Hi,
I personally like the Sendero's GPS for the following reasons:
1. You get a system that is exclusively designed for the blind.
2. A long with the systems you have a support team right there
at your finger tips.
3. There are SMA's available for purchase to keep up with the
newest GPS technologies.
4. Finally, I think you get more bang for your buck.
I hope this helps in making your final decision.
Jay Dailey
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From: VIRGIE UNDERWOOD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Braillenote List <[email protected]
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2006 13:59:06 -0500
Subject: Re: [Braillenote] FW: GPS
Rusty
Do you currently have a cell phone with gps software and if you
do is it
accessible to you? I am asking out of sincere interest not to be
sarcastic.
I am looking to purchase gps software and want the best possible
price and
the most accessibility I can afford. Thanks for any information
you can
provide.
Virgie and Hoshi
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From: "Rusty Perez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: "'Braillenote List'" <[email protected]
Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 1:25 PM
Subject: RE: [Braillenote] FW: GPS
Andy, I'll say off the bat that I don't own sendero or any other
gps
system
yet. But I do own a cell phone equipped with speech software.
There are many applications for cell phones to act as GPS units.
This, of
course, doesn't allow braille access, not without purchasing a
display,
but
the cell phone option is maybe worth looking in to.
The thing with Sendero and the other adapted gps systems is that
you are
paying for maps of, at least, the entire united states. Will you
use all
of
that?
You are also paying a premium price for the gps receiver, which
can be
purchased, if you're watchful, for much cheaper. The cost to get
your maps
on a flash card also seems a bit high.
The technology, the maps, the concept of GPS is not, as I
understand it,
any
different when you get it in an adapted flavor, it's the access
mode. And
since they aren't going to sell tons of them, and since they're
trying to
make a living at it, and since they are aware that there are
often
organizations and agencies who will fork out the money, the cost
is high.
Is it worth it? If you travel a lot on your own in unfamiliar
areas, or if
you travel with a sighted person in unfamiliar areas and would
like to be
the navigator, then you might find it nice. Truthfully, I would
have
probably bought it by now, but I haven't found a need that is
greater than
the $1500. If I could buy the software for maybe half of that,
they'd get
me
to part with my money much more easily. It seems, however, that
the cost
of
access software is rising. $999 used to be the limit. Not any
more.
I still think that the talking cell phone is going to be the
ticket.
Rusty
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Baracco,
Andrew
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Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 9:58 AM
To: Braillenote List
Subject: RE: [Braillenote] FW: GPS
Hi Gail,
Well, whether or not a GPS system is worth the money is a
personal
decision.
I would say that you certainly could live without it, but you
could live
without a television set as well. Someone once told me that you
don't
even
need a bed. If you do a lot of traveling, especially in
unfamiliar areas,
you might benefit from the information that such a system can
provide.
Also, if you are just one of those folks who always likes to
know exactly
where you are, you might find that kind of information to be
valuable.
Some
may see it as just another expensive toy. However, it is one of
those
things that you may find that once you have it, you will find
ways to
incorporate it into your life. When it comes down to it, it is
really up
to
you to decide if it is something that you want to spend your
hard earned
money on. I have a friend who says that he has more money than
God, and
he
has one, along with a bar code reader, color identifier, and
every other
gadget that's out there.
Andy
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