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The great advantage of the Garmin Nüvi 1490 Traffic Satellite Navigation System is that you can use it away from the car to plan and simulate routes. If you think the SatNav is wrong you can always change the route by adding Waypoints. 

As with human beings, it cannot be expected to respond to information it hasn’t received, so if there is no FM signal or no information available, you may still be stuck in a queue. However, whilst driving from the North East to the Midlands recently, I twice had reason to be grateful for its ability to re-route in the face of traffic problems up ahead, so this is a useful feature, despite its limitations.

Garmin Nuvi 1490 Specs:

• Street-level mapping for UK&ROI, Western & Eastern Europe (42 countries) with 60-Day nüMaps™ Guarantee
• Lane Assist/Junction View – illustrates the correct lane choice for upcoming turns and exits
• Award winning free Premium Lifetime traffic subscription for the UK and other European countries
• Built-in Cyclops™ speed camera database (includes fixed camera locations and mobile hot-spots)
• Large 5 inch wide touchscreen display, sleek and ultra-slim design.

Finally, the Nüvi 1490 is not just a SatNav for the car. It’s light-weight and its pedestrian mode means you can continue to us it when you have left the car, enabling you to avoid getting lost in town.

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