[gps-talkusers] Re: using Mobile Geo on a bicycle

Actually, the new version will tell you one point of interest at a time, and it does tell you if you are off track. If it doesn't tell you that, it's safe to assume you are heading the right away. The 2.5 version has improved on the automatic announcements quite a bit. 
On Nov 23, 2008, at 9:33 PM, Michael May wrote:
True. Wayfinder would also be nice but it does not have the same sort of LookAround capabilities as Geo. For one thing, Wayfinder uses degrees to tell you the orientation of intersections and points of interest. This can be very confusing on top of distance information.
Without touching any keys at all, Geo gives you one point of interest at a time and one intersection at a time. Wayfinder either has to be queried for one of these types of information or it piles up a bunch of things all at once.
When it comes to routes, Wayfinder doesn't automatically tell you if you are headed in the right or the wrong direction. You have to check the itinerary or guide view. It doesn't happen automatically as it does with Geo.
If you have a Symbian phone, Wayfinder is your only option and it is ok. It is far short of any of the Sendero GPS products however. 

Mike
What I loved about my Geo ride this morning is that I got information in a simple automatic fashion, much like my wife did.
Actually, for this, way finder access would also be a great choice, especially with the new feature of automatically announcing street crossings, or points of interest, actually in this case, points of interest would probably be a better choice. Or you could use the around you view which does both. 

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