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What if we were just a lil evil? (piefed.alphapuggle.dev)
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What if we were *just a lil evil*?
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[–] 3 points 1 year ago (5 children)

What do you do for maps? Specifically directions while driving?

I've tried apps based on OSM but they get too unreliable outside of heavily populated areas.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    Not who you're replying to, but I got an older Garmin GPS on ebay for like $30 (the nuvi 2589). Get one with LMT (lifetime maps and traffic) and a traffic receiver cable. I had to buy my traffic receiver separately, cost me $12 on ebay, but you could get a current one for $70 and it may work better.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (3 children)

    I just use Apple Maps. I know, “Apple bad” and all that, but in a duopoly I will choose the lesser of evils. No, I will not mess with custom ROMs on a Google-produced phone. I need my banking apps, and Google is now kneecapping most apps.

    Most newer cars also have “good enough” navigation these days.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    …and there’s the purity test downvote. It is completely unrealistic to expect people to exist without one of the big vendors. I have no Google apps on my phone; also, no Meta products either. I use tracking blockers and a pi-hole at home. The only company gathering data on me is Apple, and it’s in their best interest not to sell it considering their whole “privacy” stance. Not that it means much, but it’s sure as fuck better than Google.

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