[access-uk] Re: GPS
- From: "Jackie Brown" <jackieannbrown62@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2014 12:36:09 +0100
Hi Richard
Yes, Ariadne was quite useful too. As I said, I noticed that the further
north I travelled, the less excited Navigator became. Next time I go, I
will put specific routes in and see what I make of using it that way. All
power to our elbow I say! (smile).
Kind regards,
Jackie Brown
Emails: jackieannbrown62@xxxxxxxxx
thebrownsplace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Richard Godfrey-McKay
Sent: 29 July 2014 12:03
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: GPS
Jackie/Ibrahim, It's really strange. Although I quite like the intersection
info of the Navigator app, for some reason its accuracy here in Perth when
walking a route is nowhere near as good as Navigon, which is why I prefer
the latter. As for info around you, Ariadne GPS seems great these days at
alerting you to street numbers; think it's since they changed to using
Google maps. Any thoughts?
Richard
Richard Godfrey-McKay
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-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Ibrahim Gucukoglu
Sent: 29 July 2014 11:56
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: GPS
Hi Kevin.
The RNIB Navigator is £6.99 monthly, £47.99 yearly or £89.99 for a 3 year
subscription, so the longer you commit, the better value you're getting. I
love the Navigator app and have written a favourable review which will be
featured in RNIB's app of the month column.
All the best, Ibrahim.
-----Original Message-----
From: Kevin Cussick
Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2014 11:40 AM
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: GPS
Hi, how much does the RNIB effort cost? I also use blind square and at
the moment seems to be replacing my breeze. I have had maybe 5 years
out of it and feel I have had my moneys worth. but i would like to try
the navigator app out thanks for your post GPS interests me very much.
On 29/07/2014 11:29, Jackie Brown wrote:
> I promised some thoughts on various GPS apps when I returned from
> Scotland where I had an opportunity to travel about a little.
>
> My own preference is for the RNIB Navigator app, followed by Trekker
> Breeze.
> I used the Navigator on my iPhone 5 paired with the much discussed BEM
> wireless wrist band.
>
> I used bus and train, and Navigator was pretty good. I didn't put
> routes in for GPS to follow specifically, I simply opened the app and
> let it flow, so to speak. I received a lot of information about my
> surroundings, and found it really useful on the train when it even
> announced the platform we were on. North of Perth, however, there was
> much less information available, and behaved much as it does where I
> live. What I discovered was that when GPRS appeared on the status
> bar, I got next to no info. But when 3G came up, things were much
> much better.
>
> The down side of Navigator is its hungry battery life. If you go on a
> journey of a couple of hours, then the Anker portable charger, which
> has been discussed before, is really useful and frankly a necessity.
>
> I am not a Blind Square person, it just didn't do it for me somehow.
> While
> it worked, I kept going back to Navigator for more route information.
> Blind
> Square was more for POI information to me.
>
> I also didn't like Telorion GPS that much. It knew where I was, and
> perhaps it would have been better if I had specified my start and
> destination instructions. But going in free mode, it just gave me
> postcodes and street names rather than saying what the numbers in a
> High Street were alluding to.
> I feel it needs quite a lot more work, but I am prepared to accept
> others may disagree and maybe get more from it than I did.
>
> I really like the BEM wireless wrist band, it gives more volume to the
> iPhone without being intrusive, and is not uncomfortable to wear either.
>
> Finally, if you have a Trekker Breeze, this is certainly useful though
> bulky and devoid of Bluetooth. It gives a lot of "street with no
> name"
> messages,
> but it has a good battery life, and is largely straightforward to use.
>
> These are just my own thoughts.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Jackie Brown
> Emails: jackieannbrown62@xxxxxxxxx
> thebrownsplace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Twitter: @thebrownsplace
> Skype: Thejackmate
>
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