Does Sprint Navigation Suck, or is it just me? - Page 4

readams · 10/05/2009, 03:16 PM

One thing that may be tripping you up: if you're logged into wifi into, say, a corporate network that filters outbound net traffic, you might find it doesn't work unless you disable wifi. Trips me up a lot.

chazpatz · 01/04/2010, 07:47 AM

When it works, its awesome. Im in Philadelphia, it only works maybe 40% of the time. I've had it crap out on my right when I needed it the most in PA, NJ, NY. Even if it worked 80%, even 90% of the time, its still not good enough. ...need to RELY on the fact that your GPS is gonna WORK. If i cant jump in a car and know its gonna work right away every time, I may as well be printing out mapquest and partying like its 1999. ??

va2azerik · 01/06/2010, 01:40 PM

Here in Phoenix AZ the Sprint Nav app work great for me. It locates me pretty quick and has great directions. No problems here

torourke · 01/06/2010, 02:00 PM

I haven't used it a ton, but it works well for me too.

Gr3yGhOsT · 01/06/2010, 02:15 PM

In central North Carolina and Sprint Nav works great. I have a TomTom in the car, and there has been several times when my TomTom could not find an address (maps around 6 months old...), and I fired up Spint Nav and was able to find the address with no problem.

team cha0s · 02/02/2010, 01:24 AM

does the traffic feature actually work and show traffic problems for you guys? im in Orlando, FL and whenever i click on it, it just says N/A. i asked the sprint people and they told me that the traffic for pre users is "pretty much a feature that doesnt do anything"

RickNY · 02/02/2010, 06:45 AM

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Originally Posted by team cha0s

does the traffic feature actually work and show traffic problems for you guys? im in Orlando, FL and whenever i click on it, it just says N/A. i asked the sprint people and they told me that the traffic for pre users is "pretty much a feature that doesnt do anything"

Of course it works - if youre in a supported market.. Orlando/Kissimmee only reports 'incidents' and not traffic flow, so thats why youre not seeing much.

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team cha0s · 02/02/2010, 01:22 PM

[QUOTE=RickNY;2196164]Of course it works - if youre in a supported market.. Orlando/Kissimmee only reports 'incidents' and not traffic flow, so thats why youre not seeing much.

ya i know its not in every area, but i can be sitting in complete stopped traffic with a major wreck and it still shows nothing. i was just wondering if anybody else

10/05/2009, 03:16 PM	#61 (permalink)
readams Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 57 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	One thing that may be tripping you up: if you're logged into wifi into, say, a corporate network that filters outbound net traffic, you might find it doesn't work unless you disable wifi. Trips me up a lot.
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01/04/2010, 07:47 AM	#62 (permalink)
chazpatz Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 1 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Sprint gps great, signal sucks When it works, its awesome. Im in Philadelphia, it only works maybe 40% of the time. I've had it crap out on my right when I needed it the most in PA, NJ, NY. Even if it worked 80%, even 90% of the time, its still not good enough. ...need to RELY on the fact that your GPS is gonna WORK. If i cant jump in a car and know its gonna work right away every time, I may as well be printing out mapquest and partying like its 1999. ??
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01/06/2010, 01:40 PM	#63 (permalink)
va2azerik Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 16 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	Here in Phoenix AZ the Sprint Nav app work great for me. It locates me pretty quick and has great directions. No problems here
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torourke Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 180 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 16 Thanked 11 Times in 6 Posts	I haven't used it a ton, but it works well for me too.
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01/06/2010, 02:15 PM	#65 (permalink)
Gr3yGhOsT Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 106 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 9 Thanked 42 Times in 13 Posts	In central North Carolina and Sprint Nav works great. I have a TomTom in the car, and there has been several times when my TomTom could not find an address (maps around 6 months old...), and I fired up Spint Nav and was able to find the address with no problem.
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02/02/2010, 01:24 AM	#66 (permalink)
team cha0s Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 4 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	traffic does the traffic feature actually work and show traffic problems for you guys? im in Orlando, FL and whenever i click on it, it just says N/A. i asked the sprint people and they told me that the traffic for pre users is "pretty much a feature that doesnt do anything"
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02/02/2010, 01:22 PM	#68 (permalink)
team cha0s Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 4 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	[QUOTE=RickNY;2196164]Of course it works - if youre in a supported market.. Orlando/Kissimmee only reports 'incidents' and not traffic flow, so thats why youre not seeing much. ya i know its not in every area, but i can be sitting in complete stopped traffic with a major wreck and it still shows nothing. i was just wondering if anybody else
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