Thanks for the Hopstop rec. Looks pretty good!
I'll just jump in my time machine, go back to the twelfth century, and ask the vampires to postpone their ancient prophesy for a few days while you take in dinner and a show.
Giles ,'Selfless'
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Jon B. - Sep 24, 2012 5:12:52 am PDT #21027 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Gris - Sep 24, 2012 9:35:46 am PDT #21028 of 25501
Hey. New board.
I used HopStop before Google ever added transit directions. It worked great.
Jessica - Sep 24, 2012 9:37:17 am PDT #21029 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
The problems with Apple Maps aren't just that they lack walking & transit directions, it's that several small cities are either missing or in the wrong place.
At best, their maps seem to be 5-10 years out of date.
le nubian - Sep 24, 2012 10:25:47 am PDT #21030 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I read from a comment on TUAW that the problem isn't the data, but that the app is reading the map data wrong and that what is needed is a software update.
This maps thing is something I can work around as long as I have access to the internet and can go to the google maps site. It makes things inconvenient though.
Jessica - Sep 24, 2012 10:42:27 am PDT #21031 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
the app is reading the map data wrong and that what is needed is a software update.
That makes sense - my TomTom GPS unit is (theoretically) using the same data and it hasn't steered me off a bridge yet.
meara - Sep 24, 2012 11:39:42 am PDT #21032 of 25501
Wow, AT&T.
So, last month I noticed I was sending a lot more texts than usual. I thought about it, and decided it was worth switching to the unlimited texting plan. More money, and I can't go back to the now-discontinued 1000 texts plan I had, but better than overcharges, I thought,eh? So I went online and switched.
AT&T promptly PRORATED the 1000 texts to 400, looked and saw I'd sent 700 so far, which meant 300 were over the prorated number, and charged me 10 cents a text for those 300 ($30). Plus the amount for the new unlimited texting plan (for the 400 texts I then sent).
Talk about customer-unfriendly bullshit. If I hadn't changed it, I would've sent a total of 1100 texts. Which would be $10 (my old monthly text charge) plus $10 for the extra texts ($20). Instead they charge $6 prorated for the old plan, $12 prorated for the new plan, and $35 for the "extra" texts, for a total of $53. Plus of course the extra amount they'll get in the future from the new plan.
I called and complained and they took off the extra charges, but seriously, it's bullshit like this that gets them a bad rep. GRRRR.
le nubian - Sep 24, 2012 12:16:08 pm PDT #21033 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
this happened to me when using a mifi. I got data overages up the wazoo.
Consuela - Sep 24, 2012 12:32:34 pm PDT #21034 of 25501
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Wow, meara, that's some major bullshit customer service.
meara - Sep 24, 2012 12:54:46 pm PDT #21035 of 25501
this happened to me when using a mifi. I got data overages up the wazoo.
OOh, yeah, that would be rough. I have a company-issued mifi, and have zero idea what the plan is or what my usage is...hopefully they never get too mad about it!
§ ita § - Sep 24, 2012 4:02:50 pm PDT #21036 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
These are interesting technology for the hard of hearing. They'd be cool if they worked for *life*.