Rand-McNally Intelliroute TND 500

**cc194217** · 03-10-2010, 09:59 AM

Be sure that I get your E-mail address. A new version is due out shortly. I will just need the serial number off the back of your TND so that I can get you the correct Flash SD to bring you up to date on the current version. It will not affect your user folders.

Thanks,
Mark

**cc194217** · 03-17-2010, 11:31 AM

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Be sure and stop by and see us in booth 66144! We will be giving away a few TND’s, so send your friends!

Thanks,
Mark

and yes I will be there...

**ConfusedMuse** · 04-11-2010, 12:26 AM

we ran into a problem last time out. We routed our hazmat routing, turned off unit, and when we turned it back on the gps re-routed the route. Also everytime we left the road to enter a scale, or a rest stop it again re-routed itself... really frustrating, any ideas?
Thanks though it helps us more than not

**danthewolf00** · 04-11-2010, 03:48 AM

yup this may be my next gps now if only i had signed up to beta test it.

**hardtruckin** · 04-19-2010, 09:32 AM

Hello, I stumbled by this forum and wanted to share my experiences with the TND-500.
First of all I found all the posts in this thread very informative and helpful. I think that if we all remember that all GPS systems are meant as tools and not guides we will be that much better off.
I purchase my TND-500 just after Christmas and was very excited to get home and have a play with it.(on line order)
Unfortunately, that didn't last long. The unit locked into some sort of a loop and kept telling me that no sd card was inserted. I immediately called Rand, they advised me that the unit was defective and that I would have to return it to them for a replacement, at my expense of coarse.
About 3 weeks later I received the new unit, its a T5B and have had no other problems like I mentioned above.
I have had several updates since and have had only slight issues with the unit.
As far as performance goes, what can I say, its Rand Mcnally. This little $400 gem has made things a little easier in my life, the state scale warnings and the POI's are a great help.
This was my first truck specific GPS so I went with a name that I knew, and ultimately am glad I did so.
I also use Delorme's GPS software on my laptop, so between the two of them I think I'm better off than with just a paper map.

**layoutshooter** · 04-19-2010, 10:52 AM

Welcome to the forums, don't be a stranger.

**hardtruckin** · 04-20-2010, 12:36 AM

Originally Posted by layoutshooter

Welcome to the forums, don't be a stranger.

Thanks so much, glad to be here!

**hardtruckin** · 04-25-2010, 05:18 PM

Wow, is it me or have there been A LOT of updates the last several days? Not that its a bad thing.

**Dakota** · 04-25-2010, 06:25 PM

I like the fact that they are upgrading and fixing errors, I like my Garmin, but if I find an error there is really no place to go to let them know about it.

**layoutshooter** · 04-25-2010, 10:55 PM

Strange bird, this Rand-McNally, they make mistakes, people tell them about them, they listen and make repairs. An on going process. How refreshing!!

**hardtruckin** · 04-25-2010, 11:51 PM

Originally Posted by layoutshooter

Strange bird, this Rand-McNally, they make mistakes, people tell them about them, they listen and make repairs. An on going process. How refreshing!!

Different indeed! I guess I'm just not used to people listening to us!

**danthewolf00** · 04-26-2010, 06:02 AM

i wish i had bought one at mats! guess i will have to wait for the expditer expo to buy one....

**hossman54** · 04-28-2010, 07:39 PM

getting ready to buy a new GPS and am liking the feed back I have been reading here.... everyone still loving their unit? any good pricing options out there? If I buy one will I be able to get all the updates to date for the unit I purchase? thanks in advance.

**danthewolf00** · 04-28-2010, 07:52 PM

just got the tnd 700 last night feels like i got a laptop glued to the windshield which made looking at it so much easyer at night lol. no more squinting at night to read a 3.5 inch screen!

***anyone know how big a micro sd card we can use?***

**hardtruckin** · 04-28-2010, 07:52 PM

Originally Posted by hossman54

getting ready to buy a new GPS and am liking the feed back I have been reading here.... everyone still loving their unit? any good pricing options out there? If I buy one will I be able to get all the updates to date for the unit I purchase? thanks in advance.

Looks like the best I have seen online is $399, about the same at the truck stops. I still love my unit. And as far as I know the updates are free with the purchase of your unit.

Also if anyone is interested, I found the external gps antenna that works with the 500. Here is the link.

IntelliRoute TND 500 GPS Antenna