Support Thread for the TND 500, TND 700 or future Rand McNally products. (part two)

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  1. Mark Kling

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    You have in allow or prefer freeways?

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  3. Mark Kling

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    I tried the same route, it took me to exit 73. (Freeway - Allow) Shortest/fastest took exit 73. What are your settings?

    If you look at the Destination Flag, it shows at the point of the ramps and W. Market St.

    40.022404, -84.235013 is the Lat/Long to the Entrance.

    Looking at Google Maps, it shows the actual location of 1400 W. Market St, in the middle of the building.

    So, in this instance I would have suggested that you use the Lat/Long to route to the main gate.

    On Google Maps, find your location, Main entrance, dock, etc and place the mouse on it, right click, what's here, Lat/Long is at the bottom...

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    By Lat/Long

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  4. wheelman666

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    >>> OK First - I have to say this, that is a hell of a lot of steps just to put in a location and go. I should be able to put in an address and it should get me there or close enough that i can see the building at least. Not have to do a cross reference with Google to get me there??? that's a bit insane.
    as for settings:
    Freeway - Allow All
    Recalculation - On
    Route - Fastest
    Tollways - Allow
    U-Turns - Avoid
    Fast Recalc - On
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    Also I have noticed a few other Odd things -
    I95 in New Haven CT - the 740 keeps telling me (and showing) to stay to right for i95. Far as I can remember its been on the left side forever.
    I81 SB in Binghamton NY, tells you to stay to wrong side also.
    Incorrect speeds limits
    Incorrect truck restrictions is big. and i think this one has a lot to with incorrect routing. Like up by my house, it keeps telling me a road has a weight restriction on it so it keeps routing me a totally different, LONG, way to go from Kingston NY to Saugerties NY and onto NB i87.
    the weight restriction was removed from the bridges @ 4 or 5 years ago !!!!
    Examples like these show a major issue with mapping and updated info, which in turn cause incorrect routing. Either longer (in most cases) or in some cases will get you into a spot that your stuck.

    As a driver i am supposed to have some level of trust in my GPS, RM has got to do a better job with fixing map issues. they get direct feedback daily from thousands of drivers in reference to all kinds of errors. Why not act on that info?
     
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    I discovered a display bug.
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    The road it wants me to take is county road 3000 but why did it chop off the rest of the road name here?
     
  6. Mark Kling

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    Can I get more information like city, state?

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    I-95, is this South or North Bound and what area?

    Speed limits are updated quarterly. States may change, but RM does correct them quarterly. IF you see one that is incorrect let me know.

    Incorrect Truck Restrictions - Incorrect routing you tie to this. Show me incorrect routing. IF I can duplicate then I can look into the reason.

    I have no idea where you house is, so I have no idea what bridges were updated.

    Examples - I see a few, you make it sound like the sky is falling. But, then again you give me general information so I cannot check.

    Direct feedback from thousands - you have the inside track to this?

    <<>>

    Now back to the routing you say is incorrect. The way they make the Maps they do not find every business/house address and pinpoint them. Millions upon millions of them, so they take what they sometimes refer to as a Postal Address. I live at 207, but my neighbor is 213 and the other side is 201. The street is subdivided into equal parcels. So on that road the number may fall at that location.

    Now since the other was too many "Steps", do this. On your 740 on the map screen, at the upper right you will see a "highway" with 3 lines under it. Tap on that. Scroll down till you see the destination. Tap on that, you will see the map screen on the left now showing the destination. You can on the map screen on the left "finger" in or out to zoom in/out. If you long press on the "bulls eye" it will take you to the full map screen. Move the "bulls eye" to the location you need to be as your destination. Long press and you will see at the top of the Pop Up - "Route to Here". Now when you look at the route it now takes you to the correct location. If you go to this often you can save also in your Address Book.

    I put in your settings and I still show exit 73. What Truck settings are you using? Do you have any Avoids set for this area? - You can check in your preferences.

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    Mark
     
  8. Mark Kling

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    Do I get my choice of the city and state?

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  9. prosidius

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    Ochelata Oklahoma. Near the Walmart distribution center there.
     
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    Thanks,
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