Comments on: Who’s the arse using his phone for directions? Me! http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/10/whos-the-arse-using-his-phone-for-directions-me.html Daily news and opinion for 250,000 industry executives and mobile fanatics Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:42:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: stevelitchfield http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/10/whos-the-arse-using-his-phone-for-directions-me.html/comment-page-1#comment-242993 stevelitchfield Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:37:11 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=17015#comment-242993 Ha! Should have used Nokia Maps - at least that way the whole of the UK is preloaded 8-)<br><br>You see, Nokia Maps DOES have its advantages!!! Ha! Should have used Nokia Maps – at least that way the whole of the UK is preloaded 8-)

You see, Nokia Maps DOES have its advantages!!!

]]> By: stevelitchfield http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/10/whos-the-arse-using-his-phone-for-directions-me.html/comment-page-1#comment-240312 stevelitchfield Sun, 11 Oct 2009 18:37:11 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=17015#comment-240312 Ha! Should have used Nokia Maps - at least that way the whole of the UK is preloaded 8-)<br><br>You see, Nokia Maps DOES have its advantages!!! Ha! Should have used Nokia Maps – at least that way the whole of the UK is preloaded 8-)

You see, Nokia Maps DOES have its advantages!!!

]]> By: nacho http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/10/whos-the-arse-using-his-phone-for-directions-me.html/comment-page-1#comment-240300 nacho Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:45:02 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=17015#comment-240300 Classic!!! It happens in the best families ;-). It has happened to me a couple of times and my nine year old daughter has been v unimpressed when I try to find my way around Clapham. I have to say that my HTC did impress a Sao Paulo taxi driver when I managed to get better driving and walking directions in googlemaps for him. My boss was also impressed ;-) Classic!!! It happens in the best families ;-) . It has happened to me a couple of times and my nine year old daughter has been v unimpressed when I try to find my way around Clapham. I have to say that my HTC did impress a Sao Paulo taxi driver when I managed to get better driving and walking directions in googlemaps for him. My boss was also impressed ;-)

]]> By: Ewan http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/10/whos-the-arse-using-his-phone-for-directions-me.html/comment-page-1#comment-240299 Ewan Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:46:58 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=17015#comment-240299 I could see one square on my device that highlighted Cromwell Road... and I suspected the A4 led on to that... but couldn't tell him for sure.<br><br>Definitely some element of user error too. I could see one square on my device that highlighted Cromwell Road… and I suspected the A4 led on to that… but couldn't tell him for sure.

Definitely some element of user error too.

]]> By: Jakdaw http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/10/whos-the-arse-using-his-phone-for-directions-me.html/comment-page-1#comment-240298 Jakdaw Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:38:15 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=17015#comment-240298 Was the technology really the problem here?<br><br>With a paper map, Google maps, etc and a good knowledge of the area I still can't work out where this chap was trying to get to. Was he looking for the A4? (which becomes Cromwell Road about 4 miles east - in Earls Court) or Cromwell Street - 5 miles west in Hounslow?<br><br>If your Blackberry had worked perfectly would you have trusted it enough to confidently tell the guy that there was no road nearby named Cromwell Road/Street? Was the technology really the problem here?

With a paper map, Google maps, etc and a good knowledge of the area I still can't work out where this chap was trying to get to. Was he looking for the A4? (which becomes Cromwell Road about 4 miles east – in Earls Court) or Cromwell Street – 5 miles west in Hounslow?

If your Blackberry had worked perfectly would you have trusted it enough to confidently tell the guy that there was no road nearby named Cromwell Road/Street?

]]> By: Heike Scholz http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/10/whos-the-arse-using-his-phone-for-directions-me.html/comment-page-1#comment-244045 Heike Scholz Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:54:01 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=17015#comment-244045 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">LOL! RT <a href="http://topsy.com/twitter/Ew4n">@Ew4n</a>: My Blackberry, Google Maps and Vodafone totally failed me this morning: http://ping.fm/DMwqn</span> <div class="topsy_trackback_links">[<a href="http://twitter.com/mobilezeitgeist/status/4734708011">Original tweet</a>, <a href="http://topsy.com/tb/www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/10/whos-the-arse-using-his-phone-for-directions-me.html">Topsy page</a>]</div></span> LOL! RT @Ew4n: My Blackberry, Google Maps and Vodafone totally failed me this morning: http://ping.fm/DMwqn

[Original tweet, Topsy page]

]]> By: Ewan http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/10/whos-the-arse-using-his-phone-for-directions-me.html/comment-page-1#comment-240295 Ewan Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:08:35 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=17015#comment-240295 yeah.... :| Sometimes I still feel like I'm back in 2005 hugging GPRS a lot. yeah…. :| Sometimes I still feel like I'm back in 2005 hugging GPRS a lot.

]]> By: Name http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/10/whos-the-arse-using-his-phone-for-directions-me.html/comment-page-1#comment-240294 Name Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:59:58 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=17015#comment-240294 great example of the gap between promise and reality. Hence the disclaimed on those iphone ads about not being in real time??!!! great example of the gap between promise and reality. Hence the disclaimed on those iphone ads about not being in real time??!!!

]]> By: MarkW http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/10/whos-the-arse-using-his-phone-for-directions-me.html/comment-page-1#comment-240292 MarkW Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:50:12 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=17015#comment-240292 I think that neatly sums up the fact that most technology is great to play with, but when you *really* need it you can be sure that nine times out of ten *something* about it will let you down. Maybe it's just me, but I reckon this happens far too often. Doesn't bode well at all for Normob adoption. One failed attempt with a device or app and they're likely to bail - forever. I think that neatly sums up the fact that most technology is great to play with, but when you *really* need it you can be sure that nine times out of ten *something* about it will let you down. Maybe it's just me, but I reckon this happens far too often. Doesn't bode well at all for Normob adoption. One failed attempt with a device or app and they're likely to bail – forever.

]]> By: Ewan http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/10/whos-the-arse-using-his-phone-for-directions-me.html/comment-page-1#comment-244046 Ewan Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:42:57 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=17015#comment-244046 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">My Blackberry, Google Maps and Vodafone totally failed me this morning: http://ping.fm/DMwqn</span> <div class="topsy_trackback_links">[<a href="http://twitter.com/ew4n/status/4733308038">Original tweet</a>, <a href="http://topsy.com/tb/www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/10/whos-the-arse-using-his-phone-for-directions-me.html">Topsy page</a>]</div></span> My Blackberry, Google Maps and Vodafone totally failed me this morning: http://ping.fm/DMwqn

[Original tweet, Topsy page]

]]> By: Heike Scholz http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/10/whos-the-arse-using-his-phone-for-directions-me.html/comment-page-1#comment-246593 Heike Scholz Fri, 09 Oct 2009 08:54:01 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=17015#comment-246593 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">LOL! RT <a href="http://topsy.com/twitter/Ew4n">@Ew4n</a>: My Blackberry, Google Maps and Vodafone totally failed me this morning: http://ping.fm/DMwqn</span></span> LOL! RT @Ew4n: My Blackberry, Google Maps and Vodafone totally failed me this morning: http://ping.fm/DMwqn

]]> By: Ewan http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/10/whos-the-arse-using-his-phone-for-directions-me.html/comment-page-1#comment-247094 Ewan Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:42:57 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=17015#comment-247094 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">My Blackberry, Google Maps and Vodafone totally failed me this morning: http://ping.fm/DMwqn</span></span> My Blackberry, Google Maps and Vodafone totally failed me this morning: http://ping.fm/DMwqn

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