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Can't log in to Fuelly with new phone
figured it out last night - cookies were not enabled. Thanks for helping check my blind spots PB.
:-)
posted by Strongbad September 16, 2011 at 8:36 AM
hmmmm... no luck. If it sheds any light, the "basic" screen option says: switching to basic for speed, press "home" to continue...
and then shows no difference.
When logging in from mobile I get "The form wasn't submitted properly, there's no email defined. go back and try again, or if you get this message frequently please contact us and describe your probem."
The standard site just redisplays the welcome screen without my being logged in.
So, after repeated attempts - I'm flummoxed.
posted by Strongbad September 15, 2011 at 1:30 PM
Thanks for the quick response, P.B.! The "basic" mode yeilds the same result, and on the standard site I get kicked to the home page, without being signed in. I don't know if it's a problem related to the native droid browser... I'll keep fiddling with it, but if anyone has any ideas, i'd love to hear them.
posted by Strongbad September 15, 2011 at 1:14 PM
New Fuelly Design
I really like the new look. I LOVE the custom stats... But I do have to agree that there's a sense of wasted space. The graphics look great, but the information seems more difficult to visually process - everything is stacked vertically, and feels very far apart. Information won't all fit on my computer screen (maybe it looks great on an iPhone, but probably not if you hold it sideways, like a normal widescreen monitor). I also wish I could disable the city/hwy percentage. It's a huge graphic, and it doesn't really offer me anything. It's always seemed like a false distinction anyway: you drive a vehicle, in varying circumstances and locations, and you get real-world mileage - mpg is just one equation, not two. It's ALWAYS going to vary slightly, within a predictable range - there are just too many variables. It's nice to know the high and low ends of that range, and track the moving average (that's why I like this site so much) but I've always felt that listing a separate "highway" mpg was a just a way to subliminally appeal to a customer's sense of conservation when selling them a car. Anyway, there's my 2 cents. Hate that one graphic, and wish the layout was more wide-screen friendly. Other than that, I think you guys have done beautiful work with this site - it continues to be a very helpful tool... thank you!
posted by Strongbad May 23, 2011 at 5:34 PM
Customizable basic stats
I was just about to post a request for year-to-date miles driven (seems like that info would be useful).
By the way, just so we're clear, THANK YOU for the fuelly website. This was a great idea in the first place, and those who put this together have been instrumental in conserving a heckuvalot of gasoline. I for one, am grateful not only for the information, but also the civic-mindedness you have shown. I'm sure I'm not the only one, and I thought it should be said. So thanks for that.
posted by Strongbad June 30, 2010 at 5:59 PM
fuelly mobile coming up blank
Heeyyyyyy... coming up okay now on the RIM browser. Looks like y'all done fixed it. :-)
posted by Strongbad September 29, 2009 at 5:56 PM
At least now I know it's not just me...
The full version of the page loads correctly, but not http://m.fuelly.com.
I know it registers SOMETHING, because it says "loading" and takes appropriate time to load the page, and "01 Focus" shows up at the top upper-left corner, but just a whole lot of blank white screen below that. So I think the data isn't blocked, it's just all showing up... white. Same with "http://m.fuelly.com/login.gas" ("login" shows in upper left corner).
Hope that contributes toward a diagnosis!
I'm on T-Mobile in Seattle, so I don't think we should blame Canada, no matter what Trey Parker says.
(Love the site, btw - just wish I could use it with my mobile.)
posted by Strongbad September 29, 2009 at 6:46 AM