Wonderfully instructive and helpful, Geoff, thanks! I think I will have to get a 4S with 64GB if I start downloading maps onto my phone.
I will contact you either by phone or off-list with some more questions. Thanks again, Mike On 30,Jan,2012, at 4:39 PM, Geoff Waaler wrote: > Greetings Mike, > > Motionx GPS Drive uses GoogleMaps, and has a setting where they can be cached > on the IOS device. This would minimize data usage, and since you can always > go to the cloud to retrieve current maps, they should in theory be always > more current. IMHO, from a VoiceOver perspective MotionX is a bit quirkier > than Navigon initially, in that many items are not labeled. For that reason > you probably would not use Motionx to search for businesses, but other apps > such as WhereTo and AroundMe accomplish this and integrate with Navigon and > Motionx, which, considering the price difference renders the Motionx POI > search inaccessibility a non factor. > > I have Navigon and am very satisfied, but if I was making the choice today > would go with Motionx. > > To answer your previous question, Navigon stores all maps on the phone. They > now require a subscription to keep the maps up to date. Unlike most > reviewers at the app store, I don't begrudge them ten dollars a year, since > they do need to pay their provider and have not passed those costs to me for > over two years before implementing the policy. > > In the US app store Motionx costs $2.99 (I believe it may still be on sale > for $1.99). This includes one month of voice guidance. The app can be used > without voice guidance to plan routes, etc, or you have the option via in-app > purchase to subscribe to voice guidance for $3/mo or $20/year. By contrast, > Navigon NorthAmerica's fresh maps option costs $20 for two years. > > I suspect one major advantage of Motionx in your case is that unlike Navigon, > you would not need to purchase two apps in order to use it in both Europe and > NorthAmerica. > > Best regards. > Geoff > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Michael Busboom > To: Mac OSX & iOS Accessibility > Sent: Monday, January 30, 2012 8:49 AM > Subject: Re: Usable mainstream GPS on the iPhone? > > > I forgot to ask one other question, Justin: Is there an accessible app for > the iPhone or iPad that would allow one to use Google Maps? > > Thanks again, > > Mike > > On 30,Jan,2012, at 12:36 PM, Justin Mann wrote: > >> Mike, >> Personally I think that Navigon s the best. First, it does have the ability >> to work in Europe, and the U.S. Second, it's reasonably priced anywhere >> from $30 U.S at the low end, and $50 U.S at the high end. It doesn't use >> goggle maps, but it does use the navteq mapping solution. As far as i can >> recall, it has maps for , the U.S, Canada, Europe and I think Australia, but >> don't hold me to the later. >> Hope this helps, >> Justin >> >> On Jan 30, 2012, at 4:33 AM, Michael Busboom wrote: >> >>> Greetings, >>> >>> I will soon acquire an iPhone 4S and had a couple of questions about GPS >>> solutions. >>> >>> 1. Although I know of Sendero Look-Around, I am wondering if there is an >>> app that works with something like Google Maps. It would really be even >>> better if one could get turn-by-turn instructions. >>> >>> 2. I can't really make use of a GPS solution unless it works in several >>> countries. The appeal with regard to Google Maps is that this problem >>> would be solved. >>> >>> 3. 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