[gps-talkusers] Re: Considerations for new GPS purchase
- From: "Richard Bartholomew" <richard_bartholomew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 21:46:02 -0000
Hi, Deon
It is also compatible with the Magellan Sportrack and Garmin receivers.
As someone said, if (and it's a big if in my opinion) the Earthmate works
properly, this would be the better receiver to go for because it is a lot
smaller than the others. However, ease of use and size mean nothing if, as
with me, it doesn't produce reliable results!
Regards
Richard Bartholomew
E-Mail richard_bartholomew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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From: <profbiz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Monday, March 14, 2005 6:44 PM
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Considerations for new GPS purchase
Hi Richard, thanks.
Is the software by PulseData compatible only with these 2 GPS devices. I
enquired from PulseData UK and the only one mentioned was EarthMate.
Best regards
Deon
At 16:55 03/14/2005, you wrote:
>Hi, Deon
>
>Personally, I prefer using the Braille display with the GPS for two
>reasons:
>
> 1. ambient noise is not an issue; and
> 2. I don't like having attention drawn to myself and, perhaps naively,
>believe that having synthetic speech piping out would do this more than a
>surreptitious look at a display every now and again!
>
>One problem with the Braille display is that you would need to find a
>suitable bag in which to house it in order to safeguard against the rain.
>
>I also live in the UK and bought the Earthmate last year when it came out
>but, because of very poor results, have discarded it and gone back to my
>more accurate and reliable Magellan 310. This verdict may be unfair since,
>I suspect, I have a duff unit as I know of other people who have used the
>Earthmate quite successfully in the UK; but I can't shake the
>disappointment
>off and think it worth mentioning!
>
>Regards
>
>Richard Bartholomew
>E-Mail richard_bartholomew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <profbiz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Monday, March 14, 2005 2:01 PM
>Subject: [gps-talkusers] Considerations for new GPS purchase
>
>
>Hi all, just joined and am based in London. Apologies if some of this has
>already been covered.
>
>I am a BrailleNote user and need to travel a lot.
>
>To date I have been using a white cane but am considering aquiring GPS and
>replacing my conventional white cane with an UltraCane.
>For GPS it seems I could either go the BrailleNote/EarthMate route or the
>Trekker route.
>
> From a practical/mobility perspective, which do you find most straight
>forward/easy to use; i.e. listening to audible information/instructions in
>a
>noisy, traffic environment or reading them in braille and still having to
>use one hand for the white cane.
>
>Is the BrailleNote package wireless?
>
>Thanks
>
>Deon
>
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