Comments on: DriveSafe.ly Hits One Million Users…

By: Splash Bee

Splash Bee — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:07:14 +0000

I still don’t understand why people can’t just UNCHECK A BOX. It’s not that hard..Having the OPTIONAL auto-responder is a great feature. Since this app was created to help prevent texting while driving, I think it’s good to use. I think the real “problem” is that people leave the app on all the time (when not driving).

FYI..I just downloaded the latest version and they have an audio message at the beginning that tells you to turn off the auto-responder. There was also a popup dialog box that warned me that it was on. More obvious than ever.

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Drivesafe.ly App Reaches 1 Million User Milestone — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:09:02 +0000

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By: blackbparts

blackbparts — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:13:11 +0000

A little configuration can be overlooked, I think its a great feature to have for the sake of safety.

By: Bob Repeater

Bob Repeater — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:57:34 +0000

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By: Robert

Robert — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:50:36 +0000

The concept of the app is nice but it auto makes you a fan on facebook and subscribes you to their sms updates. I have a bb curve 8330 and all it did on my phone was lag the crap out of it. It worked fine for a few hours then my phone would freeze up even after reboots. The documentation tells you to put your phone on vib but even that didn’t help. A comment on their facebook profile just got deleted rather than responded to. It took three battery pulls to get my phone able to respond long enough to remove this crap from the phone. Per the company bluetooth support is also very limited.

I liked the idea and I know there are better proggies that do the same thing but as for this one it will stay off my phone.

By: webchetan

webchetan — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:48:10 +0000

Ronen, correct, the Auto Reply should be disabled by default!!! DriveSafe.ly are you hearing??? Thanks!

By: Ronen Halevy

Ronen Halevy — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:15:10 +0000

Its in the documentation but its hidden under two sublevels of options and is really annoying… Nobody is expecting you to reply to emails or sms while driving!

By: Trent

Trent — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:59:47 +0000

not sure why that was missed, it was in the documentation that i read about it. The feature was to let anyone who sends you an email or text while it is turned on to know that you cant answer back right away as you are driving. Possibly annoying, but it did have a purpose.