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14
Live Services
If your device is connected to a smartphone and can use its Internet
connection (tethering), you will have access at all times to the current
online services of the
Live Services
:
►
Weather service
: You are informed about the current weather
situation for every point of the road network on the navigation maps
available. A weather forecast for the next few days is also provided.
►
Local search
: If you are searching for a particular category of
destination, e.g. a Thai restaurant, you can use the
Local search
service. You then have access to the recommendations and ratings
of millions of people world-wide.
►
Traffic Live
: You can now receive traffic information from the
Live
server. One of the server's functions is to evaluate anonymously
collected floating car data from the many users of
Live
services. As
the result, traffic jams can be detected and avoided more quickly
and more reliably. The evaluation of floating car data also helps to
calculate the estimated time of arrival more exactly.
14.1
Costs
14.1.1
Data traffic costs
Use of the
Live
services causes data traffic. Connecting to the Internet
and downloading the data incurs costs. For details of the charges
involved ask your mobile telecom provider.
Average use of the
Live
services with a yearly mileage of approx.
20,000 km (12,500 mi) is likely to cause approx. 5 MB of data traffic per
month.
Note:
We recommend a mobile phone account with a data flatrate.
14.1.2
Costs incurred when using the Live services
You can test the
Live
services free of charge for a certain time. This
test period begins when a connection to the
Live
server is set up for the
first time.
At the end of this test period you can purchase a subscription via the
Fresh
software. For a once-only payment this subscription will remain
valid indefinitely.
Please note however that e.g. information for the
Traffic Live
service
does not exist in every country on a nation-wide basis.
For more details about the availability and scope of the
Live
services in
various countries and about subscriptions go to
www.garmin.com/pid
.
