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Review on πŸ”Œ Powerful EDO Tech USB Charger Cable & Car Adapter for Garmin Nuvi Drive DriveSmart with Traffic (5ft Long) by Josh Maher

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Has NO street antenna!

I bought this to replace my Garmin which has a built in traffic receiver and requires an antenna in the power cord. It was advertised as such. I drove my car onto a street with a good traffic light and used a Garmin cable. The traffic light came within minutes. Then I switched to this cable, after a full 15 minutes of waiting, nothing. I then switched back to a standard Garmin cable with the same branding and EDO rating as this one and started getting traffic reports again a few minutes later. Despite the advertising, this charging cable does NOT have a travel antenna. I returned the cable for a full refund and will stick with the Garmin cables. They may cost a little more, but they work!

Pros
  • Gramin Drive GPS Accessories 50 50 lm 51 50 lm US EX 51 lm 51 lm-s 60 60 lm 60 lm 61 61 lm 61 lm; DriveSmart 50 50lm 50lm 60 60lm 60lm 51 51lm 61 61lm 70lm; DriveAssist 50lm; DriveLuxe 50lmthd 51lmt-s
Cons
  • Doubtful