Ok! I do not use 4square. but I hear points of interest! I think you need 4square. if you wish to add to the data base and do other things like checking in telling your friends you are at a place! I hope I do not have it wrong but if someone has added something to the data base you should have access to that info! Unless someone knows better than Me *smile* Colin
On 8 Nov 2014, at 03:39, Andy Baracco <w...@socal.rr.com> wrote: > Then you would have to do without points of interest, as they come from > 4square. > > Andy > > From: Jessica Dail > Sent: Friday, November 07, 2014 7:03 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: App for announcing intersections > What if you don't use foursquare? Would it use > less? I want to be able to use the open street maps though. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Nov 7, 2014, at 9:58 AM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: > >> Hi jessica, >> >> I just had a look on the Blindsquare website and my assumption about 1 Mb an >> hour rather than 1 Gb was correct. 1 Gigabyte is a huge amount of data and a >> lot of people only have 2 Gb a month. >> But, in case you don’t believe me, I pasted the entire section about how >> much data Blindsquare uses below, this is from their Frequently Asked >> Questions on the website: >> >> How much data does BlindSquare use? >> If you are in an area that has good Foursquare and Open Street Map coverage, >> each Foursquare query will take about 32 kb and each query of Open Street >> Map about 4 kb. >> The faster you move, i.e. when you are in a vehicle, BlindSquare will send >> more queries to the server. >> If you do a category search in BlindSquare, it will take between 10 and 40 >> kb. >> Assuming 20 Foursquare queries and 30 Open Street Map queries an hour, you >> can expect BlindSquare to use about one megabyte per hour. >> This estimate is true for routes that contain vehicle rides, too. >> >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >> Of Jessica Dail >> Sent: Friday, November 07, 2014 6:40 AM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: App for announcing intersections >> >> Did you read the website? That's what it says. I just wish the price would >> go down. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Nov 7, 2014, at 9:37 AM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: >> >> Jessica, >> >> It may use 1 Mb an hour. Even a Facetime video call doesn’t use 1 Gb an >> hour. I really don’t think you have to wrroy too much about how much data >> Blindsquare or any other GPS app uses, it’s pretty minimal. >> >> Regards, >> Sieghard >> >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >> Of Jessica Dail >> Sent: Friday, November 07, 2014 5:48 AM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: App for announcing intersections >> >> Am I correct in saying that it uses 1GB an hour? >> How do I reduce this? Again, I am considering purchasing the app. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Nov 7, 2014, at 8:34 AM, Feliciano G <theblindman...@hotmail.com> wrote: >> >> I've never gone over 20Mb. I track my data usage. >> >> Regards, Feliciano >> >> >> >> Like my Facebook page: www.facebook.com/theblindman12v >> Follow me on Twitter: Www.twitter.com/theblindman12v >> >> >> Sent from the Super-iPhone >> >> On Nov 7, 2014, at 5:18 AM, Jessica Dail <jldai...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I read on the blind square website that it uses a lot of data. If someone >> like myself, who has a limited data plan, is considering getting this app, >> how can I limit the amount of data it uses? Note though, that I would use >> the app without a fore square account. Is the app of very much use this way? >> All I want or need, is to know where I am at. This would include cross >> streets. >> Thanks for any help and opinions. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Nov 7, 2014, at 8:05 AM, Andy Baracco <w...@socal.rr.com> wrote: >> >> There have been several upgrades over the last two years or so. >> Andy >> >> >> -----Original Message----- From: RobH! >> Sent: Friday, November 07, 2014 12:02 AM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: App for announcing intersections >> >> Well, I must have paid for it or I wouldn't have it on a phone; but worth >> it?... it got used so much I almost forgot it was there. So, time to try >> it again then, and see if it does more for me, and justify whatever I spent >> on it at the time. >> >> Thanks, RobH. >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Feliciano G" <theblindman...@hotmail.com> >> To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> >> Sent: Friday, November 07, 2014 2:05 AM >> Subject: Re: App for announcing intersections >> >> >> BlindSquare is totally worth it. >> >> Regards, Feliciano >> >> >> >> Like my Facebook page: www.facebook.com/theblindman12v >> Follow me on Twitter: Www.twitter.com/theblindman12v >> >> >> Sent from the Super-iPhone >> >> >> >> On Nov 6, 2014, at 5:58 PM, TaraPrakash <taraprak...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I will try sendero app.Blind square seems to be too pricey for my limited >> need >> >> Thank you all for your suggestions >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Nov 6, 2014, at 5:52 PM, "Joe" <jsoro...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Sendero's free app can also do the same. >> >> -- >> Musings of a Work in Progress: >> www.JoeOrozco.com/ >> >> Twitter: @ScribblingJoe >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On >> Behalf Of Mike Arrigo >> Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2014 5:07 PM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: App for announcing intersections >> >> Blind square will do this, it's a great app, that's the one I would >> suggest. >> Original message: >> Dear all >> Kindly suggest an app that announces intersection while driving. 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