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c41006 10-04-2012 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by haitech (Post 1944966)
This app eats up my battery!

It does use a lot of power. I make sure to keep the car charger handy whenever I use it.

VDC_OFF 10-04-2012 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by SurfDog (Post 1936912)
WAZE announced. "Police reported ahead" with a 2000 ft countdown to location while in map mode (not navigating to a fix). The cop was ahead on the city street I was traveling.

It even does this when i minimize the app and open pandora. Pretty cool!

Dsphoto 10-23-2012 11:17 PM

Use it every day on my commute on long island. Best app ever!

B&W_Evader 10-24-2012 06:49 PM

Downloaded today for the BB. Can't wait to see how it works on the commute home.

blackcherry20 10-24-2012 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by B&W_Evader (Post 1979161)
Downloaded today for the BB. Can't wait to see how it works on the commute home.

:tup:Def handy for city commutes...not so handy rurally but still a cool app.ima run it for trips on interstate for sure :tup:

SurfDog 10-26-2012 09:51 PM

The more we "use and report" the better it works. I feel like I'm on a cop hunting trip whenever I drive now. That is fun!

Citizens unite!

cheshirecat 10-27-2012 09:05 PM

I started using the app after seeing this thread. it's great.

quick question- is the update rate when it comes to other drivers' locations slow for everyone else? like if you see another user, their location doesn't update for 30 seconds or more?

gomer_110 10-27-2012 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by cheshirecat (Post 1985163)
I started using the app after seeing this thread. it's great.

quick question- is the update rate when it comes to other drivers' locations slow for everyone else? like if you see another user, their location doesn't update for 30 seconds or more?

That's how it is for everyone. There's two reasons for that. A) their servers can't handle updating everyone's position every few seconds and B) privacy (do you really want everyone to know exactly where you are)

kidkotic2001 11-05-2012 04:15 PM

Downloading this now see how it works on my way home from work.

nmjaxx9 11-05-2012 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by kidkotic2001 (Post 2001630)
Downloading this now see how it works on my way home from work.

still works great on the S3, get up to minute updates on whats going on, no other better way of communicating with fellow Zers and drivers :tup::driving:

speedracer007 11-06-2012 08:59 AM

I have started using this myself.

Pretty good.

It got confused on a 10 mile strech where I was on the Interstate and then it thought I was off of it. Kept telling me to get back on!!!! I was wondering if I was bouncing between 3G & 4G?

I had a short roadtrip this weekend (2.5 hours each way) and I was suprized to see how many other Wazers were on the road.

I use it for all my trips now because I am trying to build up points.

I have to use the car charger though -- it eats up the battery faster than the charger can charge with a Droid Bionic.

SurfDog 11-06-2012 09:17 AM

On iPhone the charger keeps battery full with WAZE always on.

I have had a similar issue of the app thinking I was off on a side road twice (out of hundreds of uses). Try resetting your phone. That helped when it happened to me.

Happy hunting!


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