Sirius Real-time Traffic Flow Info in GTA

[civuck]

Can anyone comment on their experience with the Sirius Traffic info in the Toronto area? It is any good?

I have a Garmin Nuvi 760 with ClearChannel traffic info... and it sucks. Inaccurate, out of date, unreliable...useless. And generally speaking, the Garmin has issues with distinguishing collector lanes and express lanes.

I was hoping the Sirius traffic data would be better... particularly the real-time flow info which apparently is available in Toronto according to the Sirius website (http://www.sirius.com/wi/i/plans/traffic/trafficfaq5.html#cov1).

Coverage seems wide enough...

http://www.sirius.com/wo/i/traffic_weather/maps/Toronto_SIRIUS.gif

[mazda lover]

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[-cj-]

Listen to 640 AM thats what I do...or CP 24 before leaving the house
$0.00 cost


If you really believed that, why are you on the Internet?

[blankets3]

If you really believed that, why are you on the Internet?

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[TheMAN]

google maps on the phone FTW :D

[mazda lover]

If you really believed that, why are you on the Internet?
what are you talking about? listen while driving, whats the internet got to do with it?
jusr curious
Thanks

[-cj-]

free porn obviously...:loco

Hah, well besides that ;)


what are you talking about? listen while driving, whats the internet got to do with it?
jusr curious
Thanks

Well, obviously the OP wants instant access to the traffic report. That's why they are looking at this service. Telling someone to just rely on the radio isn't going to help them at all. They obviously know about it, they want something more/better.

Relying on the radio when there is instant access to traffic reports is like not bothering with the Internet for information because the library has tons of books or your newspaper is delivered to your door every morning.. Totally not the same thing.

[TheMAN]

like I said... google maps is accurate/updated enough... all you need is a phone/service that can do it!

[Fobio]

like I said... google maps is accurate/updated enough... all you need is a phone/service that can do it!

actually, I dunno when this was implemented but I only started to notice it on the iphone...it's a great feature, but this whole "handsfree" law kinda kills the use of it unless your iPhone is properly mounted.

[-cj-]

Plus you want something that will continue working if you drive out of cell range. I mean, with the iPhone (and maybe the BB's?) you, can do offline maps... But there are tons of other navigation solutions out there for the iPhone (There are 3-4 big guys, I know at least one of which supports or plans to support traffic updates).

[SirWanker]

like I said... google maps is accurate/updated enough... all you need is a phone/service that can do it!

but are the maps displayed in realtime? EDIT: my mistake, did not notice the traffic function. damn....time for an eye exam

[civuck]

Well unless this info is out of date or I am missing something entirely on the car, Sirius Traffic is simply not available on the 2010 Mazda3 according to this:

http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/3994/siriustraffic.jpg

Source: Sirius Traffic (http://www.sirius.com/traffic)

[mazda lover]

free porn obviously...:loco

you mean you can get free porn on the internet?

[cwp_sedan]

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