Re: Around Me

2012-10-18 Thread Rob Harris
Ok ok, this is a gem. Been poking around my locality and various others I remember the UK post codes for. Fascinating, will go nosey around places over the waters next. So yes, highly recommended. RobH. - Original Message - From: "Jesus Garcia" To: Sent: Thursday, October 18, 201

Re: Around Me

2012-10-18 Thread Rob Harris
Ok ok, this is a gem. Been poking around my locality and various others I remember the UK post codes for. Fascinating, will go nosey around places over the waters next. So yes, highly recommended. RobH. - Original Message - From: "Jesus Garcia" To: Sent: Thursday, October 18, 201

Re: Around Me

2012-10-18 Thread Woody Anna Dresner
Hi, Last summer I used AroundMe to book a hotel reservation while we were driving, and it worked beautifully. We got one of the last rooms in town, as it turned out. So yes, it's a wonderful app. Best, Woody On Oct 18, 2012, at 7:03 AM, Rob Harris wrote: > Ok ok, this is a gem. Been poki

RE: Around Me

2012-10-18 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Around Me Hi, Last summer I used AroundMe to book a hotel reservation while we were driving, and it worked beautifully. We got one of the last rooms in town, as it turned out. So yes, it's a wonderful app. Best, Woody On Oct 18, 2012, at 7:03 AM

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2012-10-18 Thread Jesus Garcia
like. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Paul and Paula Jordan Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 19:00 To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Around Me Hi. Is around me the same type of app as yelp? What are the differences i

Re: Around Me

2012-10-18 Thread David Chittenden
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Woody Anna Dresner > Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 12:09 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Around Me > > Hi, > > Last summer I used AroundMe to book a hotel reservation wh

Re: Around Me

2012-10-18 Thread Beverly
It is a very good app. What I like about it is when you find what you are looking for, you tap on details and you can use whatever navigation app to get there. Beverly I am using PC Backup to back up my computer. Try it for seven days at http://www.mypcbusiness.com/go/hunt5052 You will be

Re: Around Me

2012-10-18 Thread Tom Lange
p for obtaining restaurant menus. Unfortunately the MenuPages app is kind of a pain to use. Tom - Original Message - From: "David Chittenden" To: Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 5:13 PM Subject: Re: Around Me Yes they are similar. Yelp is interfaced with Siri and currently

Re: Around Me

2012-10-19 Thread Steve Robertson
sage- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Woody Anna Dresner Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 12:09 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Around Me Hi, Last summer I used AroundMe to book a hotel reservation while we were driving, and it wo

Re: Around Me

2012-10-19 Thread Scott Howell
>> Tom > >> - Original Message - >> From: "David Chittenden" >> To: >> Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 5:13 PM >> Subject: Re: Around Me > > >>> Yes they are similar. Yelp is interfaced with Siri and currently has a few

RE: Around Me

2012-10-19 Thread Hope Paulos
m] On Behalf Of Scott Howell Sent: Friday, October 19, 2012 10:51 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Around Me Steve, Thanks for the suggestion; however, I understand All Menus is not as easy to use and I'm not looking to install yet another app if the same functionality exists in Wh

Re: around me

2013-03-27 Thread RobH!
Bottom left is a globe icon which is a search. Bottom right afaik is settings and it says so, Favourites is around there too, though seems not to appear all the time. I'm sure I had some, but the list is empty now. Maybe it's just in a mood when I declined to rate it. - Original Message

RE: Around me

2013-07-02 Thread Lois Butterfield
I'll have to try it again when out tomorrow. I could have sworn I could get results while sitting inside before. I'm glad it still works. Lois -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kevin Barry Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2013 7:41

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2013-07-02 Thread Cristóbal
field Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2013 4:57 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Around me I'll have to try it again when out tomorrow. I could have sworn I could get results while sitting inside before. I'm glad it still works. Lois -Original Message- From: viphone@g

Re: Around me

2013-07-03 Thread Mary Otten
I used Around Me recently. It worked, but it sure didn't find much in the area where I was. I don't recall if it has recently been updated. I used the whereto app with much better luck. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone

RE: around me on Ipod Touch

2012-10-20 Thread Richard Turner
It works fine on the Touch if you let it use your location and you have a wi-fi connection. I have use both Around Me and Where To on the touch without any problems. Richard _ From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of martin nelson Sent: Saturday,

Re: around me on Ipod Touch

2012-10-20 Thread Rob Harris
It is going to be limited as you don't have GPS on the Touch; but it can do some more rudamentery location tracking if it has wifi on I think. I'm not sure even that would help, so no, Touch is not going to help a lot with this. R! - Original Message - From: "martin nelson" To: S

RE: around me on Ipod Touch

2012-10-20 Thread Richard Turner
So long as you have WiFi, the Touch works fine with all these types of apps. Richard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Rob Harris Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2012 12:47 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: around me

Re: around me on Ipod Touch

2012-10-21 Thread Rob Harris
ooked around Australian and US cities as well as the more local UK ones; and it keeps a history of your efforts so you can go back to them. RobH. - Original Message - From: "Richard Turner" To: Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2012 10:00 PM Subject: RE: around me on Ipod Touch

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2012-10-17 Thread David Chittenden
Yes, Around Me works in New Zealand and Australia as well. Another similar app to consider is Where To. Where To accesses bus stop locations in cities that support it, such as Wellington, NZ. Also, Where To has a nifty feature that gives the direction and distance to the POI you selected. This