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Discussion in 'Prius v Audio and Electronics' started by mistertudball, May 18, 2015.

  1. mistertudball

    mistertudball New Member

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    I've never had a navigation system in a car before, but our new Prius v has one and I used it for the second time this past weekend to get from home, 75 miles to a wedding, then to the hotel, then to the reception, in a city (Dayton) whose main Interstate is completely torn up in the downtown area, exactly where I was going. Exits closed everywhere. The Nav instructions were flawless and it even alerted me to road construction on the way there. My sister and mother didn't fare as well using OnStar, which told them to take exits that were closed, and the reroutes were even worse. Feeling a little smug.
     
    #1 mistertudball, May 18, 2015
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    road construction alert? no way! There's no real live updates on the Prius Nav. Are you sure you weren't using google maps?
     
    #2 JC91006, May 18, 2015
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    It's funny. People beat the Prius v Nav bloody, yet I've had more experience like yours than not.

    Nav plus smart phone as a cellular network connection and you get live traffic.
     
    #3 Air_Boss, May 18, 2015
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    My experience with my 2010 Navigation has not been all that positive.
     
    #4 JC91006, May 18, 2015
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    Even my Prius 2014 lift-back updated me of the trafic jams ahead. for the updates to happen, the Nav must be connected to the internet using BlueToothj.
     
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    Well I don't have a smartphone and was using just the Prius Nav. There was no work being done on I-70 when the system alerted me "road construction 10 miles ahead" but the orange barrels were in place. No traffic thankfully. Is the Nav system in a v level 5 with the tech package any different than lower models or prior years?
     
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    mistertudball - You have the v Model Five, which includes SiriusXM NavTraffic -- so you are getting live traffic, exit closures, etc. without the need for a smartphone.

    People in lower trim levels with the 6.1 inch screen nav systems (like my liftback model Four without sunroof) need to connect their smartphone in order to get the traffic and construction information to show up on the built-in nav.
     
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    One of my favorite albums ever, Breakfast.

    So even though I usually love quiet on drives and have not yet even looked at this audio option, this might be a reason to keep SiriusXM when the free period runs out? No clue what it costs but I'm sure I'll find out.
     
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  9. Tideland Prius

    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    They're separate packages - You can have SiriusXM audio, SiriusXM NavTraffic or combine both services (which is the trial you have right now).
     
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    No complaints with our 2012 v NAV, absolute and in comparison to a Garmin 1490TM with traffic and current maps.
     
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    It's from the days where there was no GPS and "you took the long way home" :)
     
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    When I bought ChuggyPig (2009 Gen II), there was another contender on the lot and although the colour was nice (Pine Green?) it also had Nav & BlueTooth, but I couldn't get my phone to sync with the BlueTooth in the car, and it did not have the "Touring" option, so I went with ChuggyPig (Touring option - nicer wheels, HIDs & fogs etc.), and I didn't really need the nav. option as I bought a Garmin 276C about 10 years ago which I used in my old Corolla, although the Garmin has some very interesting quirks, I've found the mapping application in my SmartPhone to be far, far better than the Garmin, and of course is always right up-to-date!
     
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  13. cproaudio

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    Gen 6 nav uses XM traffic that requires monthly service fee. Gen 7 nav Entune uses Entune app on cellphone to get traffic info at no cost.
     
    #13 cproaudio, May 20, 2015
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    Gen 7 Denso units (7" HDD) use XMNav Traffic. Gen 7 6.1" Display Audio units use cellular data.

    Gen 8 units on the other hand, I'm not sure. (Gen 8s all use microSD cards and range from 6.1"-8")
     
    #14 Tideland Prius, May 20, 2015
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    Don't need Enture (unavailable for WinPhone 8.1), just a cellular data connection.
     
    #15 Air_Boss, May 20, 2015
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    WAZE app beats them all........
     
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    Waze is great. I use it more often than the built in GPS in my 2015 Prius v Wagon Five w/ATP. I would LOVE to have Waze be supported by Entune Apps.

    /Jim
     
    #17 flynz4, Jun 23, 2015
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