Hi John, Also worth noting that Walky Talky will even talk when the phone is locked. So grab yourself a pair of Aftershokz headphones, put the phone in your pocket and don't worry about displaying it in the street. All the best Steve -----Original Message----- From: access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of john gallagher Sent: 12 September 2013 11:11 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: GPS stand-alone devices and iOS apps hi jackie i remember using my satnav when playing chess in dublin with the apex it is actually strapped to you over a shoulder whereas your phone is so easily stolen but as steve says something like the walky talky saying the streets you pass with google maps so you do not need to do anything with a screen. i actually have the garmen glow receiver which works with the iphone this is an external gps receiver and i get much better results with this say on buses. if you clip it on to you it picks up better. maybe we could design a hat with a pouch for a gps receiver that would work better 1smile, smile. but of course when say tuning pianos i actually put the nearest bus stop in first to where i do the job then when off the bus i then get a route to the actual house. one idea i had using the android phone or iphone was to use my braille pen but again the infoe from the satnav does not always come up in braille and it's another device to mess with when walking around. i do wonder with the new iphones just to be released whether the gps chip set is any different in them. the sendero is brilliant but of course the cost is high maybe if they get it to come on the iphone over here that could be a solution. for me though gps has made a real difference to travelling about especially on buses where they can go round estates and how ever good you are it is difficult to truly know where you are. ** 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 ** 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