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

What all do we get for our $80 on the new map updates?

 

You get to ponder the value of the Garmin dezl 560LMT with lifetime updates of maps amd traffic

 

I am starting to think this way also .. Seems Rand pushed this last update out a little quick

Lifetime update ( might be 3-4 yrs )
Free Traffic

Even if it's 3-4 yrs ( for lifetime ) that's more than I got with rand after buying the 500 about 11 months ago . And the price is compareable

 

After updating to this version I have had several problems with my timers and logs.

My average speed has been way off. I use one average speed for the current day and one for the full week. After a full week it was showing my average speed for the week at 29mph and the one I use daily was just as far off. They both should have been in the 50-56 range. Also my driving day timer was expiring hours earlier than it should have.

Steve

 

I really do not care for the new odometer style speed on this update. It is just too small. This is one thing I am constantly looking at on the screen. I preferred the old way this was handled. It was larger, easier to read. You can barely even tell if it is red or green. I would rather see the odometer larger than the posted speed if real estate on the screen is limited.

 

Is this update supposed to show mile markers? Mine is not. BTW my unit is a c.

Thanks,

Steve

 

Will the map updates be...

Sold in stores.. TA?

Available to Download?

I was going to purchase it but It is already sold out.

Would be great to be able to purchase at a truck stop so I could use my points.

Thanks,

Steve

 

Mark,

I have been using my TND 500 since November of 2009. I originally had a b unit but it was switched out for a C.

One thing that I have wanted since the first day is better handling of Multi stop trips and Via's.

I have played with new update and it is an improvement but the unit as far as I am concerned does not handle at least via's the way it should. ( or handle them as many other gps units do) After I set a destination I would like to be able to set a via or two and see the entire route the way it will unfold. I can now see the total miles and time of the route but not the detailed turn by turn when planing my trip. Is this going to be changed at any point on the TND 500 or on future units. I would hope that Rand can see the importance of this and work on updating this. At the minimum if we could select each leg and see the turn by turn it would help.


Thanks,

Steve