[access-uk] Re: GPS
- From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2014 16:39:58 +0100
Hi Kevin,
I don't really know why Jackie didn't get so much from Blindsquare, since
she wasn't routing, but Blindsquare can use Google maps and the Foursquare
databse, so it's really quite good.
I personally wouldn't pay for RNIB Navigator, since it can't even store
favourites.
All the best
Steve
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-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Kevin Cussick
Sent: 29 July 2014 11:41
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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