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

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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