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Originally Posted by PD41 View Post
Been using Waze for a couple years now and like it.

Drivers helping drivers. "Police reported ahead" (avoid that radar ticket)
Then you get a thumbs up or not there icon.
Never thought I'd ever use a navigation app for local driving.

Driving basically the same 10 - 15 mile radius for 30+ years and know every street.
You get in a habit of driving the same streets to and from work but Waze takes you
on different routes sometimes, construction, jams, POLICE CHECK POINTS can be avoided. Try it you might like it.

Now for the upgrade.

Change the language from English to British
The computer girl now has a sexy British accent.
Absolutely! They used to periodically come out with celebrity voices. For a while, the guys from Top Gear narrated the directions, etc..., but then they changed those guys out. I'd have paid a couple of buck to keep them. I switched back to the original American English girl, but then eventually switched to the British English girl and like her better even though she pronounces some street names differently.

I have mine set to private mode or something like that which means that I can't report things, but I can poke "thanks" or "not there" when I get a warning which is, I think, like confirming if the issue is still around. I do that. I use it a ton. It seems like it's the best at routing around traffic and slower routes compared to the other nav apps.
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