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Garmin Traffic Cable Experience

Doodah7 · 2014-12-04 10:05:43

Hi Has anyone any experience with either of the Garmin traffic receiver cables GMT36 (FM) or GMT70 (DAB)? Do they even work in Ireland. I recently got a new satnav (Garmin 2547LM) and it has traffic functionality but not the cable. I was thinking of getting one but neither seem to be that cheap although they come with…

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Doodah7

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Hi

Has anyone any experience with either of the Garmin traffic receiver cables GMT36 (FM) or GMT70 (DAB)? Do they even work in Ireland. I recently got a new satnav (Garmin 2547LM) and it has traffic functionality but not the cable.

I was thinking of getting one but neither seem to be that cheap although they come with lifetime subscriptions. No point though if they don't work or are not effective!

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Alun

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The FM one that came with my nuvi 2545Lm (GTM35) works fine here if you can get the "antenna" (i.e. bit of wire with two suckers on it) into a suitable place to pick up a signal. Forget the DAB version.

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