Hi Charles, and All,
Firstly, I know I have version 4.02, but I don't know whether the
patch has been applied as it was pre-installed, so how do I find out?
Secondly, I want to make it clearr that in every other respect I am
finding the software absolutely fantastic. I am migrating from
Trekker, which I've been using for years, and which still has a
problem with roundabouts, but I have also been using Wayfinder on a
mobile phone, which handles roundabouts perfectly iin my view, and
that is based on helping drivers navigate for quite some time.
The solutions suggested so far, i.e. exploring the roundabout in
advance, or driving around it while waiting for instructions, are
simply unsatisfactory workarounds. The driver needs to know in
advance which exit to take, and this is particularly true when there
are two or three roundabouts only one or two hundred yards apart,
which often happens.
If I don't have the patch installed, then I'll try it again with,
and report back, but I am very happy that the issue is being
helpfully discussed, and only want to see a truly excellent product
kkeep its deserved place as best solution.
Best,
Peter
At 03:35 PM 10/25/07, you wrote:
>Hello Ian,
>
>I will let a couple of the Beta testers who tested the 4.02 patch
which specifically was released to address this very issue respond
to this as they have tested this in the UK.
>
>Thanks
>Charles
>
>At 06:34 AM 10/25/2007, you wrote:
>>Hi Ian, and All,
>>
>>As others have said, the Sendero GPS works brilliantly in a car,
but there is one major problem with using it in the UK. It does
not yet cope properly with roundabouts when giving route
instructions, so if you are helping to navigate, you will get stuck
at every roundabout. I'm copying this to the GPS-talkusers list
just to keep the issue live. The developer has kindly said that
it's being addressed, but I'm not entirely sure hhe is yet
convinced of just how useless it is at the moment.
>>
>>Charles, if this seems harsh, then I'd happily make logs for you
to show you how impossible it would be to give useful navigation to
a driver in this country.
>>
>>All the best,
>>
>>Peter
>>
>>
>>At 08:52 PM 10/24/07, you wrote:
>>>On the subject of GPS, can anyone tell me whether the system
offered as an optional extra to the BN can be used effectively in a
car? I have a sighted driving wife and don't want us to shell out
on a system for the car, which we'd might also use for foreign
travel, if I could make the BN do the same job. Any opinions
greatly appreciated.
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>>> Subject: [Braillenote] FW: [gps-talkusers] Way To Go is released!
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>>>
>>>
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>>> From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> [mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michael May
>>> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 11:31 AM
>>> To: GPS-talkusers-freelists.org
>>> Subject: [gps-talkusers] Way To Go is released!
>>>
>>> Releasing Way To Go by Sendero Group, Accessible Talking Maps
for the Blind
>>> Enjoy the power of becoming "unlost!"
>>> DAVIS, CA, (October 24, 2007)
>>>
>>> Sendero Group, developers of the "Cadillac" of accessible GPS
systems for
>>> the blind, announces the release of Way To Go, a maps only
version of their
>>> award-winning accessible GPS. This new Way To Go version
allows the user to
>>> have fun exploring his or her environment and to develop
location literacy
>>> in the process. And, consider it a stepping stone to the
independence of a
>>> full Sendero GPS.
>>>
>>> Features include:
>>>
>>> . Explore rural roads and city streets,
>>> intersection-by-intersection with a tap of your arrow keys.
>>> . Record personal Points of Interest and
>>> add rich audio content like restaurant menus or museum descriptions.
>>> . Hear your direction of travel. Check the
>>> odometer for distance traveled.
>>> . Search a 15 million Points Of Interest
>>> database in North America for everything from airports to
zoos. and choose
>>> one as your destination.
>>> . Create and follow a route manually or
>>> automatically to that destination.
>>> . Easily save and print or emboss routes to take with you or to
>>> share.
>>> . Join a community of independent blind
>>> explorers and know the "Way To Go" before you step out the door.
>>>
>>> For more information, come see Way To Go at an upcoming
conference, visit
>>>
<file:///http://www.senderogroup.com/shopwtg.htm>http://www.SenderoGroup.com
>>> /shopwtg.htm,
>>> call 1-888-757-6810 or Email Maps@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>
>>> Thank you to everyone who submitted product name suggestions.
We received
>>> nearly 1,100 names from which we chose Way To Go. We loved
unique names like
>>> MapsWell Smart and Yellow Brick Road and the explorer names
like Vespucci
>>> and Holman. Users have always driven our product features and
this time, you
>>> helped pick the name. Way To Go!
>>>
>>>
>>>
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