[access-uk] Re: TREKKER BREEZE
- From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:45:02 +0100
Hi Yusuf,
Ask them to implement postcode entry then. They seem pretty weak on that.
All the best
Steve
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Yusuf
Sent: Thursday 10 July 2008 12:35
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: TREKKER BREEZE
I'm slightly behind on this one. I can't comment on any of the other GPS
offerings because I haven't actually used them. I've used Trekker for 5
years pretty much from the time it came out. for me its eas of use when
going out, I can use 1 hand to do all the things I need to, its free mode,
very useful when taking the dog for a free run in the park are just 2 of its
advantahges.
The maps come from Navtech and in my area Croydon I haven't noticed too many
street with no names. But this seems to vary from area to area.
The other big advantage to Trekker was and is the developers in Canada. I'm
a beta tester for them and they have always taken on board what I have said
both critical and positive. Many of the things I asked for in the original
Trekker have been implemented over the years. More than this they listen to
the customers. I've only had to pay for 1 upgrade in the time I've had
Trekker, some 5 years and its gone from version 1 up to version 3.
If I were ever to switch there would have to be a lot of very good reasons.
Yusuf
----- Original Message -----
From: "will lomas" <lomaswilliam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2008 5:15 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: TREKKER BREEZE
> if wayfinder had more POI and free mode, plus the ability to mar where
> you are as POI this woud be a total winner
> will
>
> On 6 Jul 2008, at 15:59, Dean Wilcox wrote:
>
>> Ah now the poste code support in Access in fantastic and is a big plus
>> over Trekker, together with its versatility of being turned into a GPS
>> for the sighted in an instant. I can be some use as a passenger now!
>>
>> As for improvements, I like how Trekker says the intersection with rode
>> a on your left, road b infront etc as your just walking along. I also
>> love how Trekker lets you put a POI in where you are stood, I don't
>> think Access lets you do this? There is also the Trekker free mode
>> which can be handy but if your a good Access user you'll probably get
>> used to checking where your nearest crossing or favourite is using one
>> of the tabs. Trekker, in my view, is a slightly better system because
>> it announces things automatically when your not in route mode and there
>> are more one touch buttons. Wayfinder then beats it for me with its
>> size, versatility and postcode search facility. Oh and I carry my phone
>> everywhere and Trekker, particularly in summer, can be awquard with a
>> T-shirt, geans and no bag. I can't totally make my mind up between the
>> two but I must say that the Wayfinder maps are comprehensive with less
>> no named streets, something I hear Humanware haven't improved on in
>> certain parts of the country.
>>
>> Oh well sorry that turned into a bit of a bitty post but I hope you can
>> make sense of it.
>>
>> At 10:14 06/07/2008, you wrote:
>>> Hi Dean, and anyone else,
>>>
>>> What does Trekker have that Wayfinder Access doesn't? I would be vfery
>>> interested to know, first as a reseller of Wayfinder, so we can improve
>>> it,
>>> but secondly having tried them both, I can't see much missing in WF.
>>> In
>>> fact all the blindness solutions except Wayfinder Access annoy me
>>> intensely
>>> with their lack of postal code support.
>>>
>>> All the best
>>>
>>> Steve
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
>>> Behalf Of
>>> Dean Wilcox
>>> Sent: Saturday 5 July 2008 20:44
>>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: TREKKER BREEZE
>>>
>>> I couldn't have written that better about Trekker pro and Access
>>> myself! They both have their strengths and weaknesses but I've love
>>> to mix their features and then I should have the perfect package!
>>>
>>> At 20:06 05/07/2008, you wrote:
>>> >Hi Carol
>>> >
>>> >Ian uses the Trekker Pro, but he also has Wayfinder Access on his
>>> >phone. This is a general hobby for him, and he thinks the whole
>>> >thing would be better if he could pick things from Trekker and
>>> >Wayfinder Access, and have them rolled into one decent product. He
>>> >says Trekker Pro has got some real bugs in it, but he uses both
>>> >quite a lot just to find out where he is and putting his own
>>> landmarks in.
>>> >
>>> >I'll be at Sight Village this year, so I'm hoping to perhaps have a
>>> >look at Trekker Breeze at some point, just to report back to Ian as
>>> >he is interested in it.
>>> >
>>> >Incidentally, if any of you are going to Sight, please come and say
>>> >hello to me as it would be nice to put voices to the many of you I
>>> >have written to on and off list over the months.
>>> >
>>> >Jackie
>>> >
>>> >Email: cairnsplace@xxxxxxx
>>> >Skype Name: Cairnsplace
>>> >----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol Pearson"
>>> ><carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> >To: "Access UK Mailing List" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> >Sent: Saturday, July 05, 2008 6:36 PM
>>> >Subject: [access-uk] TREKKER BREEZE
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >>Hi all,
>>> >>
>>> >>My husband's thinking of getting the Trekker Breeze which I
>>> >>understand is somewhat of a cut-down version of the GPS software
>>> >>used with the BrailleNote family of products. If anyone uses this,
>>> >>I'd be interested in your observations, likes and dislikes and to
>>> >>know how you use it (I mean, for what purposes you find it works
>>> for you).
>>> >>
>>> >>--
>>> >>Carol
>>> >>carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> >>
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