The iTunes card is only for purchasing apps music tv shows and movies. On Jan 8, 2014, at 10:38 AM, Tarapprakash <taraprak...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear Raul and all. Can you use this card to pay for services like hulu? Or is > the itunes card only for purchasing apps? > AÅÅ > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jan 7, 2014, at 8:18 PM, "Raul A. Gallegos" <r...@raulgallegos.com> wrote: > >> Hi, first off let me say that I have only been using the Seeing Eye GPS app >> from Sendero for several days. The first thing I noticed was how easy it is >> to use. Virtually nothing needs to be set up and configured with it. It >> speaks the necessary information about street crossings as you walk. If you >> are riding in a vehicle and are going relatively fast, then the >> intersections are suppressed. If you are in a route, it clearly gives turn >> by turn information and it's very easy to figure out what it means. >> >> I'm still not sure if I will continue using it as my primary gps source >> however, but this isn't through any fault of the app. Prior to trying out >> this app, I usually use a combination of BlindSquare or Ariadne to know >> where I am at a given point and Google Maps or MapQuest or Apple Maps for >> turn by turn directions. Along with those apps, Hop Stop for bus information >> and Metro Trip for my local bus information. Yes, this is a combination of >> multiple apps. However quite often I don't need to use more than one at a >> time. If I'm walking somewhere to get from point A to point B usually >> Ariadne or BlindSquare is used. I'm not in situations where I need walking >> directions to get somewhere because usually when I go somewhere I've already >> got the directions down and I just use non-technical orientation and >> mobility skills to find what I'm looking for. In a case where a building >> might need to be found, then Ariadne or BlindSquare is good about telling me >> what address range I'm in to make sure I'm in the right area. For times when >> I'm riding in a vehicle, Google Maps is the preferred choice app because its >> directions are spot on, and because the app gives the necessary information >> in such a way that both me and my sighted driver can use the information. If >> I were to rely only on Seeing Eye GPS for driving directions, then I >> couldn't easily share it with my driver because in most cases I would have >> to turn down the speech rate of Voice Over and on top of that, it's text >> only and most sighted people like the visual map elements. >> >> Don't get me wrong, I think this app is great and I still feel that for many >> people it will be better than the alternative apps mentioned above. As a >> technology trainer myself I will be more than happy to recommend this to >> some of my clients who might benefit from it. However for me personally I >> don't think it will be my primary gps app of choice. The one thing which I >> really like, and like a lot, is its feature of telling you when a street is >> coming up and if it's a street which spans left and right, or only left or >> only right. >> >> I hope this helps. >> >> -- >> Raul A. Gallegos >> Twitter and Facebook user ID: rau47 >> >> On 1/5/2014 2:28 PM, Arnold Schmidt wrote: >>> Raul, I think you are one of those who knows how to cobble together the >>> several apps to get the same information as the Seeing Eye app gives you in >>> one app. I have never used it, the following statement is just what I >>> gather from reading.I gather that its main plus is that the information one >>> must glean from several apps can be gained using only one app, its >>> simplicity to use, and its battery conservation, as compared to running >>> several apps at once.For those not so good at using an iPhone as are you, >>> this simplicity would be worth the subscription. Now that you have >>> actually used it some, I am curious to know how >>> you like it? >>> >>> Thanks for your opinion. >>> >>> Arnold Schmidt >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Raul A. Gallegos" >>> <r...@raulgallegos.com> >>> To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> >>> Sent: Sunday, January 05, 2014 12:08 PM >>> Subject: Re: Seeing Eye GPS adds monthly subscription >>> >>> >>>> Hi, it's true that paying per month gets very expensive, but it has the >>>> huge advantage that it only costs you $10 to find out if the program will >>>> really work for you and if it doesn't, then you are only out that one >>>> amount. Also, if you don't travel much and only need it occasionally, you >>>> could pay for those times you will need it, assuming of course that you >>>> will need it less than 6 or 7 times per year since then the cost per year >>>> or 3 years would start to be better anyway. I think they mainly did this >>>> to allow people to give it a spin. I'm taking advantage of that now and >>>> can finally say that I know what the program is really like. So, I for >>>> one >>>> am glad they added the monthly subscription, for guys like me. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Raul A. Gallegos >>>> I told a chemistry joke, no reaction. - Sheldon Cooper >>>> Twitter and Facebook user ID: rau47 >>>> >>>> On 1/3/2014 6:32 PM, DJ wrote: >>>>> That comes out to about $119.90 for one year. If I was thinking about >>>>> paying monthly for a year I would pay a bit more and get three times >>>>> that >>>>> time. >>>>> >>>>> DJ >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On >>>>> Behalf >>>>> Of Michael Malver >>>>> Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2014 3:39 PM >>>>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>>>> Subject: RE: Seeing Eye GPS adds monthly subscription >>>>> >>>>> The monthly subscription would be so awesomely awesome I can't express >>>>> how >>>>> awesome that would be. I hope you are correct about $9.99 That price >>>>> seems >>>>> more than reasonable to me. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On >>>>> Behalf >>>>> Of Steve >>>>> Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2014 2:26 PM >>>>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>>>> Subject: Re: Seeing Eye GPS adds monthly subscription >>>>> >>>>> I think I saw $9.95 >>>>> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: "Raul A. Gallegos" <r...@raulgallegos.com> >>>>> To: "ViPhone List" <viphone@googlegroups.com> >>>>> Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2014 3:15 PM >>>>> Subject: Seeing Eye GPS adds monthly subscription >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Hello all. I just noticed that the Seeing Eye GPS app has an update. >>>>>> Amongst several bug fixes and enhancements they have added a monthly >>>>>> subscription. I don't yet know the cost however because when I try >>>>>> to go >>>>>> there I get an error telling me that it's unable to purchase. Most >>>>>> likely >>>>>> this is an error they overlooked because I see the price for the 3 year >>>>>> and the 1 year subscription, but the monthly one has no price. So, I'm >>>>>> curious to find out what that subscription will be. If anyone here >>>>>> knows >>>>>> what that cost is, please share. I haven't looked on their site as yet >>>>>> because I'm writing this email just a minute after trying the app on >>>>>> the >>>>>> iPhone. So if the information is there, this is my bad for being lazy >>>>>> and >>>>>> not checking first. >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Raul A. Gallegos >>>>>> Me, jealous of you? 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