Data Usage for TND 730

It's has a dedicated gps and maps. They are built in. So as far as routing purposes go, it does not require any data at all for going down the road.
Google fetches the required mapping data as you go.
You can get dedicated mapping apps for most smart phones.

 

If the service is tied into your phone inorder to update road info, then I would imagine it would eat a chunk of your GB each week, otherwise if it were standalone, it wouldn't need the phone to get the info.

 

Husband has the TND 720, and it has been a really sorry one. He does not use any of the wifi on it. There were areas, like in Springdale, and Rogers, AR, that it would not take any addresses to find locations. After several updates, that started to finally work, but it still has its' moments.

Post how the TND 730 does. And don't forget that you can use the longitude/latitude feature if you can't get the address to go in. This requires google map though on a laptop, click what's here, and it will give you the info. I believe what is given is at least 98% accurate to use.

 

If you do a search on this Forum for this subject by both DieselBoss and Mark Kling you will get your answer.They did tests on the TND units a while ago.If I remember correctly the Data usage was not that much over the period of a month.

 

Your phone, opposed to a dedicated GPS, will use tons of data if you use it as GPS because your phone has to download maps and data to build the maps you are looking at. A dedicated GPS doesn't use data unless it gets live traffic info or when you update the software.

 

Yeah it shouldn't use a lot.

Google maps app doesn't usually store the maps on your phone so that's pretty much why it used a lot.

I have a different GPS but for basically the same thing it used 60mb through a BT connection for the past month.

 

I think many of you are not familiar with this unit. The OP stated he only needs wifi for traffic alerts, the TND 730 requires wifi connection for real time traffic and weather not for the route, he already stated that his phone used 3 gigs a week for mapping, the 730 will do the mapping on its own but needs wifi for traffic. Does anybody have an answer for the OP's question? Balakov100 at least reported his GPS's usage.

 

You might also consider is it downloading weather radar updates whether or not you have the radar layer turned on. I would hope it doesn't but I don't know.

The wifi connectivity features of the RM's is a big part of the reason I went back to garmin. I could do all the other with my smartphone, and much better.