That is the trouble most blind people. They are narrow minded. . They
think only one thing is the best. I have stated other problems with this
app in the past. Ariande, GPS Drive, Hop Stop are the main apps I use.
Heck with GPS Drive I don't even have to enter an address. Just type in
the
business name and most of the time I am going to the closest one in the
list. Navigone used to be good, but it didn't even get my route right
the
last time I used it for a route that I really needed it for.
Jordan
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On
Behalf
Of Scott Bresnahan
Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2012 4:23 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: Talking gps?
Hi,
Seconded. If your major complaint with Navigon is the point of interest
database, that's sort of like complaining about a car because they don't
make it in the color you want. The key to a GPS app is in route
navigation
and directions. If you enter an address, navigon does a great job of
getting you there. I've never had issues with it getting me from point A
to
point B.
If I have a complaint about navigon, it's in the destination entering
user
interface. That definately requires some practice time. But, despite
the
other post to the contrary, I've found the POI database fine for my
needs,
and since it integrates with around me, and I can send POIs directly to
navigon from there, finding a point of interest is quite easy.
Also, if you can't stand address entry, the third party app called
Navigon
Now, can make that part simple too.
So, if there are other issues with Navigon beyond it didn't have the
one point of interest I happened to be looking for, then by all
means, bring itt up an dlet's discuss.
--Scott
Prayer: begging a god to reconsider its plan.
Hi Jordan,
I think statements like "Navigon is crap" should always be avoided,
Navigon
works extremely well for a lot of people and by that I do mean blind or
visually impaired people using Voiceover. I used Navigon every day
during a
vacation on Maui in March and it worked flawlessly every time and the
information it had including restaurants and POI's was very accurate.
Based
on good reviews on here I recently tried Motion X GPS Drive and found it
much more difficult to use than Navigon, but I won't say it resembles
fecal
matter because I am sure that with more practice it's quite usable. I
personally prefer paying upfront instead of an annual subscription and
as
far as I know you also need a data connection for Motion X whereas
navigon
maps are downloaded to the phone and since I don't necessarily have a
data
connection when I travel to other countries that is a big advantage. How
well a GPS app works is subjective at best because there are quite a few
factors involved so it's probably a good idea to put things into
perspective
by pointing out that while Navigon may not have worked well for you it's
not
one of the leading GPS apps for no reason. I agree that it could be a
lot
better both with respect to features as well as Voiceover, but it's very
useable and in combination with Sendero LookAround or Ariadne it does a
pretty good job especially since Ariadne now can run in the background.
Regards,
Sieghard
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