Waze uses a really great feature, where they get info from current users of their app as to what roads they are traveling on and how fast they are moving (it's called "crowd sourcing"). This is what lets it give you very accurate expected travel times for any route; it takes into consideration when a road is blocked for some reason.
Chip -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Tom Lange Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2017 9:43 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: which GPS app should i buy? Hi, I'm coming in a bit late on this thread, but I'd like to first say that I've been using Nearby Explorer for about six months and really like it. Though its front screen is quite cluttered, you can hide items that you don't want on that screen, thereby reducing that clutter. I live in Los Angeles, and, quite frankly, depending on the time of day, traffic, especially on the major freeways, is terrible. Having used both Seeing Eye and Nearby Explorer extensively in vehicle mode, I've noticed that neither app will give you alternate vehicle routes which factor in bad traffic conditions. Normally my paratransit service will take me to and from work using the 405 and 101 freeways, which is fine under favorable conditions. When both freeways are jammed, I've used Waze to get alternate routes, and, what's cool is, it will show you route options with their expected travel times and ETA's. I don't know what algorithms Waze uses, but if they could be plugged into vehicle modes in Nearby Explorer and/or Seeing Eye, that could be a very nice feature. Oh, and one more thing before I'm out of here. For those of you who really want your phone to be a phone and, if you're contemplating buying a Victor Reader Stream, check out the 2017 Convention podcast from Blind Bargains, which is all about the new, soon-to-be-released Victor Reader Trek. I'm considering saving up my ducats and buying one this fall. It will probably be a very nice device indeed. Tom Sent from my iPhone 7 > On Jul 5, 2017, at 5:03 AM, Larry Lumpkin <llump...@austin.rr.com> wrote: > > I don't think any gps app will do that. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Husna Begum > Sent: Wednesday, July 5, 2017 6:07 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: which GPS app should i buy? > > which one tells you where the door is then, you really need to know that. > > Husna > > -----Original Message----- > From: Wayne Merritt > Sent: Monday, June 19, 2017 4:44 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: which GPS app should i buy? > > I would second, or third, the votes for BlindSquare. Though it is not > specifically an app to give direction from Point A to Point B, you can use > BlindSquare to get information about your environment, in conjunction with > Apple/Google Maps to get directions, or to look up other information like > menus from many restaurants. Also, it is updated fairly often with fixes and > new features. I recall seeing in the last update that their Open Street Map > data was updated, whatever that means. If you want something more "blindness > specific" which will tell you exactly where the door of a business is locate > relative to you, then go for one of the other more expensive apps. > BlindSquare works for me and suits my purposes. > > Wayne > >> On 6/18/17, Jim Noseworthy <jim.nosewor...@compuconference.com> wrote: >> Kelly: >> >> Good points. >> >> >> --- >> >> Original Message----- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On >> Behalf Of Kelly Pierce >> Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2017 3:30 PM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: which GPS app should i buy? >> >> Another consideration is where in the world you are located. You do >> not say and this is an important consideration for anyone asking for >> app recommendations. Nearby Explorer is only currently available in >> North America while the other two have maps for other parts of the >> world. Also, you do not say if you need the app in a language other >> than English. >> Nearby >> explorer supports only English while Blind Square supports more than >> 20 languages. English though is an international language spoken >> throughout the world by educated peple. >> >> Kelly >> >>> On 6/18/17, Jim Noseworthy <jim.nosewor...@compuconference.com> wrote: >>> Well, >>> >>> It depends what GPS functions you're looking for: orientational, >>> navigational, or both and what you're willing to spend. >>> >>> If you're wanting both orientational and navigational gps, your >>> choices are "Seeing Eye Gps", and "Nearby Explorer." >>> >>> In this writer's opinion, "Nearby Explorer is a much better option >>> than Seeing Eye GPS; >>> 1: It's much cheeper; >>> 2: Updates to the program are much more frequent. >>> 3: It is, in my opinion, a much more complete GPS system than >>> Seeing-Eye GPS. >>> >>> If, on the otherhand, you're only interested in orientational GPS, by >>> far, your best option is, again in my opinion, BlindSquare. It's >>> been around now for some time and is a very mature product. It also >>> supports the "What Three Words" service. >>> >>> Hope this helps. >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On >>> Behalf Of Chip Orange >>> Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2017 2:43 PM >>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: RE: which GPS app should i buy? >>> >>> I agree with Mike, although I don't have a lot of experience with >>> Seeing Eye; it's price alone of $300 is a great deal more than the >>> $80 of Nearby Explorer. >>> >>> I believe the support for Seeing Eye may be better (in that you can >>> pick up a phone and call someone, or email their support department), >>> where-as Nearby Explorer's only support is a mailing list (nothing >>> else). The lack of support is perhaps my only significant criticism >>> offered for Nearby Explorer. >>> >>> If money is very important, you can try the $20 Blind Square ... not >>> my favorite because the maps it uses for intersections are "free" >>> ones created by volunteers, and so often quite incorrect, but it's >>> price is the best. >>> >>> Hth, >>> >>> Chip >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On >>> Behalf Of Mike Arrigo >>> Sent: Monday, June 12, 2017 12:18 PM >>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: Re: which GPS app should i buy? >>> >>> In my opinion, nearby explorer is by far the best one, it provides >>> the most automatic feedback, much better than the seeing eye app, I >>> would go with nearby explorer for sure. >>> Original message: >>>> hello friends. 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