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Has GasBuddy gone ballistic?

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  1. bwilson4web

    bwilson4web BMW i3 and Model 3

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    I keep getting an error trying to look at the GasBuddy 'heat map.' I tried the App but it is just a click-bait fraud. So now I'm wondering if something bad happened to GasBuddy?

    Bob Wilson
     
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    I just checked it and the heat map is fine. The left coast is burning up.
     
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    Yes. Like normal.

    If Harvey is causing a price spike, why does the area it hit still have the cheapest gas in the nation?
     
    #3 fuzzy1, Sep 1, 2017
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    bwilson4web BMW i3 and Model 3

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    Ok, now I'm starting to see the problem after getting the Java console up:

    [Error] You have exceeded your daily request quota for this API. We recommend enabling billing to get a higher quota: Google Maps JavaScript API Usage Limits  |  Google Maps JavaScript API  |  Google Developers
    nb (js:34:336)
    cn (common.js:52:439)
    (anonymous function) (common.js:193:437)
    c (common.js:46:407)
    Global Code (QuotaService.RecordEvent:1)​

    Upon further research, I'm finding:

    The Google Maps JavaScript API has the following limits in place:

    Standard Usage Limits
    Users of the standard API:

    • Free until exceeding 25,000 map loads per 24 hours
    Note: Quota exceptions may apply. Learn more here.

    Enable pay-as-you-go billing to unlock higher quotas:

    After exceeding the free usage limits, billing at $0.50 USD / 1000 additional requests, up to 100,000 per 24 hours.


    Premium Usage Limits
    Google Maps APIs Premium Plan customers:

    • Requests applied against the annual purchase of Maps APIs Credits.
    See Premium Plan Usage Rates and Limits for more information.

    Additional benefits of a premium plan:

    • Annual contracts with enterprise terms
    • 24 hour technical support
    • Service level agreement (SLA)
    • Licenses for internal, OEM, and asset tracking use cases
    Contact Sales for more info.
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    So what we have here is a back-end "usage limit" that is poorly described and not easily fixed by the individual, so far.

    Bob Wilson
     
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    bwilson4web BMW i3 and Model 3

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    My problem may be a by-product of disabling pop-up ads, a potential revenue stream.

    I had left the ad-block, plug-in enabled and only turned it off when a web site requested it off. I left the ad blocker on because of the auto-play videos. Other than keeping the audio interface off or a set of ear buds, not in my ears, could I escape the promiscuous auto-play racket.

    I may need to enable ads on other web site that use Google Maps to avoid exhausting the 'quota' associated with the Google maps API.

    Bob Wilson
     
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    So much for the free lunch ticket! ;)
     
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    Its working a little better for me today but I still cannot drill down to the local,
    The nite you mentioned it I was also having probs,
     
    #7 wjtracy, Sep 3, 2017
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    I'm a GB beta tester. We asked about the web sites and app being slow. Here's the straight story direct from the GB product manager on the beta forum.

    9/2/17
    "Our servers are running at full capacity as a result of extreme usage in Texas right now. This is why the app has been pretty slow this past week."
     
    #8 Mark57, Sep 3, 2017
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