I'm not sure what people are talking about; I ride with people that have the 500 and they say it directly uploads their ride to strava. Maybe they have to plug it into a computer first, I'm not exactly sure, but I haven't heard of any complaints about connectability.
[MENTION=236201]RollCNY[/MENTION], [MENTION=37529]Bacciagalupe[/MENTION], I'd be willing to buy the 500 off either of you.