Garmin might be offering a free lifetime traffic feature to the masses, but that comes at a “price” so to speak – it will feature ads.
“One gripe: The nüvi 755T comes with advertisements. My evaluation unit arrived with three preloaded vendors (BP, Walgreens, and Wells Fargo). When you access the traffic menu, one of these advertiser’s names always appears at the bottom of the screen. Also, from time to time, one of these ads will pop up on the map view screen (they won’t appear when you are in motion). A single tap of the advertisers’ name will perform a POI search for nearby retail locations. Unfortunately, you can’t disable these ads, but it’s likely that they help Garmin offset the cost of the live traffic information that it offers free.”
How much are you willing to pay to get rid of the ads, or are you fine with companies bombarding you with promotional material from time to time?
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