Maps Alternative

Bucky Badger wrote:

strollin wrote:

paulcardoza wrote:
Give WAZE a try. I have used it for my daily commute and am totally sold on it. It routes you based on traffic conditions, alerts you of issues ahead and it's FREEEEEE.......

Google bought WAZE in 2013 and incorporated the technology into Google Maps so when you're using Google Maps you're also using WAZE.

So in google maps, you can alert drivers of police, slow traffic, road hazards and other things that WAZE offers?

No, but Google Maps users get the benefit of those things the WAZE users enter.

derh20 wrote:
A am very disappointing with Maps on 8.1 and am looking for an alternative. All I need is plain old Navigation without any social media add-ons. Any thoughts on a better navigation app?

I like both google and mapquest, they both have their strong points.
I like the mapquest because I can enter my vehicle and it's mileage and it will give me gas costs for the route using Gas Buddy.

I had never even opened the Maps on my 8.1 until now> I just tried it and I noticed that it loaded much faster than the others. I like it's interface and maps but I need to play with it some more to see how it routes things. But overall i was more pleasantly surprised than I thought I'd be given it's a Microsoft product.

We've tried WAZE a couple times, they still have to work on it. It worked, but wanted to take us over some wacky routes. I'm sure it'll get better with time, but just pay attention if you use that.

paulcardoza wrote:
Give WAZE a try. I have used it for my daily commute and am totally sold on it. It routes you based on traffic conditions, alerts you of issues ahead and it's FREEEEEE.......

Google bought WAZE in 2013 and incorporated the technology into Google Maps so when you're using Google Maps you're also using WAZE.

derh20 wrote:
i think i was not very clear. Google Maps is what i am using. it sounds like i am just not using it right. i will do more experimenting.

I've just recently switched from Google Maps to Mapquest. You might give them a try? www.mapquest.com

Give WAZE a try. I have used it for my daily commute and am totally sold on it. It routes you based on traffic conditions, alerts you of issues ahead and it's FREEEEEE.......

Pirate wrote:
In Copilot when I select Google as the search, I can try and find KOA West Chester. It won't find it. All I have to do for Google Maps is speak what I want and it will find it. There is some flaw with Copilot integration with google.

Just did a Google search from within Co-Pilot and it found KOA West Chester on Embreeville Rd. Is that correct?

There isn't a flaw but the default is to "Search nearby" so if you want to search in towns further away, you need to tell it what town to search in by tapping the "Search location:" button first.

Oldme wrote:
I have a question for the Google Maps users.
I have never used them other than on the internet.

What I have found, by searching where my daughter move to,
where I live and other relatives live, is that the
dates on the maps shown are 4-5 years old. Also many
of the street names and numbers are incorrect.

Lots of things change in that period of time.

Are the products you download and use, giving more
up to date information that that?
Are you finding it reliable for addresses?

Thanks for the information.

My first thought is that Google maps would be the most up to date. They seem to be everywhere with the "Google cars".

My second thought is that my paper map book is over 10 years old, and it was made using data probably 15+ years old, lol!

So I think you just have to use the normal precautions with any maps -- keep in mind they may not be totally up to date.

This is a great one that I use on my Galaxy Note:

NavFree

Pirate wrote:
In Copilot when I select Google as the search, I can try and find KOA West Chester. It won't find it. All I have to do for Google Maps is speak what I want and it will find it. There is some flaw with Copilot integration with google.

CoPilot has a fairly good collection of POIs in the app itself and POI collections from a site like POIFactory can be easily installed into CoPilot. There is no need for Google integration. If you are stuck and need an address - use data to go to Google Maps,get the address and paste it into CoPilot. The big advantage of CoPilot is you can have the entire country's maps on your phone and never use data to navigate anywhere.