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markdrossi Rookie Author New York Posts:15 Points:73,610 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2012 10:25:20 AM Ignore markdrossi Report Abuse Can a way to edit the stations be added to the app? Also, if there's a cash discount, I don't see a way to enter that. I mean, I do see it on the stations pages, but I'm assuming that it's been entered on the website. Thanks!

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Can a way to edit the stations be added to the app? Also, if there's a cash discount, I don't see a way to enter that. I mean, I do see it on the stations pages, but I'm assuming that it's been entered on the website. Thanks!

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scoutmaster Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:82,137 Points:3,280,345 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: May 5, 2012 5:11:28 AM Ignore scoutmaster Report Abuse "I believe I've suggested this in another topic, but the Android app doesn't show the station address when you have selected it to preform a price entry. Sometimes there may the same station at the same intersection (or close by and your GPS is not showing the closest) , and occasionally they have different prices. If you selected the wrong station, your price entry may be incorrect, or you may report an invalid price (diesel at a station that doesn't sell that grade)." Really? If you are having that much trouble choosing the correct station on your phone maybe you should stop posting prices from your phone.
jferrara41 All-Star Author Pennsylvania Posts:598 Points:110,665 Joined:Apr 2012	Message Posted: May 5, 2012 4:08:15 AM Ignore jferrara41 Report Abuse It would be great if the on the app you can record your gas fill up in a log and maintance information. This way we can get an acurate picture of what we are spending. I see all of this on the web site. I want to get rid of my current one and have only one app for my gas. I would also like to see the trip calculator on the app also, so we see how we are doing.
aladdin9 All-Star Author Tucson Posts:636 Points:1,835,915 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: May 5, 2012 12:26:24 AM Ignore aladdin9 Report Abuse I believe I've suggested this in another topic, but the Android app doesn't show the station address when you have selected it to preform a price entry. Sometimes there may the same station at the same intersection (or close by and your GPS is not showing the closest) , and occasionally they have different prices. If you selected the wrong station, your price entry may be incorrect, or you may report an invalid price (diesel at a station that doesn't sell that grade).
hockeysta18 Sophomore Author Boston Posts:209 Points:63,075 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: May 1, 2012 11:57:30 AM Ignore hockeysta18 Report Abuse i'd like to be able to access the fuel log book from the app so that i can log when i do fill up. i'm not going to run home to hop on the computer to log it, nor am i going to drive around with my laptop in my car to log it, nor would it be feasable to use the website on a smart phone as it takes too long to load when not on a wifi network...
Sharpie77 Rookie Author Ventura Posts:11 Points:367,475 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Apr 13, 2012 12:30:58 AM Ignore Sharpie77 Report Abuse I'd love to have access to the forums and articles from the android app!
scoutmaster Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:82,137 Points:3,280,345 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Apr 9, 2012 5:13:37 AM Ignore scoutmaster Report Abuse You can get to the full site on your phone! Just fire up a browser!
herndonks Champion Author Baltimore Posts:1,116 Points:211,685 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 10:13:08 AM Ignore herndonks Report Abuse Add access to Buddy list to allow making invitations, accepting invitations, sending and receiving messages between buddies, and perhaps give access to forums. There are two major classes of GB members. There the old timers who mostly use computers and the web sites to report prices, and often participate in forums and have buddies. Secondly, there are the telephone app users who have only been around for a year or two. While a small portion of the app users, like myself, also use the web sites, most use only the app and never visit the web sites. They do not participate in the forums and do not have buddies; which is how you can identify them: they never respond to buddy requests and never participate in forums.
scoutmaster Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:82,137 Points:3,280,345 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Apr 6, 2012 3:56:51 AM Ignore scoutmaster Report Abuse Kerosene? Do you have a vehicle that runs on kerosene?
bmsgolf Champion Author Amarillo Posts:2,143 Points:478,705 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Apr 5, 2012 5:56:01 PM Ignore bmsgolf Report Abuse I love the Android app. The only addition I would like would be adding access to forum and surveys from the mobile app without going to your internet on your phone.
gasmask78 Champion Author Virginia Posts:2,385 Points:467,770 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Apr 4, 2012 11:54:44 PM Ignore gasmask78 Report Abuse The android app is fine. But they should add a section for...kerosene. Mmmaybe. (I'm not sure if I even want the admins to do that...)
N8KH Rookie Author Florida Posts:16 Points:342,450 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Apr 4, 2012 3:50:07 PM Ignore N8KH Report Abuse What is needed is THREE radio check-boxes on the price-reporting tool. One is for cash. One is for credit (and debit) cards. The other refers to the main sign out front. Many reports are only from the sign out front. Most stations put the cash price on the sign, when the prices are different. But some actually put the credit price out front. (Murphy [Wal-Mart] does this.) Your servers will quickly learn, just from reported prices, what price the big sign represents. And you will be able to enter the price correctly in your database. This is ABSOLUTELY REQUIRED for the GasBuddy reporting app and web site to remain useful. We need to know what price it is. Some people only pay by credit card. Some people would pay by cash, if that was the only opportunity to receive a lower price. In my area, you don't have to use cash; the stations with the lowest prices have the same price for cash and credit. But that is not true in all areas. The GasBuddy app needs to be updated with this ability ASAP. Either that, or be overtaken by another app/database which will do it before you. You'ld better get to work and do it, or lose your business opportunity.
scoutmaster Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:82,137 Points:3,280,345 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2012 5:21:55 PM Ignore scoutmaster Report Abuse Darn! I've been ignored.
markdrossi Rookie Author New York Posts:15 Points:73,610 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2012 4:21:45 PM Ignore markdrossi Report Abuse Thanks again!
Scrapheap Champion Author Virginia Posts:14,689 Points:2,385,295 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2012 4:20:57 PM Ignore Scrapheap Report Abuse To add comments to an FSL, scroll down to the FSL section on the home page, click on Edit my favorite stations, click on Edit next to the station, type your comment into the comment box and click on Update. You can also change the order in which you view the stations in the FSL so it corresponds to the order you see them as you drive. The default sort order is alphabetical, which isn't very useful.
markdrossi Rookie Author New York Posts:15 Points:73,610 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2012 4:01:46 PM Ignore markdrossi Report Abuse IGNORED!! I refuse to listen to you anymore.
scoutmaster Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:82,137 Points:3,280,345 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2012 3:59:10 PM Ignore scoutmaster Report Abuse Why don't you just try something, markdrossi.
markdrossi Rookie Author New York Posts:15 Points:73,610 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2012 3:56:30 PM Ignore markdrossi Report Abuse And how do I do that? Or am I not allowed to ask that? I don't want another cocky answer.
Scrapheap Champion Author Virginia Posts:14,689 Points:2,385,295 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2012 2:19:17 PM Ignore Scrapheap Report Abuse I'm not sure if you are aware of this but you can store comments for stations in your FSL. They will be displayed any time you report them from either a computer or from the app. This is useful for comments such as "Membership price" or a cash/credit difference if you know the fixed difference.
markdrossi Rookie Author New York Posts:15 Points:73,610 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2012 1:25:44 PM Ignore markdrossi Report Abuse It's for Android. I see it now in the Find Gas Near Me list, but not as a Favorite. At least I know it's there now. Thanks!
Scrapheap Champion Author Virginia Posts:14,689 Points:2,385,295 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2012 12:39:01 PM Ignore Scrapheap Report Abuse What platform? On the Android app, you can add comments if you are using the Find Gas Near Me feature. You can not add comments if you are using an FSL.
markdrossi Rookie Author New York Posts:15 Points:73,610 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2012 10:53:53 AM Ignore markdrossi Report Abuse OK. But why not allow comments to be added in the app? Just a helpful suggestion.
scoutmaster Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:82,137 Points:3,280,345 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2012 3:59:21 AM Ignore scoutmaster Report Abuse You can only add stations from the the full web site which can be accessed from your phone. Currently, cash discounts are listed in the comments for each station.