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Garmin Nuvi 2589 and Smart Drive 55 side street directions to avoid traffic
I've been using the 2589 nuvi for some years now, it works perfectly fine. I upgraded and purchased the smart drive a while back to take advantage of some of the new features. After using the smart drive for some time now, I noticed the nuvi would give better directions from point A to B in most cases but would be similar to the smart drive. For example the nuvi is better with taking side streets in the city to avoid traffic where as the smart drive would keep you on the main streets at times.
I did a comparison with direction using waze, and both garmin's. I found at different times of the day when traffic was busy, the nuvi and waze would give similar results to avoid traffic. The smart drive would usually stick to same main roads, but isn't great with taking back road to avoid main streets during rush hour. The garmin navigation settings are set the same on both units to take the fastest route, but result usually vary. Maybe its me, but does anyone know why the nuvi would be better at mapping out better directions by using side streets as opposed to the smart drive?
I did a comparison with direction using waze, and both garmin's. I found at different times of the day when traffic was busy, the nuvi and waze would give similar results to avoid traffic. The smart drive would usually stick to same main roads, but isn't great with taking back road to avoid main streets during rush hour. The garmin navigation settings are set the same on both units to take the fastest route, but result usually vary. Maybe its me, but does anyone know why the nuvi would be better at mapping out better directions by using side streets as opposed to the smart drive?
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Not positive, but I think Garmin no longer supports any of these features. If so, that could explain the difference. Personally I thought both of those features ranged from useless to annoying or even dangerous, so I always turned them off.
OTOH (assuming the map versions are the same), each device has its own software, so what you're seeing might just reflect a change in Garmin's algorithms.
http://forums.gpsreview.net/discussion/31309/the-drivetrack-71-garmin-s-coolest-model-you-ve-never-heard-of/p1
Similarly I have been hibernating for a year but the Drivelux will be replaced when the world returns to normality.