Hello I had a question. So how would I use it from my I phone while in a
car? Where would I need to go?
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On
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Of Pete Nalda
Sent: Friday, August 10, 2012 1:44 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: GPS Apps & Stand-A-Lone GPS Units
Ok, this is coming from a partial, but car routes are so fun. I use
mapquest4mobile in car mode to impress my iphone owning sighted friends,
and
know where I am with all the signs I can't read. I think it also be
useful
to totals, as if needed for helping their sighted drivers, as said here.
On Aug 9, 2012, at 10:12 PM, Christopher Chaltain wrote:
I'm not sure car routes aren't important to us. My sighted wife does all
of the driving, and she used to, and probably still does, use a GPS
device. Since I started using MapQuest though, she prefers to let me do
the navigating while she's doing the driving. I think there's a lot less
tension in the car now since we started doing this!
Also, if I'm asking someone for a ride, I don't expect them to always
know where i need to go. Unless they're going there as well, I think
it's my responsibility to know where I need to go, the address of where
I'm going and the directions on how to get there.
On 09/08/12 22:05, Gail the U. S. Male wrote:
Certainly it is a tool, to be used in conjunction with cane, or dog,
and
your mobility training. No, it won't get you exactly there, but it
sure
comes in handy for keeping track of what streets you're walking on, and
where you are. Car routes don't matter as much to us, because
*hopefully*
you're not driving, and have a sighted person doing that part, and they
can
read the signs. LOL!
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Of Ron Pelletier
Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2012 4:49 PM
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Subject: RE: GPS Apps & Stand-A-Lone GPS Units
Eileen,
I am so glad you brought that up. Ever since my very first Trekker
about
5
years ago, I have been saying that a GPS is a good mobility tool and
nothing
else. As well as helping you, it can also get you killed if you pay
more
attention to it than to your orientation and mobility. You must never
pay
so much attention to the device that you forget to pay attention to
what
you
are doing. If I am about to cross a street and the GPS talks while I
am
reading my traffic, I ignore it and make my crossing as I have been
trained
to do and just stop and press the repeat button on the other side. It
also
seems to me like too many people think that the GPS will go and place
your
hand on the door knob. I am lucky to get within 10 metres of a target
and
use my dog's and my ability to do the rest.
Ron & Danvers
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On
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Of Eileen Misrahi
Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2012 12:28 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: GPS Apps & Stand-A-Lone GPS Units
Hi,
I have been following this thread and I am concern that individuals are
relying too much on GPS apps or stand-a-lone GPS units. We must
remember
that GPS is only a tool and it doesn't replace our orientation and
mobility
skills. It's to give us information and the information is only as good
as
the databases that the GPS apps or separate units have access to. This
past
weekend I was up in San Francisco and all three GPS products were
having
issues in giving precise information. At one point, all of them stated
to
turn left where there was a "No Left Turn" sign (car route mode). I
understand that the choices we make regarding which GPS apps one will
use
is
a personal matter, and individual GPS apps should not be knocked. This
can
give a misconception to those who haven't purchased a GPS app for their
phone. As one of the other posts stated, it will all change when the
iPhone5
will be available regarding the purchasing of GPS apps. I just hope
that
Apple gets it right the first time. Now!! I will probably be cut down
for
this, but it is the Sendero GPS on my Apex that I eventually turn on to
get
more precise information and options that are not available on my GPS
apps
on the phone. At least I have lots of options to get the info that I
need
when I am out-and-about. However, these options do not replace my
ability
to
travel with the white cane.
Thanks for listening.
Eileen
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