Cobra Electronics 7700 PRO GPS

Oh yeah. Tried to plug in the address for Swift in Memphis to get back to the terminal. It refused to take it! I did look it up by name and it routed me there.

 

I feel the same way. I would much rather spend a little extgra time on a hwy then go through town.

My other big issue is why does the unit tell me where not to go. If I am on the correct road then I don't need it to tell me not to take a exit. ( ie; "stay left") All I need to know is the exit I do need to take. It is random too. Why it does it on some exits and not others. My Garmin does it too, but after running them at the same time the 7700 does it much more and I thought the Garmin did it to much.

software is #1.5.19.
Map na-P1500D7E0831X
OS USA_CO908140

Are these correct and current?

 

Yeah, I know. It kept warning me about the 38' width thing while on US 89 between 44 and I-5 would not shut the hell up, I assure this road is no more then 20 feet tops from side to side and no shoulder. Also gave me that alert on I-5 but it seemed to stop once I left California.

 

Am I not understanding the weight restrictions icon? This has happened on both of the last trips I've used the GPS on. First time it said 5T NOW. Second time it said 10T NOW. I was not on a weight restricted route. Why is it giving me a warning for it?

So far, this GPS is 0 for 2. Both trips I've received false warnings. Unless I'm just not understanding it. I'm giving the GPS the benefit of the doubt and will try it on 2 more trips. But if I keep getting false warnings and such, it's going to be exchanged for the Garmin 465T. If that doesn't cut it, I'll go back to a $100 Tom-Tom. For $400, I do expect it to be pretty darn accurate.

And while I wouldn't return it for this reason alone, I do agree that I'd rather be routed slightly further if I can stay on the expressway a bit longer, rather than get routed through town.

But these false warnings is what has me seriously concerned.

 

The first time I saw that I was confused too. The next time I noticed the the warning I saw a side street that had that weight limit on it. Maybe it that was what happened to you.