I think the voice instructions would be available via the GarminConnnect app, but I have never needed it and therefore never tried it.
I am very happy with my Edge 1030.
What good is a great map with great built-in audio instructions if the device has no audio output? Should I keep staring at the screen instead of the traffic when driving through an unknown city? Try Bangkok - you'll be dead in no time. I want to be able to hear the announcements ("turn left after 50 metres". I can't understand why Garmin doesn't include an audio connection on any of its devices! When I buy a Garmin map, I'm paying for something I can't even use: The built-in audio instructions. I find that cheeky. So I'm forced to take the only device with an audio connection - the Montana - even if it is unfortunately twice as heavy and very clunky. Can't Transa knock on Garmin's door and tell them this?
Since everyone has no problem staring at their mobile phone at any time and in any place, i.e. even in traffic, I don't see any problem with a bicycle computer. The device does not make any direct announcements, but acoustic signals are emitted in good time to alert you to a change in direction. In addition, the metres until the next change are displayed, so you can be prepared for it. I find turn-by-turn directions like "in the street so and so" rather confusing, because you have to look for the street signs first. Theoretically, headphones on a bike are also rather questionable, as you should be able to hear the traffic around you. The Edge certainly has a hefty price tag, but I'm also very satisfied with it.
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