SAVE DRIVE TIME, GAS, AND YOUR SANITY BY ADDING TRAFFIC SERVICES TO YOUR COMPATIBLE GARMIN WITH HELP OF THE PORTABLE GTM 11.
THE GTM 11 IS A SMALL FM-BAND TRAFFIC RECEIVER AND ANTENNA THAT PROVIDES REAL-TIME TRAFFIC MESSAGE CHANNEL (TMC) DATA TO COMPATIBLE GARMIN GPS NAVIGATION PRODUCTSWHICH THEN DEPICT AND IDENTIFY PROBLEM AREAS ON THEIR MOVING-MAP DISPLAYS. AVAILABLE IN A FAST-GROWING NUMBER OF CITIES THROUGHOUT NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE, THIS TMC DATA GIVES PROMPT, ACCURATE NOTIFICATION OF ACCIDENTS, ROAD CONSTRUCTION, POLICE, OR EMERGENCY ACTION, ETC.SO DRIVERS CAN VISUALLY MONITOR TRAFFIC FLOW AND, IF NECESSARY, SELECT AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.
THE TMC TRAFFIC ALERTING SYSTEM WORKS ON AN FM SIDEBAND SIGNAL WHICH UTILIZES RDS (RADIO DATA SERVICE) TECHNOLOGY. DIGITIZED AND CODED REAL-TIME TRAFFIC BROADCASTS ARE RECEIVED VIA A "SILENT" FM DATA CHANNELWHICH MEANS THAT DRIVERS CAN STILL LISTEN TO MUSIC OR NEWS PROGRAMMING ON THEIR CAR RADIOS, WITHOUT INTERFERENCE FROM THE INCOMING FM TRAFFIC DATA TRANSMISSIONS. IN MOST AREAS, DEPENDING ON THE SERVICE PROVIDER, TMC TRAFFIC BROADCASTS ARE CONTINUOUSTHERE'S NO WAITING FOR SCHEDULED TRAFFIC NEWS UPDATES OR RANDOM ALERTS. WITH THE GTM 11, YOU SEE TRAFFIC DEVELOPMENTS IN REAL-TIME, AS THEY HAPPEN, SO YOU CAN MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION SOONER. THE SYSTEM WILL ALERT YOU WHEN A TRAFFIC PROBLEM IS ON YOUR ROUTE AND PROPOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE TO AVOID THE INCIDENT.
UNLIKE THE GTM 10, THE GTM 11 IS A PLUG-AND-PLAY FM RDS-TMC RECEIVER THAT DOES NOT REQUIRE PROFESSIONAL INSTALLATION.
SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION
UBSCRIPTION TO CLEAR CHANNEL TMC. TO CONTINUE THE SERVICE, A ONE-YEAR SUBSCRIPTION IS $60.00.
IN CONTINENTAL EUROPE: BASIC TMC DATA IS A FREE PUBLIC SERVICE, ACCESSIBLE THROUGH A NUMBER OF PROVIDERS.
IN GREAT BRITAIN: THE GTM 11 TRAFFIC RECEIVER COMES PRELOADED WITH A LIFETIME SUBSCRIPTION TO TRAFFICMASTER, THE COST OF WHICH IS INCLUDED IN THE PRICE OF THE UNIT.
ABOUT TRAFFIC SERVICES
TRAFFIC SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLY IN SELECT CITIES WHERE RDS-TMC COVERAGE EXISTS. A SUBSCRIPTION MAY BE REQUIRED TO ENABLE TRAFFIC CAPABILITY.
YOU CAN EXTEND YOUR CURRENT SERVICE IF YOUR TRIAL SUBSCRIPTION HAS ENDED OR IS ABOUT TO EXPIRE, OR YOU CAN PURCHASE A SERVICE PLAN FOR AN ADDITIONAL AREA. VISIT THE FM TMC TRAFFIC SERVICE PAGE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
GTM 11 FEATURES:
- PORTABLE FM-BAND TRAFFIC RECEIVER
- PLUG-AND-PLAY; NO INSTALLATION REQUIRED
- PROVIDES REAL-TIME TRAFFIC INFORMATION TO COMPATIBLE GARMIN GPS CAR
NAVIGATORS
- HELPS USERS AVOID TRAFFIC TIE-UPS
- GRAPHICAL MAP SYMBOL REFERENCE
