GPS Reccomendations

It does not connect itself by itself... you have to set the connection the first time and after that so long as your Hotspot is on then it will connect automatically.

 

Dude stop not picking how I am saying it you know WTF mean

 

TND 730, there are a few annoyances that I have found, but not enough to make me spend $130 more for its alternative which may or may not have the same issues.

 

Clarifying your statements...

 

Post here if you have issues.

https://www.thetruckersreport.com/t...and-mcnally-products-part-two.255563/page-372

 

Thanks, I already have. Apparently the issues are part of the TNDs "character ".

 

Laminated Atlas, google maps navigation on my phone, and directions out of the Qualcomm is all I use and so far, no issues with bad info. I use sat view to get a layout of the dock.

 

All of those are fine until you hit an unexpected accident or construction detour in the worst possible place and need INSTANT help. Such as traversing backroads of of PA or NY to get to a remote shipper. At least a trucker GPS will try and keep your truck restrictions in mind when giving you alternative options. Certainly better to have a truck GPS then an atlas that does not provide the level of detail needed in a crisis. With Google and a smartphone, you'll spend time you don't have trying to get it to reroute to avoid residential areas and other streets you obviously have no business on.

I've even found them to be very helpful in extreme fog conditions where you could not make out upcoming side streets to turn on. Google Maps routing has a tendency to not update you realtime position in a smooth manner as a good GPS will. An atlas can help you plan a "route through the woods" as long as everything goes as planned and you don't miss any turns or encounter any detours, then they quickly become useless.

I think a GPS should be mandatory equipment in all trucks that are driven on irregular routes by unfamiliar drivers. Can we get by without them? Generally, yes. But their ability to [help] get you out of unexpected jams such as noted above or if you miss a turn is hard to place a value on. When you need it, you need it.

 

Start a conversation with me about this,

Mark

 

I appreciate the opportunity, but you have already explained that the things I don't like about my TND and consider to be "issues" are just the nature of the device.

Please note that I didn't refer to them as faults or flaws previously, they are just things I find annoying when in daily use. If my unit died tomorrow, I would buy a new replacement before the end of the day. Unlike others on this thread, I find truck specific GPS navigation to be invaluable and wouldn't want to be without one.