Comments on: San Francisco Bay Phandroids: Get Waze Alpha! http://phandroid.com/2009/05/07/san-francisco-bay-phandroids-get-waze-alpha/ Android Phone News, Rumors, Reviews, Apps, Forums & More! Mon, 04 Apr 2011 02:51:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: mark34š http://phandroid.com/2009/05/07/san-francisco-bay-phandroids-get-waze-alpha/#comment-32804 mark34š Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:49:04 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=2615#comment-32804 please bring this to Europe.. SOON AS POSSIBLE :-) please bring this to Europe.. SOON AS POSSIBLE :-)

]]> By: amirc http://phandroid.com/2009/05/07/san-francisco-bay-phandroids-get-waze-alpha/#comment-25136 amirc Sun, 17 May 2009 20:39:28 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=2615#comment-25136 I live in Israel, and use wase for 6 months. it is great app, and the development team try to give it the best they can do....and the result is that the number of users is growing rapidly every month, most of them are very happy:) with it. it is very interesting how it will do in the US. Great app. I live in Israel, and use wase for 6 months. it is great app, and the development team try to give it the best they can do….and the result is that the number of users is growing rapidly every month, most of them are very happy:) with it. it is very interesting how it will do in the US. Great app.

]]> By: yael elish http://phandroid.com/2009/05/07/san-francisco-bay-phandroids-get-waze-alpha/#comment-23989 yael elish Sat, 09 May 2009 07:28:20 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=2615#comment-23989 Hey everybody. Thanks for registering and for the many comments and the feedback so far. Those of you who registered and didn't receive access yet - you should receive it in a day or two. we are implementing a few critical problems that the very first group of users encountered. Yael Hey everybody. Thanks for registering and for the many comments and the feedback so far. Those of you who registered and didn’t receive access yet – you should receive it in a day or two. we are implementing a few critical problems that the very first group of users encountered. Yael

]]> By: Jonno.N http://phandroid.com/2009/05/07/san-francisco-bay-phandroids-get-waze-alpha/#comment-23917 Jonno.N Fri, 08 May 2009 19:59:29 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=2615#comment-23917 @Tyler M that's rough man, even google blogger is better than that I think (from my experience with them at least, though I'm a half-assed blogger at best lol) but yeah, I would be looking for solutions to those issues asap, it's pretty frustrating. Sorry to junk up your comments though. I'm still testing waze, still haven't been able to login but I've been getting great support from the alpha team in NY. I guess they started this thing in Israel and it's been pretty successful so their testing it all over the US. I live in Oakland so I'm testing for the Bay Area. I haven't heard of anywhere else that is actually testing but the alpha team said they are and made reference to the fact that he's in NY. @Tyler M that’s rough man, even google blogger is better than that I think (from my experience with them at least, though I’m a half-assed blogger at best lol) but yeah, I would be looking for solutions to those issues asap, it’s pretty frustrating. Sorry to junk up your comments though.

I’m still testing waze, still haven’t been able to login but I’ve been getting great support from the alpha team in NY. I guess they started this thing in Israel and it’s been pretty successful so their testing it all over the US. I live in Oakland so I’m testing for the Bay Area. I haven’t heard of anywhere else that is actually testing but the alpha team said they are and made reference to the fact that he’s in NY.

]]> By: Tyler Miller http://phandroid.com/2009/05/07/san-francisco-bay-phandroids-get-waze-alpha/#comment-23808 Tyler Miller Fri, 08 May 2009 00:27:24 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=2615#comment-23808 @Jonno.N: You should try writing a bloody article. It's like pulling teeth. I still can't post youtube videos because it doesn't feel like letting me. @Jonno.N: You should try writing a bloody article. It’s like pulling teeth. I still can’t post youtube videos because it doesn’t feel like letting me.

]]> By: Alex http://phandroid.com/2009/05/07/san-francisco-bay-phandroids-get-waze-alpha/#comment-23774 Alex Thu, 07 May 2009 20:42:52 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=2615#comment-23774 I wonder why it hasn't been done before - actually, I've sseen a few apps like this submitted for ADC. The implementation of similar concept seems to be very simple and straightforward however, it seems like this one has iPhone interface photoshopped on top of the Android phone for some reason :) Another thing which wonders me is why to have 100 of testers when you can simply release the app to the Market for free and have thousands of them (and, actually, start creating the network). I wonder why it hasn’t been done before – actually, I’ve sseen a few apps like this submitted for ADC. The implementation of similar concept seems to be very simple and straightforward however, it seems like this one has iPhone interface photoshopped on top of the Android phone for some reason :) Another thing which wonders me is why to have 100 of testers when you can simply release the app to the Market for free and have thousands of them (and, actually, start creating the network).

]]> By: Jonno.N http://phandroid.com/2009/05/07/san-francisco-bay-phandroids-get-waze-alpha/#comment-23771 Jonno.N Thu, 07 May 2009 20:20:30 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=2615#comment-23771 I hate that your website doesn't break out my paragraphs by the way. And the comment box is buggy, it doesn't display your characters when the text wraps... I'm in bug reporting mode I can't help it!! I hate that your website doesn’t break out my paragraphs by the way. And the comment box is buggy, it doesn’t display your characters when the text wraps… I’m in bug reporting mode I can’t help it!!

]]> By: Jonno.N http://phandroid.com/2009/05/07/san-francisco-bay-phandroids-get-waze-alpha/#comment-23770 Jonno.N Thu, 07 May 2009 20:19:36 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=2615#comment-23770 I signed up yesterday, got my email links today. It's a simple process. One thing I will note, and they are working on it at waze but it might not be fixed yet, when you sign up and give your number (to get a text with the download link) you have to dial a 1 in front of your number. I know, this is a cell phone you shouldn't have to. I have reported it and they said they're fixing it. A note about your article. This is the Bay Area, and mentioning critical mass is likely to confuse the locals with, well..Critical Mass lol =) And yeah, the icons do look cramped on the screen. I think the mood icons are worthless and could be entirely removed, but I guess it's supposed to be some kind of social thing as well so whatever. I'm just using it as a nice smiley at the top, though I chose "Speedy" for mine so I just get to look at wheels lol So far I've had some complaints about the UI, about logging in, and my GPS not working (might be my cupcake build, I'm on JF's latest and I'm not aware of any issues but it hasn't worked since I updated. I just finally figured out how to turn it on, and it's still not working so I don't know really) Yeah, I don't know what else to say. It looks ok for now. Needs some UI tweaks and the map is pretty boring to look at. I haven't used it for directions yet. If I can get it to locate me a little more accurately I'm going to test that out this weekend. I signed up yesterday, got my email links today. It’s a simple process. One thing I will note, and they are working on it at waze but it might not be fixed yet, when you sign up and give your number (to get a text with the download link) you have to dial a 1 in front of your number. I know, this is a cell phone you shouldn’t have to. I have reported it and they said they’re fixing it.

A note about your article. This is the Bay Area, and mentioning critical mass is likely to confuse the locals with, well..Critical Mass lol =)

And yeah, the icons do look cramped on the screen. I think the mood icons are worthless and could be entirely removed, but I guess it’s supposed to be some kind of social thing as well so whatever. I’m just using it as a nice smiley at the top, though I chose “Speedy” for mine so I just get to look at wheels lol

So far I’ve had some complaints about the UI, about logging in, and my GPS not working (might be my cupcake build, I’m on JF’s latest and I’m not aware of any issues but it hasn’t worked since I updated. I just finally figured out how to turn it on, and it’s still not working so I don’t know really)

Yeah, I don’t know what else to say. It looks ok for now. Needs some UI tweaks and the map is pretty boring to look at. I haven’t used it for directions yet. If I can get it to locate me a little more accurately I’m going to test that out this weekend.

]]> By: benji http://phandroid.com/2009/05/07/san-francisco-bay-phandroids-get-waze-alpha/#comment-23768 benji Thu, 07 May 2009 20:17:19 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=2615#comment-23768 This product offers >>>WAY<<< to much supplemental activity for any driver. It'll result in more accidents than users who are trying to avoid them. This product offers >>>WAY<<< to much supplemental activity for any driver. It’ll result in more accidents than users who are trying to avoid them.

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