I just received a new version of waze that has built in voice command, Gas station display as well as several other enhancements. Anyone see this yet. I this is in the wrong section feel free to move.
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I just received a new version of waze that has built in voice command, Gas station display as well as several other enhancements. Anyone see this yet. I this is in the wrong section feel free to move.
Is it just for you phone or can I get it on my German?
Just got my update a few hours ago. I'm super excited as I am journeying 150 miles to the jersey shore tomorrow for the heatwave!
Awesome! Be Safe.
I use Trapster but seems no one is on it when I traveled most of the east coast in May this year. Waze has one feature that I wish Trapster had, the ability to input description of the police and direction. I don't see traffic jams or need daily navigation. Nor do I need candy treats.
The BlackBerry version is a beta and vry limited. It doesn't give audio when your a mile from a one hour old police trap.
Waze is way cool! So many people on it too.
Today the chick driving the Red Bull was out looking at a loose side turn signal marker on the Mini Cooper. I "chit chatted" something about don't break the Red Bull ride. Someone posted it ran out of energy. I said they have a big can on the roof, they repkied maybe it'll fly. Stupid stuff like that and the road candies just pass time.
I got a guy at work that takes a similar route and hooked on Waze his first time.
Luckily for me he is always 20 minutes ahead of me. So now I have a road sweep.
I signed up and have to agree, Waze has far more users and provides more info than trapster. A feature I find very useful is that you can see where other users are, which gives some peace of mind that if there's one ahead of you and no LEOs are reported, the route is probably (emphasis added) clear. Waze saved me from a serious accident/traffic backup that had happened only minutes before....I got off the highway before teh accident scene, took back roads and was home in no time flat.
I turned a guy at work onto it. He loves it too! Luckily for me he travels the last 15 miles on the same path. So now I have a sweep as he's always ahead of me.
I did get to see the result of an accident that shut down the highway for over an hour. A number of Waze users were caught in it and the chats revealed a car crash, life flight helicopter, and as I made my way around the crash site on the main highway they were chatting that the highway was open again. Since the back up was over 5 miles it was beyter than having a CB.
Though I sometimes make frequent errand stops on the way to work I walk into the store with my phone. Well Waze shows a slowdown with a red colored road. My co-worker asked it was me who left all the slowdowns on the road? Opps! It works great!
Today I was travelling back from a meeting along an interstate, and Waze shows a LEO icon ahead. OK, let's see if this thing works. I get up to the marked location and a hidden NJ trooper blasts me with Ka band. Too bad for him, I was doing 62 in a 65. Waze ROCKS!
Did you get the audible at no more than 550 ft? I miss the one mile range of Trapster along with the unidirectional alert. With Waze if they are sitting in the medium I report the cop twic, once with my direction and the other going away, as he could use radar in either direction if parked perpendicular or laser out of either side window.
Strangely, the only audible alerts I'm getting are "Danger, car stopped on shoulder ahead". It says nothing about LEOs, just puts an icon on the screen. Perhaps it has something to do with settings which I'll check out after the coffee has kicked in ;-))
Police alerts are direction sensitive. If someone tagged the police heading in the other direction, you won't receive an alert. That's probably why you can see the police icon, but get no warning.
I just installed Waze on my iPhone4 and man is it slick! I have a feeling this is going to be the next big thing' on the social network. Glad I read about here before I almost purchased the Garmin 3590. As someone else mentioned, the V1/SAVY with Waze is one heck of a package.
I run Waze normally alongside my V1. I'm a beta tester, Area Manager of several places in Michigan, and Waze Royalty. I have had more than enough saves with Waze. Regardless of it's few broken Navigation issues (which lies in the map people edit) Waze is an amazing tool coupled with the V1, that I prefer over Escort Live.
Not sure Waze is better than Escort Live ... it has more users but EL has lockouts and auto uploads of Ka and Laser hits if using it with a detector.Quote:
Originally Posted by Akasa
If Escort Live is developed properly (big if) it could integrate the things Waze does well. However, Waze will never have lockouts and auto alert uploads.
I run Waze in the foreground and Escort Live in the background. They complement each other very well.
Better than a CB!
Just downloaded yesterday evening. Looking forward to seeing if Texas has any big user base.
Is there a website that gives a Waze tutorial or preview for the Iphone 4S?
Or can someone give a simple explanation here? I'm wondering how useful Waze would be for radar/laser, considering that I don't want to be peering at the small phone screen while driving. Maybe I'd be willing to look at the screen after an audio alert, but needing to look at the screen to get the initial alert is more distraction than I want.
Thanks!
Anyone?
I ahve used Waze in PA for a long time. I am number 221 in the state. My brother uses waze on an Iphone 5. He does not look at it unless he gets an audible alert, which usually is at 1800 feet. Plenty of time to slow unless your doing triple digits. I myself usually get an alert from Waze before my detector makes a peep. My recommendation is to try it out. Once you use it you won't leave home with out it. As for tutorials and hints visit the waze web site. You may consider some sort of mount for your phone so you can glance at it from time to time without fiddling with it while you drive.