Hello, You are quite welcome!
There is one more thing to note. Somebody had made a great point. Depending where you live and where you go will make a huge difference. If Navagon will be the only GPS program that will work in a non-data area or dead spot. All other GPS program that I am aware of will fail to work. It is a hard decision. I know. So if you hike, go off roading, or go to an isolated area and need a GPS then the Navagon is your bet. If not, I really would look at the other alternatives. It really comes down to your budget and what and where you need it. Somebody mentioned that Navagon that you pay up front and forget. I don't think that is the case. I could be wrong but you have to pay for the additional price for keeping those maps you downloaded up to date. Correct me if I am wrong? I thought the update comes out 4 times a year if you paid for that subscription? So research everything. Regards, AnonyMouse -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Michelle McQuigge Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2012 9:02 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Talking gps? Thanks so much, Anony - this is extremely helpful. It seems this 3gs user has some research to do! :) Take care, Michelle -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of AnonyMouse Sent: August 8, 2012 9:58 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Talking gps? Hello, The MapQuest has some potential. It isn't perfect but does work. I love the fact you can enter an address as well give you the ability to select from a search. I sure wish it had a Favorite to store my locations. AroundMe is nice if you want something FREE as well. However, this doesn't give you the ability to enter an address as you would in MapQuest but it is very easy to use. This app is great if you are walking to a certain business or shop. It is free and does offer turn-by turn just like the MapQuest and it also provides Favorites. Navigon is very large. The more maps you want the more it will suck the living space out of your phone. However, the upside is that you don't use data. The downside is the space it consumes and the map and POI can get outdated quicker. It is also very expensive. There a lot of people that love this GPS program. MotionX is very nice because the Map and the Search are quite up to date. However, the downside is that it uses data. I'll be honest I don't know how much. So if you are tight on the data then Navagon is your choice. I prefer this one over all of the other apps I've used that are a paid app with a subscription fee for every year. There are other GPS such as Tom-Tom, Garmin, WASZ, MyWay and etc. Don't forget that if you have the iPhone 4s or might be getting the iPhone 5. That the IOS 6 will have a whole brand new Map App. It will be accessible and will offer turn-by-turn navigation for free. So before you shell out those big bucks. Think twice because this is coming down the pipe. Poor souls of Navagon, MotionX, Garmin and etc. that are a paid app with subscription. They will soon disappear unless the new IOS 6 Map App doesn't live up to expectation. Too soon to know! Those with the iPhone 3gs and the iPhone 4 then you will be safe in purchasing those expensive GPS apps. The IOS 6 Map will not offer the turn-by-turn to those devices. :( Regards, AnonyMouse -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Christopher Chaltain Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2012 4:52 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Talking gps? I don't think most blind people are narrow minded. I don't think the blind are any more or less narrow minded than the rest of the population. I'd also claim that someone who can't see that NaviGon might be useful to someone else, even though they don't care for it themselves, is also exhibiting some narrow mindedness. I myself am partial to MapQuest from AoL, but I don't have a lot of experience with other apps. I tried MapQuest, since it was free, and since it's done everything I wanted to, I haven't look at much else, except for YellowPages, which I don't like as much, although I'm still looking at it. I would never think to call someone else who doesn't like MapQuest to be narrow minded though. Choice is good, and it's good that we have different options here so people can find and use what works for them. It's not narrow mindedness if people end up liking different options. On 08/08/12 16:35, Jordan Gallacher wrote: > That is the trouble most blind people. They are narrow minded. . > They think only one thing is the best. I have stated other problems > with this app in the past. Ariande, GPS Drive, Hop Stop are the main > apps I use. > Heck with GPS Drive I don't even have to enter an address. Just type > in the business name and most of the time I am going to the closest > one in the list. Navigone used to be good, but it didn't even get my > route right the last time I used it for a route that I really needed > it for. > Jordan > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On > Behalf Of Scott Bresnahan > Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2012 4:23 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: Talking gps? > > Hi, > > Seconded. If your major complaint with Navigon is the point of > interest database, that's sort of like complaining about a car because > they don't make it in the color you want. The key to a GPS app is in > route navigation and directions. If you enter an address, navigon > does a great job of getting you there. I've never had issues with it > getting me from point A to point B. > > If I have a complaint about navigon, it's in the destination entering > user interface. That definately requires some practice time. But, > despite the other post to the contrary, I've found the POI database > fine for my needs, and since it integrates with around me, and I can > send POIs directly to navigon from there, finding a point of interest > is quite easy. > > Also, if you can't stand address entry, the third party app called > Navigon Now, can make that part simple too. > > > So, if there are other issues with Navigon beyond it didn't have the > one point of interest I happened to be looking for, then by all means, > bring itt up an dlet's discuss. > > --Scott > Prayer: begging a god to reconsider its plan. > > > >> Hi Jordan, >> >> I think statements like "Navigon is crap" should always be avoided, >> Navigon works extremely well for a lot of people and by that I do >> mean blind or visually impaired people using Voiceover. I used >> Navigon every day during a vacation on Maui in March and it worked >> flawlessly every time and the information it had including >> restaurants and POI's was very accurate. Based on good reviews on >> here I recently tried Motion X GPS Drive and found it much more >> difficult to use than Navigon, but I won't say it resembles fecal >> matter because I am sure that with more practice it's quite usable. I >> personally prefer paying upfront instead of an annual subscription >> and as far as I know you also need a data connection for Motion X >> whereas navigon maps are downloaded to the phone and since I don't >> necessarily have a data connection when I travel to other countries >> that is a big advantage. How well a GPS app works is subjective at >> best because there are quite a few factors involved so it's probably >> a good idea to put things into > perspective >> by pointing out that while Navigon may not have worked well for you >> it's > not >> one of the leading GPS apps for no reason. I agree that it could be a >> lot better both with respect to features as well as Voiceover, but >> it's very useable and in combination with Sendero LookAround or >> Ariadne it does a pretty good job especially since Ariadne now can >> run in the background. >> >> >> Regards, >> Sieghard >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >> Google Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > -- Christopher (CJ) chaltain at Gmail -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. 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