Hi Sieghard and Eleanor, Thanks for the good suggestions. I had forgotten that Seeing Eye had the one-month subscription option. I don't own either Seeing Eye or Blind Square yet.
I know this is very subjective, but I am trying to get an idea of what our data usage might be like and how much we might need if using online maps. We will probably be getting off the ship at about 14 ports, although some will be in Scotland and one in Whales, and I have only seen Ireland and England referenced here so far for use with Blind Square. I really have no clue as to how fast a couple hundred meg of data might get used up. Getting a pre-paid plan in England might be a better way to go. If there is anyone in the U.K. who wants to chime in with suggestions, I would appreciate that. Now I am going to have nightmares about Sandy's vacuum chasing us all over Ireland...lol! ________________________________________ From: viphone@googlegroups.com [viphone@googlegroups.com] on behalf of Sieghard Weitzel [siegh...@live.ca] Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2016 1:28 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Using GPS Apps in the UK Hi Pam, As for free offerings I would say Apple Maps and Google Maps would be your best and most accessible options. You may want to check with Sendero about getting a one-month subscription for the UK version of the Seeing Eye app and Blindsquare, if you already own it, will probably work well in England and Ireland. As for data you should see if you can get AT&T to unlock your phones or at least one of them. This way you could get a prepaid plan in the UK and I'm sure some of the list members from England can give you some information, but you can get some pretty good plans in many European countries for not all that much money. Lastly, when you stop in Ireland make sure Sandy's robotic vacuum hasn't escaped although my understanding is that has pretty good collision avoidance so you are probably safe *smile*. Regards, Sieghard -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Ekstrand, Pamela A. -ND Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2016 9:44 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Using GPS Apps in the UK Hi All, My husband and I will be taking a cruise that stops at ports in England, Scotland, Whales, and Ireland. We are both blind, and are looking for recommendations for good GPS apps we can use there while walking and/or taking taxis. We live in the U.S. and we are also looking at the AT&T plans for data usage while we are overseas. The cheapest one is for 200 meg of data. I do not really have a good idea of how far this would go while using any online maps. Any thoughts on this? Thanks. 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