Apple Maps.

[kozal01]

When google maps first came out it got me lost more times than it did to my destination. It's a learning process and it takes some time. Heck I had an android earlier this year that used google navigation and it directed to me a completely different hospital than the one I was looking for. I guess what I'm trying to say is, nothing is perfect. For every good point someone can always come up with ten bad ones.

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This ^^^^

My Garmin Nuvi has tried to send me down rail road tracks and two tracks. It doesn't matter what navigation you're using a good sense of direction and some common sense is still a must.

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[mwhartman]

To members who have posted concerns about the maps in iOS6 please take a few minutes and read the news release from Tim Cook which is located in our News section Tim Cook Issues Personal Apology for Apple Maps

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Its convenient to apologize now, after Apple have sold millions in preorders and concealed facts in the actual iPhone 5 announcement. They knew about their crap Maps for months, anyone who has used iOS 6 betas knew how bad they were.

Telling people the truth when you are selling the phone would've hurt, right Apple? What happened to 'it just works'?

[jlpirozzi]

I totally agree. My family has been apple users for years. Now we feel robbed. OS6 took stuff away and they don't allow you to downgrade if you don't like your new upgrade.

[jlpirozzi]

The point is: why are they reinventing the wheel? Google maps is good! they should have worked with google maps to make it better, not try to reinvent something already out there in many different formats. Google maps is integrated with most apps that provide directions including search engines, yelp, etc. Having a proprietary map program is a waste of positive energy. They should give us something new.

[zphone]

The point is: why are they reinventing the wheel? Google maps is good! they should have worked with google maps to make it better, not try to reinvent something already out there in many different formats. Google maps is integrated with most apps that provide directions including search engines, yelp, etc. Having a proprietary map program is a waste of positive energy. They should give us something new.

Umm, Google maps *is* a proprietary map program. You make it sound as if google maps predate all other map data out there which is not true. Google is so heavily used because it was free or very cheap not because it was good. In fact it was worse than map data available from other companies at a price for years. It got good because it was used. Now that they want to monetize it other companies have to think if there are alternatives.

[hookbill]

Since we don't have unlimited data anymore I am concerned on how much of my data plan this will use.
Do say if I use for even a hour trip around town is it using my data plan the entire hour???

Take a look at a statement you had before you went to a data plan, if you have one. I'll bet you will be amazed at how little data you use.

The ones that will have problems are people who use Pandora for 8 hours a day or are using their phone to provide their entire home with internet. Between my wife and myself we didn't use even half a gb last month. She is constantly on 4G and I'm usually on Wifi. Still, 2 people and not even 1/2 a GB? We still have unlimited but should we be forced to change we will be fine, and 20.00 a month cheaper on the bill.

[Rickstir]

We live in the country. About 8 years ago the county re-numbered the roads for 911 access. We used to be on County Road 175 and were changed to Country Rd. 743. Our Magellan GPS has the old roads on it. My iPhone 4 map application and any app that uses maps like weather radar apps used the new road designation of 743. Now that I have upgraded to 6, I am back to the old designation of 175. Heaven help us if EMT's are trying to find us using 6! My contract is up in 3 months and I may just move on down the road away from this nonsense.

[mdmcatee]

We live in the country. About 8 years ago the county re-numbered the roads for 911 access. We used to be on County Road 175 and were changed to Country Rd. 743. Our Magellan GPS has the old roads on it. My iPhone 4 map application and any app that uses maps like weather radar apps used the new road designation of 743. Now that I have upgraded to 6, I am back to the old designation of 175. Heaven help us if EMT's are trying to find us using 6! My contract is up in 3 months and I may just move on down the road away from this nonsense.

What's nonsense is any decent emt service won't be using a cell phone for directions...sheesh why use this for an excuse...just go get something else and be happy if your that dissatisfied with it.life is just way to short to be unhappy

BTW...did you call or email Apple with this info?

Mac

[Horsehaulin]

Emergency service vehicles have an onboard navigation system that is patched into the 911 dispatch. No worries of any law or emergency making it to your house.