Re: trekker vs. apps?
I have blind square and navigon. What about using one of those batery cases with the phone? Steph - Original Message - From: Sieghard Weitzel siegh...@live.ca To: viphone@googlegroups.com Date: Saturday, October 18, 2014 2:39 am Subject: RE: trekker vs. apps? Allen, The Seeing Eye GPS app announces intersection just like the Maestro or Breeze do. I used to own a Maestro and later had MobileGeo which basically is the same but was designed for the old Windows Mobile platform and one thing I found even then when the information was updated was that a lot of POI's that the Trekker announced were not actually correct or even there any more. It seemed it was using outdated information even back then and given how fast businesses change these days I would guess that in most cases the POI information nowadays is pretty useless. I think here accessing online maps which get updated much more often is the way to go. Regards, Sieghard From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alan Paganelli Sent: Friday, October 17, 2014 8:43 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: trekker vs. apps? It will depend on your needs. If you are going to be out and about all day long and require a GPS system, then you would be better off with a Trekker and save your battery power for your iPhone. The GPS in the iPhone will really suck up the battery. On the other hand, if you just want a GPS app for just in case, then an iPhone GPS app will probably due. The Trekker however uses maps with more points of interest then some of the GPS apps and offers announcement of each street your passing by such as Jones street on your left or 3 way crossing. Jones street on your left, Smith road in front and Jones street on your right. This tells you that Jones street runs left and right and it assumes you know the street your already on. Far more detailed then many iPhone apps. So again, it will depend on your needs which way will be the best. Regards, Alan Go Chicago Bears in 2014! Teenagers; Tired of being harassed by your stupid parents? Act now! Move out. Get a job. Pay your bills wile you still know everything. Please click on: HTTP://WWW.home.earthlink.net/~alanandsuzanne/ There, you'll find free files of my arrangements and performances played on the Yamaha Tyros 1 keyboard. The albums in Technics format formerly on my website are still available upon request. Thanks for listening! - Original Message - From: David Gross To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2014 1:45 PM Subject: trekker vs. apps? I was surprised to find out today that Humanware still makes a hand held version of the trekker breeze. I thought in this era of smart phone apps Trekker was extinct. It may be an unfair question, but how do any of the Iphone gps apps compare to the current Trekker? -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post
Re: trekker vs. apps?
I use the Mophie Juice Pack. I would say that if you are a regular user of GPS apps, some kind of supplementary power source is pretty much mandatory. Andy -Original Message- From: Stephanie Sent: Friday, October 17, 2014 8:47 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: trekker vs. apps? I have blind square and navigon. What about using one of those batery cases with the phone? Steph - Original Message - From: Sieghard Weitzel siegh...@live.ca To: viphone@googlegroups.com Date: Saturday, October 18, 2014 2:39 am Subject: RE: trekker vs. apps? Allen, The Seeing Eye GPS app announces intersection just like the Maestro or Breeze do. I used to own a Maestro and later had MobileGeo which basically is the same but was designed for the old Windows Mobile platform and one thing I found even then when the information was updated was that a lot of POI's that the Trekker announced were not actually correct or even there any more. It seemed it was using outdated information even back then and given how fast businesses change these days I would guess that in most cases the POI information nowadays is pretty useless. I think here accessing online maps which get updated much more often is the way to go. Regards, Sieghard From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alan Paganelli Sent: Friday, October 17, 2014 8:43 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: trekker vs. apps? It will depend on your needs. If you are going to be out and about all day long and require a GPS system, then you would be better off with a Trekker and save your battery power for your iPhone. The GPS in the iPhone will really suck up the battery. On the other hand, if you just want a GPS app for just in case, then an iPhone GPS app will probably due. The Trekker however uses maps with more points of interest then some of the GPS apps and offers announcement of each street your passing by such as Jones street on your left or 3 way crossing. Jones street on your left, Smith road in front and Jones street on your right. This tells you that Jones street runs left and right and it assumes you know the street your already on. Far more detailed then many iPhone apps. So again, it will depend on your needs which way will be the best. Regards, Alan Go Chicago Bears in 2014! Teenagers; Tired of being harassed by your stupid parents? Act now! Move out. Get a job. Pay your bills wile you still know everything. Please click on: HTTP://WWW.home.earthlink.net/~alanandsuzanne/ There, you'll find free files of my arrangements and performances played on the Yamaha Tyros 1 keyboard. The albums in Technics format formerly on my website are still available upon request. Thanks for listening! - Original Message - From: David Gross To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2014 1:45 PM Subject: trekker vs. apps? I was surprised to find out today that Humanware still makes a hand held version of the trekker breeze. I thought in this era of smart phone apps Trekker was extinct. It may be an unfair question, but how do any of the Iphone gps apps compare to the current Trekker? -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important
Re: trekker vs. apps?
It will depend on your needs. If you are going to be out and about all day long and require a GPS system, then you would be better off with a Trekker and save your battery power for your iPhone. The GPS in the iPhone will really suck up the battery. On the other hand, if you just want a GPS app for just in case, then an iPhone GPS app will probably due. The Trekker however uses maps with more points of interest then some of the GPS apps and offers announcement of each street your passing by such as Jones street on your left or 3 way crossing. Jones street on your left, Smith road in front and Jones street on your right. This tells you that Jones street runs left and right and it assumes you know the street your already on. Far more detailed then many iPhone apps. So again, it will depend on your needs which way will be the best. Regards, Alan Go Chicago Bears in 2014! Teenagers; Tired of being harassed by your stupid parents? Act now! Move out. Get a job. Pay your bills wile you still know everything. Please click on: HTTP://WWW.home.earthlink.net/~alanandsuzanne/ There, you'll find free files of my arrangements and performances played on the Yamaha Tyros 1 keyboard. The albums in Technics format formerly on my website are still available upon request. Thanks for listening! - Original Message - From: David Gross To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2014 1:45 PM Subject: trekker vs. apps? I was surprised to find out today that Humanware still makes a hand held version of the trekker breeze. I thought in this era of smart phone apps Trekker was extinct. It may be an unfair question, but how do any of the Iphone gps apps compare to the current Trekker? -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: trekker vs. apps?
The other huge advantage was, you could choose which GPS receiver you wanted and weren't stuck with what they gave you. Regards, Alan Go Chicago Bears in 2014! Teenagers; Tired of being harassed by your stupid parents? Act now! Move out. Get a job. Pay your bills wile you still know everything. Please click on: HTTP://WWW.home.earthlink.net/~alanandsuzanne/ There, you'll find free files of my arrangements and performances played on the Yamaha Tyros 1 keyboard. The albums in Technics format formerly on my website are still available upon request. Thanks for listening! - Original Message - From: Chuck Dean chuckd...@icloud.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2014 2:49 PM Subject: Re: trekker vs. apps? I had one of the old maestro/_Trekker combinations in a Hewlett-Packard PDA many years ago. Although many of the GPS apps work very well on the iPhone, I still think the Trekker was very superior to all of them. The one thing that I really liked about the trekker, you could virtually walk a Route. This was especially helpful when I moved and had to learn the town. I sat in my house and just basically .walk around town learning where everything was at. It was awesome! I do not know if the trekker breeze has this capability, so I can't honestly evaluate which is better. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: trekker vs. apps?
So how often do you think the streets change? Regards, Alan Go Chicago Bears in 2014! Teenagers; Tired of being harassed by your stupid parents? Act now! Move out. Get a job. Pay your bills wile you still know everything. Please click on: HTTP://WWW.home.earthlink.net/~alanandsuzanne/ There, you'll find free files of my arrangements and performances played on the Yamaha Tyros 1 keyboard. The albums in Technics format formerly on my website are still available upon request. Thanks for listening! - Original Message - From: Charles Rivard wee1s...@fidnet.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2014 6:06 PM Subject: Re: trekker vs. apps? For the most part, I would prefer a good and reliable app over having to carry a second device which is usually extremely expensive. While I do have, and really like, the GPS utility for the Pac Mate that is sold by www.freedomscientific.com called street talk, the major drawbacks are the cost and the fact that maps, although available from the Sendero Group, cannot be updated for the Street Talk utility due to the Pac Mate firmware restrictions. The maps have not been updated since 2008. To me, this is not acceptable, considering the approximate $1,600 cost. I feel very short changed. --- Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished! - Original Message - From: Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2014 4:54 PM Subject: Re: trekker vs. apps? Cost is one obvious advantage in favor of apps. Also, how often is the breeze updated? I don't know the answer to that question. But the product has been out for quite a while. And I have no idea if humanware has been good and faithful at keeping up the map data. I would be concerned about that before making a purchase. Mary Sent from my iPhone On Oct 16, 2014, at 2:49 PM, Chuck Dean chuckd...@icloud.com wrote: I had one of the old maestro/_Trekker combinations in a Hewlett-Packard PDA many years ago. Although many of the GPS apps work very well on the iPhone, I still think the Trekker was very superior to all of them. The one thing that I really liked about the trekker, you could virtually walk a Route. This was especially helpful when I moved and had to learn the town. I sat in my house and just basically .walk around town learning where everything was at. It was awesome! I do not know if the trekker breeze has this capability, so I can't honestly evaluate which is better. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send
Re: trekker vs. apps?
I guess I'm lucky in that I still have my Maestro Trekker and my Trekker breeze. Although Humanware no longer supports the Maestro Trekker and hasn't for some time, the streets haven't changed in Las Vegas or at least where I live. I last used the Trekker/Maestro 6 or so months back to get to my doctor's appointment. He's around 20 miles from me. I was looking for his address in Maestro and found a previous route I had created. My sighted wife followed the instructions I was giving her from Maestro. One thing it can do is previous and next instruction so when she says what is the next instruction I can easily give her that information as well as to review the route with out even leaving the house. Regards, Alan Go Chicago Bears in 2014! Teenagers; Tired of being harassed by your stupid parents? Act now! Move out. Get a job. Pay your bills wile you still know everything. Please click on: HTTP://WWW.home.earthlink.net/~alanandsuzanne/ There, you'll find free files of my arrangements and performances played on the Yamaha Tyros 1 keyboard. The albums in Technics format formerly on my website are still available upon request. Thanks for listening! - Original Message - From: Gail the U. S. Male gailcrowe1...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2014 6:31 PM Subject: Re: trekker vs. apps? no, you can't do the same thing with the Trekker Breeze. I also had one of those Maestro Trekkers, until it died on me. - Original Message - From: Chuck Dean chuckd...@icloud.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2014 4:49 PM Subject: Re: trekker vs. apps? I had one of the old maestro/_Trekker combinations in a Hewlett-Packard PDA many years ago. Although many of the GPS apps work very well on the iPhone, I still think the Trekker was very superior to all of them. The one thing that I really liked about the trekker, you could virtually walk a Route. This was especially helpful when I moved and had to learn the town. I sat in my house and just basically .walk around town learning where everything was at. It was awesome! I do not know if the trekker breeze has this capability, so I can't honestly evaluate which is better. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
RE: trekker vs. apps?
Allen, The Seeing Eye GPS app announces intersection just like the Maestro or Breeze do. I used to own a Maestro and later had MobileGeo which basically is the same but was designed for the old Windows Mobile platform and one thing I found even then when the information was updated was that a lot of POI's that the Trekker announced were not actually correct or even there any more. It seemed it was using outdated information even back then and given how fast businesses change these days I would guess that in most cases the POI information nowadays is pretty useless. I think here accessing online maps which get updated much more often is the way to go. Regards, Sieghard From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alan Paganelli Sent: Friday, October 17, 2014 8:43 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: trekker vs. apps? It will depend on your needs. If you are going to be out and about all day long and require a GPS system, then you would be better off with a Trekker and save your battery power for your iPhone. The GPS in the iPhone will really suck up the battery. On the other hand, if you just want a GPS app for just in case, then an iPhone GPS app will probably due. The Trekker however uses maps with more points of interest then some of the GPS apps and offers announcement of each street your passing by such as Jones street on your left or 3 way crossing. Jones street on your left, Smith road in front and Jones street on your right. This tells you that Jones street runs left and right and it assumes you know the street your already on. Far more detailed then many iPhone apps. So again, it will depend on your needs which way will be the best. Regards, Alan Go Chicago Bears in 2014! Teenagers; Tired of being harassed by your stupid parents? Act now! Move out. Get a job. Pay your bills wile you still know everything. Please click on: HTTP://WWW.home.earthlink.net/~alanandsuzanne/ There, you'll find free files of my arrangements and performances played on the Yamaha Tyros 1 keyboard. The albums in Technics format formerly on my website are still available upon request. Thanks for listening! - Original Message - From: David Gross mailto:david.dgro...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2014 1:45 PM Subject: trekker vs. apps? I was surprised to find out today that Humanware still makes a hand held version of the trekker breeze. I thought in this era of smart phone apps Trekker was extinct. It may be an unfair question, but how do any of the Iphone gps apps compare to the current Trekker? -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com mailto:viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com . To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com . Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com mailto:viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com . To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com . Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched
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The streets themselves don't change much, but business locations, or whether they still exist, do change. So, if I'm looking for a point of interest such as a seafood restaurant, and there are several, and I choose to go to one, it's really not good to get there and find a shoe store instead, or to find that the restaurant no longer exists. It closed down 5 years ago. Also, routes from one city to another, or from one state to another that are plotted may no longer be feasible due to road construction or demolition within the last few years. --- Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished! - Original Message - From: Alan Paganelli alanandsuza...@earthlink.net To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, October 17, 2014 11:15 AM Subject: Re: trekker vs. apps? So how often do you think the streets change? Regards, Alan Go Chicago Bears in 2014! Teenagers; Tired of being harassed by your stupid parents? Act now! Move out. Get a job. Pay your bills wile you still know everything. Please click on: HTTP://WWW.home.earthlink.net/~alanandsuzanne/ There, you'll find free files of my arrangements and performances played on the Yamaha Tyros 1 keyboard. The albums in Technics format formerly on my website are still available upon request. Thanks for listening! - Original Message - From: Charles Rivard wee1s...@fidnet.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2014 6:06 PM Subject: Re: trekker vs. apps? For the most part, I would prefer a good and reliable app over having to carry a second device which is usually extremely expensive. While I do have, and really like, the GPS utility for the Pac Mate that is sold by www.freedomscientific.com called street talk, the major drawbacks are the cost and the fact that maps, although available from the Sendero Group, cannot be updated for the Street Talk utility due to the Pac Mate firmware restrictions. The maps have not been updated since 2008. To me, this is not acceptable, considering the approximate $1,600 cost. I feel very short changed. --- Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished! - Original Message - From: Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2014 4:54 PM Subject: Re: trekker vs. apps? Cost is one obvious advantage in favor of apps. Also, how often is the breeze updated? I don't know the answer to that question. But the product has been out for quite a while. And I have no idea if humanware has been good and faithful at keeping up the map data. I would be concerned about that before making a purchase. Mary Sent from my iPhone On Oct 16, 2014, at 2:49 PM, Chuck Dean chuckd...@icloud.com wrote: I had one of the old maestro/_Trekker combinations in a Hewlett-Packard PDA many years ago. Although many of the GPS apps work very well on the iPhone, I still think the Trekker was very superior to all of them. The one thing that I really liked about the trekker, you could virtually walk a Route. This was especially helpful when I moved and had to learn the town. I sat in my house and just basically .walk around town learning where everything was at. It was awesome! I do not know if the trekker breeze has this capability, so I can't honestly evaluate which is better. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email
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I was surprised to find out today that Humanware still makes a hand held version of the trekker breeze. I thought in this era of smart phone apps Trekker was extinct. It may be an unfair question, but how do any of the Iphone gps apps compare to the current Trekker? -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: trekker vs. apps?
I owned both trekkers and now use Blindsquare and think it ar superior to the trekkera. The GPS receiver is much more accurate and holds on much longer. Sent from my iPad On Oct 16, 2014, at 3:45 PM, David Gross david.dgro...@gmail.com wrote: I was surprised to find out today that Humanware still makes a hand held version of the trekker breeze. I thought in this era of smart phone apps Trekker was extinct. It may be an unfair question, but how do any of the Iphone gps apps compare to the current Trekker? -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: trekker vs. apps?
I had one of the old maestro/_Trekker combinations in a Hewlett-Packard PDA many years ago. Although many of the GPS apps work very well on the iPhone, I still think the Trekker was very superior to all of them. The one thing that I really liked about the trekker, you could virtually walk a Route. This was especially helpful when I moved and had to learn the town. I sat in my house and just basically .walk around town learning where everything was at. It was awesome! I do not know if the trekker breeze has this capability, so I can't honestly evaluate which is better. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: trekker vs. apps?
Cost is one obvious advantage in favor of apps. Also, how often is the breeze updated? I don't know the answer to that question. But the product has been out for quite a while. And I have no idea if humanware has been good and faithful at keeping up the map data. I would be concerned about that before making a purchase. Mary Sent from my iPhone On Oct 16, 2014, at 2:49 PM, Chuck Dean chuckd...@icloud.com wrote: I had one of the old maestro/_Trekker combinations in a Hewlett-Packard PDA many years ago. Although many of the GPS apps work very well on the iPhone, I still think the Trekker was very superior to all of them. The one thing that I really liked about the trekker, you could virtually walk a Route. This was especially helpful when I moved and had to learn the town. I sat in my house and just basically .walk around town learning where everything was at. It was awesome! I do not know if the trekker breeze has this capability, so I can't honestly evaluate which is better. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
RE: trekker vs. apps?
In my opinion, the combination of BlindSquare and Google Maps or Apple Maps or Navigon wins hands down over the Trekker Breeze. Your map data is updated far more often, the iPHone isn't as effected by heavy cloud cover, which depending on where you live can have a huge impact. Then there is the cost . Again, just my opinion, Richard From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of David Gross Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2014 1:46 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: trekker vs. apps? I was surprised to find out today that Humanware still makes a hand held version of the trekker breeze. I thought in this era of smart phone apps Trekker was extinct. It may be an unfair question, but how do any of the Iphone gps apps compare to the current Trekker? -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com mailto:viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com . To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com . Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
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For the most part, I would prefer a good and reliable app over having to carry a second device which is usually extremely expensive. While I do have, and really like, the GPS utility for the Pac Mate that is sold by www.freedomscientific.com called street talk, the major drawbacks are the cost and the fact that maps, although available from the Sendero Group, cannot be updated for the Street Talk utility due to the Pac Mate firmware restrictions. The maps have not been updated since 2008. To me, this is not acceptable, considering the approximate $1,600 cost. I feel very short changed. --- Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished! - Original Message - From: Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2014 4:54 PM Subject: Re: trekker vs. apps? Cost is one obvious advantage in favor of apps. Also, how often is the breeze updated? I don't know the answer to that question. But the product has been out for quite a while. And I have no idea if humanware has been good and faithful at keeping up the map data. I would be concerned about that before making a purchase. Mary Sent from my iPhone On Oct 16, 2014, at 2:49 PM, Chuck Dean chuckd...@icloud.com wrote: I had one of the old maestro/_Trekker combinations in a Hewlett-Packard PDA many years ago. Although many of the GPS apps work very well on the iPhone, I still think the Trekker was very superior to all of them. The one thing that I really liked about the trekker, you could virtually walk a Route. This was especially helpful when I moved and had to learn the town. I sat in my house and just basically .walk around town learning where everything was at. It was awesome! I do not know if the trekker breeze has this capability, so I can't honestly evaluate which is better. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
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no, you can't do the same thing with the Trekker Breeze. I also had one of those Maestro Trekkers, until it died on me. - Original Message - From: Chuck Dean chuckd...@icloud.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2014 4:49 PM Subject: Re: trekker vs. apps? I had one of the old maestro/_Trekker combinations in a Hewlett-Packard PDA many years ago. Although many of the GPS apps work very well on the iPhone, I still think the Trekker was very superior to all of them. The one thing that I really liked about the trekker, you could virtually walk a Route. This was especially helpful when I moved and had to learn the town. I sat in my house and just basically .walk around town learning where everything was at. It was awesome! I do not know if the trekker breeze has this capability, so I can't honestly evaluate which is better. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
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it's been a couple of years, since a map update, and longer than that, for an update to the firmware. - Original Message - From: Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2014 4:54 PM Subject: Re: trekker vs. apps? Cost is one obvious advantage in favor of apps. Also, how often is the breeze updated? I don't know the answer to that question. But the product has been out for quite a while. And I have no idea if humanware has been good and faithful at keeping up the map data. I would be concerned about that before making a purchase. Mary Sent from my iPhone On Oct 16, 2014, at 2:49 PM, Chuck Dean chuckd...@icloud.com wrote: I had one of the old maestro/_Trekker combinations in a Hewlett-Packard PDA many years ago. Although many of the GPS apps work very well on the iPhone, I still think the Trekker was very superior to all of them. The one thing that I really liked about the trekker, you could virtually walk a Route. This was especially helpful when I moved and had to learn the town. I sat in my house and just basically .walk around town learning where everything was at. It was awesome! I do not know if the trekker breeze has this capability, so I can't honestly evaluate which is better. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: trekker vs. apps?
no you can't a few years ago when i was looking in to getting a trekker i disided on the trekker Maestro and then shortley after bying my trekker they stopt supporting it. since that time i have used my trekker a bit but now that i got my phone i have not used any of the gps apps on my phone but i would most likly use my phone for any gps but i do wish that hw would bring out a app like the trekker. from Mich. - Original Message - From: Gail the U. S. Male gailcrowe1...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2014 9:31 PM Subject: Re: trekker vs. apps? no, you can't do the same thing with the Trekker Breeze. I also had one of those Maestro Trekkers, until it died on me. - Original Message - From: Chuck Dean chuckd...@icloud.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2014 4:49 PM Subject: Re: trekker vs. apps? I had one of the old maestro/_Trekker combinations in a Hewlett-Packard PDA many years ago. Although many of the GPS apps work very well on the iPhone, I still think the Trekker was very superior to all of them. The one thing that I really liked about the trekker, you could virtually walk a Route. This was especially helpful when I moved and had to learn the town. I sat in my house and just basically .walk around town learning where everything was at. It was awesome! I do not know if the trekker breeze has this capability, so I can't honestly evaluate which is better. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
RE: trekker vs. apps?
One minor advantage to delayed updates is that my street was previously on Google but has disappeared recently. Tony -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Gail the U. S. Male Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2014 8:33 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: trekker vs. apps? it's been a couple of years, since a map update, and longer than that, for an update to the firmware. - Original Message - From: Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2014 4:54 PM Subject: Re: trekker vs. apps? Cost is one obvious advantage in favor of apps. Also, how often is the breeze updated? I don't know the answer to that question. But the product has been out for quite a while. And I have no idea if humanware has been good and faithful at keeping up the map data. I would be concerned about that before making a purchase. Mary Sent from my iPhone On Oct 16, 2014, at 2:49 PM, Chuck Dean chuckd...@icloud.com wrote: I had one of the old maestro/_Trekker combinations in a Hewlett-Packard PDA many years ago. Although many of the GPS apps work very well on the iPhone, I still think the Trekker was very superior to all of them. The one thing that I really liked about the trekker, you could virtually walk a Route. This was especially helpful when I moved and had to learn the town. I sat in my house and just basically .walk around town learning where everything was at. It was awesome! I do not know if the trekker breeze has this capability, so I can't honestly evaluate which is better. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group
RE: trekker vs. apps?
Hello David, I like them both. I use several GPS solutions on my iPhone but I also use the Trekker Breeze and would never willingly consider giving it up. To me, neither is better than the other--it's just a matter of preferences and circumstance. Mark From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of David Gross Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2014 1:46 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: trekker vs. apps? I was surprised to find out today that Humanware still makes a hand held version of the trekker breeze. I thought in this era of smart phone apps Trekker was extinct. It may be an unfair question, but how do any of the Iphone gps apps compare to the current Trekker? -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: trekker vs. apps?
I have, and still use my Trekker Maestro. I think the idea of the external GPS receiver makes it react faster and sharper. Because I live in a developed area, the street layouts do not change. The POIs do however, and that is the disadvantage. Andy -Original Message- From: M. Taylor Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2014 7:14 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: trekker vs. apps? Hello David, I like them both. I use several GPS solutions on my iPhone but I also use the Trekker Breeze and would never willingly consider giving it up. To me, neither is better than the other--it's just a matter of preferences and circumstance. Mark From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of David Gross Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2014 1:46 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: trekker vs. apps? I was surprised to find out today that Humanware still makes a hand held version of the trekker breeze. I thought in this era of smart phone apps Trekker was extinct. It may be an unfair question, but how do any of the Iphone gps apps compare to the current Trekker? -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. I'm not wearing a diaper, so don't try to change me. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
RE: trekker vs. apps?
If you mean you virtually walked around then Sendero is currently offering their PC Map product for $49 and it allows you to do the same thing. I used to have a Trekker Maestro with the HP iPaq PDA (late 2007 and 2008) and always hated having to put on that big belt/strap thing with the PDA on one end, the GPS receiver and speaker etc. It was also very common that when I was walking around somewhere the thing would crash and I had to pull out the poky thing and press the reset button to reboot everything. Later I had a Windows 6.1 Smartphone with MobileSpeak and MobileGeo but nothing beats the stability of the iPhone and iOS. Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Gail the U. S. Male Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2014 6:32 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: trekker vs. apps? no, you can't do the same thing with the Trekker Breeze. I also had one of those Maestro Trekkers, until it died on me. - Original Message - From: Chuck Dean chuckd...@icloud.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2014 4:49 PM Subject: Re: trekker vs. apps? I had one of the old maestro/_Trekker combinations in a Hewlett-Packard PDA many years ago. Although many of the GPS apps work very well on the iPhone, I still think the Trekker was very superior to all of them. The one thing that I really liked about the trekker, you could virtually walk a Route. This was especially helpful when I moved and had to learn the town. I sat in my house and just basically .walk around town learning where everything was at. It was awesome! I do not know if the trekker breeze has this capability, so I can't honestly evaluate which is better. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
RE: trekker vs. apps?
There is an app like the Trekker, it's called Seeying Eye GPS. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mich Verrier Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2014 6:49 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: trekker vs. apps? no you can't a few years ago when i was looking in to getting a trekker i disided on the trekker Maestro and then shortley after bying my trekker they stopt supporting it. since that time i have used my trekker a bit but now that i got my phone i have not used any of the gps apps on my phone but i would most likly use my phone for any gps but i do wish that hw would bring out a app like the trekker. from Mich. - Original Message - From: Gail the U. S. Male gailcrowe1...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2014 9:31 PM Subject: Re: trekker vs. apps? no, you can't do the same thing with the Trekker Breeze. I also had one of those Maestro Trekkers, until it died on me. - Original Message - From: Chuck Dean chuckd...@icloud.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2014 4:49 PM Subject: Re: trekker vs. apps? I had one of the old maestro/_Trekker combinations in a Hewlett-Packard PDA many years ago. Although many of the GPS apps work very well on the iPhone, I still think the Trekker was very superior to all of them. The one thing that I really liked about the trekker, you could virtually walk a Route. This was especially helpful when I moved and had to learn the town. I sat in my house and just basically .walk around town learning where everything was at. It was awesome! I do not know if the trekker breeze has this capability, so I can't honestly evaluate which is better. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr
Re: trekker vs. apps?
I think that the map program for the PC that Sendero puts out is very good for planning a route before leaving home or seeing what's around you in the way of points of interest. I always thought that the way you have to enter addresses into a Trekker Breeze is clunky. I don't like the method of using the numbers on a telephone-like keypad to represent letters; 2 being A, B and C, 3 being D, E, F, and so on. This is how data is entered into credit card terminals when programming them, which I did for 9 years for Discovercard, so I know how to do it, but I still find it cumbersome and bothersome. --- Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished! - Original Message - From: Sieghard Weitzel siegh...@live.ca To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2014 10:44 PM Subject: RE: trekker vs. apps? If you mean you virtually walked around then Sendero is currently offering their PC Map product for $49 and it allows you to do the same thing. I used to have a Trekker Maestro with the HP iPaq PDA (late 2007 and 2008) and always hated having to put on that big belt/strap thing with the PDA on one end, the GPS receiver and speaker etc. It was also very common that when I was walking around somewhere the thing would crash and I had to pull out the poky thing and press the reset button to reboot everything. Later I had a Windows 6.1 Smartphone with MobileSpeak and MobileGeo but nothing beats the stability of the iPhone and iOS. Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Gail the U. S. Male Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2014 6:32 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: trekker vs. apps? no, you can't do the same thing with the Trekker Breeze. I also had one of those Maestro Trekkers, until it died on me. - Original Message - From: Chuck Dean chuckd...@icloud.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2014 4:49 PM Subject: Re: trekker vs. apps? I had one of the old maestro/_Trekker combinations in a Hewlett-Packard PDA many years ago. Although many of the GPS apps work very well on the iPhone, I still think the Trekker was very superior to all of them. The one thing that I really liked about the trekker, you could virtually walk a Route. This was especially helpful when I moved and had to learn the town. I sat in my house and just basically .walk around town learning where everything was at. It was awesome! I do not know if the trekker breeze has this capability, so I can't honestly evaluate which is better. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send
Re: trekker vs. apps?
This is one benefit of the Seeing Eye app for the iDevices. If maps were updated 2 minutes before you opened the app, you will be using the updates and the maps don't take up any of your storage space. The down side, though, is that you need to be in an area where you have coverage.. --- Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished! - Original Message - From: Andy Baracco w...@socal.rr.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2014 10:35 PM Subject: Re: trekker vs. apps? I have, and still use my Trekker Maestro. I think the idea of the external GPS receiver makes it react faster and sharper. Because I live in a developed area, the street layouts do not change. The POIs do however, and that is the disadvantage. Andy -Original Message- From: M. Taylor Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2014 7:14 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: trekker vs. apps? Hello David, I like them both. I use several GPS solutions on my iPhone but I also use the Trekker Breeze and would never willingly consider giving it up. To me, neither is better than the other--it's just a matter of preferences and circumstance. Mark From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of David Gross Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2014 1:46 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: trekker vs. apps? I was surprised to find out today that Humanware still makes a hand held version of the trekker breeze. I thought in this era of smart phone apps Trekker was extinct. It may be an unfair question, but how do any of the Iphone gps apps compare to the current Trekker? -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. I'm not wearing a diaper, so don't try to change me. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com
