GPS Alternative

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  1. wheelman666

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    Any timeline on when the next release will be with feature upgrades? like the multiply route choice?
     
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    Hopefully soon.
     
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    I agree I would like to it soon I hope it also ties in with traffic, asking if you wish to reroute due to traffic....
     
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    At least an alert traffic on route. If you don’t constantly check you can end up a sitting duck.
     
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    Well if it's giving me traffic ahead for say 60 miles, then I don't need to work about an alert. I glance at it at least every 15-20 mins
     
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    Another suggested feature I would like to see either as an option or permanent. On the main screen, i would rather see where I am rather than see the Odometer of how many miles I have driven. The odometer doesn't really give me any need to know now info, and if I need the miles i can go into a separate screen, but being able to glance at the screen and know what city,or town I am in. That would be much more helpful. In fact i think Smart Truck is the only GPS that doesn't tell you where you are, and isn't that part of a GPS job?
     
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    im going to give smart truck route another try on my ipad
     
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    Android version is miles ahead. iOS version isn’t close. I tried
     
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    I’ve been using the iOS version. It’s not bad. It gets glitchy in bigger truck stops and crashes. I feel like the interface could use some more functionality. I get annoyed that I can’t see the time.

    The good is it’s definitely better than my company Qualcomm eobr nav.

    I wish it had the crowd source functionality like waze.

    Currently I run two iPhones. One with smart truck, one with waze and the company crap plus my rand McNally book. If I #### up it’s all on me.
     
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    It actually works better on android