As for cell phones that are extra. I have two that I use one for audio recording since I am in a one-party state the other one is used as a GPS terminal. Just download maps when you are on a Wi-Fi network as in at home because it does take a while to download the maps. Every cell phone made in the last few years has GPS and the ability to call 911 without a sim card. Although in some areas it can have spotty reception because cheap phones will probably not have real GPS just pseudo GPS which means it will work off of cell towers and any wifi that it can get to. I have been pseudo spotted in the middle of a lake before whereas my expensive cell phone found me. Sooner or later they will come out with something cheap that has GPS, Glasnost, and whatever the Chinese are using.

I had been banned from Gas stations shops by this team. ( They have started showing up in my search in July 2019, and was called by team member when I was in the area doing other Gas station shops back in July 2018) I had a full blown email fight with a supervisor over payments being to low when asked by a team member as to why I would not do the Gas station shops for this team. Note: ANYTHING you say is put in the notes of each call.

LIJake I have found out that if you do not here from them in two days go back and resubmit. Unless they are in the last of the shops for the month or quarter or the price is just right for a route you will not here from them.

Seems like this team loves to ban people. I guess they don't care about getting their assignments done. My other half said he will never work for this team again.

@bmttinman wrote:

Note: ANYTHING you say is put in the notes of each call.

Yes! Yes, it is. Be careful what you say during calls!

@sestrahelena wrote:

@bmttinman wrote:

Note: ANYTHING you say is put in the notes of each call.

Yes! Yes, it is. Be careful what you say during calls!

Gosh! How do you folks know these things?

@French Farmer wrote:

@sestrahelena wrote:

@bmttinman wrote:

Note: ANYTHING you say is put in the notes of each call.

Yes! Yes, it is. Be careful what you say during calls!

Gosh! How do you folks know these things?

Well, they call me about once a year and tell me that in their notes it says that I won't do gas station audits. Yep, still true. The fee has not changed since 2005, and I'm not working for less than minimum wage with no benefits.

@F and L TeleComm wrote:

Even with a car charger and a power box, I'm lucky to get 6-7 a day in. I bought a digital camera too, and a set of batteries lasts about 2 stations, I've tried lithium-ion, Energizer, the works. The phone is kept on the charger in the car but is also used for GPS.

A few things that might be causing the problem:

1. Check your charging system. If your car has a USB plug it is probably a very slow charger. Most are. If you are using one of those things that plug into your car power outlet with USB ports on it there's a chance it is also a very slow charger. With those things you get what you pay for. Buy a good one but even then they can be meh. I have one that charges great and 1 that barely charges. If you are using a car adapter made for your phone then it should charge fast and you have another problem.

2. Google maps is a power hog. If you use a slow charger Google Maps will consume power at a faster rate than a slow charger can recharge. Even a better charger will barely keep up with it. If #1 doesn't fix your problem or you can't find a way to fast charge in your car then I suggest stopping Google Maps for long stretches with no turns, or where you are familiar with them.

3. Your phone may be old enough that the battery has worn out and it just can't store enough power to last a whole day with heavy use.

4. External batteries are similar to car chargers. Expensive ones are great and cheap ones aren't. I have a Samsung one that will fast charge my phone, I have a cheap one that was given away as a promo that's 2x the size of the Samsung but will only charge slowly.

I did a route of Citgos every quarter for 2 1/2 years. I took photos, did the report, and submitted them onsite. At times I would do close to 30 in a day and did not run out of battery.

I loved my TomTom GPS. It finally died after about 7 years. I'm stuck using the phone or apple maps through the kids' car. My fancy car doesn't have that.

This may sound stupid, but also it's a good idea to make sure all those things running in the background are turned off. On my phone, if I push what I suppose is the "home" button (not the power button, LOL) twice, it shows everything that's running in the background, and I have to "swipe" them off.

I do have to swipe everything else off when I'm using Google Maps.

Sorry if that's not actually relevant or helpful.