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Anyone else feel the Maps App isn't great?

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Melodeath

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I have an iPhone 3GS I got a month ago, and to be honest, I'm a bit disappoitned with the Maps App. I've been testing it out and I find that it doesn't always give the most direct route, and I don't see an option to ask it to find a new route. My past experience is Google Maps or similar from the web, and they seem to be much more accurate.

What I was wondering is does anyone else find the Maps App to be inaccurate? Are there any alternatives? I tried loading google maps in Safari and it didn't work out.

Thanks
 
Ha! Well, that's funny I didn't notice.

Anyway, it totally sucks (IMO) compared to the web version. Does it always give you the best route?
 
Melodeath said:
Ha! Well, that's funny I didn't notice.

Anyway, it totally sucks (IMO) compared to the web version. Does it always give you the best route?
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The Android Maps app is much better. Navigation and turn-by-turn directions with voice.
 
Melodeath said:
Ha! Well, that's funny I didn't notice.

Anyway, it totally sucks (IMO) compared to the web version. Does it always give you the best route?
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:D

No, it doesn't always give me the best route (but neither does the web version). But the route it gives me is usually close enough for me to figure out a better route.

dwd3885 said:
The Android Maps app is much better. Navigation and turn-by-turn directions with voice.
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Well, I'm not about to buy a phone because of one good app.
 
dwd3885 said:
The Android Maps app is much better. Navigation and turn-by-turn directions with voice.
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That may be, but I have an iPhone

Surely said:
:D

No, it doesn't always give me the best route (but neither does the web version). But the route it gives me is usually close enough for me to figure out a better route.
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Ah, I see. Well, I hope they improve the app. I haven't had an issue with the web version, especially because it allows you to choose which route you want.
 
Melodeath said:
Ah, I see. Well, I hope they improve the app. I haven't had an issue with the web version, especially because it allows you to choose which route you want.
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It may not give the best route, but I'm pretty sure that it gives the shortest route.

Obviously shortest is not always best, especially if there are traffic considerations.

I have GPS in my car, so I use that for routing anyway.
 
ucfgrad93 said:
Yeah, its not the best. That said, the few times I've used it it has gotten me where I need to go.
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Same here. It's never given me wrong directions, but they aren't always the most direct.

However, Google's online map HAS given me wrong directions before. And when I say wrong, I mean REALLY WRONG!
 
so, go to the app store and buy one of the nav. apps--tomtom, or magellan or whatever----one hand giveth and the other hand taketh away-------
 
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