[access-uk] Re: FW: ** STOP PRESS ** New Price on Trekker Breeze GPS from HumanWare Europe

  • From: "Michael A. Ray" <mike.ray@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2012 11:48:59 +0000


Hello.
I would have thought a mobile phone is more likely to work on a train with a metal roof than a GPS receiver. Given that GPS signals come mostly from above, sometimes from lower down if the satellite is low in the sky.
I don't see what the age of the train has to do with whether it works, unless older trains had wooden roofs.
Perhaps modern trains have metallic mesh in the window glass forming a 'Faraday Cage' which would block both phone and GPS signals.
I thought it was now a requirement for trains to have voiced announcements of stations? 

Mike


On 12/12/2012 10:37, Derek Hornby wrote:

Hi  Sandra
Well sorry to ask a silly  question, but do mobile phones always work
on trains.

Regards,  Derek


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Subject: [access-uk] Re: FW: ** STOP PRESS ** New Price on Trekker Breeze
GPS from HumanWare Europe



Hi Derek,

I am not sure I think your best bet would be to phone them and ask them
direct.  If its true, then I was not aware of this.

Regards,


Sandra
Braille Greeting Cards
www.braille-greetings-cards.co.uk

----- Original Message -----
From: "Derek Hornby" <derek.hornby_uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2012 11:01 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: FW: ** STOP PRESS ** New Price on Trekker Breeze
GPS from HumanWare Europe



Hi  Sandra
Is it correct that Trekker won't work  on new trains.

I ask because  I was  thinking of having one,
Linked to  Braille note.  And I was thinking
When on a train,  I could then  easily use it to  find out
What station the train has stopped at.
But I was told it won't work on new trains.

Regards,  Derek
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Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2012 6:27 PM
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Subject: [access-uk] Re: FW: ** STOP PRESS ** New Price on Trekker Breeze
GPS from HumanWare Europe

Hi Alfred,
I'm not Jacky, but when I bought my Trekker Breeze in June of this year,
including the post code package it cost me £585 so yes, it's a significant
price drop.  Boo Hoo!

Cheers,
Sandra.

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