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Re:Not OK, Google by peeters on Wednesday October 05, 2016 @01:05PM (#12645671)
> That's nice, but I don't care. I could already get that information from my car's GPS and seeing how red the roads were.

I guess people have different experiences. Personally, I know how to get home from work, so I don't feel the need to turn on my GPS every time I drive home. So I appreciate getting notified when there's notable variances in drive times, without me having to look for it every day.

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Re:Not OK, Google by r00fus on Wednesday October 05, 2016 @02:36PM (#12646518)
How often is it correct? I use Waze infrequently (mostly it's turned off in privacy) but it often gets things wrong (it's better than Apple's maps or Google Maps).

I need to get home on time to pickup kids, but mostly just leave a bit early...

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Re:Not OK, Google by vladbarash on Wednesday October 05, 2016 @04:07PM (#12647331)
I agree with you both. "turning on GPS" could just mean that while driving one has the view of the roads on to see which one's have traffic, not necessarily getting turn by turn directions to and from work every day.
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