Waze - Free satellite navigation for your smartphone

sanagg1 · 15th November 2010, 07:33

Dear TBhpian

Please help me install waze on linux based phone (Motorola a1200)

thanks
cheers

sudev · 15th November 2010, 12:10

Why not write in to waze developers or post on the community forum?

quadra · 15th November 2010, 17:45

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Originally Posted by valhallen.282

Sorry this came as a double post and the connection dropped. So ill reply to quadra in it.

@quadra yes it memorises your daily route and even finds you secondary/alternate routes. It even makes you a path breaking bulldozer when you travel on a road that doesn't exist in its data systems. However except roadgoodies and chit-chat disable everything else it ends up becoming a resource hog!

Thanks buddy.

(have posted this in blackberry thread as well)
waze is now no longer giving voice guided navigation. Any help. I will try to reinstall the app soon

sharathjeppu · 16th November 2010, 04:02

Have you guys tried to edit and correct the waze street maps online. I am not sure how the community street correction works. I ended up messing up some streets as I couldn't figure out how to undo the changes that I had made :(

sanagg1 · 16th November 2010, 08:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by sudev

Why not write in to waze developers or post on the community forum?

Dear Sudev

Thankyou very much for guiding me in correct direction

Cheers

skumar69 · 18th November 2010, 08:52

I think in India Waze has tied up with SatGuide etc. Would it still allow general people who just have, say, plain general andorid phones to create new routes etc. for use by other general Waze users?

skumar69 · 18th November 2010, 10:46

I was wondering, using Waze, can we leave comments at a location?
If possible, this would be a great way to leave positive/negative comments at say, fuel stations.

So, next time I go to a petrol pump, I can view if any of fellow BHPians have left any comments for this petrol pump. Should I avoid this pump, or not.

arunkk · 18th November 2010, 10:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by skumar69

I was wondering, using Waze, can we leave comments at a location?
If possible, this would be a great way to leave positive/negative comments at say, fuel stations.

So, next time I go to a petrol pump, I can view if any of fellow BHPians have left any comments for this petrol pump. Should I avoid this pump, or not.

Thats a great idea. But waze doesnt support this as of now i think.

skumar69 · 18th November 2010, 12:30

I just read news that Google Maps navigation has added voice controlled navigation to Android phones. Wasn't this there earlier?

Can anybody compare how well now Google compares against Waze? Does Waze also use Google maps internally? I guess it would help if Waze and Google points of interest can combine to give us better value.

arunkk · 18th November 2010, 13:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by skumar69

I just read news that Google Maps navigation has added voice controlled navigation to Android phones. Wasn't this there earlier?

Can anybody compare how well now Google compares against Waze? Does Waze also use Google maps internally? I guess it would help if Waze and Google points of interest can combine to give us better value.

Google maps voice navigation is not yet available in India yet i think. Its there in US and some other countries.

quadra · 22nd November 2010, 23:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by quadra

Thanks buddy.

(have posted this in blackberry thread as well)
waze is now no longer giving voice guided navigation. Any help. I will try to reinstall the app soon

Restarting of phone didnt resolve the issue.I had to reinstall the app to fix it. Working fine since then.

skumar69 · 23rd November 2010, 11:07

My Waze almost never is able to connect to GPRS while on road :(
I have Vodafone, and on road it always says "Searching network...", even though my browser is able to surf the net.

I have Samsung Galaxy 3.

anekho · 23rd November 2010, 18:51

So, does anyone have info on what kind of data plan one would need for running waze?

Depends greatly on usage, but some ballpark figures please

IronH4WK · 23rd November 2010, 19:36

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Originally Posted by anekho

So, does anyone have info on what kind of data plan one would need for running waze?

Depends greatly on usage, but some ballpark figures please

i've a 2GB/mo plan for 98/- from Airtel. of course, i also get my office mail on my phone

(primary purpose)

AslamHussain · 24th November 2010, 11:57

[quote=skumar69;2144510]I just read news that Google Maps navigation has added voice controlled navigation to Android phones. Wasn't this there earlier?

I am currently using google maps in the US on my anroid phone (X10) and it works pretty well. I have not tried it in India yet as I never had a GPRS / 3G connection. Since android was developed by google, I am sure it has been there for a while. I have seen older phones with google maps as well espically the Nokia ones.

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sanagg1 BHPian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: HIMALYAS Posts: 279 Thanked: 6 Times	Dear TBhpian Please help me install waze on linux based phone (Motorola a1200) thanks cheers
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sharathjeppu BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 159 Thanked: 4 Times	Have you guys tried to edit and correct the waze street maps online. I am not sure how the community street correction works. I ended up messing up some streets as I couldn't figure out how to undo the changes that I had made :(
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18th November 2010, 08:52	#171
skumar69 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Indirapuram, Ghaziabad Posts: 69 Thanked: 0 Times	I think in India Waze has tied up with SatGuide etc. Would it still allow general people who just have, say, plain general andorid phones to create new routes etc. for use by other general Waze users?
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18th November 2010, 10:46	#172
skumar69 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Indirapuram, Ghaziabad Posts: 69 Thanked: 0 Times	Comments at location possible? I was wondering, using Waze, can we leave comments at a location? If possible, this would be a great way to leave positive/negative comments at say, fuel stations. So, next time I go to a petrol pump, I can view if any of fellow BHPians have left any comments for this petrol pump. Should I avoid this pump, or not.
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18th November 2010, 12:30	#174
skumar69 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Indirapuram, Ghaziabad Posts: 69 Thanked: 0 Times	I just read news that Google Maps navigation has added voice controlled navigation to Android phones. Wasn't this there earlier? Can anybody compare how well now Google compares against Waze? Does Waze also use Google maps internally? I guess it would help if Waze and Google points of interest can combine to give us better value.
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23rd November 2010, 11:07	#177
skumar69 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Indirapuram, Ghaziabad Posts: 69 Thanked: 0 Times	My Waze almost never is able to connect to GPRS while on road :( I have Vodafone, and on road it always says "Searching network...", even though my browser is able to surf the net. I have Samsung Galaxy 3.
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anekho Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: . Posts: 1,995 Thanked: 684 Times	So, does anyone have info on what kind of data plan one would need for running waze? Depends greatly on usage, but some ballpark figures please
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24th November 2010, 11:57	#180
AslamHussain BHPian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 45 Thanked: Once	[quote=skumar69;2144510]I just read news that Google Maps navigation has added voice controlled navigation to Android phones. Wasn't this there earlier? I am currently using google maps in the US on my anroid phone (X10) and it works pretty well. I have not tried it in India yet as I never had a GPRS / 3G connection. Since android was developed by google, I am sure it has been there for a while. I have seen older phones with google maps as well espically the Nokia ones.
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