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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">From Hessu in the the aprsfi google
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<blockquote type="cite">I’ll have to do this to avoid a recurrence
of a Noticeably Large bill I got for Google Maps usage in
December (think "one new nice HF rig every month" large, or "one
VERY nice HF rig every two months"). Google has had a very large
and generous free quota for use of Google Maps on aprs.fi, but
it's been a bit unstable and sometimes a bit too small after
all, and I need a backup plan in case it goes away.
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">There's more information in that group
as well as some discussion on Facebook about the switch and the
OSM tile server that he is still going to end up paying for
monthly. Hessu is doing a serious service for the APRS community
on his own nickel AFAIK.<br>
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Lynn (D) - KJ4ERJ - Author of APRSISCE for Windows Mobile and
Win32
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 1/12/2023 6:03 PM, Stephen H Smith
via aprssig wrote:<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 1/12/2023 4:36 PM, MJ Inabnit
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<pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">This morning, I tried to open aprs.fi and received a very odd map,
somewhere on a planet. I just tried again this afternoon. If I put in
my call it has an error-denied.. Is this an issue with my ISP or is
everyone having issues trying to access aprs.fi?
Tnx & 73
j
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<p><font face="Arial">Just tried it on my own calls. It
appears that aprs.fi has switched from Google Maps to Open
Street Map with it's awful generic art work. This includes
all route markers appearing as a generic box that makes
Interstate highway numbers look the same as state and local
roads. <br>
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<p><font face="Arial">Is Google imposing some new onerous
terms-of-use forcing the switch?</font></p>
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