The 8 inch rand McNally tablet

The tablet has many problems.
Dash cam shuts off anytime.
Voice doesn't know left from right.
Have to reboot often.
Rm services keep stopping.
Magnetic back. So keep it away from phone or credit cards.
Drains while in use while your charging.
Volume is far to low
GPS part can crash.
And many more pros.
I do love the layout. If only they would fix the rest.
Oh and pay another $80.00 dollars for live traffic.
It's shameful.

 

I see 2nd post

 

See remarks in red.

Thanks,
Mark

 

Few question

Can you disable all the google apps and developers menus can you disable windows animations with out effecting the unit?

 

Depends on what you mean by not affecting the unit.

Mark

 

I just basically use truck GPS since it's a bottom of the barrel tablet. I don't want any junk on it. I tried to disable windows animations in developers mode but truck GPS wouldn't run. I have new iPad to bad Rand wouldn't just sell the #### software

 

Like any other electronic device be it a computer/IPad/Phone/Tablet/etc there are certain programs that are required to run other programs. Those you cannot uninstall. This is a common between all electronic devices. If the Truck GPS requires windows animations to run, then that program is tied in some way, shape, or form to the Truck GPS app for it to run properly.

 

Here I sit with a $500 tablet that's completely junk..

A lot of the issues have corrected themselves somehow.
The battery has completely crapped the bed on my tablet. Will no longer stay on wether it be plugged into the tablet or the mount. Using the supplied 12v power plug in.

No simple way to fix this probably except sending it in which take time and we work and use our tools for a living...

If you have a logical fix I'd love to hear it

 

Have they even updated this thing once since it was made?
The maps dont have many of the truckstops or shippers I go to.

 

I've been checking ever week and still no map updates.
Every time I call them they always tell me the same thing.
"Updates will occur when you're connected to the Internet"

I've had mine for six months and I just listed it on eBay. Never buying another thing from RM again.

 

Pablo returned my phone call. Not only does he have the WORST customer service out of a supervisor I have ever dealt with, rand McNally refuses to take care of a working trucker to replace a defective device. They're return policy might work for the casual user, it's is a terrible indie riot return and repair policy when you are selling a commercial product for commercial use. Waiting up to a month for a replacement is unacceptable...


Please take your business elsewhere. I'll be purchasing a new device not sold by Rand McNally.