[gps-talkusers] Re: Reasons For GPS and Suggestions for Taking it Everywhere.

I don't see this as a glitch, but rather as POI data not being correctly sorted. Unfortunately you have to learn little tips and tricks to work around the inaccuracies of the POI data. For example, I've seen sometimes that restaurants are listed in the restaurant category, other times in the exits categories, and still other times in the shop/food categories. maybe even the bonus ones. The same holds true for searching for other businesses which might be in the generic shop categories such as bonus. 

Hope this helps.

Judi Potts said the following on 5/12/2008 8:20 PM:
One other little bug we have here is that you can't just look up Restaurants for example, when you go into the list they are American restaurants. We have to just go to POIs and read ALL and go through everything nearby to find places, which is another glitch that the software has. 

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    From: pottaroo@xxxxxxxxxxx
    To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
    Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: e: Reasons For GPS and Suggestions for
    Taking it Everywhere.
    Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 10:17:38 +1000

    I'm very new to the GPS and still haven't got my head around 90% of
    it, but already it's helped me locate businesses that I previously
    couldn't find.  And I've gone to places that I would have gone to by
taxi normally but now am brave enough to go to under my own steam. Unfortunately in Australia the system won't tell you the name of the 
    town you're passing through (only gives the Government region) which
    is a pain but hopefully that will be fixed up in later versions of
    the software.  I'm yet to understand how the virtual side of it
    works, but I'll learn as I go.
All I can say is that it's (and the VNQT) are the best investment 
    I've ever made and I rave on to my other blind and vision impaired
    friends telling them they MUST get one.
Judi (Australia) 

     > Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 19:48:17 -0400
     > From: karenb74@xxxxxxxxxxx
     > Subject: [gps-talkusers] e: Reasons For GPS and Suggestions for
    Taking it Everywhere.
     > To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
     >
     > Hello everyone. I have found that the gps is accurate for my
     > town but it says that cities are listed for streets in CAPE Cod.
     > Ex. Hyannis is a city, listed as a street or perhaps section
     > it's crazy! Hardly any streets listed by name in Hyannis which is
     > a major city here. Wish that someone could resolve this with the
     > map company. We could use a better map for Cape Cod. Rest of
     > Mass. cannot speak for that, but I use gps just here in town
     > although it's in Hyannis where I really was hoping to be able to
     > use it. Karen Hopefully moving from here sometime in the future,
     > and will be glad to get rid of that trouble. Use it mostly for
     > finding commercial points right now.
     >
     > > ----- Original Message -----
     > >From: Joleen <cjferg@xxxxxxxxxxx
     > >To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
     > >Date sent: Mon, 12 May 2008 10:56:16 -0700
     > >Subject: [gps-talkusers] Reasons For GPS and Suggestions for
     > Taking it Everywhere.
     >
     > >Hi All,
     >
     > >I purchased my GPS about a year ago and soon discovered that the
     > >maps in my town are relatively accurate, but the points of
     > >interest are way off such that I have learned not to trust it.
     > >Charles has worked with Tele Atlas to resolve the map issue and I
     > >am anxiously waiting for the new maps. However, I do almost
     > >always have my empower with me. For me it is like insurance to
     > >have the GPS receiver along. I dislike the strap of the BN
     > >because it takes up additional room in my bag. I use a thinner
     > >strap from an old Braille'n Speak. I have said it before, but I
     > >use a carabiner to attach my GPS receiver to the D ring of my BN
     > >, having put a key ring through the clip of the receiver. For
     > >those who may not be familiar with a carabiner, it is an
     > >inexpensive, quick release clip that has a spring-loaded clasp.
     > >It is easy to manipulate and they come in various shapes. Mine
     > >is shaped like a bone in honor of Sydney my golden guide. This
     > >way it is with me and I am not afraid of losing the small
     > >receiver. I don't have to carry the larger strap. If needed I
     > >can remove the receiver easily and clip it to my shoulder area.
     > >Otherwise, it dangles from the left BN D ring, always ready.
     >
     > >There have been a few occasions to put it to good use on the spur
     > >of the moment.
     >
     > >1. I attended a conference in the Seattle area and when my
     > >driver took a wrong turn, I was able to use it to find our
     > >destination for us. I still have a lot to learn about sifting
     > >out the information that is not pertinent, and giving appropriate
     > >instructions. I have been slow in this area because the
     > >inaccuracy of the maps has meant that I have used it less
     > >throughout the past year.
     >
     > >2. Later on our way home, we were dropping off a passenger who
     > >lives in a remote area. It was about 10:00 p.m. and my GPS was
     > >first to alert us to the turn off. The person who needed off was
     > >sleeping at the time. Well, the performance was less than
     > >stellar that time. We spent an hour wondering around country
     > >roads before we found his house. My GPS wanted us to choose a
     > >road that likely would not have taken us to the right place.
     > >Perhaps it was "believing" that the road went through but it did
     > >not.
     >
     > >3. My husband and I were going to a relatively familiar town
     > >about 150 miles away. On that trip, I practiced with the GPS
     > >again and it was accurate in its choice of destination for our
     > >hotel although my husband chose to take another route.
     >
     > >4. While staying there, I looked up 2 music stores and it found
     > >them both for us. It was especially nice to have the phone
     > >numbers in order to call in advance of going there.
     >
     > >5. It has often served as a local and long distance phone book
     > >for me. It has also served to tell me how far I have walked.
     > >Sometimes, I retrace my path in virtual mode upon returning home.
     >
     > >6. As I got more comfortable with giving directions after these
     > >two recent trips, I was able to help my husband locate a local
     > >residence where we seldom need to go. We got there without any
     > >wrong turns or switch backs. In this day of rising gas prices,
     > >that is a help.
     >
     >
     >


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