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Hello XDA,
I am one of the developers of the Asurion Mobile AddressBook and I would like to get some feedback on our product from the users here. I have been using this forum for some thine now for Winmo and respect the opinions of the developers here. It would be great to see what everyone thinks of the application. It is available in the Android Marketplace, just search Asurion. Or you can go to our site at http://www.getaddressbook.com/.
A little about AddressBook, it is a socially connected address book that allows you to get information about your contacts from different social sites like Facebook and Twitter right in the address book, through mini programs called Mixins.
Soon we will have an APK for developers to develop their own Mixins for AddressBook. When its ready I will post more information if anyone would like to beta for us.
AddressBook is still in a beta form and is available for 1.6 and 2.0 and above. Please try it out and let me know what you think. AddressBook is new and we are open to positive and negative feedback.
Thanks,
Peter
Just installed
Main app + all MixIn
It's a nice app, just a bit slow on my HTC Sapphire Magic Vodafone 32B with 2.1 Eclair Rom
I don't like "MixIn solution", why not a full app with all modules inside ?
I've launched main app, then I gone to market and installed Facebook MixIn for first.
After a lot of privacy authorization with some screen not well fitted I did a little war with Matching People, cause a lot of them were not matched nice.
I need Photos compare, cause I've some cases with two or more people with the exact name... like my cousins =)
I had some Facebook MixIn Force close Crashes and some com.google.process.gapps crashes too, right now...
I installed flickr and associate it with some of my contacts and no problems at all.
at last I tried Twitter and no probs with it...
I think it's a good app, but a bit slow...
last thing:
Support for all languages (I could translate it in Italian if you need)
I don't like number in this format 000-000-0000
or 00-000-0000
I know it's a developing app and I will wait for next releases of this.
Well Done
Good Job
This is some great feedback, thanks for taking the time to try it out and post back.
Just wondering
Is this ultimately going to be a paid application?
You know like:
5.99/mo
4.79/mo
1.99/mo
What's our deductible? :0
Haven't tried the app, but if you could spread the QR codes apart it will ease their reading.
Thanks for your app!
played with it 30mins.
1. got the main app
2. started a new a/c in www.getaddressbook.com
3. got the MixIn: Facebook
4. start the MixIn app, input Facebook a/c
5. click Allow buttons 3 times
6. MixIn starts to get contacts from FB
7. Auto Match
8. Manual adjust Auto Match results
9. Launch main app
The above steps took about 25mins (330 FB contacts; 300 gmail contacts; Auto Matched 180; manual picked out... haven't counted >_< i believe picked out 30 - 50).
Cool:
-Auto Match tried to best match FB | Local contacts even they are not perfect match.
e.g. Shirley Lam | Salei Lam (it matches)
-Facebook photos can replace local as well as sync. to Gmail Contacts
-Consolidated activities log (SMS, voice call, etc) for individual contact
Not:
-[MixIn: FB] Say you have some contacts named Peter Chan, you will get confused without some other hints like Organization.
I picked those contacts out in Auto Match to prevent mis-matching as Org is not displayed in Auto Match results
-[main app] Contact list won't remember the last viewed location.
I scrolled from top to Carol, click twice to view details, click Return and the contact list scrolls back to top.
-[main app] Slow. Maybe it's my outdated HTC Magic... (it's CyanogenMod 4.2.13 w/ EBI1 mod]
For me:
Keep and waiting for updates!
looks cool..will try this later when i get home for work..
speed is defiantely something that can be worked on.
thebluecoat said:
Is this ultimately going to be a paid application?
You know like:
5.99/mo
4.79/mo
1.99/mo
What's our deductible? :0
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No, the application will be free. And no deductible that I know of
It looks interesting but what you should definitely not miss is the T9 dialer. The way you can find contact by typing their name directly from the dialer is the only feature that makes me stay on 1.5. I tried other apps from the Market but nothing could match HTC's Sense UI dialer. If you can bring something clean similar to this I'm sold!
Another question for the community. Are there any features you are not seeing in the AddressBook that you would like to see, things that would make this app a must have?
Great work on the app. After using the app for a few days the main reason I stopped us using it was the user interface. Its not horrible but compared to everything else on the phone, it looks a bit outdated (quality wise). Other then the ui, it can be sluggish at times but nice work.
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Another question for the community. Are there any features you are not seeing in the AddressBook that you would like to see, things that would make this app a must have?
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Darvo is absolutely correct. The T9 dialer is something that is sorely missing from most builds. I think it would especially appeal to stock users as well as those running cooked roms. I have been searching for a reliable answer to this outside of a Sense UI but haven't found anything that I'll stand by 100%.
Thank you .........
I appreciate your effort with AddressBook; however:
I find it extremely inappropriate and invasive that the app immediately syncs my contacts upon install to -- where? your servers?
There should be a clear warning that this is about to happen!
Please delete my data from your servers!
Also, the 'delete all' function on your site does not work, at least not with Safari. I 'moved' all to the 'delete' column on right, but clicking on 'delete selected' does nothing.
And with Chrome I couldn't even log in. Got some error about 'src' and try the support page.
I am sorry that app is frustrating you. There is a screen during setup that lets you know about the backup. This function can be turned off in the app. If you give me your user name I will delete your account from the database. The back up is meant to protect your contacts in the case that you loose your phone or get a new one. As for browser support, right now we are only supporting IE and Firefox. Again sorry the app is frustrating for you.
Great app!
I really like and appreciate this app. The 2 biggest features that drew me to waste countless hours playing w/ hero roms on my mytouch were hero's T9 dialer, and the social integration. I'll 3rd the motion for a T9 dialer in your app. No complaints otherwise. Bravo - and thanks for the great app.
P.S. Backup to server is a bit redundant in my opinion, because your contacts already sync w/ your Google acct - but, to each is own. I might be missing an advantage to it anyway. I just opted not to use it.
And props for soliciting feedback here in the forum - where the REAL users are.
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There is a screen during setup that lets you know about the backup. This function can be turned off in the app.
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Really? Because I can see in the options where to change the time and frequency of the sync, but I don't see how to disable syncing altogether. Maybe I'm just missing something?
Good catch, looks like there is a bug, you should be able to set it to not backup. We will work to get that fix in.
I have been playing around with the Hero, but I am not sure I have found the T9 dialer, what does it do?
Feedback
I've been following this app since it first arrived, and I must say bravo for doing what only HTC dared to attempt. It works well, too, except for a few things.
1. It may SEEM that scrolling smoothness isn't that important. Ask Apple, they'll tell you the truth: Its the only thing the masses give a Sh&% about, how something looks. So imitate the apple or hero contact style, because the one here is rough but needs only an easy fix! Smooth scrolling and better "sleek" colors. Same for the dialer.
2. It seems to run too often in the background, which slows my phone seemingly, no matter how often i taskiller it.
Eagerly awaiting the next release...
Title says it all. If you'd like to try out the new Bing search app but are not on Verizon, download the .apk below. Post below if you have any problems or thoughts about the app.
Today we are happy to announce the first official Bing for Mobile Android App available to Verizon customers. You can now download the free Bing App from your Verizon Wireless Android phones’ Marketplace.
The app homepage features the Bing image of the day, complete with clickable hotspots that you can explore and discover related trivia. Did you miss one of the latest images? Don’t worry; you can still swipe through up to 7 days’ worth of Bing images.
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More info: http://www.bing.com/community/blogs...for-mobile-comes-to-your-verizon-android.aspx
I'm not on Verizon so it's not showing up in my market. Can someone post an .apk for the rest of us?
edit: I have a co-worker with an unrooted Verizon Android phone. Is there a way I can get the app without rooting his phone?
edit: .apk attached. Installed on Evo and seems to work just fine. Some nice features here.
Thanks gthing. works great!
Or if you have rooted and have the market access app you can simply change to 310012 and search the market.
Installed on my EVO and it works great.
The traffic it shows on the map is a lot more accurate than google maps.
Works great.. i would like to see a Bing navigation app to compete with google.. that probably won't happen though.
Is your EVO rooted?
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Is your EVO rooted?
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Yes. Why, are you having problems getting it to install?
Works fine on stock HTC Desire with Froyo OTA. Thanks for sharing!
works fine on a stock 2.2 evo (NOT rooted or anything "special" done)
Works on my XDAndroid on Sprint Touch Pro2
The App even works on XDAndroid on my Sprint Touch pro2. Awesome !!
Some initial thoughts:
The widget seems to perform faster then Google's at coming up with search suggestions. I also actually like the way the search results look more than Google. You can click anywhere on the result to go to the page, rather than just the title. Seems a bit more mobile friendly.
The Bing app also has a built-in browser. The search widget seems to be the only way to access it, or through the search box at the top of the app. It seems very capable and feels very fast. Might just be placebo effect, but it might be faster at loading pages then the built in browser. It is probably using the same engine as the built in browser, so who knows.
The browser does have a "favorites" feature which I assume is like bookmarks, but I'm unable to figure out how to add something to it. Also, the search box doesn't go away as you scroll down the page - a feature that used to bother me on the default browser but I have come to like. There appears to be no way to open a result in the default browser, if you wanted its features like saving images, adding bookmarks, etc. which is a drawback.
The image search is really cool, definitely better than Google's (as was the desktop version until recently), although it seems to be mysteriously lacking the feature to save or send images or set wallpapers from the images you find. You can pretty much search and view, that's it.
Movies feature is nice. Don't know if I'd use it over Flickster. It does have all the info available on one page, which is nice, but doesn't have movie trailers and you can't search by theater, just by movie.
Maps is okay. Google Maps is just such a mature product with Latitude, layers, labs, etc. that I couldn't see myself switching to Bing maps any time soon. Another poster said it had better traffic data, but it doesn't have Navigation (just directions). Might be a sufficient alternative if for some reason Google Maps is bugging out or something.
The news section just shows headlines for articles which link to the original articles on their respective pages. The interface looks the same to the search results. Nice for some simple browsing maybe.
The last thing is the picture of the day. Today's is of some mountains in China somewhere. The image actually looks a bit crappy, like it is compressed weird or something, but that might just be today. If you dismiss the menu at the bottom of the app, you will get highlight spots where you can click and learn more about the image. A nice feature, but they have it on their home page, too, and I never use it (or Bing, for that matter).
I'll play around with it a little more to see if it sticks. Overall I'd say it's a nice initial offering from Bing, and better than the crap that usually comes out of Microsoft. Missing features like the ability to save images, open links in a full featured browser, and add favorites(?) are the biggest drawbacks.
when i downloaded the file it saved as a .cab
do i change it to .apk?
I tried DLing this straight to my Evo but it won't install. Do I need to DL it to my computer and install it via HTC Sync?
is there any way someone could put up the .apk file up? ii want it, but I'm not on verizon.
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derrickmadden said:
is there any way someone could put up the .apk file up? ii want it, but I'm not on verizon.
Sent From My Thoughts Using My Mind. And My Moment.
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It's posted on the OP.
KiamatDusk said:
It's posted on the OP.
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he posted a cab file
rahlquist said:
Or if you have rooted and have the market access app you can simply change to 310012 and search the market.
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Tried this and didn't work on my Xperia X10a
Works great on rooted Evo. Thanks
It works-non rooted Evo
I downloaded it on my non-rooted evo, went through Astro, clicked on it and installed. Works fine, and it's pretty quick too.
works great on stock 2.2 Froyo on Nexus One.
I just noticed that Samsung's market finally had more than just two apps in it. This is for the uk, and they look pretty uk specific, but the new apps that just appeared are:
Sky News
Investment week
WH Smith eBooks
(the pre-existing apps were radio companion and blinkx beat)
Just what the Tab needed: another eBook reader. As though we didn't have enough already (and I note that the install screen says it doesn't [yet] sync if you already have a web account).
Any interesting apps in other countries?
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Nope, just an app from a german news television named n-tv. Actually there are four apps in appstore.
hello...my Apps
AppRemover (UnInstaller)
Astro (Explorer)
Dolphin Browser HD (Browser)
TuneIn Radio (4 Austria)
Unrar
FlashPlayer
Facebook
Flikie Wallpapers HD
Applanet
Beautiful Widgets (Weather App)
Better Alarmclock Pro
greetinx Cloon
kupuguy said:
Any interesting apps in other countries?
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Its dead for Russia with only one app for Russia - blinkx Beat.
kupuguy said:
I just noticed that Samsung's market finally had more than just two apps in it. This is for the uk, and they look pretty uk specific, but the new apps that just appeared are:
Sky News
Investment week
WH Smith eBooks
(the pre-existing apps were radio companion and blinkx beat)
Just what the Tab needed: another eBook reader. As though we didn't have enough already (and I note that the install screen says it doesn't [yet] sync if you already have a web account).
Any interesting apps in other countries?
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I have my Tab with a Voda SIM in it in UK and all I see is the Companion Radio.
The first day I got my tab, I'm sure I recall there being 2 or 3 other apps, but I was having a serious problem with something and had to hard reset. They never showed up since.
I've installed a couple of the new apps:
The WHSmith app looks pretty enough but it wants me to register to buy a book even if the book I want to buy is 'discounted' by 100% so I haven't yet bothered. A random sample of one book (I shall wear midnight) is £12.61 as a WHSmith eBook, $12.80 Amazon.com Kindle, £8.09 amazon.co.uk Kindle so it doesn't look too promising.
The Sky News app might actually be useful: text stories, most with click through to a (low resolution) video. There's also an option to read the stories out loud though some of the speech synthesis is a bit wayward. One obvious bug is that they've used a font which displays the unicode fallback diamond character instead of a pound sign which for a supposedly UK app with a 'business news' section shows a remarkable lack of testing. Also I'd really like a technology section and the option to turn off 'showbiz'.
One feature I haven't seen elsewhere is the 'Your Report' section that you can use to upload stories to Sky. However they don't get many points for telling me to refer to terms and conditions at skynews.com without actually providing any links.
Is it possible to change the country of samsung apps ? Because i bought my tab on amazon.de but i live in France and i would like to buy or download apps that are available in france.
I think it depends on the SIM
i have a french sim but no french apps...
Seeing as how the SamsungApps app won't even start without a SIM present, it suggests it's checking the locale of the SIM to see what apps are available to the region. I've got nothing whatsoever in mine, presumably since the Tab isn't available in New Zealand.
Yes you can change it. Open the dialer and type in the code:
*#272*YOURIMEI#
Put your IMEI number where it says YOURIMEI and it will allow you to switch country codes. If you change the country code you will lose your stuff. It will be like a system restore so make sure you backup your stuff.
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1- Financial Times
2- Visit London Blog
3- Sky news
4- Investment week
5- WHSmith eBooks
6- Blinkx Beat
7- Radio companion
#2 it maybe interesting if it shows events and things going on in London, #-3 I may try (but anything from Rupert Murdoch mouth is not to be trusted)
#7 does not appear the list any more (I installed it just to try it)
Did I mention I hate Rupert Murdoch?,
PBL1 said:
1- Financial Times
2- Visit London Blog
3- Sky news
4- Investment week
5- WHSmith eBooks
6- Blinkx Beat
7- Radio companion
#2 it maybe interesting if it shows events and things going on in London, #-3 I may try (but anything from Rupert Murdoch mouth is not to be trusted)
#7 does not appear the list any more (I installed it just to try it)
Did I mention I hate Rupert Murdoch?,
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Yes, bizarrely once you install something it disappears from the list which makes it very confusing. I had another look at the "Sky News" app last night and noticed that all of the sports stories were from November 7th: they've updated them now but it was a bit bizarre seeing their headlines were about F1.
ayman07 said:
Yes you can change it. Open the dialer and type in the code:
*#272*YOURIMEI#
If you change the country code you will lose your stuff. It will be like a system restore so make sure you backup your stuff.
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doesnt let the sales code change. no keyboard even. and mine is on SER. how did you do that, mate?
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doesnt let the sales code change. no keyboard even. and mine is on SER. how did you do that, mate?
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You don't need a keyboard. Once you do that you can select a different code.
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There's an app for rooted phones that allows you to change your country so that you see more options in the market.
I used it for EVO, I'll have to to look for it after i wake up a little more but anyone impatient can search the htc supersonic (aka Evo) forums to find it.
My Samsung Tab (VF Germany SIM) now shows 5 Apps including Asphalt 5 HD as a download which I'm doing at the mo. That wasn't shown yesterday.
zwuncki said:
My Samsung Tab (VF Germany SIM) now shows 5 Apps including Asphalt 5 HD as a download which I'm doing at the mo. That wasn't shown yesterday.
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Showing now for me too.
Seems to be the full version, must be annoying for those people that may have previously bought it!
I think there must be something firware dependent that controls what apps are visible because I had a few Apps on my UK Tab until I upgraded via samfirmware.com to JK5 and now I don't have anything in there but the radio companion.
Anybody else in the UK using a Voda sim and can confirm whether or not any other apps are visible?
Mines got a UK orange sim in it, do they filter it by network too or just location..?
My Dad just upgraded phones to an Inspire 4G, and so far he's driving everyone crazy figuring out how to use it. I'll be visiting him over the weekend and will try to show him how to use the phone, and configure it with any apps that I think he might find useful. (Of course if that doesn't work, he still has a few more weeks in which he can return it for a simpler model...)
My current list includes:
My Car Locator Free or Ad-Free is an excellent app for remembering where you parked.
Google Navigation
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.nomadrobot.mycarlocator&feature=search_result
Pulse News A nice app, though I wonder if there are any news readers out there with a simpler interface?
Mute - A simple widget icon for enabling silent mode. Also mutes media/applications.
Med Minder - Free - A seemingly popular app for managing medication schedules/reminders.
Ideally, I'd also like some form of Remote Control to remotely administer his phone if necessary, a-la Logmein.com for administering his computer. I see a few such applications exist (including the browser based "Remote Web Desktop"), but they all require rooting the phone which isn't an option for now (still in return window and limited time visiting).
Any suggestions on additional applications - including themes or simplified dialers - that would be good for a Senior citizen whose never used a SmartPhone before?
Hi
As i understand it, the Inspire 4g isn't too far away from the Desire S which i have. I have written a guide specifically aimed at newcomers to Android for this phone. It also includes a section on handy apps.
Have a look at it, and see if it could help him out.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1097538
P.s The guide is a downloadable pdf (so you can keep it on the phones Sd card for easy reference) but occasionally the dropbox download link expires. Let me know via posting on the guide thread if this happens. I get email notifications for posts there so I'll be able to get it fixed asap.
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Hi
As i understand it, the Inspire 4g isn't too far away from the Desire S which i have. I have written a guide specifically aimed at newcomers to Android for this phone. It also includes a section on handy apps.
Have a look at it, and see if it could help him out.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1097538
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That's nice man!
Via My HTC Evo 3D On The Now Network From Sprint.
Good job on that guide. Unfortunately, that's still a bit too complex for my dad
Med Minder, the Voice Dialing icon, setting up one-click dialer widgets, syncing with Google Contacts and replacing the stock keyboard with SwiftKey seems to have helped him considerably. I also setup Fandango for him and a weather widget, in addition to syncing the phone with his gmail account.
Eventually, I plan on setting up the 3G Watchdog on his account if we drop him down to the $15/mo data plan.
So I am thinking that instead of updating MapDroyd, NavFreeUS, and Sygic offline maps all the time, I should just buy TomTom for Android or something.
If it is indeed compatible on all devices I wish to use it on, is there an additional fee per device, or registration to activate on each device?
Or does it work just like most stuff in the market, and once I pay, I can install and update all devices that are compatible that have my Android market account on them?
Can someone with some experience with this or other paid offline nav software chime in...
I'm sure that it is linked to your google ID account, so as long as you still use the same account it should be ok. I would confirm it first though
You should ask the TomTom dev about this.
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
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So I am thinking that instead of updating MapDroyd, NavFreeUS, and Sygic offline maps all the time, I should just buy TomTom for Android or something.
If it is indeed compatible on all devices I wish to use it on, is there an additional fee per device, or registration to activate on each device?
Or does it work just like most stuff in the market, and once I pay, I can install and update all devices that are compatible that have my Android market account on them?
Can someone with some experience with this or other paid offline nav software chime in...
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Personal opinion, avoid Sygic.
It's counter-intuitive at its very core. Inserting an address is hard, like:
- input city
- input street, and it keeps suggesting you streets that are not from the city you chose
- same idiotic suggestions when you try to choose a place
And then it's not buy and install on all. It's got a key that's not tied to your Google account, you need to contact them to port it from one device to the other.
Across all device, but if it is incompatible u cant install on the device. Shouldnt thought cause it is just gps software
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The 11th plague said:
Personal opinion, avoid Sygic.
It's counter-intuitive at its very core. Inserting an address is hard, like:
- input city
- input street, and it keeps suggesting you streets that are not from the city you chose
- same idiotic suggestions when you try to choose a place
And then it's not buy and install on all. It's got a key that's not tied to your Google account, you need to contact them to port it from one device to the other.
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I am thinking that I do not want/need the traffic and real time info (special activation through tomtom?), but I want a nav/map system that would work if the grid goes down (cell towers will only stay up so long after that) as I live in an earthquake alley, just to have something if a big one were to hit. Proactive, not reactive...
Why not just use Google maps
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Why not just use Google maps
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In the event of Zombies, silly. The grid could go down for any number of reasons, and so even cell towers would go down if they are powered by generator that could run out of gas/diesel...
No, I live in earthquake alley, and try to think ahead, as it could take some time to bring grid power back up if there was a large earthquake (thing San-Fran in our recent history). Mainly a backup, just in case, but I will continue to use Google Maps until Zombies... or earthquakes, whichever comes first.
People that had food and water stored water-tight were probably better off during, and after Katrina... I have kids.
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I am thinking that I do not want/need the traffic and real time info (special activation through tomtom?), but I want a nav/map system that would work if the grid goes down (cell towers will only stay up so long after that) as I live in an earthquake alley, just to have something if a big one were to hit. Proactive, not reactive...
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Then find another offline satnav. This one just isn't practical