Yes your understanding is correct.
On 03/21/2015 05:49 PM, M.Nelson wrote:
Yes but it is my understanding that you must have an internet connection
when you plan the route to have the maps available and you can't change
your destination while on the trip. For this reason I prefer an app
which downloads the maps to the phone so you can plan a route from
anywhere.
Marie
-----Original Message----- From: Christopher Chaltain
Sent: Friday, March 20, 2015 8:31 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Best GPS App?
Just one clarification. Once you plan your route in Google Maps, the
maps you need are cached on your phone, so even if you lose network
connectivity, Google Maps will still give you turn by turn directions
until you reach your destination.
On 03/20/2015 08:21 PM, Richard Turner wrote:
I've read through most of the responses you have received.
I'll go ahead and chime in though.
First, it depends on what kind of information you most want.
If you just want turn-by-turn directions, my personal favorite is
Google Maps, especially with the latest update. You can do voice
searches for destinations by name or address.
It does a very good job and is completely voiceOver accessible and it
is free.
If you want to hear the cross streets as you are traveling and other
information, then BlindSquare for $29.99 is very good.
If you want excellent intersection information, including the angle of
the cross streets, information about streets you are crossing, and a
completely accessible turn-by-turn app, then spend the money for
Seeing Eye GPS XT for $299.99 for a one time purchase, or Seeing Eye
GPS subscription for $69.99 for one year or $129.99 for 3 years.
If you come to an intersection that is not at a straight 90 degree
turn, it will say something like SE 12th Street, 8 o'clock and 2 o'clock.
Plus, one thing I like very much is that when it announces the cross
street (if you have it set to simple intersections) it just says the
name of the cross street and doesn't waste time speaking the street
you are on.
Mapquest is another free app that works quite well and is completely
VoiceOver accessible.
Motion X GPS is also quite popular at a low cost, which I don't recall
right now.
Navigon is also very good plus it stores the maps on your iPhone so
you don't have to have an internet connection to use it.
All the other ones store the maps in the cloud. Navigon is available
in several packages; North America which includes Canada and the
off-shore territories, Just the United States, or in regions like
Western United States, Eastern United States and Central United
States. Plus it is available for many other countries.
But, there is no one Best GPS app as it really depends on personal
preference and need.
HTH,
Richard
"The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it,
but what they become by it."
- John Ruskin
-----Original Message-----
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On
Behalf Of Kerri Kosten
Sent: Friday, March 20, 2015 2:08 PM
To: viphone
Subject: Best GPS App?
Hi Everyone:
I am considering purchasing a gps app for my Iphone.
I was looking in the app store last night and came across the Seeing
Eye GPS app from Sendero.
Since it is specifically for the visually impaired/blind, is this a
good one?
What apps do you all use for GPS?
I saw where you could make a one-time purchase for the Seeing Eye
gps...is it worth it?
Thanks,
Kerri
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