Garmin Smartphone Link in the UK

[cjyoung]

I discovered today that the Garmin Smartphone Link for Android is now available in the UK. It came with a corresponding update to my 2595LMT (http://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=5337).
The prices for the Garmin live services shown on my phone are as follows:
3D Live Traffic - 24.95
Advanced Weather - 9.95
Dynamic Parking - 9.95
Fuel Prices (Europe) - 9.95
Safety Cameras (Europe & South Africa) - 9.95
photoLive (Europe) - 9.95

Transfer of destination coordinates from a contact on the phone seems to work OK as does the free weather app on the 2595LMT.

Next decision is when to bite the bullet and try the 3D Live Traffic service which is one of the main features I was waiting for, and hopefully a big step up from the FM traffic service that came with the device.

Any views on accuracy and timeliness of the service from anyone who has it on a Live device?

Chris
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Garmin 2569LMT-D s/w 8.80 + Western Europe map 2019.10
Gamin Dakota 20 s/w v5.80 + maps from http://openmtbmap.org/

[cjyoung]

Hmm, seems the service prices have jumped somewhat since the announcement in January - http://garmin.blogs.com/ukpr/2012/01/garmin-smartphone-link-for-android-provides-live-services-to-n%C3%BCvi-personal-navigation-devices-garmin-the-global-leader-in.html
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Garmin 2569LMT-D s/w 8.80 + Western Europe map 2019.10
Gamin Dakota 20 s/w v5.80 + maps from http://openmtbmap.org/

[BAVC10]

See the note to Nuvi 3490 Version 6.20 for update on smartphone link
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DriveLuxe 51 LMT D - Firmware 6.80
Previously owned: DriveLuxe 50 LMT-D, NuviCam LMT-D, Nuvi 3598 LMT-D, Nuvi 3490LMT, 3790T, 1690, 765, 760, 660, 610, 360, 310, 300 and Streetpilot i3

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