which one tells you where the door is then, you really need to know that.
Husna
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From: Wayne Merritt
Sent: Monday, June 19, 2017 4:44 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: which GPS app should i buy?
I would second, or third, the votes for BlindSquare. Though it is not
specifically an app to give direction from Point A to Point B, you can
use BlindSquare to get information about your environment, in
conjunction with Apple/Google Maps to get directions, or to look up
other information like menus from many restaurants. Also, it is
updated fairly often with fixes and new features. I recall seeing in
the last update that their Open Street Map data was updated, whatever
that means. If you want something more "blindness specific" which will
tell you exactly where the door of a business is locate relative to
you, then go for one of the other more expensive apps. BlindSquare
works for me and suits my purposes.
Wayne
On 6/18/17, Jim Noseworthy <jim.nosewor...@compuconference.com> wrote:
Kelly:
Good points.
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Of Kelly Pierce
Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2017 3:30 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: which GPS app should i buy?
Another consideration is where in the world you are located. You do not
say
and this is an important consideration for anyone asking for app
recommendations. Nearby Explorer is only currently available in North
America while the other two have maps for other parts of the world. Also,
you do not say if you need the app in a language other than English.
Nearby
explorer supports only English while Blind Square supports more than 20
languages. English though is an international language spoken throughout
the world by educated peple.
Kelly
On 6/18/17, Jim Noseworthy <jim.nosewor...@compuconference.com> wrote:
Well,
It depends what GPS functions you're looking for: orientational,
navigational, or both and what you're willing to spend.
If you're wanting both orientational and navigational gps, your
choices are "Seeing Eye Gps", and "Nearby Explorer."
In this writer's opinion, "Nearby Explorer is a much better option
than Seeing Eye GPS;
1: It's much cheeper;
2: Updates to the program are much more frequent.
3: It is, in my opinion, a much more complete GPS system than
Seeing-Eye GPS.
If, on the otherhand, you're only interested in orientational GPS, by
far, your best option is, again in my opinion, BlindSquare. It's been
around now for some time and is a very mature product. It also
supports the "What Three Words" service.
Hope this helps.
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On
Behalf Of Chip Orange
Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2017 2:43 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: which GPS app should i buy?
I agree with Mike, although I don't have a lot of experience with
Seeing Eye; it's price alone of $300 is a great deal more than the $80
of Nearby Explorer.
I believe the support for Seeing Eye may be better (in that you can
pick up a phone and call someone, or email their support department),
where-as Nearby Explorer's only support is a mailing list (nothing
else). The lack of support is perhaps my only significant criticism
offered for Nearby Explorer.
If money is very important, you can try the $20 Blind Square ... not
my favorite because the maps it uses for intersections are "free" ones
created by volunteers, and so often quite incorrect, but it's price is
the
best.
Hth,
Chip
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On
Behalf Of Mike Arrigo
Sent: Monday, June 12, 2017 12:18 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: which GPS app should i buy?
In my opinion, nearby explorer is by far the best one, it provides the
most automatic feedback, much better than the seeing eye app, I would
go with nearby explorer for sure.
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