OnX pissn me off

[slavenoid]

My only complaint with ONX is with my tracks. For some reason it only does straight lines. So if I walk from point A to point B it doesn't matter how windy or cut back the path I take is when I check my tracks it's always a straight line from point A to point B. Other than that I love it. Very useful app.

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Mine does that if I put my phone on power saver mode. I'm certain it's something on the phone and not the app.

[onX Hunt]

We appreciate all of the feedback. We are constantly looking to improve our app so again, we have heard the issues you have had and are working on options to make downloading offline maps a breeze.
As always, our customer support team is available from 8am to 5pm Mountain Time at 406-540-1600 if you need some help getting those offline maps downloading efficiently. A number of factors go into the download speed including as others have mentioned your internet speed and how many layers you have activated at the time of download.

[KFhunter]

We appreciate all of the feedback. We are constantly looking to improve our app so again, we have heard the issues you have had and are working on options to make downloading offline maps a breeze.
As always, our customer support team is available from 8am to 5pm Mountain Time at 406-540-1600 if you need some help getting those offline maps downloading efficiently. A number of factors go into the download speed including as others have mentioned your internet speed and how many layers you have activated at the time of download.

Thanks onx 

[grundy53]

Thank you!

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[grundy53]

My only complaint with ONX is with my tracks. For some reason it only does straight lines. So if I walk from point A to point B it doesn't matter how windy or cut back the path I take is when I check my tracks it's always a straight line from point A to point B. Other than that I love it. Very useful app.

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Mine does that if I put my phone on power saver mode. I'm certain it's something on the phone and not the app.

Mine is usually in power saver mode. Thanks for the tip!

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[KFhunter]

Thought I'd share a funny waypoint I came across again, forgot I made it



Notice the trap marker lol

[KFhunter]

Waypoints can bring back memories (which is the whole point right?) especially if we could tag a picture with it *hint hint* 

I often take pictures and organize the pics with waypoint labels, in my picture gallery on the phone I have pics that corresponds with a particular waypoint.

Wouldn't it be super cool if we could click a way point and see a pic pop up and wouldn't it be even super cooler if we could share a waypoint with tagged pic right from the app?

I like to share waypoints and text a picture with it, but the pic wont ever show up later in the onx app unless the person I texted saved the pic into their gallary and changed the label of the waypoint to the label on the picture like I have done...but who's going to do that?  No one.   If the pic would save in onx I could text the waypoint and pic and it would pop up for them too how awesome! 


Example from an old text I sent:

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The guy I was texting wants a TRD PRO really  bad

[SuperX]

I've just finished my first year of onx usage and have some gripes too.  For areas where you won't have cell coverage, it is a poor replacement for a GPS.  Also, the lack of a basemap is significant - if I don't have cell coverage I can't see anything outside of what I have downloaded, even a basic highway map with city names would be better than a white screen. 

I think the owner information is great, but the overlay for WA has lots of errors on it, especially where road right of way's are involved.  It also has places where there is no owner information if it is not private - e.g. is it DNR, State, or BLM? which can matter. 

As designed, you only get overlay owner information where you DL content, so driving outside your already downloaded area and just wonder who owns that place, you have to have a cell signal and use cell data to download it.

In general, OnX is great around the city with lots of high speed data available, but away from there (like in bumping unit this fall) it is not a good GPS replacement.  If you have a data plan that isn't being used to its limit already, you'll love the bigger screen.

[Karl Blanchard]

You cant blame the app for your lack of preparedness  not a ton of service up chinook pass so probably would have been a good idea to download a few maps before you headed to no service land. I used it in 5 states this year.with zero issues.  A few of those I did a heck of a lot of roaming outside of my intended hunt area.  When in doubt download it.  Theres an option for a 100 mile square so if you even think you may sniff the edge of it then take the two minutes and download it.  The app works exactly as intended and is a fantastic replacement to a traditional GPS if you take the time to learn it and use it properly.   

[2MANY]

True dat.

[cbond3318]

I think I am on year 3 now with my cell phone/ONX combo. I have zero gripes with the APP, like has been said, preplan, download and enjoy!   I use my RHINO for a paper weight now, its perfect! 

[Stein]

I use mine in airplane mode 99% of the time to save battery life, so the maps are always downloaded.  The GPS functionality is top notch, so much easier than the old stand-alone models where you are scrolling around for letters or horrible touch screens.

You can always download low res for a huge area outside of where you plan on hunting in case you need to move before you get back to cell service.  I do agree that a very low quality map with just roads and towns for the entire state would be a bonus just in case, but I always have an atlas in the truck for emergency use.

It's a tradeoff, you don't want an app that takes 80% of your phone storage, but shouldn't be too hard to download stuff, organize it and delete as necessary, just needs a rework and update.  Easy for met to say of course, I have no idea what is involved in programming.

[KFhunter]

You cant blame the app for your lack of preparedness  not a ton of service up chinook pass so probably would have been a good idea to download a few maps before you headed to no service land. I used it in 5 states this year.with zero issues.  A few of those I did a heck of a lot of roaming outside of my intended hunt area.  When in doubt download it.  Theres an option for a 100 mile square so if you even think you may sniff the edge of it then take the two minutes and download it.  The app works exactly as intended and is a fantastic replacement to a traditional GPS if you take the time to learn it and use it properly.   

 

typically I download the 100 mile squares first to cover an entire hunt wither it's a unit in another state,  or a GMU here in WA,   I make sure the whole thing has at least the 100 mile square, even in areas with good cell reception cause you never know, the cell could go down.   

Then I start homing in on the core area I want to hunt and do all high res there plus a good margin around my core area all in high res, then on the fringes of that expected hunt I down load the medium res squares. 

[Karl Blanchard]

Yep pretty much exactly how I do it

[SuperX]

You cant blame the app for your lack of preparedness  not a ton of service up chinook pass so probably would have been a good idea to download a few maps before you headed to no service land. I used it in 5 states this year.with zero issues.  A few of those I did a heck of a lot of roaming outside of my intended hunt area.  When in doubt download it.  Theres an option for a 100 mile square so if you even think you may sniff the edge of it then take the two minutes and download it.  The app works exactly as intended and is a fantastic replacement to a traditional GPS if you take the time to learn it and use it properly.   

I do have maps downloaded, do use the broader map function, but I don't have a map of the state all the time.  If the state roads map and private/public overlays were available with a subscription, it would help a lot. I have a 2GB/mo data plan and have poor service at my rural home so it's never been necessary to spend the money for unlimited data.  That would cost me a significant monthly increase for a hunting app that I use 2 months a year.