Hi! Thought I'd respond as I have the trekker and my husband has
the gps working with his voicenote. If your using the
braillenote or pk the braille display alone is a great reason for
going with the bngps! How cool to walk along and see street names
in braille. I went with the trekker because it was small and I
love the keyboard. I also love the speaker that is rechargeable
and clips on to your shirt collar. It is really nice to have the
speaker near your ear and yet not need an earphone to hear. One
issue to check out is the database used by each system. Now I
have to confess that I have not installed trekker's latest update
but, the bngps has had a way larger database. If I look up all
restaurants in a city the number is low. Their are many more
listings with the bngps. Wonder which has a more detailed
database for AUSTRALIA?
It would be interesting to know how each system deals with free
space or the area between roads. I have not had a lot of
experience with this however on a "way fun gps trip" we were able
to locate a cave and find our way back. That was cool!
The actual gps unit itself makes a difference. If I use my
husband's (Earthmate something), instead of the little gps which
came with my trekker, the satellites are easier to receive and
keep.
In response to someone who wrote a few days ago, mobility skills
become more crucial with a gps because you can get very lost! It
takes a lot of navigational knowhow to keep track of where you
are going and where you came from. Maybe using a gps pushes you
to go a little farther than you are used to. Also, keep in mind
there's always equipment failure or a charge running out! There's
corrupted software and missing chords. It can be difficult to
get all components of the system always running at full speed.
Then there's shade trees and indoors where the gps is not active.
Gps is not a substitute for mobility training it makes a good
case for getting excellent skills! You'll need them when the
system's batteries dy and you need to get back from where the
satellites took you!
P. S. Both are really great in cars where you can get mph and
know what road your on.
runs
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From: "Michele Thredgold" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: "'Braillenote List'" <[email protected]
Date sent: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 22:32:28 +1030
Subject: RE: [Braillenote] braillenote gps and website
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Dear J D
Have you had any experience with the Trekker as a comparison?
I'm
asking because I have had some training with the Trekker but have
not
yet seen the BrailleNote GPS because it hasn't yet been released
in
Australia. I'm wanting to make a fair and realistic comparison
so I can
decide which to purchase.
Could those of you who have used both systems email me with your
comparisons, both pros and cons? If this topic is considered
unsuitable
for the list, please feel free to email me privately at
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
The more responses, the better.
Cheers!
Michele
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Hello Again:
Forgot to respond to the second part of your message. The BN GPS
is the best in the business. It is not a tool for replacing good
O and A skills. It does provide you with valuable information
about where you are and helps you to set up routes for either
familiar or new to you places.
I suggest checking out their web site:
wwwddsenderogroupddcom
Best of luck,
JD
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