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smashy said:
Im no bill gates so not sure but if you cant get online on your phone ,which happens just when you dont need it then are you stuffed?
The maps are downloaded around a decent radius and generally following your route too. GPS is all you real need and I can't say I've ever hit a blackhole in the 6 months I've been using it all over the country. The other thing to do, if you know you're going to be screwed is use Google Maps and cache the map route http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39-57594191-285/h...Edited by Ved on Thursday 6th March 09:41
Ved said:
The maps are downloaded around a decent radius and generally following your route too. GPS is all you real need and I can't say I've ever hit a blackhole in the 6 months I've been using it all over the country. The other thing to do, if you know you're going to be screwed is use Google Maps and cache the map route http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39-57594191-285/h...
Thanks for that ved intersting!!Edited by Ved on Thursday 6th March 09:41
I've been using it a fair bit and I would say its very good! Have not used my tomtom since!
To answer some questions, 1) You can be anonymous so you can't be seen by other users. 2) If you stop for a bit i.e. to fill up with fuel, it will ask you if you are stuck in traffic or have just parked up. 3) Yes it does eat up battery power, but that is more to do with the GPS than the app.
HTH
To answer some questions, 1) You can be anonymous so you can't be seen by other users. 2) If you stop for a bit i.e. to fill up with fuel, it will ask you if you are stuck in traffic or have just parked up. 3) Yes it does eat up battery power, but that is more to do with the GPS than the app.
HTH
The biggest power-draining thing on most smartphones is the screen, by a long way. Keeping GPS going on any fairly recent phone needs tiny amounts.
Worth checking your car charger because (on Android particularly) if it's only delivering the plain USB spec of 500mA it won't be enough to top up a phone that's already working hard (screen on, GPS, bluetooth, etc). You'll probably find it just drains slower on charge. A beefier charger will deliver 4-5 times that.
Worth checking your car charger because (on Android particularly) if it's only delivering the plain USB spec of 500mA it won't be enough to top up a phone that's already working hard (screen on, GPS, bluetooth, etc). You'll probably find it just drains slower on charge. A beefier charger will deliver 4-5 times that.
Been using it for a while now.
No major complaints, battery usage is pretty high.
And quite often I seem to find delays don't get added on until you get close to them, or maybe its just that they've got worse as i've approached them?!
Anyway - the important bit - whats everyones rank?
I'm Royalty Wazer - ranked 1561!
No major complaints, battery usage is pretty high.
And quite often I seem to find delays don't get added on until you get close to them, or maybe its just that they've got worse as i've approached them?!
Anyway - the important bit - whats everyones rank?
I'm Royalty Wazer - ranked 1561!
Dan_1981 said:
Been using it for a while now.
No major complaints, battery usage is pretty high.
And quite often I seem to find delays don't get added on until you get close to them, or maybe its just that they've got worse as i've approached them?!
Anyway - the important bit - whats everyones rank?
I'm Royalty Wazer - ranked 1561!
I'm a Warrior Wazer and am ranked 28,925, I've only be using it for a couple of months though.No major complaints, battery usage is pretty high.
And quite often I seem to find delays don't get added on until you get close to them, or maybe its just that they've got worse as i've approached them?!
Anyway - the important bit - whats everyones rank?
I'm Royalty Wazer - ranked 1561!
It does kill the battery and does some strange routes at times but that's because I know the back routes to where I want to go. I use the nav for traffic most of the time and it seems pretty reliable.
Spangles said:
eybic said:
I love this app, seems to be really good and I love the user generated stuff like the police and traffic warnings. One thing that annoys me is that there is no option to warn about a car stopped in the road, only the hard shoulder.
Huh? There is on mine.eybic said:
Spangles said:
eybic said:
I love this app, seems to be really good and I love the user generated stuff like the police and traffic warnings. One thing that annoys me is that there is no option to warn about a car stopped in the road, only the hard shoulder.
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