Truck GPS units are making my head spin!!

Stay away from the Rand McNally TND 720. I had one and the thing would freeze up time and time again. Wound up tossing it out the window in Iowa. Useless crap!

Garmin makes a better product, but I have not tried the Dezl unit, and I'm getting one when I can.

 

Wow! Sorry to hear about your issue with the 720. You know they do have a warranty? I had to send my 520 in because the speaker was messing up but thet fixed it and returned it in about ten days total.
I had a 520 and was offered to trade up to a 720 which I did about a year ago. I use it all the time and would recommend it highly.

 

Freezing issue would normally be related to power. It could be the DC connector was messed up and was causing the issue. Not the USB end. Did you try to run D/R under Tools on the Dock as it could have been a corrupted file off an update...

but, since it is not on the side of the road we will never know...

If a unit does not preform as expected.... and you are in warranty... call Rand Support.

 

How do u know Garmin is better if u haven't used one? We have been using a TND 700 & 720 and have had very few issues. If u expect it to behave like a high powered pc then u will b disappointed as the unit needs time to re-calk all the new information when u start zooming around to different locations. My high powered laptop even freezes Google Maps if I ask it to do too much at one time.
Used properly they work quite well,so to call it "useless crap" is just plain bogus.
By u'r own admission in another thread u want instant response from u'r pc's and gps and at this price point I don't believe that is possible at this time.
The only time my units freeze up is when I ask it to do too much without letting it complete the previous inputs.
Just my .02 cents worth.

 

I said this before, I would get nothing but a Garmin... why?

Because they have a solid company behind the product, they've been making the nav units longer than anyone else has, their tech service is responsive IF you take the time to explain the problem to them, I can actually call them and tell them that there are mistakes with their maps and they make products that are used in mission critical situations, like landing aircraft under instrument conditions.

This is a tool and part of our navigation so I don't have time playing phone tag with people to fix something by replacing this or getting that or updating something else.

 

The TND520 has only been out a week or so. Were you referring to the TND510?

 

Been using a TND 520 for about a week (smaller version of RM 720). Been very accurate, good heads up on construction zone, sharp curves, speed limits, weigh stations, etc. Easy to use, good display. So far I'm very happy with the unit.

My only gripe is the address book wants the city 1st which confuses the unit when that city name exists in multiple states (IE: Ogden). If you put the state 1st, then city name it would speed up the search. Very minor issue, tho.

 

Hmmm. Really? I have all of them and the Garmin is the one that makes you enter the state first. It makes me kinda nuts to have to do that. I would rather type the city and only have to type the state at the end of the city (if needed) to narrow the list. Or just pick it from the list of "Ogdens" for the one in Utah. It seems like an extra step to me in most cases.

I'm not bustin your stones at all. I just have been doing this a long time and have not heard someone specifically want to enter the state first. Interesting comment.

 

With the 760, one can enter in the name of a city first and go from there. Actually so far, it appears to be the preferred method for inputting an address since by default apparently it searches multiple states around your location or the state around your location (seen it default to either/or). One can enter a different city for any search- poi, intersection, address etc. I know this also possible on the 560 as well with very little difficulty.

With the 760. Main page ///where to-> search page. upper right hand corner box reads "searching near" tap that to-> search near page. A different city appears fourth option down.


Mark