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

Thanks Mark, I'll give that USB plug a "little squeeze".

Doug

 

I have the McNally 710 and its amazing,,, BUT AND I HOPE MCNALLY READS THIS I HATE THE FASTEST N SHORTEST ROUTE SETTINGS THEY SEND U THRU ALOT OF F.M. ROADS I WANT A ROUTE FOR MAJOR HIGHWAYS ONLY............. IF SOMEBODY KNOWS HOW TO CHANGE THIS SETTING WRITE TO ME AT sweetbone38@gmail.com....... Tks in advance......!!!!

 

thanks ya.

 

Question for the lead beta tester...
Getting ready to go full time OTR agian,, Looking at getting the new 720.. Will I be able to update it at truck stops with the wifi..or do you have to still plug into a laptop.. When will the 720 get to truck stops for sale.. Thank you

 

Well, if you do not want small roads. Do not use shortest route.
And in some cases it will be faster to use non-interstates. But other times not. You have to use the GPS as a tool. It is to help you route, not to route you. If you plan to use a GPS as an end all to get where you are going, then you really really do not need a GPS. And you should not be using one. People that do not use them properly are running into bridges, driving into lakes, etc.
Always verify your route. Never trust a GPS to do this for you.
The Rand has most of the low clearances and weight limited roads, on main routes. When you get into small towns and some city's, it will not have all the info. Because the towns do not always send the info to the states in a timely manner. So Rand cannot always have all the info.
And even when it is sent in, it could take them a year to get it changed in the system.

New drivers I think really should not have GPS's. Learn to use a map first. Then get the GPS to help with planning.

 

Yes sir, that would be d most correct way to go , but nevertheless I have used the McNally GPS Blindly for a month with 0 indiscrepancies.... But I know it shouldnt be this way.... I do use common.sense too. But Im very new to this and need to hustle... And 710 has been a miracle.... Tks....

 

Want to talk about an old version lol. I am on a 500b. Have not updated in a good year. Since we got all the bugs worked out. Looking at the new 720. Just not too sure with the size. I prefer a 5" to a 7. They are just so freaking large. Like the camera idea. but that does not look like a camera that I can leave on the mirror in all weather. I would be concerned with it breaking over time.