I recently purchased an XL 350 and i love it.
My main reason for getting the unit is I have a 2 hour commute and wanted to use it to get traffic updates and possibly alternate routes to avoid traffic.
I am just confused as to what the traffic options are, and after searching the forums for more info i am even more confused and have some very beginner questions as this is my first gps unit:
what exactly are the options for getting traffic info on the device? i bought the unit from best buy and after reading some posts it looks like i need some kind of hardware/antennae installed to get traffic. the unit did come with a car charger. I have no traffic bar or any indication of traffic info on the device while i am using it, my routes are always one color. when i plug into my pc and try to see what traffic updates are available i see nothing at all. i have the lifetime maps and entered that code, but it did not say anything about traffic.
what is the difference between the hardware/antennae traffic, live traffic and IQ routes? I do see the IQ routes plugin for 50 bucks, just not sure what that is.
i appreciate any info.
My main reason for getting the unit is I have a 2 hour commute and wanted to use it to get traffic updates and possibly alternate routes to avoid traffic.
I am just confused as to what the traffic options are, and after searching the forums for more info i am even more confused and have some very beginner questions as this is my first gps unit:
what exactly are the options for getting traffic info on the device? i bought the unit from best buy and after reading some posts it looks like i need some kind of hardware/antennae installed to get traffic. the unit did come with a car charger. I have no traffic bar or any indication of traffic info on the device while i am using it, my routes are always one color. when i plug into my pc and try to see what traffic updates are available i see nothing at all. i have the lifetime maps and entered that code, but it did not say anything about traffic.
what is the difference between the hardware/antennae traffic, live traffic and IQ routes? I do see the IQ routes plugin for 50 bucks, just not sure what that is.
i appreciate any info.
