Mapquest ruined

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Hay hay hay

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• Aug 29, 2018

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I have used Mapquest to see trip routes and travel times for years. But they now have so many ads over the screen that I can't see the map.
I am looking for an easy to use alternative that does not void it's usefulness with ads covering the map. Any ideas?

 

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DR. EVIL

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• Aug 29, 2018

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I just do a Google search for distance from starting address or city/town to destination address or city/town. It takes a few seconds to get distance and time. It's much less fussy about spelling than Mapquest was.

As far as the turn by turn directions from Mapquest, I just do what my Garmin GPS says, or The Wife if she's navigating. Road signs are a big help too.

I used to use Mapquest a LOT and gave up using it 6-7 years ago.

 

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Steve@Advance

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• Aug 29, 2018

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Have you tried using an ad blocker?

I put one on, made a world of difference!

Some sites won't work with it, but one click disables it. Haven't tried it on Mapquest.
Ad Blockers

 

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MSM

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• Aug 29, 2018

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If you have a smart phone try www.waze.com It gives you turn by turn directions, it's interactive giving road closures,detours, speed traps etc

 

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Dachshund

Member

• Aug 29, 2018

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They have this neat invention now....called a MAP!
Sorry....
If google can't get you there, then you don't need to go.

 

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Billy Shafer

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• Aug 29, 2018

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I was over the road for over thirty years. We had this thing called a map. Folded up and in the cab. Never did trust this new modern stuff.

 

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John T

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• Aug 29, 2018

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I also quit MapQuest years ago as it got slower more bloated and harder to use I now use Google maps where I can plan and save favorite locations. I still like my Garmin while driving

John T

 

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Aaron SEIA

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• Aug 29, 2018

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Google Maps on my smart phone. I've played with Mapquest and Rand McNalley on my desktop. Nothing beats Google Maps on a smart device.
AaronSEIA

 

Goose

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• Aug 29, 2018

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Microsoft Streets and Trips.

You have to buy the software for around $40, but if you travel a lot, it's well worth it. I lived by it when I was doing real estate inspections.

Besides giving you the map, it gives driving directions. Plus, you can enter multiple addresses and it will sort them for the most efficient way to make the rounds among them, and a lot of other features.

 

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Russ from MN

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Bemidji MN

• Aug 29, 2018

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I like Google, it seems to be the most user friendly, but Bing has some streets that Google doesn't, and more remote street view. They even wen on some logging roads in N MN!

 

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Switchflicker

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• Aug 29, 2018

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(quoted from post at 08:22:11 08/29/18) Microsoft Streets and Trips.

You have to buy the software for around $40, but if you travel a lot, it's well worth it. I lived by it when I was doing real estate inspections.

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Goose, have you seen Streets and Trips in any stores/online recently?
I've been using it extensively when I travel with the Motor Home, but I've not seen an update (Software or Data) for a long time. I would very much like to keep it up to date.
Thanks
Stan

 

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Leroy

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• Aug 29, 2018

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First I do not use google for anything that I can stay away from it. I don't like the antics of the company. Now to mapquest that is what I use but I am having trouble with them not being able to find addresses. And just a couple of weeks ago it brought up directions but they were all wrong as when road numbering was changed years ago they did not update the map. My lady friend's house number is not to be found. Others I have tried are just too complicated or some want a fortuane to find one address and not to be used again.

 

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MSD

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• Aug 29, 2018

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Wonder if Apple is updating their map thing.. A couple of weeks ago there was a fleet of cars with Apple Map on the doors and some gadgetry on the roof here in town. We do have a map thing on Apple now that is pretty good.

 

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Stephen Newell

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• Aug 29, 2018

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I used to use mapquest but they changed something and it printed the map so tiny you couldn't read it with a microscope.

 

BarnyardEngineering

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Location

Rochester, NY

• Aug 29, 2018

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They're always updating. Those camera cars never stop moving, really.

 

olgentdc

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Location

Harrison County , Elizabeth Ind 47117

• Aug 29, 2018

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that is the trouble with all that kind of modern B/S. These durn pop ups are plumb stupid and caused by yuppi nutz

 

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Old Scovy

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• Aug 29, 2018

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What about posted roads and posted bridges ? Will it tell you which ones are open to 80,000 lb. trucks ?. .Old Scovy.

 

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caterpillar guy

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• Aug 29, 2018

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I'm with Billy Shafer If a map will not do it it's not there. That is all I had in the truck for 20 years that and call for directions.

 

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bobfeather

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Jarvis, Ontario, Canada

• Aug 29, 2018

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gotta agree , goggle maps printed out before a trip , and destination punched in to the garmin not a big phone guy, so prefer tto have things figured out before leaving , rather than check on the way
bob

 

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LarryH

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• Aug 29, 2018

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been trucking 45 years rand mcnalley always gets me there

 

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DPittman

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• Aug 29, 2018

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My g.p.s. says Rand McNally at the bottom also.

 

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Hay hay hay

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• Aug 29, 2018

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I agree with a maps usefulness, and I have one in every vehicle. But is nice to put in 2 points and have an instantaneous distance and travel time estimate. Maps do not do that, and finding an obscure country road on a 50 state plus 25 cities atlas is not always so easy. An Atlas has it's limitations.

I also like to have a rough idea of state lines and a trip path brightly outlined on a regional map does that.

I appreciate all the feedback and will try some of the options.

 

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Phil in Pa

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• Aug 29, 2018

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I probably would have quit the internet by now without ad blockers. They're not hard to find and install.

 

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Ron/PA

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• Aug 29, 2018

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(quoted from post at 05:50:34 08/29/18) I was over the road for over thirty years. We had this thing called a map. Folded up and in the cab. Never did trust this new modern stuff.

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Sorry but Rand McNally can't hold a candle to Google. When my atlas can drop me down to street view, I'll rely on it.

 

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coshoo

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• Aug 29, 2018

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Didn't read all the responses, but if you have an Iphone, it has an icon called Maps, and if you click on it, just add the address you want to go to and it will direct you there from your present position with verbal instructions, plus a map showing you your progress. If you don't have a smart phone, I will sell you my Garmin, which does exactly the same thing, for 40 bucks, including postage. Email is open, if you're interested.

And to all of you who are harrumphing about paper maps (and presumably pulling over to the shoulder to unfurl them), just a gentle reminder that the 21st century is here, and is trying to nudge you (kicking and screaming) into it.

 

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Deutz Lover

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• Aug 29, 2018

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I quit using mapquest after it became crappy. Evidently they don't understand the phrase "if it works don't fix it" Same thing on some of the TV channel listings. They started wanting us to sign in. We sent them feed back, but to little avail. Some users were so po'd they used some kind of bit mapping to produce a hand with an upraised finger.

Currently my pet peeve is click bait. They give you a trivial amount of information per page. Its nothing but advertising revenue for the poster. If I see an article and it does this I immediately click out.

I think something similar may be going on with Google images. If you click on some images you have to use the close arrow function up to three or more times to get the image to close and go back to the image page.

 

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Noah W

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• Aug 29, 2018

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Try OpenStreetMap. It is an open source freeware map. It has worked well for me over the years. It seems to be relatively free of ads and other bloatware.

Noah W

 

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oldtanker

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• Aug 29, 2018

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(quoted from post at 17:10:01 08/29/18) Didn't read all the responses, but if you have an Iphone, it has an icon called Maps, and if you click on it, just add the address you want to go to and it will direct you there from your present position with verbal instructions, plus a map showing you your progress. If you don't have a smart phone, I will sell you my Garmin, which does exactly the same thing, for 40 bucks, including postage. Email is open, if you're interested.

And to all of you who are harrumphing about paper maps (and presumably pulling over to the shoulder to unfurl them), just a gentle reminder that the 21st century is here, and is trying to nudge you (kicking and screaming) into it.

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2X......I have both a Garmin and an Iphone. At 62 I would never go back to a paper map unless forced to.

This is going to be kinda like a points ignition thing. No one cares if you can use a paper map any more than most people care about setting points. Wasn't rocket science anyway, you could teach almost anyone how to set points. Why do either if you don't have to?

Rick

 

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shinnery

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• Aug 30, 2018

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I had found that if I put my address in google it was off by a couple hundred yards. I needed a ride to Dr. office (Colonscope and not drive home) and contacted a ride service. I told them about the problem with google and address on mailbox. They said gps put them nearly three miles away. LOL They found me and we made it on time.