Hi John.I use GPS on my iPhone daily. I have a Bluetooth earpiece which is very small, quite loud and discrete which sits behind my ear so it does not get in my way at all, in fact its so comfortable that I sometimes forget I'm wearing it until I knock the earpiece with my hand. I have an otterbox defender case for my iPhone which clips on to a belt holder attachment, this secures the case to my belt pouch so I've always got quick access to my iPhone at belt level. I have tried the wrist band from BEM, its OK but not for me.
All the best, Ibrahim.-----Original Message----- From: john gallagher
Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2014 11:39 AM To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: GPShi jackie how very very well writen that was and so correct. as a power gps user you have really hit the nail on the head with what you have just said.
i am very lucky i have the sendero gps on my braille device but for me the gps on android is not yet an option for me. if only they could solve the heavy battery drain in the navigator i would use it more. the tellorion gps has to come a very long way yet to catch up with the sendero product but again remember sendero have been doing gps for the blind for years and again or streets ahead of anything else. shame you have not got an external gps receiver to use with the iphone i think this would cut down on the battery life. again though with a phone you should always carry the charger with you and again you only have too hands for all this stuff. not tried the wrist band yet and wondered if it was worth using the only thing i can see is safety with your phone in a top pocket it is not in your hand. that was great though. thanks. for the info.
----- Original Message ----- From: Jackie Brown <jackieannbrown62@xxxxxxxxx> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Tuesday, 29 July 2014 11.30 am Subject: [access-uk] GPS
I promised some thoughts on various GPS apps when I returned from Scotland where I had an opportunity to travel about a little.My own preference is for the RNIB Navigator app, followed by Trekker Breeze.I used the Navigator on my iPhone 5 paired with the much discussed BEM wireless wrist band.I used bus and train, and Navigator was pretty good. I didn't put routes in for GPS to follow specifically, I simply opened the app and let it flow, so to speak. I received a lot of information about my surroundings, and foundit really useful on the train when it even announced the platform we wereon. North of Perth, however, there was much less information available, and behaved much as it does where I live. What I discovered was that when GPRSappeared on the status bar, I got next to no info. But when 3G came up, things were much much better. The down side of Navigator is its hungry battery life. If you go on a journey of a couple of hours, then the Anker portable charger, which has been discussed before, is really useful and frankly a necessity.I am not a Blind Square person, it just didn't do it for me somehow. While it worked, I kept going back to Navigator for more route information. BlindSquare was more for POI information to me.I also didn't like Telorion GPS that much. It knew where I was, and perhapsit would have been better if I had specified my start and destinationinstructions. But going in free mode, it just gave me postcodes and street names rather than saying what the numbers in a High Street were alluding to.I feel it needs quite a lot more work, but I am prepared to accept others may disagree and maybe get more from it than I did. I really like the BEM wireless wrist band, it gives more volume to the iPhone without being intrusive, and is not uncomfortable to wear either.Finally, if you have a Trekker Breeze, this is certainly useful though bulky and devoid of Bluetooth. It gives a lot of "street with no name" messages,but it has a good battery life, and is largely straightforward to use. These are just my own thoughts. Kind regards, Jackie Brown Emails: jackieannbrown62@xxxxxxxxx thebrownsplace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Twitter: @thebrownsplace Skype: Thejackmate ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq
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