Near Map

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,785 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 14 Dec 2012, 11:34 am

#935566

Not VW but...........

Near Map now wants to charge $5,000 a year to use their website, and that is the 25% off price.

As an estimator it was bloody handy to look at sites rather than go there.
It was also a LOT more upto date than Google and it has history photos.

Does anyone know of another similar site?
There is no way I can justify spending that sort of money.

Futue te ipsum!!!

68BUS Wolfsburg Wizard

485 posts · joined Jul 2011 · 14 Dec 2012, 11:55 am

#935569

Unfortuantely no. It was good while it lasted.
Bing has clearer mapping than Google but the maps for brisbane at least are 3+ years old.

I am a commercial estimator as well so found it handy.
And I also think it is exsessive for a membership. I can see they wanted to get the users interested before purchase but at 5k a pop they have priced themselves out of a lot of bussiness users. Maybe, and I mean Maybe 1k would be more suitable.

1966 Aussie 11 Window

vlad01 Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,270 posts · joined Jun 2010 · 14 Dec 2012, 12:27 pm

#935572

wtf? last time I looked at near maps was free!

5k? get out of here!

71 notchback,
Past owner of, 70 NB, 73 SB and 72 FB TLE

beetleboyjeff Custom Title Time!

1,790 posts · joined Feb 2009 · 14 Dec 2012, 7:08 pm

#935625

Yep. Even the free version for personal use now comes at a price. I would only use it every month or so. It is very good, but I couldn't justify a subscription for the amount I use it.

From your ole' mate Jeff

Doug Sweetman Nil Bastardo Carborundum

2,128 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 14 Dec 2012, 10:44 pm

#935651

I work for an oil refinery - I hear they wanted $100k+ for multi user commercial licence !!!

LUFTMEISTER Veteran Volks Folk

2,041 posts · joined Jul 2005 · 14 Dec 2012, 11:01 pm

#935654

Like ALL dealers, they give you a taste for free, then hit you when your hooked.😉

Customer service is not dead in Australia.

Always after HAZET & MATRA & VW factory tools

vlad01 Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,270 posts · joined Jun 2010 · 16 Dec 2012, 8:42 am

#935802

Doug Sweetman wrote:I work for an oil refinery - I hear they wanted $100k+ for multi user commercial licence !!!

ah what? how is that even possible?

71 notchback,
Past owner of, 70 NB, 73 SB and 72 FB TLE

Doug Sweetman Nil Bastardo Carborundum

2,128 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 16 Dec 2012, 9:38 am

#935806

I know - they see big business and multiply the price..... Software licences can get very expensive when there are two hundred users.....