[gps-talkusers] Re: Maps:
- From: "Eugene R. Iwanski Jr." <kb7uen@xxxxxxx>
- To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 30 May 2004 18:37:05 -0700
It also won't give you anything beyond left or right. What I mean by that
is it won't tell you cardinal directions such a North, South, East, and
West. You also have to switch from pedestrian mode to free mode to get the
distance to a POI. I have given up on the Trekker and learned that Visuaide
decided against cardinal directions because they felt it would be comfusing
to blind users. Needless to say I am very disappointed in the Trekker and
still hope Mike May will port his GPS system over to the Pacmate in the
future.
Gene and Princess
PDAs I have owned: Casio Digital Diary SF4000, Sharp organizer, Sharp
Wizard EL530, Type N' Speak, Palm 3C, Viewsonic V35, Dell Axim X5, and
Pariot.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gerry Leary" <lgerry3@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2004 2:30 PM
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Maps:
> Hello,
>
> I wish that the trekker would tell us both the mileage and altitude.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mary Ellen Earls" <meearls@xxxxxxx>
> To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2004 12:20 PM
> Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Maps:
>
>
> > Well, it really depends on what is going on weatherwise and satellite
> wise.
> > Last week, one day, for example no it was the week before, I was in an
> area
> > which I walk every day and I had no signal for about 600 feet.
> > Now, the next day and every day since, when I have traveled in that same
> > area I have had no problems with the signal at all.
> > I have never used the trekker in a car and plan to do so sometime next
> week
> > just to see how it operates.
> > Now there is a place where I have to go in an enclosure to get to the
> street
> > corner. I have no problems loosing the signal with the delorme but I
> > would
> > imagine with the trekker I may loose the signal. I dono. I think if it
> isn't
> > raining this afternoon I'll take the trekker down there to see what
> happens.
> > I also want to cross over into a park area in the middle of our town's
> > business district to witness what the trekker does.
> > A bit of a round-about answer, perhaps but I have not had as much
> experience
> > with the trekker because I like to know the distance I have walked which
> the
> > trekker does not give me.
> > Mary /ellen Earls
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Gerry Leary" <lgerry3@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2004 5:50 AM
> > Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Maps:
> >
> >
> > > Are there places where one will get a signal and the other won't?
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Mary Ellen Earls" <meearls@xxxxxxx>
> > > To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2004 9:17 AM
> > > Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Maps:
> > >
> > >
> > > > I am not quite awake so I don't know what you mean by sensativity.
> > > >
> > > > Mary Ellen Earls
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Gerry Leary" <lgerry3@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > > To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2004 4:10 AM
> > > > Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Maps:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > do you find many differences between the two systems with regard
> > > > > to
> > > > > sensitivity?
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "Mary Ellen Earls" <meearls@xxxxxxx>
> > > > > To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2004 8:59 PM
> > > > > Subject: [gps-talkusers] Maps:
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > Lisa what a marvelous O and M. instructor!
> > > > > > I need to get an O and M. instructor out here because there is a
> > > street
> > > > we
> > > > > walk down which is horse shoe in shape and I know how to walk one
> way
> > > with
> > > > > the traffic coming toward me on the right and there is a curb on
> > > > > my
> > left
> > > > but
> > > > > if I ever wanted to go the other way on that street I can't figure
> out
> > > how
> > > > > to do it.
> > > > > > Our village is so fabulous. It was one of the nation's first
> planned
> > > > towns
> > > > > and is patterned after a village in England with all architecture
> > being
> > > > > tudor style.
> > > > > > Anyway like so many of the small English villages, the lanes
> > > > > > wind
> in
> > > and
> > > > > out of eachother and you may start on one lane and think you are
> > walking
> > > > > straight and find yourself on another lane.
> > > > > > This is why I have both the Trekker and the Bn Gps so I can take
> the
> > > > > trekker and virtually walk these streets as if we were actually on
> > them.
> > > > > > It is nice because because of the makeup of these streets the
> > > > > > only
> > > > traffic
> > > > > for the most part is the folks who live on the streets so it is
> > > > > not
> at
> > > all
> > > > > odd to see grownups, kids and dogs walking down the middle of the
> > > streets
> > > > > with no car within a country mile.And we have walked through many
> > > > > a
> > > soccer
> > > > > and kick ball game and have watched many a game of Kick the Kan.
> > > > > > I have even come across one little dog who loves to sleep right
> > > > > > at
> > the
> > > > > curb and Peggy and I have spoiled quite a few of his siestas.
> > > > > > Speaking of ye ol pooch, park time!
> > > > > > Mary Ellen Earls
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