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Has anyone here tried the "Road Warrior" route planning app?

July 28, 2022 12:47PM
Just curious if anyone has experience with it and if so, pros and cons.

TYIA.
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July 29, 2022 01:10AM
Cease, Many years ago I tried a few different route planning apps.. A couple of them were just for truck drivers.

My experimentation didn't last very long, I just went back to using Google maps. It works and it's reliable. Sometimes the routes it picks are kind of questionable, but it always gets me where I need to be.
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July 29, 2022 02:23AM
I think they are looking for an app that will take a list of stops and make them into the most efficient route. I just searched Google Maps and it said it did not have that feature.

@Morledzep wrote:

Cease, Many years ago I tried a few different route planning apps.. A couple of them were just for truck drivers.

My experimentation didn't last very long, I just went back to using Google maps. It works and it's reliable. Sometimes the routes it picks are kind of questionable, but it always gets me where I need to be.
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July 29, 2022 02:38AM
After reading your question, I searched multi stop route planner. Most had a free trail. Route XL doesn't seem to require a trial.

I played with it a little and it does seem to work. You can download the route or open with Google Maps.

[routexl.com]#

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/29/2022 02:40AM by JasperJohnson.
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July 29, 2022 02:47AM
Thanks.
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July 29, 2022 10:01AM
*Edited* Thought it'd be cool. DLing the iPhone app is fine but signing into the website to access/plan requires the $10/month subscription. Also noticed wording about uploading locations by text/CSV/data, without seeing if things can be done as simply as Bing.
@ceasesmith wrote:

Just curious if anyone has experience with it and if so, pros and cons.

TYIA.


Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/29/2022 10:21AM by SpaceCoastJohn.
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July 29, 2022 10:38AM
I use RouteLX daily fee option when I have a route that has too many stops for Mapquest. So frustrating that Google Maps won't optimize, and limits you to 10 stops. The daily option is cheaper for me than a monthly subscription, since I only need it occasionally.
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July 29, 2022 01:40PM
Thanks so much! That basically resolved my situation.

But what is Bing?

@SpaceCoastJohn wrote:

*Edited* Thought it'd be cool. DLing the iPhone app is fine but signing into the website to access/plan requires the $10/month subscription. Also noticed wording about uploading locations by text/CSV/data, without seeing if things can be done as simply as Bing.
@ceasesmith wrote:

Just curious if anyone has experience with it and if so, pros and cons.

TYIA.
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July 29, 2022 11:15PM
@ceasesmith wrote:

But what is Bing?
maps.bing.com

Can plug in about 24-25 addresses in a pinch.
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July 29, 2022 11:20PM
Bing is a browser, like Google, it also has a mapping function. But I've never had good experiences trying to use free Microsoft products.
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July 29, 2022 11:26PM
Bing is a search engine, just like Google, DuckDuck Go, or others. They are always used in conjunction with a browser such as Firefox (my favorite), Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge (which replaced Internet Explorer), Opera, etc.
@ceasesmith wrote:

Thanks so much! That basically resolved my situation.

But what is Bing?

@SpaceCoastJohn wrote:

*Edited* Thought it'd be cool. DLing the iPhone app is fine but signing into the website to access/plan requires the $10/month subscription. Also noticed wording about uploading locations by text/CSV/data, without seeing if things can be done as simply as Bing.
@ceasesmith wrote:

Just curious if anyone has experience with it and if so, pros and cons.

TYIA.

Shopping South Jersey, Southeast Pennsylvania, and Delaware above the canal since 2008
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July 30, 2022 12:15PM
I pay for Road Warrior app. There is a free version but it only allows about 10 stops. The 'pro' is like $11/ month and allows me to put in up to 125 stops. I really like it.
There were a few routes I had that were over 200 locations and I searched for a different route planning service but couldn't find one that was reasonable in price (most were aimed at commercial truckers/ large businesses)
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August 05, 2022 03:45PM
Thanks, luckygirl. Good info!
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