Best GPS?

So you have the "inside Track" now on the software and know what has been fixed or not fixed?

It amazes me that I have a support thread for over 7 years on TTR, yet your first post is not in the support thread. Connect your x30 to the Dock and update the maps/version. x20's follow in about a week or two.

Why did they charge you $100?

Instead of bogging this thread, why do you not post your reply to this one?

http://www.thetruckersreport.com/tr...and-mcnally-products-part-two.255563/page-202

Mark

 

Well after much delay I think I'm gonna spring for a garmin. Tired of using my fone.

 

The best gps, is one that don't need constant updating for maps and patches for errors. Or internet trouble shooting for all the problems the people are having.

One has to wonder how much time is spent on the internet for other brands.

 

Maps are passed yearly. How is this considered Constant?

Patches - no software is bug free. MS passes updates weekly, you have recall's on software for trucks/cars, and many other software companies patch bugs all the time.

Internet troubleshooting - you can name any type of electronic equipment and Google it and find many forums dedicated to "bugs" customers find and a fix.

 

So far the Garmin 770 dezl has not caused me any problems. Sitting here now at home with my RM 720 hooked up to my computer...doing what I have had to do for the past month. RM 730 ..will do the same thing next week when I get back in.

 

I do not know why you do not post this in the support thread. The "navi.exe" error cannot be fixed with a D/R. The update is available for the x30 models, not the x20's for a week or so.

 

All those other items you mentioned. DON'T fill up the internet with tech support. And this thread isn't about everyday things. it's about rand, specifically.

And the main reason those other items are on google. Is because most people are either dumb or doing dumb things. OR doing things and getting in a bind. Or whatever.

 

So you are saying that I should not be on this site because you feel I am filling up the internet?

This thread is about "Best GPS". Now, I do monitor a support thread for RM. I suspect in the last 7 years quite a few drivers found that thread and were helped out beyond the 8-5 norm for business. I found the need to help out drivers beyond the norm of a M-F 8-5 workday.

I understand you hold a "grudge" against RM for not routing you on a US route that has parts of it Non-STAA and you had your settings STAA. But, you hold this against RM when the State of AZ sets the classes of roads.

Now I do not consider myself "Dumb" yet I use Google a lot of times for support such as when I upgraded to Win 10 and I could not right click in my task bar. I found the answer and now I am running again.

There is no "Best GPS" because everyone has different tastes in life. What is good for one, may not be good for another. Each person should do their research and look at the Pros/Cons of each electronic device and find what might suit them best.

You like Co-Pilot, that is fine so long as you understand the limitations that it offers and work around them. I work for RM, some like it and some do not. Those that do not I don't harass them to buy RM. It simply is not their "cup of tea" so to speak. Those that have questions or need help I am simply here to assist in their needs. I don't understand why those die-hard anti RM drivers think this is a bad thing.

I looked at one bad review on Amazon and some driver gave the RM 1 star simply because it would not route her to her house in a truck. She did not understand that the area she lived in simply restricted trucks in that area. Yet RM got the blame for this. If she had changed it to car mode it would have routed her and then she might have gotten a ticket for being on a road in a class 8 truck that was restricted.

So do your homework, look at the reviews, look at the Pro's/Con's, and then make your mind up based upon your needs. DieselBoss has a good review site.

 

I use whatever comes with Google maps/Android on my phone, and copilot which is on our Qualcomms.

At night, they're both turned off, or at least the screens. The ongaurd indicator also gets covered up with a baseball cap.
All those lights....
Now there's a safety hazard to regulate, if any government official is bored tonight...
My old MotoX could do both phone and internet at the same time. The new model of that phone does not. Sounds about right, they'd have something that is convenient and works flawlessly and then take it away, but... back to the GPS.
The phone one isn't geared towards trucks and I haven't messed with it enough to know if I can pick the more detailed aspects of my route, but it does give multiple options up front, and constantly gives alternate routes as you drive. Also shows real-time traffic, which is extremely helpful. Constantly updated, and very rarely does it think you're driving in the cornfield. It also shows what lane you need to be in coming up to intersections. All around, very good for free or no extra charge.
The copilot... I hated it at first. The interface is horrible on the Windows-based Qualcomm. I ignored it and kept it off much of the time. In spite of personalized settings, it still does things I don't want it to do. Secondary roads, city streets while simply passing through Indy on 70.
I'm still not a fan and would never spend my own money on one, but over time I've figured out a few things to make it somewhat serviceable.
Nothing beats a paper atlas, but it too can lead you astray. There is a 10'6" bridge in Ohio that I would have not known about had I not sent in for directions from my company. State hwy 440 all colored in go-ahead yellow and nothing mentioned in the front of my 2014 atlas. The bridge looks to be much older than that, of course.
For truck stops and parking, the truckerpath app is very good, but doesn't have every pitstop known to man in it. The Ultimate Truck Parking Guide book is also extremely helpful for insider information, but also doesn't cover every square inch of every road. Top notch for interstates though.