Hi everybody,
I have just received this traffic receiver, bought it new from tomtom. So far, I am really disappointed, and wanted to get some feedback, if it is working right, or if I need to to something to it.
Instructions that came with it are pointless. My understanding is that in the US you only get a 1 year subscription, but nowhere does it say how to activate it, so I am assuming that it activated automatically, and will basically stop working after a year.
Anyway, after connecting it, and mounting it on the windshield, I got the notification that the traffic data is up-to-date. I have been using it for 3 days now, driving in some decent traffic around rush hour in suburbs of Chicago. Not once have I seen any info about traffic, re-rounting, or anything of that nature. So, can somebody tell me, what exactly is this $120 thing supposed to tell me? I thought it would show the traffic via color on the map, show better estimation of ETA, and reroute when traffic gets heavy ( I have auto-reroute on) Is it only reserved for a couple of major highways? What am I missing here?
Sorry for the long post, and thanks for any info!
I have just received this traffic receiver, bought it new from tomtom. So far, I am really disappointed, and wanted to get some feedback, if it is working right, or if I need to to something to it.
Instructions that came with it are pointless. My understanding is that in the US you only get a 1 year subscription, but nowhere does it say how to activate it, so I am assuming that it activated automatically, and will basically stop working after a year.
Anyway, after connecting it, and mounting it on the windshield, I got the notification that the traffic data is up-to-date. I have been using it for 3 days now, driving in some decent traffic around rush hour in suburbs of Chicago. Not once have I seen any info about traffic, re-rounting, or anything of that nature. So, can somebody tell me, what exactly is this $120 thing supposed to tell me? I thought it would show the traffic via color on the map, show better estimation of ETA, and reroute when traffic gets heavy ( I have auto-reroute on) Is it only reserved for a couple of major highways? What am I missing here?
Sorry for the long post, and thanks for any info!