Being a long term owner of Freeways big brother the YQ unit i was in exactly the same position as you.
I want the ability to scan the whole country before i commit meself to a journey and YQ was perfect for this.
I do not want TM's latest big brother spy system so have come away completely.
I suppose with a smart phone you could go onto Google maps and click the traffic icon same as at home on your computer, no doubt others will know better than me about that, i don't want a smart phone.
I bought a large screen Garmin Satnav (1490t i think) instead with free traffic for life, or until they decide to shift the goal posts or turn off that signal too, once you have the traffic icon up you can then click traffic and search the country in an ever expanding radius.
Its not foolproof and IMO is not a patch on the YQ, nor did i expect it to be, and i daresay TT's disciples will be along to say their system is better and thats probably true but they pay a yearly subscription which i'm not prepared to do.
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