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Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 14892 Location: Keynsham
Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 8:52 am Post subject:
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But the main reason for my complaint, is the way this site is run, it asks people to submit new locations, it does not verify them, it misses accurate information when it is sent, and while all the work is being done for it, it charges people for a very bad database.
New camera locations is the key to a good database, and this database does not have them, instead it uses those that have already been logged many times by many companies.
You make me really angry! Just go away and start up your own database if you've got the gumption how to go about it. I wouldn't have the faintest idea how to write the software. Get yourself all the thousands of locations, categorise them, set up your website and let people download them for free like I did for several months and keep it up to date every month for nothing. Then tell me you're not starving and will keep it up for ever.
As for it using data from "many companies" - could you please tell us all the names of the "many" and how we can look at their databases for comparison. Being a rookie at this, my only other comparison is with the TomTom free issue which came with my new GO700 three weeks ago and I mention above their unbelievable data for the GATSO approaching Cardiff. In one week I found more genuine errors on their database than I've seen in nearly a year with PGPSW.
For the price of a pint you can get some really decent info to help you driving hundreds of miles for a whole month. Over the last year, I've been to almost all four corners of the UK and I honestly believe I've not been let down by the database.
There certainly are "inaccuracies". But not the sort which would get me in trouble. e.g. two Gatsos on the A38 north into Gloucester yesterday have both obviously been moved northwards about 200 yards - the road markings are still in the original positions announced by pgpsw. Temporary roadworks cameras come and go like flies to cowsh. If the data remained static, the database would be real easy to run.
Stop moaning, buy the database every month and see how good it is.
Joined: Jan 04, 2006 Posts: 9323 Location: Durham, UK
Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 9:37 am Post subject:
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But the main reason for my complaint, is the way this site is run, it asks people to submit new locations, it does not verify them, it misses accurate information when it is sent, and while all the work is being done for it, it charges people for a very bad database.
New camera locations is the key to a good database, and this database does not have them, instead it uses those that have already been logged many times by many companies.
Fine. Stop paying and use an alternative then - after all you lost less than the price of a pint. I've done thousands of miles since Xmas and had no problems what os ever. The 3 or 4 new cameras I've found have been added by the next months database release. I guess some areas are harder to verify than others.
I've seen the thread on the difficultly of verifying the cameras - have you?
Joined: Jan 04, 2006 Posts: 9323 Location: Durham, UK
Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 9:04 am Post subject:
And yet another inaccurate and childish rant which fails to answer any questions that anyone puts to them. Shame visitor won't be back because people like that are quite entertaining.
Did i actually say 2000 miles? or did i say "I've done thousands of miles "???
Joined: 02/11/2002 22:41:59 Posts: 11878 Location: Massachusetts, USA
Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 1:40 pm Post subject:
I was the one with 2000 miles. Anyhow, I have a pretty good understandong now where "visitor" came from (and where he hopefully went back to). Best would be to close this thread and ignore the troll. _________________ Lutz
Joined: 11/07/2002 14:36:40 Posts: 23848 Location: Hampshire, UK
Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 3:13 pm Post subject:
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If someone bought it here and gave it to someone else, it does not make it any different to if you had bought it yourself. And just for the record, I did buy it, and was very disappointed.
Strange then that we have no record of you're ever having been a subscriber!
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