I personally use Trekker Breeze which is now less than half the price it used to be here in the UK. It’s about £349.00 excluding VAT nowadays, instead of the outrageously uncompetitive £699.00. I find that it works well in the UK. My only gripe is that it isn’t at all sensitive. It won’t work indoors most of the time. That is a bit of a shame because I believe others such as the Navogon and AroundMe on iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch do work indoors. I could be wrong there. I do have all of those solutions as well so should really put them through their paces. But getting back to outdoor work, I use the Breeze when navigating and find it very friendly and flexible. Of course, that may not be the option for William or anybody else, for that matter. One man’s meat is another man’s poison. I don’t see me buying the Kapten FTP, as I think it’s called, any time soon. It’s way too highly priced, and I really don’t see much in the way of additional benefit, aside from the possibly superior voice activation system. The Breeze is extremely static in that respect, and I must admit that it could really be better. Recording landmarks and roots is all very well. But sometimes the system can be a bit tedious I must admit. I like the way the Breeze tells me if I’m straying off route. It works in pedestrian and vehicle mode, and you can combine the roots which it auto-records with landmarks which you have to speak yourself in no more than 6 second recordings. Wouldn’t it be good if the Breeze could take advantage of more RAM by using its sD card for that as well.
Anyway I’m rambling. All I can suggest is that possibly paying a visit to a demo somewhere might be the best bet. I think it really depends on what you’re looking for. I, for instance, don’t much see the need for an FM radio. But that’s just me. This is supposed to be a navigation system, not a media player. Kind regards <--- Gordon Smith ---> <[email protected]> Telephone: United Kingdom: Free Phone: 0800 8620538 Mobile: +44 7907 823971 Europe and other non-specified: +44 1642 688095 United States Of America And Canada: +1 646 9151493 Or: +1 209 436 9443 Vic. Australia: +61 38 8205930 Vic. Australia +61 39 0284505 Fax: +44 1642 365123 Follow Us On Twitter: <http://twitter.com/maciosaccess> Skype: <skype:mac-access-dot-net?call> ------------------------------ On 1 Sep 2013, at 19:37, Sarah k Alawami <[email protected]> wrote: > I personally use waze but that's because I take a car every ware. but you can > look at the reviews accessibility wise from http://applevis.com and see if > blind square is meant for you. I cannot comment on the other gps solutions > but it's a start. > > Tc > On Aug 31, 2013, at 5:46 AM, William Lomas <[email protected]> wrote: > >> hi all >> >> i am looking in to a gps solution and its main benefits would be >> 1. when on the bus knowing where i am i.e. what streets we are passing and >> when i am approaching my bus stop >> 2. when walking around what intersections i am approaching and indeed, what >> POI's am passing >> >> so which gps solution should i get? >> i would not want to rely on its routes in particular that it creates but as >> i have an iPhone not sure which gps solution on there apart from maybe blind >> square? would do as i wish since it seems all other apps only work on having >> pre-determined routes set from a to b not an explore as u drive and or walk >> modes >> Regards and appreciate any help >> >> >> ======================================= >> >> The Techno-Chat E-Mail forum is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus >> and worm-free >> >> To modify your subscription options, please visit for forum's dedicated web >> pages located at >> http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/techno-chat >> >> You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Techno-Chat group at >> either of the following websites: >> >> http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/techno-chat/index.html >> >> Or: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> >> you may also subscribe to this list via RSS. The feed is at: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> >> >> --------------------------------------- > > > ======================================= > > The Techno-Chat E-Mail forum is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus > and worm-free > > To modify your subscription options, please visit for forum's dedicated web > pages located at > http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/techno-chat > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Techno-Chat group at > either of the following websites: > > http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/techno-chat/index.html > > Or: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> > you may also subscribe to this list via RSS. The feed is at: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> > > --------------------------------------- ======================================= The Techno-Chat E-Mail forum is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free To modify your subscription options, please visit for forum's dedicated web pages located at http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/techno-chat You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Techno-Chat group at either of the following websites: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/techno-chat/index.html Or: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> you may also subscribe to this list via RSS. The feed is at: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> ---------------------------------------
