10-29-2012, 07:28 PM
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Originally Posted by DownInFlames
This totally sounds like user error to me. Not that Apple maps doesn't have major issues, but it's silly to trust any mapping software without checking that your destination is correct, especially when you know it has a bad reputation.
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How the heck do I check if my destination is correct if I don't know where the destination is?
All I had was the address and I put it in and it took me the wrong way. Not user error, just Apple errors.
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10-29-2012, 07:32 PM
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Craig McTavish' Merkin
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You didn't know where in the city your destination was, but you knew it was on Fairmount Dr. A two second check would have shown it was sending you to the wrong location. Good thing it didn't route you into the Glenmore reservoir.
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10-29-2012, 07:45 PM
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Originally Posted by DownInFlames
You didn't know where in the city your destination was, but you knew it was on Fairmount Dr. A two second check would have shown it was sending you to the wrong location. Good thing it didn't route you into the Glenmore reservoir.
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You sound like a butt hurt Apple fan boy.
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10-29-2012, 08:01 PM
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Craig McTavish' Merkin
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Nope. I'm just calling it like I see it. Since no one (even yourself) can replicate your issue it must be PEBCAK. Simple logic.
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10-29-2012, 08:03 PM
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Every time I've used Apple maps, it's been spot on. It certainly hasn't been any less consistent than Google Maps was for most of the past three years.
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10-29-2012, 08:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Iginla
How the heck do I check if my destination is correct if I don't know where the destination is?
All I had was the address and I put it in and it took me the wrong way. Not user error, just Apple errors.
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Umm you make sure when you say fairmont drive it identifies a street called fairmont drive.
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10-29-2012, 08:10 PM
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Sounds like this thread has the potential of becoming the "I hate Apple thread."
Rage on!
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10-29-2012, 08:19 PM
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Self Lifetime Suspended
Join Date: Mar 2012
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Originally Posted by Maritime Q-Scout
I find it odd that Apple Maps has issues in big cities, yet when I put in the address for a church in Whycocomagh NS it brought me to the door step and gave me options to grab food.
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Goo Goo's Gas Bar FTW
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10-29-2012, 08:19 PM
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Originally Posted by kunkstyle
Apple maps sucks horribly, but I find it amusing that one poor app causes you to swear off an entire company.
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If you think that's amusing, you may find this hilarious.
Apple shedding two executives blamed for mapping, financial difficulties
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10-29-2012, 08:31 PM
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I always wondered how people could get in accidents or end up in the middle of nowhere while blindly following GPS directions, but I guess I can see why now.
No matter what you're using, if you don't take minimal steps to ensure your destination and route are likely correct then you run the risk of getting lost or worse. I've gotten some ridiculous directions from Google Maps which would've sent me down a muddy, dead end farm road in Hawaii if I'd followed them to the letter, but I was able to avoid this because I verified the route by looking at the map and made the necessary corrections manually. No service is infallible.
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10-30-2012, 10:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Iginla
I can not believe how terrible this maps program is! I thought people were exaggerating until I tried it out for the first time with an address on Fairmount dr. It took me on a tour of the SE until I finally gave up and stopped and asked for directions.
I will never in my life buy another apple product again. How they released this pos is beyond me.
As soon as I'm eligible for an upgrade ill be switching over to Samsung. Eff you Apple for wasting my time in traffic.
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You are so Beta that you got Alpha'd by a GPS map.
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10-30-2012, 10:12 AM
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Every time I have used Maps it has worked. I love turn by turn. I have yet to get into an accident or lost because of it! I even turned down a wrong street and it corrected me. My iphone must be smarter than yours
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10-30-2012, 10:40 AM
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Can a mod change the thread title to "I don't know how to use GPS, EAD".
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10-30-2012, 10:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Super Nintendo Chalmers
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An interesting related note here.
http://www.theverge.com/2012/10/29/3...apology-letter
Jon Ivy is taking over for the iOS user interface. Would be nice to see an update to this as it hasn't changed in like 6 years.
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10-30-2012, 11:05 AM
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Apple maps is already notorious for being incomplete and inaccurate. It gained this reputation on day ONE of its release. You should have just opened a browser window and used Google Maps instead. This is a bit like getting mad at a palm screwdriver for not being long enough while a standard length screwdriver sits in your toolbox ready to be used then swearing off the toolbox altogether because it was made by the same manufacturer as the palm screwdriver. So. Much. Drama.
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10-30-2012, 11:28 AM
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Apple maps is useless. It doesn't find the bank across the street from my house. Clearly I don't need directions to it but it doesn't give me much confidence that if I do need to find a bank in another part of the city that it will actually find one.
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10-30-2012, 11:50 AM
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#1 Goaltender
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weird I just typed in scotiabank and it found 10 near me. Try a new bank?
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10-30-2012, 11:54 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2008
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I must be the most naive person on this thread, I thought this was about some new capability Apple products can do called "EAD". Took more more then a couple seconds... then I laughed at the possibility of that new capability.
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10-30-2012, 11:58 AM
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Everything is amazing and no one is happy.
I don't want to live on this planet anymore.
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10-30-2012, 11:58 AM
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by fundmark19
weird I just typed in scotiabank and it found 10 near me. Try a new bank?
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Well I am trying to find the bank that I use, not just any bank.
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