[gps-talkusers] Re: state policy

My only question here is: "What GPS systems are you referring to?"  My wife
is using GPS software on her laptop.   "IGuidance"  I researched it for her
and it is one of the better pieces of software in it's class.  The price was
under $200 and the receiver came with it.  It may not be the best receiver,
but it has gotten us up and down the eastern seaboard.  So I am just curious
what systems are being purchased at the 1500 to 3000 range.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Myers" <dkmyers28@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2005 12:30 PM
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: state policy


> Hello, Angelo,
> Well, what does one say to someone who has just called him stupid and then
> tried to back it up with all kinds of wild statements.  There is no
federal
> law saying what you just claimed.
>
> GPS systems for the blind are definitely not competatively priced.  There
is
> only one operational system that I know of, and it is priced at well over
> $3000.  As for GPS for the sighted, I have a Garmin GPS-12, and bought it
in
> 2001.  At that time it cost me about $230 because it was the latest one
out,
> and it had to compete with Magellin GPS systems.  The US government bought
> its first Magellin receivers at about $2800 each.  They were single
channel
> receivers, could save about 5 routes with 20 waypoints each.  They took
> about 2 hours to get their first fix if they had been turned off for a few
> days.  The Garmin that I bought had far superior features, including 12
> channel reception, thus was much faster at getting its first fix, never
more
> than 10 minutes.  I recently bought another Garmin GPS-12 for my nephew,
and
> the price had gone down to $130, $100 cheaper since 2001.
>
> I hate to tell you this, my friend, but you really should be sure you have
> all your ducks in a row and be sure of all your facts before you go
telling
> anyone they are stupid.  Or, at least figure out some way to tell them
they
> are wrong in a more civilized and polite way.
>
> By the way, what is the RSA Department?  I assume that you mean Washington
> DC and not Washington State, right?  I am sure there must be an RSA
> Department, but just have never heard of it.  Does it mean Rehability
> Services of America?  I'm sure I'm wrong there.  I asked a friend to check
a
> rehab center near his house.  He said that paying a bonus for saving rehab
> funds was an interesting idea, but not quite in the spirit of things, and
> probably should not be talked about.  One never knows who is listening.
>
> Anyway, I would highly recommend that your sighted friends buy Garmin GPS
> receivers.  They are far superior to any other brands.  Although my Garmin
> GPS-12 has rather limited ability in map drawing, it has shown me the way
> home on several occasions.
>
> Dick Myers
>
> From: "Angelo Sonnesso" <asonnesso@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: state policy
> Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2005 09:51:16 -0500
>
> That is the stupidest assertion I have ever heard.
> There has never been a bonus system for not spending rehab funds, and if
> your state is doing that they are in violation of federal law, and should
be
> reported to the RSA department in Washington.
> As for GPS systems for the blind, they are competitively priced with
systems
> designed for the sighted.
> My ham friends that have purchased GPS systems report prices between
> $1500.00, and $3000.00 per unit.
> There certainly are cheaper alternatives, but they are not very good.
>
>
>
> (8):[(8)
>
>
>
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