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Six Things I Bet You Don’t Know About Trapster
Every day I shuffle through Trapster support emails and new forum posts helping users with technical problem, listening to new ideas/suggestions, and answering questions. The questions range from extremely technical to very simple. And here lies the root of this blog post. I’ve found that there are many Trapster secrets. Are they really secrets? Well, no. But through the support emails and forum posts, I’ve found that we haven’t communicated with our users some of the basic in-n-out’s of Trapster. So here are a few tidbits of information about Trapster I bet you didn’t know…
1. Aged Traps
These traps are translucent in color and ONLY apply to Police Often Hide Here traps. A trap becomes “aged” after there has been no activity on the trap for three weeks. You will see four different translucent levels. The POHH trap becomes more translucent with each week.
These traps become active again if a user votes positive on the trap or a user reports the same trap in the same location. When the latter happens the aged trap automatically turns active and the new trap that was reported in the same spot counting the users vote as positive).
Translucent Steps to Becoming an Aged Trap:
A. Trap was last voted < 1 week ago
B. Trap was last voted >= 1 week ago but < 2 weeks ago
C. Trap was last voted >= 2 weeks ago but < 3 weeks ago
D. Trap was last voted < 3 weeks ago (aged trap)
Oldie But Goodie: “My Trips” Feature on Your iPhone
Heading out on the open road? Going to visit Granny for the weekend in another state? Or just taking off to a friends house 30 minutes away? Whatever the reason or destination, Trapster’s “My Trips” feature for the iPhone application can come in handy for road trips.
Exploring Trapster’s Caravan Feature
Last week Trapster 4.0 was released for the iPhone, bringing some great new features to the speedtrap app. One new feature that definitely adds to the “coolness factor” is Caravan(TM). Caravan lets Trapster users see friends and other Trapster users in real time on the map, and then easily send them messages, photos, and audio recording attachments. This is popular for road trips when Trapster users caravan together. To make it easy for you to get started using Caravan, lets explore exactly how to get up and running. Read the rest of this entry »
Customizing Trapster 3.6 for BlackBerry
Posted by Sean in BlackBerry, How-to on December 18th, 2009
In order to get the most out of Trapster, you need to make it your own. You have a lot of options when it comes to customizing Trapster, from how the map is displayed, to the specific traps you are alerted of.
Maybe you want an audio alert every time you pass a “Police Often Hide Here” trap but for “Red Light Cameras” you just want a vibrate warning. Both these options and many others, can easily be done by adjusting Trapster’s settings. Here is a quick look at the different settings available for Trapster BlackBerry users. Read the rest of this entry »
Trapster for Palm WebOS Update Now Available!
Let there be light! After you get done stuffing your face with multiple helpings of Thanksgiving dishes, you will be excited to see the “backlight issue” on our WebOS version of Trapster has been resolved. Thanks to version 1.31 of Palm’s operating system. Make sure you have upgraded your OS then make sure you have updated Trapster to 0.9.34.
We have been interacting with you Pre and Pixi users through our facebook and twitter pages, and have heard your frustration with the backlight loud and clear. So if your Palm device’s screen goes black after a few minutes of running Trapster, make sure to: Read the rest of this entry »
Five Trapster Tips for Traveling this Holiday Season
Posted by Stefanie in Android, BlackBerry, How-to, Nokia, Palm Pre, Trapster Life, iPhone on November 25th, 2009
While the news is in a flurry reporting everything from traffic to travel methods this holiday season, Trapster received it’s own holiday shout-out. Fox News in Austin, TX reported that Trapster users aren’t the only ones who want to keep us safe by reporting speed traps. The cops do to. And in Austin, Texas they even report themselves.
Trapster is packed full of features to help aid you this holiday season while traveling. The most notorious of course being speed traps as see above. But here are few other great features Trapster has to offer the holiday traveler.
What is VASCAR & How to Fight a VASCAR Speeding Ticket
VASCAR is a lesser known way to catch speeders. This tactic does not require the officer to be on the side of the road with a speed gun, they can set up farther away from the road, or even in aircraft, making it very difficult to be aware of the law using VASCAR to catch you speeding. Read the rest of this entry »
Different Types of Radar and Laser Police Use to Detect Speeding
All of us have seen a cop on the side of the road holding a radar / laser gun to detect speed, but there are different types of radar and laser that you should be aware of and we will go over some of the technology behind them. Do radar / laser detectors really work? We want to educate you on the different types of radar and laser detectors and what you can do (if anything) to protect your wallet from a hefty speeding ticket. Read the rest of this entry »
Customizing Trapster Alert & Trap Settings for Palm Pre
To get the most out of Trapster, you need to be able to customize the way you are alerted on your Palm Pre. Lets take a quick look at setting up your Trapster preferences on your Pre. Read the rest of this entry »
Understanding Trap Types & Confidence Levels with Trapster for the Palm Pre
Trapster is now available for the Palm Pre on the WebOS mobile operating system! We are excited to announce exclusive Trap Type Icons for the Pre, and put together a quick run through of what they mean for our new users.
Part of getting the most out of Trapster is understanding the different trap types and confidence levels that we use on the web and in the mobile applications. We’ve created a system that uses various icons and colors to denote different trap types, ie. red light cameras, and their associated user confidence level, so that you can visually add and identify the right traps. Given that Trapster’s application is only as good as the data that our community members (that’s you) provide us, we think its important to dissect all the different trap types. At the end of the day we want you to feel confident that you’re adding the right trap to the right location, or getting the most accurate speed trap notifications. Read the rest of this entry »
