Hi chuck, Which app are you talking about when you say below you got turn by turn directions? Blind Square or Navigon? Thanks! Brian Miller
> -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chuck Dean > Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 4:41 PM > To: VIPhone > Subject: Re: BlindSquare > > Hi All, > Now I am curious. What do you see as an advantage using Blind > Square over Navigon, assuming you all ready have Navigon? > > I did a P O I search, found the restaurant I wanted to go > to, and got turn by turn directions to the door. > Chuck > > On May 23, 10:44 am, Chuck Dean <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Fanus , > > I am not registered with Four Square and the app works here in the > > USA, So I am assuming that the app does not support your > area, but I > > do not know this for sure. > > > > Chuck > > > > On May 23, 7:22 am, "Fanus" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hello Chuck > > > I purchased the app in the hope that it will work here in South > > > Africa but I have no luck. If I double tap on "my > location" it says > > > that my location is not available. Must one first register at > > > FourSquare before it works? When I double tap on > "compass" it says > > > "north". > > > Regards > > > Fanus > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Rob Harris" <[email protected]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 4:07 PM > > > Subject: Re: BlindSquare > > > > > Hahahahahahahahaha!.... can I recycle that tagline? > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Raul A. Gallegos" <[email protected]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 12:50 PM > > > Subject: Re: BlindSquare > > > > > Thanks for this description. I wish they made a version > of this app > > > without the voices though. It would make the app smaller, and > > > probably cut down on the cost. > > > > > -- > > > Raul A. Gallegos > > > Having sex is like playing bridge. If you don't have a > good partner, > > > you'd better have a good hand. - Woody Allen Home > > > Page:http://raulgallegos.com > > > Twitter:https://twitter.com/rau47 > > > Facebook:http://facebook.com/rgallegos74 > > > > > On 5/22/2012 9:22 PM, Chuck Dean wrote: > > > > OK...I have played with this a little more. > > > > You need to select the radius you want to search in. > > > > There is a > > > > button in the upper right corner to change this setting. > > > > Double tap > > > > it then swipe up or down to select the search radius. > > > > > > When you open Blind Square the screen will display a list of > > > > categories such as My Places,shared places, arts and > > > > entertainment, etc. > > > > If you select a category, such as Food, it will say > search. Double > > > > tap and it will search for restaurants within the the > radius you > > > > have selected. Now it will search, this takes a few > seconds and > > > > then will list the restaurants in that radius. > > > > I have not figured out how the list is compiled, it is not by > > > > distance or alphabetical. > > > > Double tap on the desired item and the app will give > you distance > > > > and direction via a clock face. For example, Applebees > 390 feet at > > > > 11 o'clock. Since it is dependant on the compass, the > iPhone must > > > > be held parallel to the ground with the top pointing in > front of > > > > you. > > > > > > Next to each category there is an on off button. If you > turn the > > > > category on the app will automatically search in the selected > > > > radius and read the items off. > > > > > > Hope this helps, > > > > Chuck > > > > > > On May 22, 5:19 pm, Chuck Dean<[email protected]> > > > > wrote: > > > >> I have downloaded this app, and have played with it > for about a > > > >> half hour. I am not impressed! > > > > > >> It says that the Olive Garden is 2 miles away from my > house. The > > > >> onlyOlive garden I know is 8 miles away. It also does not > > > >> recognize any of the restaurants that are local to my > home. there > > > >> is an Apple bees, Jack-in-the-Box, and a sonic > drive-in, within > > > >> 1/4 mile of my house. I can't seem to get it to do much of > > > >> anything other then, when I shake the phone it gives > me my home > > > >> address. > > > > > >> I would hold off on buying this until there is more > documentation > > > >> and other people have played with it for a while. > > > >> Chuck > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the > > > "VIPhone" Google Group. > > > To search the VIPhone public archive, > visithttp://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > [email protected]. > > > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the > > > "VIPhone" Google Group. > > > To search the VIPhone public archive, > visithttp://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > [email protected]. > > > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the > "VIPhone" Google Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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