Waze: Way to Go

[dschoenike]

Extremely addicting. Now i find myself zig zagging all over town just to go down streets that havent been munched yet. Least its company gas money. (bad excuse in this rotten economy) but its still fun who's leading in points around here, im at 20k.
dschoenike

[fdbryant3]

Originally Posted by Unknown Zone

you too...lol....there is no way I would use this for navigating right now, used it this weekend for a trip just to check it out and mannnn it was bad...it is more like a game with points..etc. Now i will report accidents/cops..etc that might help other drivers but that is all this app is good for at this time to me.

Its fun if you know where you are going, want to collect some point and help fellow drivers.

If you read their FAQ they will tell you up front they are not a navigation app. As they describe it they are not about getting you to an unknown location. They are more about helping you get to places you travel to regularly. I kinda worry that could end up holding them back. Personally I want a GPS app that can show me how to get to where I want to go (AmazeGPS,iGuidance), plot my route based on current traffic conditions and re-route as conditions change (Waze), show me where the cheapest gas (or other type of stores) along that route is (Bing for Mobile - sorta since it doesn't actually put it along the route) and do it with voice guidance (all of the aforementioned except Bing). Its funny that I can do most of that using a couple different apps - but why can't someone just put it all together in one app (and what really sucks is I have no idea on how to create such an app, probably be a moneymaker - although I'd want for free). I'd buy that app (although still would want it for free)

[Unknown Zone]

Originally Posted by fdbryant3

If you read their FAQ they will tell you up front they are not a navigation app....

fdbryant...I know where you are coming from and have watched the video....and I do understand what this app is moreless for, like a heads up for your drive..., what I dont like is having popup of issues that are like 1K/2K/3K+/- miles from where I am at...now if they can make popups show issues lets say 100+/- miles that would be fine with me instead of having a list like 20+ accidents/50 cops/30 traffic jams..all well over 2Kmiles from my location.

Alot of people in CA/NY, would not like me reporting DPS's or maybe BP's waiting for drug runners/speeders..etc... in South Texas like every 5 miles by the Texas/Mexico border, or maybe they would, it be a nice way to avoid the law

I use both app at the same time, Sprint Nav (guidance) and Waze (driver heads up) and of course "munch" points cant forget those, for what it is worth

[Yibrushn]

Originally Posted by dschoenike

Extremely addicting. Now i find myself zig zagging all over town just to go down streets that havent been munched yet. Least its company gas money. (bad excuse in this rotten economy) but its still fun who's leading in points around here, im at 20k.
dschoenike

Dang I've only got 5500 points. and my wife is sick of all the "wrong" turns I'm making I'll be getting a ton of points this weekend though. going to some desert in the middle of nowhere

[Yibrushn]

dschoenike what ranking are you? you must be near the top!

[dschoenike]

Originally Posted by Yibrushn

dschoenike what ranking are you? you must be near the top!

Hey there. I just looked, and im only at 405 with 21k points. i saw a top 5 list and they're all in the 200k+ range. im thinkin i could get to 100k by the end of october. waze has made driving fun again
dschoenike

[DPG]

I picked up 30k on Sunday but I had 3 seperate errors that lost me an additional 10k.

[Yibrushn]

WOW you guys drive a lot! or drive in places no one's ever been. I'm in LA and only the side streets are point fodder. makes it tough.

[TREmp77]

I am ranked 4005 or something like that....I got a lot a driving to do.

Wheres did I put that gas card...

[Yibrushn]

I just added it up and between my wife and I we spent $300 on gas last month so I think It's time to put my gas card away for a while! both our cars get between 20-30 mpg :-\ but waze does make it way more fun