Hi, actually no, I don't watch my data carefully. I'm not sure where I
gave that impression. The data that most of these kinds of apps use is
minimal. So, I haven't even bothered to check on it. I mainly look for
how much battery drainage I experience when using an app for 30 minutes
when compared to other apps which do similar. From what I can tell, gps
apps in general all use a lot of battery power, so this doesn't seem to
be any different with Seeing Eye GPS either. I have 10 gb of monthly
data to burn through, of which usually only 6 or 7 is reached by the 5
phones on my plan.
--
Raul A. Gallegos
Twitter and Facebook user ID: rau47
On 1/9/2014 6:07 PM, DJ wrote:
Hello Raul,
I still have not purchased or tried the SeeingEye app but I've been hoping
to find someone who might have done a comparison between the SeeingEye and
Google Maps to determine which of these apps uses more cellular data. I too
use Google Maps on a regular basis and find it very accessible and easy to
use for my purposes, and yes, it's spot on when it comes to directions and
destinations. I'm guessing that you watch your data usage regularly and so
was hoping that you have checked or will soon be checking on the data usage
of each app.
Thanks,
DJ
-----Original Message-----
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Of Raul A. Gallegos
Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2014 8:19 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Seeing Eye GPS adds monthly subscription
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? Bless your delusional heart. - Sheldon Cooper
Twitter and Facebook user ID: rau47
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