[access-uk] Re: GPS

  • From: Kevin Cussick <the.big.white.shepherd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2014 12:12:10 +0100

Hi, what receiver do you have? I just bought the bad elf one, it does not seem to have an on off switch and has the 30 pin connector think I will have to send it back to Amazon. I have a touch 5th gen thanks for your help. 

On 29/07/2014 12:05, Jackie Brown wrote:

Hi John

I do have an external receiver, I never thought of taking it, I will next
time.  You do have some swiping to do with Navigator, but not much if you
just let it talk away to you.  I certainly didn't think the BEM would be as
good as it turned out to be, certainly a good buy to boost sound and leave
your hands and ears free!!


Kind regards,

Jackie Brown
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-----Original Message-----
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john gallagher
Sent: 29 July 2014 11:39
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Subject: [access-uk] Re: GPS

hi jackie how very very well writen that was and so correct. as a power gps
user you have really hit the nail on the head with what you have just said.

i am very lucky i have the sendero gps on my braille device but for me the
gps on android is not yet an option for me. if only they could solve the
heavy battery drain in the navigator i would use it more. the tellorion gps
has to come a very long way yet to catch up with the sendero product but
again remember sendero have been doing gps for the blind for years and again
or streets ahead of anything else. shame you have not got an external gps
receiver to use with the iphone i think this would cut down on the battery
life. again though with a phone you should always carry the charger with you
and again you only have too hands for all this stuff. not tried the wrist
band yet and wondered if it was worth using the only thing i can see is
safety with your phone in a top pocket it is not in your hand. that was
great though. thanks. for the info.

----- Original Message -----
From: Jackie Brown <jackieannbrown62@xxxxxxxxx>
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Tuesday, 29 July 2014 11.30 am
Subject: [access-uk] GPS




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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