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Default Hot Da*n! - 06-14-2007, 09:38 PM

This has to be the one of most useful BB app around. I use it more often than making calls. A while ago (earlier version) I had issues with the voice "turn by turn" but it proved to be "above and Beyond" 411 even with this minor issue. I'm thinking it was a network issue. The latest version seems to be much quicker mapping and results returns. Voice works great (I prefer the female voice even though I have another riding beside me, often wrong with directions) and speedy.

Without GPS puck support as of now, this is still a "must have" application. With PUCK support, it'll be even better. I'm willing to wait. This may prove to invalidate competitors upon maturity.

Now Google Maps has a wow factor but Findit is a daily use "wow." There is really no comparison because FindIT is a directory service with mapping. Beyond 411 now looks like a stone-age app which makes calls to external services rather than Findit's encapsulation within the application itself, which means Infospace has the data without culling it from elsewhere.
It's a great plug for Infospace in general.

The developers have really set the bar on this gem. It's clean and simple enough for a smart orangutan to use (provide they can afford a data plan) or Paris Hilton (avid BB user). It generally requires little thought to use FindIt, which leaves more beer time.

Thankfully it's free, but I would pay for it knowing it's capabilities. Still, it's great being free. Maybe Infospace has found a way to gather metrics to show usage among mobile users (like clicks thru's) this would more than validate it as a trendsetter. This basically would redefine mobile information/directory services if you could do this for your B2B clients. We all know smart-phones are going to crush laptops and will have a wider market share, but software is the key, else Microsoft wouldn't exist.
   
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