I’ve been using the speed camera database at Pocket GPS World with my satnav system for a while now. With the necessary tools installed on my PC it would automatically pull the latest data and install it on my PDA. Fantastic system, and no hassle at all to keep updated.
When doing an update today I thought to check the Pocket GPS World website. To my amazement they’re now charging for the database. It’s not that expensive in reality, but I don’t like services that start off free to get everyone hooked and then start charging.
So I’ve forked out a massive 2 quid to get the latest database, but whether I’ll keep doing that I don’t know.
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Since I wrote this they’re now charging a yearly fee, rather than the monthly one. I’d accepted the £2 and was happy to pay it. Now it’s in the order of £20 a year.
I’ll stand by what I originally said – it’s about the cost being pushed up when they’ve got a nice big reliant user base.
But it’s still a great service. Not sure if it’s saved me anything in fines though…
I’ll bet a week’s wages it’s already saved you a lot more than £2 in saved fines and points by now, especially down some unfamiliar road with hidden gatsos in the middle of hte night. Given the effort involved in maintaining and updating this, there’s hardly room to grumble. It’s easily found in the usual places anyway if you’re that bothered 😉
Yes, I am happy with the results. It knows about every camera I’ve seen, and it also has lots of locations where mobile cameras are likely to be. For 2 quid you don’t really have much to lose in trying it out.
I agree, however how up to date is the DB? Are you happy with the results?