[gps-talkusers] Re: feeling free to wander
- From: Kevin Chao <kevinchao89@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2009 14:42:36 -0800
The Nokia N82 is a Symbian based phone. There are two phones that will
support the KNFB Mobile Reader, which are the N82 and 6220 Classic, bto
hare Symbian.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gps-talkusers-
> bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of alice dampman
> Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2009 1:48 PM
> To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: feeling free to wander
>
> Hi, Mike,
> Thanks for the info, but I'm a little confused. What kind of phone
> is
> the N 82, and are you running the Geo on some other phone, the HTC S740
> Windows Smartphone? Is it possible to use only one phone for all of it?
> Oh,
> wait, isn't the phone that runs the KNFB reader the wrong kind of phone
> for
> the Geo? Are there various phones that run the KNFB reader? Do you have
> preferences?
> Have I used up my allotted questions for the day? haha
> Alice
> alicedh@xxxxxxxxxxx
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael May" <MikeMay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2009 12:51 PM
> Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: feeling free to wander
>
>
> >I use the KNFB reader on the N82 and the provider is AT&T. I have the
> > data service but you pay roaming charges when out of the U.S. Not
> > knowing how much data is transmitted, you have to be careful. In the
> > hotel itself, I have used it to read and translate the local Spanish
> > newspaper. Pretty cool.
> >
> > As far as maps, we have over 20 countries available. You need to
> > purchase maps for each country.
> > I have both the BrailleNote PK running our GPS in English and the Geo
> > is switched to Spanish on the HTC S740 Windows Smartphone.
> > Mike
> >
> > At 06:19 PM 2/21/2009, you wrote:
> >>question; Hello Mike, Are there maps of this region and others
> >>available or does the gps just pick up what is there? Karen and
> >>Harpo sounds neat.
> >>----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael May"
> >><MikeMay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>To: "GPS-talkusers-freelists.org" <GPS-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2009 10:45 AM
> >>Subject: [gps-talkusers] feeling free to wander
> >>
> >>
> >>>I have often espoused that the real value of GPS is not its ability
> >>>to provide a route to a destination but the fact that it allows you
> >>>to "get unlost." This means that you can comfortably become lost
> >>>because you have the tool to find your way back.
> >>>
> >>>I am reminded of this tremendous benefit when I am in a completely
> >>>unfamiliar situation and wish to explore. To make the challenge
> >>>even greater, put yourself in another country where a different
> >>>language is spoken.
> >>>
> >>>I am in Barcelona Spain, staying in a hotel on a major avenue
> >>>called La Rambla. It is fun to stroll up and down but if you want
> >>>to find local food for reasonable prices, you need to explore away
> >>>from La Rambla. It only takes a few blocks before you leave the
> >>>wide streets and find yourself in narrow alleys. It feels like some
> >>>sort of Halloween Maize as you meander further and further into the
> >>>heart of the old city.
> >>>
> >>>Thank goodness the new high sensitivity GPS receivers pick up
> >>>signals in these narrow places. You do have to pay attention to the
> >>>data to make sure the little streets, which are close to each
> >>>other, don't get misreported. By double checking the announcement
> >>>of the street you are on constantly, you can figure this out.
> >>>
> >>>It is amazing that these very small restaurants, shops and bars are
> >>>in the GPS database. The system reports them to you as you go along
> >>>including which side of the street they are on. Be ready to duck
> >>>into a doorway if a car comes along. There isn't much clearance on
> >>>some of these streets.
> >>>
> >>>Besides using my GPS information on my search for a lunch place, I
> >>>was sniffing and listening, occasionally ducking into a door only
> >>>to decide it didn't sound right, didn't have a good feel.
> >>>Wonderfully, smoking laws in Spain have gotten much stricter so you
> >>>don't have to worry about that as much as you did a few years ago.
> >>>
> >>>I heard a couple of British ladies mentioning that they were
> >>>looking for a certain restaurant and I offered to help them out. I
> >>>got them to the correct street and we found their restaurant. It
> >>>was too loud for me so I kept exploring and picked one called Quo
> >>>Vadis. It is that last 20 to 50 feet to the destination that is
> >>>difficult. I knew I was close and I even knew which side of the
> >>>street the restaurant was on. I asked for sighted assistance to
> >>>find the actual door. They didn't see it at first but when I
> >>>insisted that it was close by, they kept looking and finally found
> it.
> >>>
> >>>The waiter was pretty blown away when I used the KNFB Reader to
> >>>read the menu. I was trying to get him to read it to me but he kept
> >>>asking what I wanted and he was too busy to take the time to read
> >>>me the choices. There was an English and a Spanish section of the
> >>>menu. If there had been a WiFi connection, I could have used the
> >>>KNFB Reader's ability to translate but there wasn't and I was
> >>>afraid of the possible cost of using the Internet through my phone
> >>>provider.
> >>>
> >>>When I was finished with a leisurely lunch, I set my hotel as my
> >>>destination and followed the pedestrian route created on my GPS to
> >>>take me back, quite easy. This was a far cry from the first time I
> >>>came to Barcelona in the 80s.
> >>>The cool thing is that you don't have to be a super traveler to
> >>>enjoy this kind of independence. It is the combination of tools,
> >>>which makes this all come together.
> >>>
> >>>Now I just have to wait for the late Spanish dinner hour tonight to
> >>>go out again for another adventure before heading home tomorrow.
> >>>
> >>>Mike
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>Michael G. May
> >>>
> >>>CEO Sendero Group
> >>>
> >>>"The GPS company:" Featuring Sendero GPS on the BrailleNote as well
> >>>as Sense Nav and the new Mobile Geo for Windows Mobile devices.
> >>>Also distributing Trekker, Victor Stream, KNFB Mobile Reader,
> >>>Talks, Mobile Speak, Tiger embossers, Miniguide and ID Mate
> >>>
> >>>Crashing Through, a book about Mike May, by Robert Kurson,
> >>>available at http://www.CrashingThrough.com
> >>>
> >>>MikeMay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>http://www.SenderoGroup.com
> >>>
> >>>1-888-757-6810, Fax (530) 757-6830, Mobile (530) 304-0007
> >>>Sendero Group, LLC
> >>>429 F Street, Davis, CA 95616, USA
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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> >>02/20/09 19:22:00
> >
> >
> > Michael G. May
> >
> > CEO Sendero Group
> >
> > "The GPS company:" Featuring Sendero GPS on the BrailleNote as well
> > as Sense Nav and the new Mobile Geo for Windows Mobile devices. Also
> > distributing Trekker, Victor Stream, KNFB Mobile Reader, Talks,
> > Mobile Speak, Tiger embossers, Miniguide and ID Mate
> >
> > Crashing Through, a book about Mike May, by Robert Kurson, available
> > at http://www.CrashingThrough.com
> >
> > MikeMay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > http://www.SenderoGroup.com
> >
> > 1-888-757-6810, Fax (530) 757-6830, Mobile (530) 304-0007
> > Sendero Group, LLC
> > 429 F Street, Davis, CA 95616, USA
> >
> >
>
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