Same with TomTom, and none of the apps is more accurate than any other app. Differences are when the app is programmed to announce the next instruction, and the interface - oh, and which maps the app accesses.
David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 09/08/2012, at 15:06, "Jordan Gallacher" <jgallacher1...@gmail.com> wrote: > GPS Drive, Map Quest and Navigone all do. It depends on how accurate you > want the app to be. > Jordan > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Michelle McQuigge > Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2012 8:38 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: Talking gps? > > Thank you for this clarification. I've found myself underwhelmed with > Ariadne, especially considering all the hype. I found the map feature to be > unreliable at best. I have very sound orientation when I'm on familiar > ground, and when I've put the app through its paces, the map it presents me > with doesn't always align with what I know to be there. Still, I do love the > concept of an interactive map and have faith the accuracy will improve in > time. In the meantime, though, I am watching this thread with interest. > Which of the many apps currently under discussion *do* provide turn-by-turn > navigation, will alert you when you reach a specific destination etc? I > gather Navigon handles many of these functions? > > > Many thanks, > Michelle > > > I have very sound orientation generally, and the street names it reads out > when I'm testing it in familiar territory have been approximate at best, at > least in my limited experience. I do love the idea of an interactive map, > however > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Andy Baracco > Sent: August 8, 2012 9:10 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Talking gps? > > Ariadne is good, but it is only an orientation ap. You can't create routes > and you can't get turn by turn directions. > > Andy > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jordan Gallacher > Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2012 11:57 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: Talking gps? > > Ariande is good. Navigone is crap. I tried it when going to an appointment > in New Orleans, and it did not see the medical establishment. Oschner is > really big, and it has expanded to several other locations in the state as > well. I would avoid Navigone at all costs. Motion X GPS Drive is great > even though there is a subscription fee, which really is not bad for the use > I get out of it. > Jordan > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Rob Harris > Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2012 10:58 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Talking gps? > > Lots of apps of this for your iPhone, Ariadne or Navigon being the first > choices. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mary Ellen Sanchez" <sanchez.maryel...@gmail.com> > To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2012 3:05 PM > Subject: RE: bone conducting headphones > > > Hi if I may ask are there any talking gps devices for blind other than the > trecker that are a cheaper price as I am looking for one thanks. > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Ron Pelletier > Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2012 9:03 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: bone conducting headphones > > Hi, > > I have the After Shokz which I find great. They are rechargeable and the > battery lasts a long time. You recharge them in a USB port. I use them > with my Trekker as well as my IPhone. You can get a model with microphone > and one without and there is only $10 difference in price. > > They are not blue tooth and, right now, I don't know of any that are. > > HTH > > Ron > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Musiclady > Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2012 7:38 AM > To: Viphone Email list > Subject: bone conducting headphones > > I seem te recall some one had some of these? 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