Traffic providers?

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Traffic providers?

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I think I know the answer to this already, since I live in Argentina.
Is there any way to get live traffic on my Zumo XT. Garmin says it should come through the Drive app which I have setup correctly, but the Zumo tells me that I need a compatible accessory and that no traffic providers are available. I wouldn't say that the Garmin FAQs were particularly helpful, but anyway. One of their pages had a link to Here We Go maps and I mistakenly thought that their map could link devices and thus traffic, but that wasn't the case.
As others have mentioned, if Waze or similar could talk to Garmin...
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In the U.S. it works via the Drive app and therefore the “compatible accessory” is the phone. I don’t think the XT works with any other traffic receiver.

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AFAIK, the Traffic app works with an external receiver however the XT manual is very vague saying "This feature is
not available in all areas or for all device models.". A smartphone running the Drive app works but it does not rely on the Traffic app. This is what the manual says:

Receiving Traffic Data Using Your Smartphone
Your device can receive subscription-free traffic data while
connected to a smartphone running the Garmin Drive app.
1 Connect your device to the Garmin Drive app (Pairing Your
Phone and Headset, page 13).
2 On your zūmo device, select Settings > Traffic, and verify
the Traffic check box is selected.
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Yes, it's extremely vague and I can't make head nor tail of it.
Anyway, I'll just keep an eye on any updates that might be forthcoming, which I doubt.
Thanks for your replies!
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