oldslowchevy
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BringGo Master Thread
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laborsmith
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.99 for the trial.
After a rocky start I have grown to like BringGo but OnStar is the only other nav I have experienced.
Laborsmith
After a rocky start I have grown to like BringGo but OnStar is the only other nav I have experienced.
Laborsmith
ChicksHateMe
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I tried (fought with) BringGo for a while. I ended up having it free for about a year, until the latest update. Once I got through all the issues I had, it was Just OK. It was the first real Nav system I ever tried other than printing out Google maps.
Issues were;
1. Inconsistent Volume over Blue tooth. (Volume app and setting on phone BEFORE starting it in car helped with that.
2. Satellite connection didn't work. I was "Home" whole trip.
3. Reaction time too slow - Did many 3 rights, a left and a right.
4. NOT user friendly - Menu system does not flow easily, and a lot of it can't be done while driving.
I finally gave up and tried other things. Like Google Maps, but that turned out to be HORRIBLE in one instance (Android LG G2), when I really needed it. Luckily my Granddaughter had her iPhone and whatever she used, got us to where we needed to go.
From reading this thread, and another one http://www.sonicownersforum.com/for...r-vs-bringo-vs-nav-system-vs-google-maps.html, I recently downloaded Waze to check it out, and it looks and acts pretty awesome. I will be giving it some real life tests soon. Thanks to the peeps that mentioned it. Glad they did.
I'd love to see that app available that just puts the smartphones display on the MyLink Screen. That would be AWESOME and then we can choose whatever we're comfortable with.
Issues were;
1. Inconsistent Volume over Blue tooth. (Volume app and setting on phone BEFORE starting it in car helped with that.
2. Satellite connection didn't work. I was "Home" whole trip.
3. Reaction time too slow - Did many 3 rights, a left and a right.
4. NOT user friendly - Menu system does not flow easily, and a lot of it can't be done while driving.
I finally gave up and tried other things. Like Google Maps, but that turned out to be HORRIBLE in one instance (Android LG G2), when I really needed it. Luckily my Granddaughter had her iPhone and whatever she used, got us to where we needed to go.
From reading this thread, and another one http://www.sonicownersforum.com/for...r-vs-bringo-vs-nav-system-vs-google-maps.html, I recently downloaded Waze to check it out, and it looks and acts pretty awesome. I will be giving it some real life tests soon. Thanks to the peeps that mentioned it. Glad they did.
I'd love to see that app available that just puts the smartphones display on the MyLink Screen. That would be AWESOME and then we can choose whatever we're comfortable with.
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SatcomSonic
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Nope .. sorry no Google Maps at least not on my 2014 ..
Bringgo is well just okay .. I guess what bothers me the most is how sloooow it is before the voice navigation tell you a turn is needed ... have to see if there is the ability to have the voice announce further in advance .. like say 200 yards instead of 100 ..
As the long as the GPS on the phone is accurate i find that Bringgo follows it quite well ..
The other thing is that if you are playing bluetooth music and Bringgo annouces a turn then the music gets broken up during the announcement ..I bought a Samsung phone that supposedly didnt have this problem per the compatible phones list .. then of course AFTER i got the phone it was added to the list ..
Bringgo is well just okay .. I guess what bothers me the most is how sloooow it is before the voice navigation tell you a turn is needed ... have to see if there is the ability to have the voice announce further in advance .. like say 200 yards instead of 100 ..
As the long as the GPS on the phone is accurate i find that Bringgo follows it quite well ..
The other thing is that if you are playing bluetooth music and Bringgo annouces a turn then the music gets broken up during the announcement ..I bought a Samsung phone that supposedly didnt have this problem per the compatible phones list .. then of course AFTER i got the phone it was added to the list ..
miteshpatel
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Phone update question
Hello everyone,
I had purchased bringo in app premium nav with 3 yr updates when i had android phone samsung galaxy.
Now my spouse gifted me iphone 6, after 30 days it asks me to purchase it again.
I already paid 69 bucks why should i pay again.
I know android and ios are differnt, but app is same and i already paid for it.
Please help me out.
What should i do i cant afford to pay again.
Hello everyone,
I had purchased bringo in app premium nav with 3 yr updates when i had android phone samsung galaxy.
Now my spouse gifted me iphone 6, after 30 days it asks me to purchase it again.
I already paid 69 bucks why should i pay again.
I know android and ios are differnt, but app is same and i already paid for it.
Please help me out.
What should i do i cant afford to pay again.
miteshpatel
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Yes same bringgo account.
Same username and password.
But i dont have old android phone i sold it.
I m using new iphone 6.
Hate to pay again.
orcusomega
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I have the trial, and well, it's OK... I have been a long time Waze user, and since I have a Note 4 (read: large screen) I think I am going to stick with Waze instead of upping for the BringGo. I like the real time traffic of Waze, I like being able to send and receive reports of police, accidents, things on the road, etc... Just works better for me (and honestly, I have been using it a long time so I am more familiar with it).
Just my $.02...
Bob
Just my $.02...
Bob
Yes same bringgo account.
Same username and password.
But i dont have old android phone i sold it.
I m using new iphone 6.
Hate to pay again.
I would contact BringGo support on your place. I thought that connection to the BringGo account would mean that we can move license between platforms.
FiST_Rocky
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Does anyone know which files and/or folders are the BringGo app in the MyLink radio? I can then copy them and see it it will fix the downgraded version that the Chevrolet key chime safety recall install messed up on MyLink radio. I had version1.3 before the recall, now 1.2 after. And I know there is at least a 1.4 version out there. If anyone can tell me what to copy over, I will make a zip file of them for anyone else to use, who had the same issue I encountered. Thanks!
INeFFeCTiVE
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Sorry, I tried to locate them, but I cannot find anything older than the 24.1 update... which means version 1.2 bringgo.
ChicksHateMe
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I bought the car with using Bringgo in mind. Sounded awesome in the sales Brochure. I tried it and I did like it.... UNTIL I started using WAZE. WAZE eats up my phones battery, but it's great at what it does, and for free. I think I was really just tolerating Bringgo and all the issues I had with it. That was 2 years ago though, so it may have gotten better.
I have a 2013 1.4L Hatch but have not gone in for the update. I no longer have Bringgo installed on my phone so it won't come up on the car to I can't see what version is on there, unless there's another way. Before I uninstalled Bringgo from my phone, I remember it would pop-up and say I had to buy it because trial was over, then it would just close. So, I can't even see what version is installed on my car presently.
Once someone mentioned Dev Mode and that the OS was Windows CE, I decided to peek in for the heck of it. I got into Dev Mode and explorer mode and set it so I could see all the hidden files. I also made it so I could look at the details, to see the dates on the files.
I don't think it would be as easy as just copying over a file or folder. It might be, but I'd be afraid there would be files in other locations like Navigation files for that particular version, or files shared by other applications, like Drivers, that were also affected. So mixing a few files might show the version you want, but because of the incompatibility with other files, there may be some undesirable results.
I'd also be afraid to share the files because some probably have personal info or other info in them related to the specific car/phone/pairing/etc...
It's a sucky design in that we can't just install and update the apps ourselves, or at least made easier for the Dealers to upgrade/downgrade the individual apps for us. I can understand why though, to avoid dangerous hacks.
Hell, I get distracted enough using the crap I have now. I've been over the white line a few too many times already, and I remember when I did use Bringgo, I was even worse, even though there were some things disabled by speed.
Sounds like the Developers at Chevy are idiots, and didn't don't know how to do versioning. Maybe if enough complaints come in from user, they'll fix it eventually. Bringgo themselves must be complaining too, because I am sure they are hearing about it as well.
Definitely shows the Head of these software updates is a clueless idiot and it's a trickle down mentality if no one underneath them caught the problem. Or maybe they did, and weren't listened too.
Good Luck, and give WAZE a shot. I am glad someone hear pointed me to it.
I have a 2013 1.4L Hatch but have not gone in for the update. I no longer have Bringgo installed on my phone so it won't come up on the car to I can't see what version is on there, unless there's another way. Before I uninstalled Bringgo from my phone, I remember it would pop-up and say I had to buy it because trial was over, then it would just close. So, I can't even see what version is installed on my car presently.
Once someone mentioned Dev Mode and that the OS was Windows CE, I decided to peek in for the heck of it. I got into Dev Mode and explorer mode and set it so I could see all the hidden files. I also made it so I could look at the details, to see the dates on the files.
I don't think it would be as easy as just copying over a file or folder. It might be, but I'd be afraid there would be files in other locations like Navigation files for that particular version, or files shared by other applications, like Drivers, that were also affected. So mixing a few files might show the version you want, but because of the incompatibility with other files, there may be some undesirable results.
I'd also be afraid to share the files because some probably have personal info or other info in them related to the specific car/phone/pairing/etc...
It's a sucky design in that we can't just install and update the apps ourselves, or at least made easier for the Dealers to upgrade/downgrade the individual apps for us. I can understand why though, to avoid dangerous hacks.
Hell, I get distracted enough using the crap I have now. I've been over the white line a few too many times already, and I remember when I did use Bringgo, I was even worse, even though there were some things disabled by speed.
Sounds like the Developers at Chevy are idiots, and didn't don't know how to do versioning. Maybe if enough complaints come in from user, they'll fix it eventually. Bringgo themselves must be complaining too, because I am sure they are hearing about it as well.
Definitely shows the Head of these software updates is a clueless idiot and it's a trickle down mentality if no one underneath them caught the problem. Or maybe they did, and weren't listened too.
Good Luck, and give WAZE a shot. I am glad someone hear pointed me to it.
MORTIS
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ChicksHateMe: so you prefer to use Waze on your phone rather than BrinGo on the MyLink screen. Despite having to use it only from your phone, I guess it makes sense to prefer it if it's more reliable and of course free.
Yes BrinGo is finicky and occasionally it finds ways to interrupt service. The most recent for me is when it receives notice of updated maps. MyLink would be unable to connect to BrinGo until I went to my phone and canceled the request to download updated map, and I had to do that every time I launched BrinGo on Mylink until I allowed it to download the new maps. Strange because I never even purchased the plan that includes map updates.
As for the downgraded version after getting the Chime recall done: last week I contacted the Canadian Chevy Customer Care and a CCC person phoned me the next day asking for details of the issue. He said he would contact the appropriate engineering department at GM and get back to me Tuesday this week. Well as promised, he called me again on Tuesday to say he had contacted GM and the engineering folks are looking into the issue.
So no solution yet but I was impressed with his efforts to bring it to GM's attention and keep me informed. I suspect however that GM will not see this as a serious enough issue, which is arguably true, and that not enough customers are using BringGo to justify much effort and expense to find a resolution.
I sure hope they do though, because when BringGo is working smoothly it's really a nice nav system, and the 3D graphics are a very attractive feature. We just need to get the latest version back in our cars.
Yes BrinGo is finicky and occasionally it finds ways to interrupt service. The most recent for me is when it receives notice of updated maps. MyLink would be unable to connect to BrinGo until I went to my phone and canceled the request to download updated map, and I had to do that every time I launched BrinGo on Mylink until I allowed it to download the new maps. Strange because I never even purchased the plan that includes map updates.
As for the downgraded version after getting the Chime recall done: last week I contacted the Canadian Chevy Customer Care and a CCC person phoned me the next day asking for details of the issue. He said he would contact the appropriate engineering department at GM and get back to me Tuesday this week. Well as promised, he called me again on Tuesday to say he had contacted GM and the engineering folks are looking into the issue.
So no solution yet but I was impressed with his efforts to bring it to GM's attention and keep me informed. I suspect however that GM will not see this as a serious enough issue, which is arguably true, and that not enough customers are using BringGo to justify much effort and expense to find a resolution.
I sure hope they do though, because when BringGo is working smoothly it's really a nice nav system, and the 3D graphics are a very attractive feature. We just need to get the latest version back in our cars.
ChicksHateMe
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MORTIS: A nice feature about Waze, though I didn't say it before, is it has many times showed me where the men in blue are. Not that my led foot would EVER take me over the speed limit It's one of the cool Features.
Only negatives to me with Waze are that it does eat up the Phone Battery and it can be slow to tell you when to turn. I took a LOT of three rights and a left until I started actually LOOKING for when the next turn was, rather than listening to the crazy chick telling me the directions. One other thing, on my phone at least, is the current version of Waze seems to stay running in the background, even when I close it, so I have to do a little extra to truly close it down.
I get around Waze eating my battery by using this Power Cup, which fits nicely in the back cup holder, above my change. The cars USB port holds all my music-on-a-stick, so I can't charge with that.
And my daughter gave me a nice phone holder that I REALLY like. It fits nicely in the vent and expands to fit my phone while it's still in its Goospery Protective case. Nothing really in the way except one small wire when I am charging it (more like barely maintaining the current charge).
Plus Waze keeps the MyLink Radio available for music and phone calls and I don't have to switch between a lot of things.
There IS a lot to like about Bringgo, but I don't see it getting the same updating speed as Waze. I kind of feel bad for the developers, because it was a great concept, but with Chevy controlling deployment, it not going to be able to keep up with apps like Waze in upgrades and updates, as we've seen. Not if something on the MyLink has to be changed as well.
I do like to revisit things though, so I may load Bringgo again this weekend, and see if it's gotten better, and I'd like to try some other options, just for the heck of it, to see what's out there. But That ONE feature I mentioned has saved my butt a few times, so it's already paid for itself [yeah, it's free ] I even use it on familiar roads, just because of that feature. And everyone I've told about Waze has commented back how much they love it too.
I don't want to come across as a salesperson, but I really think Waze is one of the best apps I have on my phone (besides pet rescue), So thought I'd share my experience.
Besides, I did hear about it here. And I thank those that did mention it.
It's one of the cool Features. Only negatives to me with Waze are that it does eat up the Phone Battery and it can be slow to tell you when to turn. I took a LOT of three rights and a left until I started actually LOOKING for when the next turn was, rather than listening to the crazy chick telling me the directions. One other thing, on my phone at least, is the current version of Waze seems to stay running in the background, even when I close it, so I have to do a little extra to truly close it down.
I get around Waze eating my battery by using this Power Cup, which fits nicely in the back cup holder, above my change. The cars USB port holds all my music-on-a-stick, so I can't charge with that.
And my daughter gave me a nice phone holder that I REALLY like. It fits nicely in the vent and expands to fit my phone while it's still in its Goospery Protective case. Nothing really in the way except one small wire when I am charging it (more like barely maintaining the current charge).
Plus Waze keeps the MyLink Radio available for music and phone calls and I don't have to switch between a lot of things.
There IS a lot to like about Bringgo, but I don't see it getting the same updating speed as Waze. I kind of feel bad for the developers, because it was a great concept, but with Chevy controlling deployment, it not going to be able to keep up with apps like Waze in upgrades and updates, as we've seen. Not if something on the MyLink has to be changed as well.
I do like to revisit things though, so I may load Bringgo again this weekend, and see if it's gotten better, and I'd like to try some other options, just for the heck of it, to see what's out there. But That ONE feature I mentioned has saved my butt a few times, so it's already paid for itself [yeah, it's free
] I even use it on familiar roads, just because of that feature. And everyone I've told about Waze has commented back how much they love it too.I don't want to come across as a salesperson, but I really think Waze is one of the best apps I have on my phone (besides pet rescue), So thought I'd share my experience.
Besides, I did hear about it here. And I thank those that did mention it.
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MORTIS
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ChicksHateMe: yes that ONE feature is a nice bonus, but of course like you, I don't really need it. I'm curious: does it actually tell you where on the roads the cops are parked?
BringGo also takes longer than I'd like to announce turns, and seems even worse now after the recall downgrade. The built-in nav in my wife's 2015 Ford Escape is wonderful, with good graphic, nice clear voice, and plenty of advance warning of turns.
BringGo also stays running in the background if I switch to home screen on my phone, and it never allows the phone's auto-sleep timer to go to standby. I have to shut my phone off before BringGo fully closes.
I also prefer to reserve the USB in the glove-box for music on a thumb drive, and I use a tiny but powerful duel port USB charger in the 12 volt outlet in the center console to power my phone while running nav. It'll fully charge any two phones or tablets, no matter what apps you're running.
If you re-load BringGo, it may recognize your phone ID and history as a trial user even if you deleted the trial version, and will require you to purchase it.
Waze sounds like an attractive nav option. I'll look into it as an alternative. Thanks
BringGo also takes longer than I'd like to announce turns, and seems even worse now after the recall downgrade. The built-in nav in my wife's 2015 Ford Escape is wonderful, with good graphic, nice clear voice, and plenty of advance warning of turns.
BringGo also stays running in the background if I switch to home screen on my phone, and it never allows the phone's auto-sleep timer to go to standby. I have to shut my phone off before BringGo fully closes.
I also prefer to reserve the USB in the glove-box for music on a thumb drive, and I use a tiny but powerful duel port USB charger in the 12 volt outlet in the center console to power my phone while running nav. It'll fully charge any two phones or tablets, no matter what apps you're running.
If you re-load BringGo, it may recognize your phone ID and history as a trial user even if you deleted the trial version, and will require you to purchase it.
Waze sounds like an attractive nav option. I'll look into it as an alternative. Thanks
ChicksHateMe
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Yeah, you have to at least check it out. Because all the users are the ones that actually supply the info real-time, it's us who tell where the cops are parked, and as you approach, it gives the option to select something like whether they are still there or not. Same with cars parked on shoulders of the road and other hazards.
I used it bringing my grand kids to the Boston Aquarium a week or so ago. I had in my mind I wanted to go one route, that I use to ALWAYS take when I was in the Coast Guard stationed in Boston, but Waze kept re-calculating and taking me north of the route. So, my daughter tries her Apple, and it did the same things. We compared the apps side by side and they did basically the same thing. Turns out, The Mass pike, a toll road, was moving at 14 MPH, so Waze and her app were smart enough to tell us "go this way instead". I really wanted to travel my old route, to see how things had changed over about 40 years, but Not at 14 MPH.
I going to go and try to load Bringgo again now, after this text, just for the heck of it.
I was Pro Bringgo at first, compared to things like physical nav systems or even google maps, I really liked it, and how it was basically "built in" to the Sonic. But I was glad I learned about, and tried waze. I think having the two things, the phone and the Mylink working, makes it less attention needy than having to switch between all of it on just the Mylink Radio. No matter how quick I can do things, it still does distract a bit from the driving. I feel with both, that's reduced.
I haven't been in an accident that was my fault in over 40 years *knocks on wood*, but my worst fear has ALWAYS been something "hot" distracting me, and then me hitting something from loss of concentration. When I lived at the beach, I came so close, so many times lol. Playing with these devices and being distracted is a close 2nd on my fear list.
Yeah, give waze a try at least. It's free. I'd like to hear what you think.
Good luck!
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ChicksHateMe
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I had done a poll back in 2014 about Which Navigation systems people used. Now that it's two years later, I started another, to get a more current read on what people use. Here it is;
Your Navigation System of Choice - 2016
Your Navigation System of Choice - 2016
FiST_Rocky
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Sorry to hear you get easily distracted? Guess I might be different than you, then. I am now 61, been racing sports cars in SCCA since 1974, some time ago when working out in the field used to have to eat while driving ( steering with my knees while a burger in one hand, a coke in the other, lol), and 2 years ago survived my 2014 Fiesta ST being totalled by a hit & run driver screaming across 3 lanes to make an exit ramp and slamming into the front left of my car even while I swerved to avoid the idiot, and it was only my "racing reflexes" which helped me survive not flipping over, or impaled on one of two guard rails, or falling off a ledge. I am a firm believer of learning excellent driving skills from racing, and I had been an instructor for many years with various car clubs. Try autocross racing folks! It's cheap, safe, and FUN!
So, for me, if you want to talk distraction, then trying to navigate using even the largest of smart phones (notes or pads are bigger of course, but you MUST have a solid mount, or it becomes a dangerous projectile in an accident!) is no way comparable to a 7" or 8" built-in dash touch screen. Also why I won't ever use a Garmin or Magellan. Too small to read, hard to hear directions unless able to play sound through your stereo (now a days, you can, but not long ago, not). And again for safety reasons, anything not firmly mounted, will be a deadly projectile during an accident. So thus, Waze, Google Maps, and similar are not an option I would use, until Chevrolet creates a way to display, and have full touch screen capability for them on the MyLink screen. Also, the quality of the map screen, and how it shows information is very important as well. I've used different NAV systems through the years. One of my favorites is my old Pioneer Z3. The detail of the maps were excellent, unlike the early Garmins and Magellans that looked like a child drew them with a crayon. Though that could be considered eye candy, and personal preference. Next, how information like lane changes are displayed, very important for me! Because here in Texas, there can be many multiple highways sprouting from one location. Both my old Pioneer, and now the BringGo will split the screen, with the right side showing a near graphical depiction of all the lanes, and show large arrows for which lane to be in/use. This saved me way too many times. Google Maps, even Waze when I tried it, does not do that.
So thus for me, all these features are why it was I was sold on the Sonic and the MyLink radio. And now also why it is so important to me, to get my BrigGo issue resolved.