Suppport Thread for the TND 500, TND 700 or future Rand McNally products.

Thanks for the reply.
I was able to enter a multi stop trip, but I could only view one leg.

I like to be able to calculate the total trip and see the total miles and driving time... and I only found the first leg miles and time.


If the 710 has the capability and I just didn't know how to do it, I would consider purchasing another and giving Rand another chance.

I am actually still happy with my Garmin iQ M5, but haven't been able to update the maps since they discontinued the PDA's.
Before I returned my 710 I was in a couple towns in Mass. the 710 routed me down streets with 11' underpasses, while my M5 did not.

I also bought (and returned a week later) the Dezl 560LMT.
It put me on restricted roads... and also avoided non restricted roads.
I have had better luck with my iQ PDA than the units marketed as "truck" gps's

 

During the time I had it (Pilots 7 day return for a refund), the most I had was 3 stops where I tried the multi-stop, the rest of the time I had stops that were navigated as single trips.

But I could only view the first leg of the 3 stop trip.

I am going to stop and get another one today and give it more of a chance.
I returned the last one because I was at a pilot on the 6th day and got my money back while I could... and I thought I was a "Garmin Man"...lol.... but it turns out I disliked the dezl even more.

I do love my Garmin iQ M5, but again, cannot update the maps, so my map database is about 3 or 4 years old.

 

In my humble opinion, the TND 700 is not a well built GPS. The processor is way way to slow the graphics are childish at best and I feel I don't get a very good overall view of my trip...what I mean is when using this GPS I know where it want to take me and where I am but if I want to see if it is my best way to go I must refer to my Motor Carriers Atlas. I do multiple drops and to see where I am compared to areas not routed are difficult. Now a heavy weight in navigation (in my opinion) is Microsoft streets and trips with GPS I understand that there is no truck app. for this but it far superior to the TND 700. By the way the TND 700 is taking up space on my shelf in the bunk it will not hold a charge, the power connection is no longer working the unit will not longer turn on. I am sorry I ever purchased this GPS and I tell everyone who asks my troubles with it.

 

Thank you Mark, I have been watching it over the past couple of days and now both of these past days it has worked fine. Why it didn't show anything before must have been a glitch or user error, I was in a "way out there" location, using GPS coordinates instead of a proper address, which may have had some factor on it. Now that I've figured out how to work it, it is a neat feature.

 

Can I email it to your gmail account, I don't want to post the ending coordinates on here.