CoPilot Live Premium USA Offline GPS Navigation & Maps

1.0 stars

"It is the worst GPS ever and is a waste of money."

November 29, 2012  |   By Livethelimit

Version: CoPilot Live Premium USA Offline GPS Navigation & Maps 9.3.0.176

Pros

There is absolutely none.

Cons

See below.

Summary

I was very disappointed to have read so many false good reviews on this app. At first, I was so convinced about the potential of this app that I had upgraded the free version to live premium. Nonetheless, I was very appalled when this app failed to carry on voice commands while I was on the road. I literally had to reach for my phone while driving to glance at the 3D map that was available. I know it was my fault to use my phone while driving and could have injured others and myself in the process, but this app requires constant attention as it cannot perfectly function independently. Perhaps the phone lost its gps signal, but I don't fully agree with this thinking since I have noticed there are times when I would start up the app before starting my car and it wouldn't even guide me to turn anywhere.

Most of the time, I have high doubts when using this app, especially when I'm late because it sometimes does not function properly. Mind you, my iPhone is running iOS 6.1 and the app itself is fully updated. Also, before reaching a turn the app would sometime decide to lag on commands, so sometimes I'd have to slow down at certain corners of the street to see if the app will tell me to turn. This problem is very dangerous, especially at a green light intersection, for there were certain times when I was on the far left lane, it would tell me to turn right, so I had to maneuver my quickest to get to the other side. Imagine you crossing 3 lanes just to turn right before an intersection...that would be extremely dangerous and stressful, right?

A huge problem I had was that this app would tell me to turn left on one way streets, as this could cause accidents. I'm never careless on the road but understand that as a human being I'm able to make errors. So, not seeing the one way sign was an error I made, after hearing the command from the app telling me to turn left instead of right. I guess you could argue that in this era we can't fully be depended upon technology, but since this app was designed to navigate its users, in some way I think this app has failed to do that and even made it worse by putting its users in danger.

On top of all this, the most stupid way to re-rout done by this app is to turn left if you happen to miss a turn. For example, let's say I was supposed to turn right on McLaughlin Rd but for some reason I failed to do that. On the next block, instead of telling me to u-turn there the app tells me to turn left onto some random road and then I will have to go through some neighborhood and then finally going straight towards McLaughlin Rd.
I'm not a computer geek/techy, but I honestly have high doubts about the creators of this app. I honestly have nothing good to say about this app, other than the fact that it has a 3D map and can find me the closest McDonald's. I'm joking. It is a complete waste of money and will be noted down as the worst item I've purchased in my entire life. Some day on my death bed, I will murmur these last words: "CoPilot Live Premium is the useless piece of crap I've ever bought.

Also, I just wanted to point out that I have contacted ALK (the creator of this crap gps), but they've transferred me to their Vice President and some other person in charge (they're never in their office), so hopefully someone higher than them will read my review. Hopefully.

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