Rand McNally GPS Real-Time Traffic Receiver (Discontinued by Manufacturer)
Last updated on June 16, 2024 12:41 pm Details
- Real time traffic info about road construction, traffic speeds and accidents
- Easy-to-install
- Includes lifetime traffic subscription to NAVTEQ Traffic
- Easy to install
- Plugs in to your GPS
- Includes an antenna cable to extend range
- Includes a lifetime traffic subscription to NAVTEQ Traffic
Specification: Rand McNally GPS Real-Time Traffic Receiver (Discontinued by Manufacturer)
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Rand McNally GPS Real-Time Traffic Receiver (Discontinued by Manufacturer)
sheilag1220 –
Lousy is the best word for this. I could not – no matter what I tried – get the traffic. So I called. Turns out that feature will only function within a 10 mile radius of a city center. So, if there is an incident more than 10 miles from the center – you never find out until you are smack dab in the center of a traffic mess.
They should be forced to take these units back and refund the money.
Very disappointed
R. Cirone –
Bought this accessory for my Rand McNally RVND 7710 GPS. It functioned for an hour and then drained the battery on the GPS even though it was plugged into the 12 volt car charger. I unplugged the traffic receiver and twenty hours later the GPS failed to keep a charge and was sent back for Rand McNally for repair. Paid for the shipping. On second trip I did not use the real time traffic accessory. The GPS failed after 3 hours and would not charge or boot up. This time Rand paid for shipping (Thanks) and repaired the unit again. I have tested the traffic accessory and have found that it will not transfer a charge from a 12 volt receptacle. If plugged into a 110 inverter, it will function for 3 hours before it drains the GPS battery. So… skip this accessory and plan to carry a backup if you choose to trust the 7710 GPS.
Cydyreal –
I have another GPS with traffic included and it uses the charger wire for the traffic antenna. This Rand McNally could do the same (and how much is a piece of wire worth?). So it looks like the product was really designed for marketing to extract another $60 for the traffic service. I tried using my charger wire from my older GPS but that did not work. Considering I paid $335 for RVND7720, more expensive than my old GPS that came with traffic included, I don’t think this a good way to go. The RVND does have some better data for camping (Woodall’s), but overall there are better products for the money.
Mike Sharpe –
Connected to a Rand McNally RVND 7715 GPS, this devices never shows any traffic events. The status display screen will show good signal strength, channel id, information provider and indicate for example 35 events received, yet the traffic display screen and map never show any traffic events. Used for three weeks so far and never a traffic event shown. The traffic status screen always shows some count of events but never anything on the traffic screen or map.
Dale –
Haven’t been on a trip with it yet, but my Rand McNally – Good Sam GPS recognized the antenna, so I suspect it will work fine. I purchased it because I did not want to pay the annual subscription for the Traffic Everywhere service. Also did not want to add to my cellular data costs on my phone, to provide wifi for the Traffic Everywhere service. I think this traffic antenna will pay for itself in short order. It’s a shame Good Sam and Rand McNally did not include this with the unit at purchase.
Trucker Guy –
I decided to give this unit a chance even though it has poor reviews. Sure enough, it did absolutely nothing. However, I noticed that the signal strength was good(10), and it locked onto a local fm station, it indicated that it was receiving from a Navteq provider. and that it was receiving an ‘x’ number of events.
Despite all this, the fm receiver would never show any Flow or Incidents even though there were traffic problems within close proximity.
However, the vendor sent the unit in a very timely manner, and everything was received in good condition.
It’s my personal opinion that the unit was definitely receiving an adequate signal. But for reason, the software on my TND510 was not permitting the signal to be processed by the software – just a hunch!
NJ Devs –
I purchased this item to be used with an RVND7710 in the DC Metro and surrounding area. If you dont mind the ridiculous installation of wires and other crap strung across your windshield, you are left with a receiver that doesnt pick up a signal long enough to provide any useful data. I purchased another since I could not believe that signal strength would be an issue…and unfortunately had no better results. Mind you, I am well within the dark green area of the coverage map. I would say that 10% of the traveling I do within a 40 mile radius of DC is covered by this receiver. I called Rand McNally customer support and they indicated that the White House and the Washington Monument were examples of why the reception was an issue. I didnt want to get into a political discussion with the gentleman but the laughs I got from that phone call were worth the 69.00 I spent on the receiver. Bottom line, the only thing more worthless than the receiver itself is the customer support Rand McNally provides with it. Documentation doesnt provide anything other than plug it and play it. If you really want to throw your money away….then this is the gadget for you.