capnsensible
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Why pay?
Mebbe I'm just lucky but marine traffic and vessel finder work fine for me.
Mebbe I'm just lucky but marine traffic and vessel finder work fine for me.
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Irish Rover
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What I'm getting now is worse than useless
Plum
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I opened Marine Traffic app again and was encouraged to see a message saying there was an update available but the update just took me to the Play Store app page where there was no mention of an update! I think they need some new app developers.
Irish Rover
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The free version is just crap, now. This is what I get when I click current position for a target
Frank Holden
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Mine's fine on macbook/ipad/iphone. Its the totally free and gratis version. Same as always.
What I did find on my ipad was another app called 'Tracker'. No idea how it got there. Clicked on it and got all sorts of noises and flashing lights, think it wanted money. Its gone.
What I did find on my ipad was another app called 'Tracker'. No idea how it got there. Clicked on it and got all sorts of noises and flashing lights, think it wanted money. Its gone.
Plum
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I am paying for the Mobile Pro Plan and I get the same as you !!! Even more frustrated by the recent changes to Marine Traffic app. There does not appear to be a benefit for paying.
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Irish Rover
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I usually just use my onboard tablet for mirroring Raymarine, and for Bluetooth apps, so I don’t connect to the Internet. Today I needed to connect to a hotspot to install an app. By chance I opened Marine Traffic and I could see it in the original format with a nautical chart. What's different? I'm not logged in! Grand, I said, I'll just log out on the phone, but it doesn't let me log out. I guess I'll just delete the app later, and reinstall, and see what happens.
Blue_mischief
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I’ve been a subscriber for a good few years, but just cancelled my subscription. The new version is very poor.
Plum
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If I try to leave a review of Marine Traffic in the google app store it says "server error" so can't even complain. I have yet to find another AIS app that is as good as the version 4 Marine Traffic was before they messed up on version 5.
Greemble
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Interesting...
I'm using gthe free version (no real need for the paid features) and to get nautical charts, it says I have to 'upgrade'.
That whether I'm logged in or not.
Irish Rover
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Yeah, same for me now on my phone. I did manage to log out but its just the same. I'll check the tablet on the boat tomorrow and see if it's still on the free nautical chart.
Irish Rover
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Greemble
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Is that what they call a nautical chart?
Looks more like Google Maps. Where's the depths, buoys, nav lights, etc?
Irish Rover
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Actually I'm not sure what they mean by nautical chart. This is what I've always had on the free version. I'd never have considered using marine traffic charts for navigation. Maybe someone paying for nautical charts will enlighten us.
Juan Twothree
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I think the map you're seeing is the standard one from the previous version, no longer available to me since the upgrade.
Screenshot of the nautical chart for that area attached.
I'm on the paid for version, but it was only £9.49 for the year. Think it's going to be a lot more when it's due for renewal.
