[OmarGonzalez]

Yeah no, I rather pay a fee for that

[aherz]

A paid version would be great but Google would have to figure out how to judge traffic levels without location data.

[OmarGonzalez]

Yeah I'm not saying is easier for google, but would be a net gain for everyone in the long run

[_underfl0w_]

There are other suppliers of traffic data outside Google.

In fact, some of Google's traffic data is based off things like police reports.

[scrollaway]

I wouldn't. I also would rather not pay a fee for wikipedia. I would rather not pay a fee for Google searches.

I'm willing to pay a fee for many things but these three services redefined the entire world's productivity levels. Maps, Search and Wikipedia are world-changing (and miraculously, Wikipedia is a non-profit and still manages to exist and be stable. Please donate if you have the means, etc.). The reason they are world-changing is because they're free.

Free: Available to everyone, everywhere, without payment or account gating. It's a huge fucking deal for the world that they are and remain free.

You want to change the world? Make something massively useful to the planet. Then, make it free.

[ljcn]

There are plenty of paid-for satnavs. Tomtom Navigation GPS Traffic (Android)/ Tomtom GO (iOS) get good reviews for motoring. Citymapper is free and great for public transport. I'm sure there are many others.

[reaperducer]

The satnav in my car is pretty good, and doesn't violate my privacy.

Unfortunately, I haven't been able to find one for walking around. All the battery powered ones seem aimed at hikers, so they're loaded with great wilderness maps, but won't help me find a coffee.

[StavrosK]

OSMAND is pretty good.

[codedokode]

It uses Openstreetmap and can work offline.