Hi Kiran, I too did get the off track notification in a few places but WFA rerooted before I could do anything about this. I believe this is a function of the twists in the road and probably receiver and map accuracy.
Pranav On 1/5/09, Kiran Kaja <kirankaj...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > On the contrary, my experience with WFA on highways has not been all that > great. A lot of times, WFA reported that I was off-track when we were still > cruising on the highway. It appears to me that the turns on highways are not > correctly mapped. Of course, Delhi-Jaipur highway is probably more popular > than Bangalore-Mysore. However, I was able to know names of most of the > towns and cities on the highway. Inside cities, WFA maps are really good. > > Regards, > Kiran > On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 9:15 AM, Vedprakash Sharma < > vedprakash.sha...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Let's not get carried away in the contentious issues like this. there are >> people who assume that the rules are to be broken only. but there are also >> the people who wish to abide by the rules. two wrongs do not make one >> right. >> if other yahoo groups break the rules, why should we follow them? there >> are >> the means to get the required results without breaking the rules. if the >> alternatives are available, why the rules should be broken purposelessly? >> we >> should not defy the laws unless there are no other alternatives. hope it >> solves most of the queries. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Pranav Lal >> To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in >> Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 6:30 AM >> Subject: [AI] a way finder access experience on a trip to Jaipurr >> >> >> Hi all, >> >> I recently made a quick business trip to Jaipur. I travelled by road. I >> was >> in a taxi with a sighted colleague who was using Google maps. I was using >> way finder access. >> >> As luck would have it, our taxi driver did not know a thing about the >> inside >> of Jaipur.. Don't ask me why he was assigned to drive us. I was >> astonished >> at the number of petrol pumps on the Delhi Jaipur Highway namely national >> highway 8. Also, several small eating establishments were marked on way >> finder access. Once inside Jaipur, I was able to navigate directly to the >> building where I was lodged. This navigation was flawless and, we did not >> need to ask anyone. >> >> There were portions on the highway when no information was reported in >> the >> vicinity views. My sighted colleague verified that there was actually >> nothing around us at that point. however, if you plot a route to Jaipur >> or >> anywhere else, the around you view keeps giving you instructions on what >> to >> do even in such situations. Also, be warned, that there are a few patches >> on >> the highway where you may lose phone signal. This happens for a few >> seconds >> but it is enough to trigger way finder access to warn you about this. >> >> Pranav >> >> >> Wishing all on Louis Braille Bi-centinal birthday, January 4! >> >> >> To unsubscribe send a message to >> accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.inwith the subject unsubscribe. >> >> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >> please visit the list home page at >> >> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in >> Wishing all on Louis Braille Bi-centinal birthday, January 4! >> >> >> To unsubscribe send a message to >> accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.inwith the subject unsubscribe. >> >> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >> please visit the list home page at >> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in >> > Wishing all on Louis Braille Bi-centinal birthday, January 4! > > > To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with > the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > Wishing all on Louis Braille Bi-centinal birthday, January 4! To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
