10-28-2012, 11:02 PM | #91 |
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Ya I heard the new maps were just terrible, you'd think they would correct that problem before shipping out millions of iPhone's but no.
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10-28-2012, 11:03 PM | #92 |
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11-04-2012, 01:57 PM | #93 |
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I know this is all good natured fun, but Apple Maps is a new and (obviously) hastily compiled software that needs its quirks ironed out.
Google Maps has existed for a long time ... so long, in fact, that nobody seems to remember similar situations from way back when ... http://www.seroundtable.com/archives/012529.html |
11-04-2012, 05:08 PM | #94 |
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What is being made fun of is not that apples map service isn't perfect. Everybody understand that a new software system of this scale will have errors and flaws, and a lot of them.
The point is that Apple chose to replace a good and reliable service with an inferior service when it's obvious that apples own map service is at beta quality, if not worse. Apples own system was launched prematurely |
11-18-2012, 01:43 AM | #95 |
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A-GPS, my understanding of how it works ?
I may be wrong, but have done a lot of reading on this subject over the years, and as such, felt compelled to respond. Why, oh why do I read these posts? lol anyway, the way I understand A-GPS is that it can be a full GPS circuit that receives information from satellites as well as Wi-Fi or cell towers (the assisted part) which would be the best of both worlds. However, A-GPS can also be dependent on a connection whether cellular or Wi-Fi to download maps which in most case, is cost prohibitive if using you GPS on the run. This type of A-GPS is the least desired as you absolutely need a connection to the net or a cellular connection to load you data, and this type is the least accurate depending on the maps used, but is perfectly fine in most cases for a correct landing at your intended residential or business destination. Also, I read somwhere TomTom maps though not equal to Garmin's in the USA, are preferred in European markets. That last comment was a comment from someone who lived in Europe so take it for what it's worth. Hope this sheds a tad more light on the situation. Take care all.
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When I was at my wits end a few years ago, and about to dump my Tomtom for a Garmin, I borrowed a friend's Garmin and quickly found many different errors, so who knows. The most egregious issues I personally ran into with my Tomtom was in Philadelphia, as it had all incorrect knowledge of one way streets, and listed many one-horse-width alleys as navigable streets. I haven't been back to Philly to compare since then. |
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Downloading now...
I said before that I thought the iOS maps app wasn't so bad, but I changed my mind since. Last night the app tried to send me to a town in the suburbs instead of the street in Paris I was looking for. I got to the store barely 10 minutes before closing time, after almost running to make up for lost time going in the opposite direction. |
12-13-2012, 10:57 AM | #103 |
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Installed it just now. It is only a few hours since it was posted to the iTunes store and it already has nearly 10,000 reviews and a 4+ rating! Suck it Apple!!!
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Grabbed it, thanks for the heads up.
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