[Electronics-talk] Comparing GPS's

[Darla Rogers]

Thanks, Andy; which ones give street names/  The streets do a lot of really
weir changing and taking off one direction and cutting off, etc.
	Sadly, I think they are going to rebuild some of our area; don't
know, for sure if it will make any street changes or not, but since I'm
venturing forth afoot a lot more now, street names would be helpful.
Darla


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Sent: Monday, October 07, 2013 12:08 PM
To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Comparing GPS's

Darla,

It really depends on what you want to do.  If you want something for route
travel, I. e. you have a driver who will take you from point a to point B,
Navigon works well, but Google Maps is free.  However, if you just want to
know where you are, and you are riding paratransit and cannot select the
route yourself, you may prefer something like Blind Square, or even the
Sendero Seeing Eye app. You can use the latter for both route travel and for
simple orientation. You can also use the combo of Blind Square and Google
Maps to get both turn by turn directions and have intersections and POIs
called out as you go.  Personally, I like using the iPhone for convenience,
but I still think that I get better performance from my old Trekker Maestro
with the iblue 886 Bluetooth GPS receiver. The only problem is that you
can't get new maps for it, so its POI info will become useless over time,
but being that my area is pretty much built over, there won't be that many
new streets being laid out, so the street and highway info will be good for
a long time.

Andy


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Sent: Saturday, October 05, 2013 1:14 PM
To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Comparing GPS's

Darla, I don't know if your question has been answered or not, but I prefer
Navigon. It is a little pricy, but to me, it is the best. You don't pay when
the maps are updated. I haven't used it while walking, but when I went to
Cali last winter we used it and it was fantastic. The cost is around $50,
but to me, well worth it.


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Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2013 8:33 PM
Subject: [Electronics-talk] Comparing GPS's


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>                I hope this isn't off-topic for this list; if so,
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> I know some of you have had a chance to use the various iPhone apps
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> self-contained units; I'd be curious to know your opinions on the best
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