Trapster disappointment

[dizwiz24]

Regardless of the trap accuracy and updates, I don't use Trapster anymore because it completely locks up on my Android phone and crashes. This didnt use to happen. It has been this way for months without any updates. From reading Trapster reviews, I am not the only person to have this problem.

I use trapster on my droid 2 and get occasional 'force-closes' in the ohio area, but not enough of them to make my experience worthless.

Check for updates. I got onto a beta version which reduced the number of these instances.

[dizwiz24]

Well, I gave it a shot again on my trip to Vegas. Even though my phone plugged in to external power source, the power in did not keep up with power out, and it went dead before I reached destination. Not to mention there were zero others posting live police. Too bad, it is a good idea but until we reach critical mass, its a useless toy.

I have this issue too, and it is a major pain. The charger simply cant keep up.
Try turning off your display to conserve batteries while you are using it and turn on display when you need to report a trap. You can set it so you will still get the audible alerts.

[dizwiz24]

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In particular, when you consider the dangersof playing whith a smartphone while speeding down the highway (tickets and otherwise). .

If you have text-while-driving laws in your area, build a mount at the upper corner of your dash for it.

If a cop is really looking at you, it looks like you are adjusting climate control, radio, etc. (which is legal, last i remember!) vs. whipping out a phone and pushing buttons.

[dizwiz24]

I use it occasionally. One frustrating thing about it is that the reports I submit keep getting deleted. And these are for absolutely real speed traps.

after 2 hours a live police trap is automatically deleted.

I had issues with traps showing up in the wrong spot, until I realized I had to have the blue locate-me dot selected for it to put my traps in the right spot.

[dizwiz24]

I use it occasionally. One frustrating thing about it is that the reports I submit keep getting deleted. And these are for absolutely real speed traps.

I've ran into the same issues, but they normally aren't deleted; instead, they get thumbed down. I got an email from Trapster about applying for a moderator position, but when I applied, I got an email back stating that I don't use the site enough to yet be a moderator.

I dont ever thumb down a 'live police' trap because its highly possible that there was a trap, but the police moved on. If I see someone pulled over near a 'live police' trap where the cop is not there, I assume that was the cop that pulled them over.

As a trapster mod, Ive had serious issues with people reporting fake red light cameras. Many times people think that those little cylindrical cameras at the top of a red light pole is a red light camera - especially if they saw on the news that red light cameras are in their city. I usually send a polite PM and explain thats not really a red light camera.

My job in the state of ohio takes me all over the place so I can investigate and delete these all the time.

[hiddencam]

After switching from a droid to iPhone the trapster app works flawlessly and has much more extensive features I didn't notice on the droid version. The iPhone kicks droid in the nuts in so many ways. I had no idea until I actually got this iPhone just how much more solid, stable, smooth and enjoyable it is versus the flakey & pain in the butt Capivate by Samsung. I love Samsung netbooks by the way, especially my old N110 (with an Ocz vertex ssd and 2GB ram module). But I stray. Ive started using trapster again on the iPhone and love it. I even get push notifications when the app isnt even running!! Non-iPhone users, you have no idea what you're missing!!

[StlouisX50]

After switching from a droid to iPhone the trapster app works flawlessly and has much mire extensive features I didn't notice on the droid version. The iPhone kicks droid in tdhe nuts in so many ways. I had no idea until I actually got this iPhone just how much more solid, stable, smooth and enjoyable it is versus the flakey & pain in the butt Capivate by Samsung. I love Samsung netbooks by the way, especially my old N110 (with an Ocz vertex ssd and 2GB ram module). But I stray. Ive started using trapster again on the iPhone and love it. I even get push notifications when the app isnt even running!! Non-iPhone users, you have no idea what you're missing!!

While that may be, some of us would rather not pay the Wireless Walmart. I would never switch just for Trapster itself.

[switch626]

I just tried Trapster on my new Android 2.1 phone today. It seems to freeze before I can drive 5 miles. I need Android for other reasons, so it looks like Trapster has to remain on my TomTom GPS only. If there is a version that works well on Droid, I would love to see it.

When it does work, it seems pretty good. If they can fix the crashing I'll put it back on in a heartbeat.

[hiddencam]

After switching from a droid to iPhone the trapster app works flawlessly and has much mire extensive features I didn't notice on the droid version. The iPhone kicks droid in tdhe nuts in so many ways. I had no idea until I actually got this iPhone just how much more solid, stable, smooth and enjoyable it is versus the flakey & pain in the butt Capivate by Samsung. I love Samsung netbooks by the way, especially my old N110 (with an Ocz vertex ssd and 2GB ram module). But I stray. Ive started using trapster again on the iPhone and love it. I even get push notifications when the app isnt even running!! Non-iPhone users, you have no idea what you're missing!!

While that may be, some of us would rather not pay the Wireless Walmart. I would never switch just for Trapster itself.

Good point. Neither would I. As far as paying the wireless walmart (& however you precisely mean that) the choice between droid and iphone for me was based on a bunch of different things. I'd researched pretty well on the differences, the trade-offs, and tried to focus on what really mattered to me.

Come crunch time in the store I used all them for a while in-store, and with the knowledge I had from using a droid for several months the iphone won and AAPL got my money (and AT&T of course, but they woulda got my money if I bought the droid too).

It was just smoother & nimbler when browsing the net and switching between apps. And guess what...no regrets and rave reviews if you ask for them. Mind you, the display on the droid was bigger and I sometimes miss that. But everything I use this phone for, including work apps, it's delivered exactly what it promised. I can't say that about my droid. On several apps it had fail written all over it and left me wanting to throw it out the window at speed.

But back on topic...trapster on iphone pawns trapster on droid. It's ridiculous how far apart they are! This is something I was surprised to learn. I'm actually shocked that I've not read anything strongly along those lines before at this forum.

Bottom line is I think members here who use (or want to use) trapster on their smart phones, they ought to make the device decision with the knowledge of the HUGE difference in features and performance between droid and iphone.

If a smooth and feature-rich trapster app is important to you, then as of this moment, you only have one choice.

[unmamfqlm]

Hell, I just wish Trapster still worked for me. Since switching to Firefox, it makes my browser and computer go haywire.

It works fine on my Firefox, and I'm on Linux. Though I noticed that my Browser seems to have a memory leak if I leave Trapter's map running for days on end. Since they changed the main page to not be the map, I haven't had an issue.

I think the map is Adobe Flash based, so you might be having an issue with the plugin. I would try clearing my cache and installing the latest Flash.

When it asks which program I want to use to open the file, which program should I choose?