Comments on: We’re Going On Vacation… http://cybernetnews.com/were-going-on-vacation/ Technology News Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:03:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ashleyhttp://cybernetnews.com/were-going-on-vacation/#comment-140821 Ashley Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:22:57 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=13776#comment-140821 That's the only explanation I can come up with! That’s the only explanation I can come up with!

]]> By: The Guruhttp://cybernetnews.com/were-going-on-vacation/#comment-140781 The Guru Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:04:12 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=13776#comment-140781 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-140769">Ashley wrote:</a><blockquote><div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-140588">The Guru wrote:</a><blockquote>How come the map doesn’t have a point ‘A’?</blockquote></div>I think A got covered up by “F” because it was the same…</blockquote></div> Funny, that would kinda make sense Ashley wrote:
The Guru wrote:
How come the map doesn’t have a point ‘A’?

I think A got covered up by “F” because it was the same…

Funny, that would kinda make sense

]]> By: Ashleyhttp://cybernetnews.com/were-going-on-vacation/#comment-140769 Ashley Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:04:04 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=13776#comment-140769 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-140588" rel="nofollow">The Guru wrote:</a><blockquote>How come the map doesn’t have a point ‘A’?</blockquote></div> I think A got covered up by "F" because it was the same... The Guru wrote:
How come the map doesn’t have a point ‘A’?

I think A got covered up by “F” because it was the same…

]]> By: Changehttp://cybernetnews.com/were-going-on-vacation/#comment-140739 Change Wed, 16 Jul 2008 21:03:31 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=13776#comment-140739 That's great to hear Ryan, thanks for the update! And welcome back! Hope you had a great holiday. That’s great to hear Ryan, thanks for the update! And welcome back! Hope you had a great holiday.

]]> By: Ryanhttp://cybernetnews.com/were-going-on-vacation/#comment-140720 Ryan Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:42:00 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=13776#comment-140720 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-140588" rel="nofollow">The Guru wrote:</a><blockquote>How come the map doesn’t have a point ‘A’?</blockquote></div> That's a good question. Guess Google didn't want to give us an "A" this time around. ;)<div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-140595" rel="nofollow">Change wrote:</a><blockquote><div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-140579" rel="nofollow">Ryan wrote:</a><blockquote>We’ll definitely be putting it to the test. It will be nice for things like finding restaurants around our current location (Yelp is a great free app for that). You can count on a more in-depth review of the device sometime after we get back.</blockquote></div>I have heard it has trouble updating the GPS info fast enough while traveling on the road, which would make it difficult for Garmin, TomTom etc. to deliver a trustworthy experience in the car. This was tested on a preview version of the phone though, so I am hoping your location on Google Maps is updating faster with the final version :)</blockquote></div> From our tests it updated plenty fast to give accurate directions. We used a Garmin on our trip as well for a bulk of the trip, but when just trying to find our way around town we always used the iPhone. It never really let us down with accuracy or update frequency. The Guru wrote:
How come the map doesn’t have a point ‘A’?

That’s a good question. Guess Google didn’t want to give us an “A” this time around. ;)

Change wrote:
Ryan wrote:
We’ll definitely be putting it to the test. It will be nice for things like finding restaurants around our current location (Yelp is a great free app for that). You can count on a more in-depth review of the device sometime after we get back.

I have heard it has trouble updating the GPS info fast enough while traveling on the road, which would make it difficult for Garmin, TomTom etc. to deliver a trustworthy experience in the car. This was tested on a preview version of the phone though, so I am hoping your location on Google Maps is updating faster with the final version :)

From our tests it updated plenty fast to give accurate directions. We used a Garmin on our trip as well for a bulk of the trip, but when just trying to find our way around town we always used the iPhone. It never really let us down with accuracy or update frequency.

]]> By: Ashleyhttp://cybernetnews.com/were-going-on-vacation/#comment-140710 Ashley Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:56:26 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=13776#comment-140710 Thanks everybody! We had a great trip!<div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-140597" rel="nofollow">Anonymous wrote:</a><blockquote>I would suggest following the west coast of Michigan all the way through Traverse City. It’s a gorgeous area.</blockquote></div> We actually did just that- we drove up and stopped at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore in Indiana then drove up the coast and stopped in Traverse City for the cherry festival going on, then headed up to Mackinac, then drove around the upper peninsula into Wisconsin and made a few stops along the coast there as well. Definitely a nice drive! Thanks everybody! We had a great trip!

Anonymous wrote:
I would suggest following the west coast of Michigan all the way through Traverse City. It’s a gorgeous area.

We actually did just that- we drove up and stopped at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore in Indiana then drove up the coast and stopped in Traverse City for the cherry festival going on, then headed up to Mackinac, then drove around the upper peninsula into Wisconsin and made a few stops along the coast there as well. Definitely a nice drive!

]]> By: Maxhttp://cybernetnews.com/were-going-on-vacation/#comment-140599 Max Sat, 12 Jul 2008 14:28:10 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=13776#comment-140599 Happy Anniversary guys! Enjoy your trip! :mrgreen: Happy Anniversary guys! Enjoy your trip! :mrgreen:

]]> By: MKhttp://cybernetnews.com/were-going-on-vacation/#comment-140598 MK Sat, 12 Jul 2008 13:53:47 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=13776#comment-140598 happy anniversary Asley and Ryan. enjoy your holiday ^^ happy anniversary Asley and Ryan. enjoy your holiday ^^

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://cybernetnews.com/were-going-on-vacation/#comment-140597 Anonymous Sat, 12 Jul 2008 10:36:50 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=13776#comment-140597 I would suggest following the west coast of Michigan all the way through Traverse City. It's a gorgeous area. I would suggest following the west coast of Michigan all the way through Traverse City. It’s a gorgeous area.

]]> By: Changehttp://cybernetnews.com/were-going-on-vacation/#comment-140595 Change Sat, 12 Jul 2008 09:14:04 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=13776#comment-140595 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-140579" rel="nofollow">Ryan wrote:</a><blockquote>We’ll definitely be putting it to the test. It will be nice for things like finding restaurants around our current location (Yelp is a great free app for that). You can count on a more in-depth review of the device sometime after we get back.</blockquote></div> I have heard it has trouble updating the GPS info fast enough while traveling on the road, which would make it difficult for Garmin, TomTom etc. to deliver a trustworthy experience in the car. This was tested on a preview version of the phone though, so I am hoping your location on Google Maps is updating faster with the final version :) Ryan wrote:
We’ll definitely be putting it to the test. It will be nice for things like finding restaurants around our current location (Yelp is a great free app for that). You can count on a more in-depth review of the device sometime after we get back.

I have heard it has trouble updating the GPS info fast enough while traveling on the road, which would make it difficult for Garmin, TomTom etc. to deliver a trustworthy experience in the car. This was tested on a preview version of the phone though, so I am hoping your location on Google Maps is updating faster with the final version :)

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