Magellan Traffic Link for Subscription-Free Traffic for RoadMate 1210, 1220, 1340, 1424, 1440, 1470, 4700

by Magellan

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 2.9 x 1.6 x 5.7 inches ; 1.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0021L9C0K
• Item model number: Traffic Link
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (67 customer reviews)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description Stop sitting in traffic waiting for traffic updates on your favorite radio station. Traffic Link will alert you on current traffic conditions for the area in which you are travelling. Simply plug in the Traffic Link device to your compatible Magellan GPS device, and you'll receive free information on the type of incident (e.g., accident or slow traffic), status of surrounding freeways/interstates, and approximate time until you come upon the issue. With the touch of a button, Traffic Link will provide you with an alternate route so that you can avoid delays, saving time and money.

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With the Traffic Link service, you'll also receive special offers from premium vendors. Simply touch the information on the screen to obtain details on how to take advantage of the various deals being provided. Stop sitting in traffic. Get Traffic Link, turn it on, and go! Features include:

• Free automatic traffic updates for life¹
• Intuitive user interface clearly displays traffic events
• Reroutes you around reported traffic jams
• Valuable promotional offers from premium vendors²

1. Lifetime is defined as the serviceability and operability of the GPS receiver registered to the Traffic Link device.

2. Traffic Link service is ad supported.

Markets with Traffic Coverage

• Atlanta, GA
• Austin, TX
• Baltimore, MD
• Boston, MA
• Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY
• Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC
• Chicago, IL
• Cincinnati, OH
• Cleveland, OH
• Columbus, OH
• Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX
• Denver-Boulder, CO
• Detroit, MI
• Fresno, CA
• Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC
• Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT
• Houston-Galveston, TX
• Indianapolis, IN
• Jacksonville, FL
• Kansas City, MO-KS
• Las Vegas, NV
• Los Angeles, CA
• Memphis, TN
• Miami-Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood, FL
• Middlesex-Somerset-Union, NJ
• Milwaukee-Racine, WI
• Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN
• Nashville, TN
• Nassau-Suffolk, NY
• New York, NY
• Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA
• Oklahoma City, OK
• Orlando, FL
• Philadelphia, PA
• Phoenix, AZ
• Pittsburgh, PA
• Portland, OR
• Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI
• Raleigh-Durham, NC
• Riverside-San Bernadino, CA
• Sacramento, CA
• Salt Lake City-Ogden-Provo, UT
• San Antonio, TX
• San Diego, CA
• San Francisco, CA
• San Jose, CA
• Seattle-Tacoma, WA
• St. Louis, MO
• Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL
• Washington, DC- Annapolis
• West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL

What's in the Box
Magellan Traffic Link power adapter

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

39 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Magellan Traffic Link, August 7, 2009

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P. Probst - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Magellan Traffic Link for Subscription-Free Traffic for RoadMate 1210, 1220, 1340, 1424, 1440, 1470, 4700 (Electronics)

The traffic link is a power cord that replaces the power cord packaged with the GPS unit and has the added ability to receive traffic information. I got it free when I ordered a Roadmate 1470 several months ago. I appreciate that it's very simple in that you swap one cord for another so you are still using only a single cord that can both power the unit and receive traffic info.

Provided I am in an area where there is an active signal to receive, my GPS can show traffic delays either in the overall area or along my specific route when I have entered a destination when I touch the red on screen traffic icon. I live about 30 miles outside Philadelphia and while still in my driveway, it shows traffic delays in and around Philly so it has a reasonable range. When using it for traffic on my route, it can alert me to both slow traffic and stopped traffic and can provide a detour. It shows a revised ETA for the detour so I know how the detour might affect my arrival time before I select it. I have found it to be a bit helpful while I've been traveling in unfamiliar areas.

I do not believe that I am currently using the traffic feature on my 1470 to its full potential since I haven't taken the time to figure out how to optimize this feature. However, the Magellan Traffic Link does exactly what it's meant to do, power the unit and receive traffic info, and does it reliably.

45 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars "I told you so" Traffic Link, August 30, 2009

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J. Lucht (Orlando, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Magellan Traffic Link for Subscription-Free Traffic for RoadMate 1210, 1220, 1340, 1424, 1440, 1470, 4700 (Electronics)

Having read some of the negative reviews, I wanted this to work, and I wanted to like it. In the sense that the cord provides power to the GPS, it works. In the sense that it gets past 'Aquiring signal' and actually gives you traffic info..........it does not.

And most unfortunate, I paid $50.00 for it and did not get it free as part of a package. Love the 4700 GPS! But this additional accessory adds nothing cost to the experience.

To the writers of previous reviews........you were right, you told me so, but I had to see for myself if the stove was actually hot - it was.

31 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Marriage Saver, May 4, 2009

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Robert Daly "Technical Stuff lover" (West haven, CT) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Magellan Traffic Link for Subscription-Free Traffic for RoadMate 1210, 1220, 1340, 1424, 1440, 1470, 4700 (Electronics)

This is great for when you're stuck in traffic and looking for an escape. we were on our way home from hartford and it told us there was a traffic jam in New Haven CT. we were re-routed around it through New Haven city streets and could see on occasion the traffic was a parking lot. we were thankful we had it. i have heard some people have had issues with it but, so far so good.