June 15, 20241 yr 12 minutes ago, G-YMML1 said: Hmmm...surely i can ask, but pardon my naivety, I though that you are both in a constant contact regarding technical aspects of PSXT/RT integration and it's in your mutual interest to keep the software running smoothly. In the meantime, the announcement that Balthasar made two weeks ago regarding "improvement' is nothing but hoax. Very naive indeed. 😉 I never talk with Balthasar about the details of his sources, and how he treats those. I only get the specification of the output, just like LiveTraffic and PSX gets. Same the other way around. Balt not even has MSFS and PSXT installed... Since we are living 20.000 km's apart with a 10 hour time zone difference we never talk on the phone, but email only. Not really a hoax, no. Only parts of the new data sources are not up to standards. Furthermore Balt has improved satelite based traffic, but you probably do not fly over the oceans with at least 20 minutes time shift? Our expectations are maybe a little bit too high. Don't expect perfect ADS-B ground coverage in the whole world for $8.99 a month (standard RT license). There are other traffic data sources that would be great to have on board, but that would cost us a lot more monthly....
June 15, 20241 yr Author 19 minutes ago, kiek said: Very naive indeed. 😉 I never talk with Balthasar about the details of his sources, and how he treats those. I only get the specification of the output, just like LiveTraffic and PSX gets. Same the other way around. Balt not even has MSFS and PSXT installed... Since we are living 20.000 km's apart with a 10 hour time zone difference we never talk on the phone, but email only. Not really a hoax, no. Only parts of the new data sources are not up to standards. Furthermore Balt has improved satelite based traffic, but you probably do not fly over the oceans with at least 20 minutes time shift? Our expectations are maybe a little bit too high. Don't expect perfect ADS-B ground coverage in the whole world for $8.99 a month (standard RT license). There are other traffic data sources that would be great to have on board, but that would cost us a lot more monthly.... Sound reasonable. Thanks. How much is "a lot of money", out of curiosity? 9950X3D, X870E ROG CROSSHAIR HERO, Corsair Dominator Titanium 64GB DDR5-6000 PC5-48000, ASUS RTX 5070Ti 16GB, 9100 PRO 4TB Samsung ,990 PRO 4TB Samsung, AX1600i 1600 Watt 80 Plus Titanium ATX, ASUS 360 ARGB EXTREME 360mm Liquid CPU Cooling Kit.
June 15, 20241 yr 17 minutes ago, kiek said: Very naive indeed. 😉 I never talk with Balthasar about the details of his sources, and how he treats those. I only get the specification of the output, just like LiveTraffic and PSX gets. Same the other way around. Balt not even has MSFS and PSXT installed... Since we are living 20.000 km's apart with a 10 hour time zone difference we never talk on the phone, but email only. Not really a hoax, no. Only parts of the new data sources are not up to standards. Furthermore Balt has improved satelite based traffic, but you probably do not fly over the oceans with at least 20 minutes time shift? Our expectations are maybe a little bit too high. Don't expect perfect ADS-B ground coverage in the whole world for $8.99 a month (standard RT license). There are other traffic data sources that would be great to have on board, but that would cost us a lot more monthly.... Fair enough, Nico. Your points make sense. However, as a normal course of troubleshooting, would you not report back to Balthasar that there are bugs in his data streams? After all, as one of the outlets for his data, he should have a vested interest in knowing that the data he's paying for isn't correct some/most of the time across one or more providers.
June 15, 20241 yr 3 minutes ago, G-YMML1 said: How much is "a lot of money", out of curiosity? I had the same question.
June 15, 20241 yr 4 hours ago, mmcmah said: would you not report back to Balthasar that there are bugs in his data streams? I have already done that yesterday of course... He is taking measures that they do not appear in the next weekly download. BTW, I have a lot of trouble getting into this forum. Each time I have to sign in and it does not recognise my password so I must generate a new password again and again. It is also terribly slow. Hope AVSIM finds a solution . Edited June 15, 20241 yr by kiek
June 15, 20241 yr 2 hours ago, kiek said: I have already done that yesterday of course... He is taking measures that they do not appear in the next weekly download. BTW, I have a lot of trouble getting into this forum. Each time I have to sign in and it does not recognise my password so I must generate a new password again and again. It is also terribly slow. Hope AVSIM finds a solution . I'm not having to change password, but the forum recently (since it was down for a day or more) has become much less responsive and slow to use.
June 17, 20241 yr Author On 6/15/2024 at 9:20 AM, kiek said: Our expectations are maybe a little bit too high. Don't expect perfect ADS-B ground coverage in the whole world for $8.99 a month (standard RT license). There are other traffic data sources that would be great to have on board, but that would cost us a lot more monthly.... The question is still open. Some people are paying ~$150 per month for garbage like Netflix/Prime/Hulu and buying $5 daily starbucks drinks called "coffee", others can spend these monies on hobbies, such as MSFS. I personally see no issues with paying more for the software like this as for me the traffic coverage is essential. Maybe adding "RT/PSXT premium" tier would help. Just my 5 cents. 9950X3D, X870E ROG CROSSHAIR HERO, Corsair Dominator Titanium 64GB DDR5-6000 PC5-48000, ASUS RTX 5070Ti 16GB, 9100 PRO 4TB Samsung ,990 PRO 4TB Samsung, AX1600i 1600 Watt 80 Plus Titanium ATX, ASUS 360 ARGB EXTREME 360mm Liquid CPU Cooling Kit.
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