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

Still wondering if the problems with my 730 are common for this unit, or if it is defective.
My 720 never acted this way in the same areas under the same conditions.

 

This new rm is junk my 510 is much better, why I say it's junk is this.

1) every couple of days I get a stupid error message that pops up when I have route already planned and moving down the road all of a sudden like clock work here comes the error message.

2) i shut the gps off every night every 5-8 start ups, meaning turning it on the unit comes up with another load failed screen. So have to turn off usually 2 times before it will fire up and run.

3) I will do compare route, and if I have to detour after putting in the better route this dumb thing won't re-route automatically. I have to turn unit off and back on in order to get it to follow and lead from where I am at.

4) tolls don't work still (to me seems like either false advertising or bait and switch you choose.

5) I can do begin route and like the route it wants to take go 5 miles down the road stop somewhere go do what I need to do come back and now I see I have a new route that is farther than original route and takes allot of back roads. And I cannot get the original route back I have tried both shortest and fastest will not put up original route.

i do like some of the features that I am able to use, but really getting fed up with this dumb thing and about to throw it out the window at 80 mph probably only way to fix it and go back to my 510

on a side note I haven't saved any locations so no saved locations and have been only saving fuel. Haven't used breadcrumbs or any other features as of yet afraid it will be worse than way it's working now. If one can really call it working.

 

When was the last time you hooked it to the dock and updated it?

 

about a month ago

 

I keep hearing about a new SW Version and or maps none ever available.
When I first turn mine on I get a message Maps are over a year old.

Lot of good it did me to get Lifetime Maps if they're never new ones released.

Was going to suggest some new features, but my next one certainly WONT be a Rand McNally anyway.

 

Evidentially in the latest update for the 510, they finally fixed the rest area issue somewhat by listing "Full Facility" for restrooms or "partial facility" for no restrooms. Also have "Information center" which is usually a welcome center with restrooms.

If that screenshot you are showing is a 530/730, looks like they finally made the local time numbers on a solid white relief backround...GOOD; then they took away the timezone indicator...BAD.