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From: "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Paid apps
Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2024 18:39:10 +0200
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On 2024-10-02 15:43, Frank Slootweg wrote:
> VanguardLH <V@nguard.lh> wrote:
>> "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
> [...]
>>> Apps I have paid for:
>>>
>>> OsmAnd+ ? Maps & GPS Offline
>>> ...


>> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.osmand.plus
>> $39.99
>>
>> Yowser, that is a very pricey app, and still has in-app purchases
>> (ranging from $0.99 to $74.99).
> 
>    Yes, it has become much more expensive over time. Carlos mentioned he
> payed way less (8.99 Euro). So did I, 5.99 Euro at the end of 2014.

And really, the current price seems excessive to me.

....

> [Lots deleted.]
> 
>> Subscription?  You have to pay $39.99 every year?  Ouch!
> 
>    No. See above.
> 
>> For maps, I'll stick with Google Maps (which also has offline maps, but
>> only for a limited region) and Here [WeGo] offline maps (developed by
>> Nokia, sold in 2015 to a German automotive consortium).  Both are 100%
>> free, and neither are subscriptionware.
> 
>    I mainly use OsmAnd+. For serious navigation, especially in remote
> areas (in our case rural/outback/remote Australia), there's really no
> feasible alternative.
> 
>    But for most people, in 'civilized' areas, Google Maps and HERE WeGo
> are perfectly fine as well. (I used Google Maps in urban areas of
> Australia, to find certain shops, Maccas :-), etc.).

There are areas in Spain without phone coverage. Spain is very 
mountainous, so a natural park, where few people live, gets little 
attention from companies. And a natural park is an area one wants to go 
with a map.


> 
> [...]

-- 
Cheers, Carlos.