Recent content by hoss409

Yeah it seems like quite the rip off for sure. Little disappointed in mazda for going this route. Thanks for all the info! I guess if I need traffic updates I'll have to continue to use my very free and very simple google map app on my phone. What a waste of a good opportunity for mazda...

Thanks for explaining it further. Sorry but a couple more questions. So even if you have to pay for the connected services, do you still require a tethered phone to even access them? Or does the service update on its own? Unfortunately I only have my work phone and they don't allow tethering...

Was at the dealer yesterday for a few hours trying to figure this out. He said there should be a way to get live traffic and weather updates without using a tethered phone. Almost every other car navigation in the world is capable of acquiring its own updates without the need for a wifi...

Do you need to make your phone a wifi hotspot to receive the info from naviextra?

So were we supposed to get traffic free for say 3 months or something like that? Then have to update using naviextras? Or were we supposed to just pay for an upgrade right after we purchased the car? I guess I'm still kinda unclear as to why this appears so complicated, and why the dealer...

I have an iphone 5 through ATT so I could technically (I believe) turn it into a hotspot, but is this the only way to get live traffic updates? I'm new to in dash navigation systems, but doesn't the built in navigation system itself have the capabilities to stream live traffic without the use of...

Hi All, Just picked up a 2014 3i GT Jet Black and so far loving it. Does anyone know how to get live traffic updates when you aren't in a WiFi area? I've read in other threads that you can use your cell phone as long as it has internet connectivity but so far I have had no luck in getting...