Thanks for letting us know; I've never heard of this. Can you use it to figure out a route for you? Will it tell you the nearest street address to where you are?
thanks. ------------------------------ Chip Orange Database Administrator Florida Public Service Commission [email protected] (850) 413-6314 (Any opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the Florida Public Service Commission.) > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael McGhee [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 1:34 PM > To: 'Darren Harris'; 'Robert Riddle'; [email protected] > Subject: RE: gps > > If by GPS we are talking about a navigation tool, then I use > Nokia Maps > which comes as standard with the Nokia N82 mobile phone. I > run this with > Mobile Speak, and havn't had a problem yet. You can set the > navigation by > address, post code or landmark, and it can be set for car journeys or > walking journeys, which is useful. The software comes as a > free trial, but > you can then buy time at either 1, 5, 7 days, 1 month or 1 > year, and it is > billed to your phone. > > Very accessible, and very easy to use. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Darren Harris [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 04 February 2009 05:20 > To: 'Robert Riddle'; [email protected] > Subject: RE: gps > > Hi, > > That's why I would have suggested access to you. I'll give > you a breakdown > in costs. > > My partner, bought me a nokia 82, for £300, they are cheaper > than that now, > talks, for £150, access for £259 and the gps unit that I now > have for £45. > now if you already have talks and a cellphone to run it on, > then all you > need is to spend £259 for the programme and how ever much you > want to spend > on a gps unit. So yes it's way way cheaper than the > alternatives out there. > I completely agree withy you that the price for a gps that > would work for us > is rather expensive and no I wouldn't justify that cost. Oh before you > wonder why I got an n82, it wasn't because that's the only > phone it worked > with, it was because of keyboard preference. It's nicely > spaced out. The > buttons. > > hth > > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert Riddle [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 04 February 2009 01:46 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: gps > > > There's the question of exactly when could a blind person > make use of a > GPS application which runs on a laptop? I would use it while riding > around in a car; and so riding in taxis or buses might be a use, other > than that, you'd have to wear a backpack with the laptop (with an > earphone presumably), and you still have the problem of how to control > the program. Maybe voice recognition and a headset is the > answer there, > but there are so many good GPS options that are small, it's hard to > think of a reason why this would be useful. The standalone > gps units all > cost a fortune though. I already have a laptop > and I don't think 900 or 1200 dollars for a gps solution is > really worth > it, > so just looking for some other options. > > If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the > original sender > only. 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