I'm curious why do you need an external receiver with the iPhone? Randi----- Original Message ----- From: "Justin Hull" <justinhull1@xxxxxxxx>
To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 9:15 PM Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Apple approved GPS receiver
Hello,What kind of accuracy are you getting with this receiver and how does it compare to using the phone's internal GPS as a comparison?Thank you Have a great day. Justin HullOn Jul 10, 2013, at 6:48 PM, "Michael May" <mikemay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:We have talked about the Garmin Glo on this list. Its problem is that it has an on/off button, which can be easily pressed and there is no easy way for a blind person to know if it is on or off. Otherwise, it works great with theTo change your email settings (unsubscribe, digest only, or vacation mode):iPhone and can work with a Sense product with some fiddling.I just got a GNS 2000 receiver to test and it has a physical on/off switch. I have connected it successfully with my iPhone. It has not so far connected with the Braille Sense OnHand, Apex or PK. It appears in the Bluetooth listbut it does not connect. Here are the details from their web site. It was $99 on Amazon. Mike GNS 2000 GPS GLONASS Receiver GNS GmbH presents the new GNS 2000, an Apple certified high sensitive GPS/GLONASS-Bluetooth-Receiver, which supplies highly accurate position information via Bluetooth to an Apple or other device as well as to many handhelds based on Windows or Android. While the GNS 2000 offers a valuable addition to the navigationfunctionality for the iPod touch (from 2G on), it supplies a optimized GPSreception for the iPhone (from 3G[S]on) even under difficult signal conditions.The full compatibility of the GNS 2000 with the Apple products is confirmedthrough the "Made for iPod / iPone / iPad" quality seal.Equipped with one of the newest high sensitive 99-chanel SBAS (WAAS/EGNOS)enabled GPS Chip and the Bluetooth connection it enables an excellent GPSreception. Hence the GNS GNS 2000 is the perfect complement to your iPhone,iPod touch or iPad. The GNS 2000 supports not only the mentioned Apple products but also theoperation with NMEA-based PDAs, smart phones or other portable devices. Therecognition of the respective partner device is carried out completely automatically. The GNS 2000 offers a flexibel range of applications in aircrafts, cars, motorhomes, motorcylcles, bikes or even on foot. .high sensitive 99-channel GPS/GLONASS chip .worldwide support for WAAS/EGNOS/QZSS/MSAS/GAGAN, SBAS enabled .NMEA protocol SPP, 57.600 baud or iPhone protocol (from iOS 3.0.1 on) .certified transceiver using Serial Port Profile (SPP) ideal for all Bluetooth activated devices (PDA /Mobile/ Notebook /tablet-PC/ car-Pc and others) .Bluetooth multi connection support .logger function .physically switch for power on/off .stylish design - small and ultra flat box (79.1 * 45.3 * 11.3 mm) .embedded Li-Ion battery , battery operating time >10 hrs Michael May, CEO Sendero Group, Davis California Developers of accessible GPS Sendero Phone: 888-757-6810, extension 101 Home Office: 530-757-6900 Email: MikeMay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sendero web: http://www.senderogroup.com General GPS web: http://www.AccessibleGPS.com Mike May Personal: http://www.CrashingThrough.comTo change your email settings (unsubscribe, digest only, or vacation mode):http://senderogroup.com/social_media/email.htmAdditionally, to unsubscribe send an email to gps-talkusers-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject.http://senderogroup.com/social_media/email.htmAdditionally, to unsubscribe send an email to gps-talkusers-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject.
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