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Product Reviews:
PalmOne: Directions on the Go |
Rating: 1 (out of 5)
Summary: Zero stars really...
Comments: Worst software purchase ever!! After having a useful Psion directions program when I lived in London 6 years ago, I thought I should get something similar for my Palm Zire 72 now I am in Seattle. I even thought there might be some improvements in the last few years, especially with Palm being the market leader...WRONG!!!!
If I type in my (unique!!) Seattle address, it gives me 3 options - all of which are incorrect!! It defaults to130 blocks north of me!! Then practically e address I have looked for (friend's houses, restaurants, etc.) have been incorrect too!! Sometimes addresses even come up on the maps and directions as "@#8&%%!!??#@ Avenue"!!!! The program also crashes and it takes several attempts at entering the data from scratch each time before it takes it (and spits out the incorrect information!!).
So this has been a total and utter waste of money and time and the source of much unnecessary stress!! I purchased it from the Palm Store and couldn't return it as it was open box software, so I then contacted smart2go/MDM however they would only offer me a choice of1of their other programs as a consolation. Their selection was limited and as I did not want the Bible, went for an Encyclopedia card (which I will probably never use)...
DO NOT purchase!!!! |
Rating: 1 (out of 5)
Summary: Directions are Sketchy at Best, Incorrect at Times
Comments: After I loaded this software on my Palm, I tried it out by mapping a route from home to work. It could not get my home address correct and started me out from a neighboring street instead. It couldn't even route me through the major highways in the Austin TX metro area correctly. I then tried it for Houston, and same story. The display and the way it zooms in and out and marks road names on the on-screen map leave much to be desired. I can hardly get any information out of the display. I do not endorse this software at all. |
Rating: 1 (out of 5)
Summary: Should allow for negative rating
Comments: What a worthless purchase. I do a lot of travelling and thought this would be great. Sounded wonderful, even sold on the palmone website. Boy was I ever mistaken. Wish I would've gotten the reviews before wasting my money. You can not read the maps, maps are only for a few cities, and the interface is less than user friendly. I finally went with Earthcomber, however when that did not have directions (just the map and POI, however its all free) I got Mapopolis, which is wonderful. If you want Directions on the Go, rethink it, I suggest Mapopolis. Same price (also a free trial version of ANY map in the US for 9 days) and also has contiguous maps of the entire US with direction capability and POI's!!!!!!!! |
Rating: 1 (out of 5)
Summary: , unhappy
Comments: I am NOT happy with this product. They do not even have the major cities in my state, let alone the city I live in. When I emailed them about it, they said they were updating the cities however mine was not on the list and they did not know when it would be. I am definitely getting my $40 bucks back and never purchaseing their products again!! |
Rating: 1 (out of 5)
Summary: Warning: purchase at your own risk!!!!!!
Comments: I wouldn't even rate this a '1' because I feel so gipped out of the $35 I spent. I purchased this product as a gift for my boyfriend through Amazon a while back-- before there were any reviews about this product. I have to agree with all of the previous reviews. Unless you live in a major metropolitan area, this product is completely useless. I thought that this would be a great alternative for him instead of going to Mapquest on his phone. Now, he just winds up using mapquest anyways. If you need directions to and from the city, 'Directions on the Go' works fine, however if you need to travel from the city to the suburbs or vice versa, you are out of luck.
He never even uses this product anymore... Poor gift choice on my part. |
