[BaseCamp] New Garmin stuff: Zumo XT, Explore app, Drive app

[Jim Puckett]

Conversely, is anyone connecting their XT to Basecamp for route transfer?
Feedback?  I do frequently. Works perfectly

Jim Puckett
Moyock NC

On Wed, May 5, 2021 at 12:28 PM Jerry White <jerrywhite518 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm thinking about a Zumo XT. It appears it uses a newer generation of
> helper apps. Has anyone used Explore for creating routes? How does it stack
> up to Basecamp? Obviously different, this isn't Windows or MacOS software,
> it's an app. Everything's a G.D. "app" now (imagine Dr. Evil air quotes.)
>
> Conversely, is anyone connecting their XT to Basecamp for route transfer?
> Feedback?
>
> My Zumo 396 uses the Smartphone Link app for traffic and weather. Last
> weekend I tried to use that app, it was unable to figure out where I was,
> rendering the app worthless. Now they have replaced Smartphone Link with
> Drive if you're using an XT, but still stuck on Smartphone Link on a 396.
> Any reviews of Drive? How is the traffic and weather data?
>
> Jerry
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