Sprint navigation sucks an entire city of asses. Maybe i'm spoiled from my $150 garmin but i really find SN borderline useless.
First - the good. It is great to have GPS on a phone. Very nifty.
that's about it. It does what i call a mediocre job w/ actual addresses, and the map itself doesn't look terrible - but the interface is ridiculously clunky and a pain to use.
the points of interest equivalent is useless. I live in Durham NC and yesterday it told me the closest gas station was in Raleigh - 40 miles away. I also don't like the advertised yellow-highlighted businesses. I am paying for this service - i dont need to see advertisements.
Entering in a street name w/out a number is a pain. EG - today i was trying to find Duke Hospital on it while in the greater triangle area. Sprint Navigation doesn't know Duke University Hospital exists. It was established in 1924. Call me crazy but I can't believe that wouldn't show up on GPS when other rinky-dink doctor's offices do... Anyway- i tried to enter in Trent street w/out a number but it won't let you enter in an address w/out typing numbers first. Annoying.
It doesn't find the most basic of landmarks.
It doesn't seem to want to run in the background even though the other navigation apps do.
It "confirms" the exit which i find annoying (granted that's a bit nit-picky)
It force quits at least 20% of the times i've tried to use it
It talks WAY too much
It takes quite a bit longer to load and find routes than other GPS apps
I have yet to see the "searching for traffic" feature actually warn me of traffic problems.
Anyway - i know i'm whining and there alternatives out there - but are these problems unqique to me or have other people had issues w/ sprint navigation?
thanks for reading (and sorry for) my rant!
brian
First - the good. It is great to have GPS on a phone. Very nifty.
that's about it. It does what i call a mediocre job w/ actual addresses, and the map itself doesn't look terrible - but the interface is ridiculously clunky and a pain to use.
the points of interest equivalent is useless. I live in Durham NC and yesterday it told me the closest gas station was in Raleigh - 40 miles away. I also don't like the advertised yellow-highlighted businesses. I am paying for this service - i dont need to see advertisements.
Entering in a street name w/out a number is a pain. EG - today i was trying to find Duke Hospital on it while in the greater triangle area. Sprint Navigation doesn't know Duke University Hospital exists. It was established in 1924. Call me crazy but I can't believe that wouldn't show up on GPS when other rinky-dink doctor's offices do... Anyway- i tried to enter in Trent street w/out a number but it won't let you enter in an address w/out typing numbers first. Annoying.
It doesn't find the most basic of landmarks.
It doesn't seem to want to run in the background even though the other navigation apps do.
It "confirms" the exit which i find annoying (granted that's a bit nit-picky)
It force quits at least 20% of the times i've tried to use it
It talks WAY too much
It takes quite a bit longer to load and find routes than other GPS apps
I have yet to see the "searching for traffic" feature actually warn me of traffic problems.
Anyway - i know i'm whining and there alternatives out there - but are these problems unqique to me or have other people had issues w/ sprint navigation?
thanks for reading (and sorry for) my rant!
brian