works.