I don't think people complaining about it will have anything to do with
whether it sticks around or not. I'm sure these people aren't new to
putting out a product or dealing with blind consumers. How many people
out of the total membership of this list have complained about the
price? It's a pretty small but vocal minority. I think the marketplace
will have more to do with whether this product is successful or not than
anything else.
On 07/03/2013 05:40 AM, Sean Paul wrote:
&, the more people bitch & complain about its price the more likely the
app is to go away. Which then wouldn't be right for those of us who have
already paid the price for the app. If you don't like the price of the
app, don't buy it. It to me is like a ford verses a BMW. Windows verses
a Mac. Beer verses Champagne. Don't complain about the cost of the BMW,
the Mac or Champagne if you don't want one, can't afford one, don't buy
one. But, don't begrudge those who do want to buy one. Me personally,
I'm pretty good at drinkin' beer. But, for those of you who want
Champagne, I don't begrudge you. I would agree that it would be a great
idea for them to have a trial period so that people can see what the app
is like & what it would do for them. Rather than having to buy the whole
thing up front. I'd also agree that perhaps a monthly cost would be a
good idea for those who can't or don't want to afford the whole cost up
front. &, yes as a matter of full disclosure, I have already purchased
the app. Just one mans opinion, &, yes, sometimes I do get paid for it.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Chuck Dean" <chuckd...@icloud.com>
To: <viphone@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2013 22:04
Subject: Re: The Seeing Eye app, greed, greed, greed!
Do you expect them to lose money on this app? They have to pay a fee in
order to use the maps that this app utilizes. The problem is that there
are not millions of people who are going to buy this app, only a few
thousand, and the cost of using those maps must be spread out through
the purchasers.
I bought a human rare ware Trekker 7 years ago that did little more than
this app. It cost me fifteen hundred dollars.
If you do the math, after subscribing to this app and paying the taxes,
it works out to less than twenty two cents a day. That is a small price
to pay for something that is customized for a specific portion of the
population.
Chuck (mobile)
Pleez x cuze enny tie ping or spelin air ores.
On Jul 2, 2013, at 6:46 PM, Mary Anne Lynskey <marlyn...@gmail.com> wrote:
I think it's a disgrace and a total rip off. Not even a trial? Even
so, it's too expensive and nothing but outright greediness. I've
already written this as a rating for the app, adding that it's nothing
less than a case of total greed, greed, greed, taking advantage of
blind people and stealing money out of their pockets. Sixty-nine bucks
a year, that is outrageous! What a cocky attitude for Sendero to
adopt. who do they think they are anyway? I couldn't even rate it zero
stars and I begrudgingly gave them one just to speak my mind.
Mary Anne Lynskey
On 7/2/2013 2:28 PM, Chuck Dean wrote:
At this time, they are only offering a one year, and a three-year
subscription.
Chuck (mobile)
Pleez x cuze enny tie ping or spelin air ores.
On Jul 2, 2013, at 11:25 AM, dan Thompson <dthomps...@mchsi.com> wrote:
Hi chuck, can one buy a lifetime membership or do we have to keep
paying for
rights to use the app?
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-----Original Message-----
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On
Behalf
Of Chuck Dean
Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2013 1:07 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: The Seeing Eye app, a quick test.
Hi all, I took the Seeing Eye GPS app for a quick walk around my
neighborhood to see how well it performed. I walked about one mile,
and took
a different route back. It worked well, although like most GPS apps it
seemed to use a lot of battery, over twenty percent in the one mile
walk.
The interface of the app is simple and easy to understand. Entering an
address is made easy because the state and city you are in are already
entered, so only the address number and street need to be entered.
If you
are going to another city, however, you will need to change that
field. I
started by searching for a point of intrest and starting a route.
The app
uses voice over for most of the announcements, but does have another
voice
that chimes in occasionally. The directions were clear and given
with ample
lead time. As I approached intersections it would announce the
street name
and the intersection type, I. E. Fore way, and the street direction.
Also,
as I walked the app announced points of intrest as I passed by.
On the way back, I tried the route to home option, which opened a
drop down
menu with various options including one that is poorly labeled. My
wife told
me it said multi modal, which voice over didn't understand, so I
relabeled
this button multi mode.
Over all I think this is a great start, but there are a few things
I'd like
to see in the future. I'd like to see the ability to walk a virtual
route,
as I was able to do with my human ware Trekker..
After taxes the one year subscription cost over seventy five
dollars. It
sounds like a lot, but considering my old Trekker was fifteen hundred
dollars seven years ago, it doesn't seem too expensive.
If you figure it out, it comes to about twenty one cents a day for
the one
year subscription. And only about thirteen cents a day with the
three year
subscription, it seems reasonable to me.
Chuck (mobile)
Pleez x cuze enny tie ping or spelin air ores.
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