# Any other Wazers out there?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-wazers-out-there/610885>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 27, 2012, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-wazers-out-there/610885 "2012-01-27T17:58:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2012, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-wazers-out-there/610885/1 "2012-01-27T17:58:12Z")

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So I have been using [Waze Navigation](http://waze.com) on my smartphone as opposed to the stock Google Maps Navigation. I wouldn’t say it is better, but for some reason I prefer it, it uses crowdsourcing to create the maps and the routes and allows folks to include road updates (accidents, sped traps, etc.). And I get a weird thrill when I see the icon for another Wazer nearby, which is totally stupid, but it is what it is.

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**Author:** ![Algher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Algher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algher)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2012, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-wazers-out-there/610885/2 "2012-01-27T19:02:24Z")

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Yep - kind of fun to use. My wife gets made when we don’t get the candy treat credit after driving over it though.

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**Author:** ![jasonh300](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/46a35a/32.png) [@jasonh300](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasonh300)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2012, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-wazers-out-there/610885/3 "2012-01-28T05:09:04Z")

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Area manager, southeastern Louisiana!

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**Author:** ![NBYodo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a9a28c/32.png) [@NBYodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NBYodo)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2012, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-wazers-out-there/610885/4 "2012-01-29T04:31:51Z")

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Yep. Pretty nifty idea, but the maps are not particularly progressed yet here in Melbourne (Oz).

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**Author:** ![Raza](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raza/32/213_2.png) [@Raza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raza)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2012, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-wazers-out-there/610885/5 "2012-01-29T07:27:42Z")

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I’ve been using it for about a month. Their maps are sometimes at-odds with every other map provider, but I primarily use it for congestion notifications rather than routing.

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**Author:** ![Indyellen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/indyellen/32/4176_2.png) [@Indyellen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indyellen)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2012, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-wazers-out-there/610885/6 "2012-01-29T13:27:07Z")

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My husband loves it. I use it occasionally to check for congestion, etc.