Hi, People seeing this much data usage because of the maps not being stored on the phone might want to try Onavo Extend which compresses your data stream and which usually shows about a 40% saving in data.
Jon -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Marco Migotti Sent: Friday, September 21, 2012 7:50 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Mark's iOS 6.0 Map App Walking Navigation Extended Results Report How does this app do for data usage? Do you have to be connected to a tower, or can you use this app in stand alone mode like humanware's trekker breeze? Marco -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: September-21-12 8:12 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Mark's iOS 6.0 Map App Walking Navigation Extended Results Report Hi, I had a couple great experiences with the app in the car. Then, we were going to pick up a friend in the downtown area of Portland, so I entered her office address in the Maps app. The address was in the Southwest part of town. The Maps app wanted to take us to that same street number, but in Northwest. Even though the address has SW in it. I put the same address in MapQuest, and MapQuest nailed the exact route and took us to the correct location. In short, it cannot be trusted yet. But, what GPS app had it all correct the first time out? However, Apple does have a lot to answer for since they bragged this app up as the best thing since sliced bread. Sadly, it doesn't even amount to a good crust that this point. I trust that it will in time be very good, but they blew it by putting so much emphasis on it. Richard -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Scott Howell Sent: Friday, September 21, 2012 2:55 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Mark's iOS 6.0 Map App Walking Navigation Extended Results Report Mark, I suspect it will not be any different with an iPhone 5. I have read several articles that indicate the Maps app really is not completely baked at this point and APple is still working on it. Although I am not clear why APple chose to use TomTom map data when there are better sources (other than Google) that could have been used. I believe this and other factors is what may be the real issue. There are some areas where the Maps app apparently works very well and just exploring my neighborhood while sitting in my basement I got a pretty good overview of the area. So, I guess there are a number of factors that will determine your experience and only time will tell how the Maps app will function. Maybe it'll become something great or something that gets pushed into the back folder with those other apps you don't use. :) Thanks for sharing your experience and it would be interesting to see what others have found. On Sep 20, 2012, at 6:35 PM, M. Taylor <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Everyone, > > NOTE 1: > I just returned from over 90 minutes of using the iOS 6.0 Maps App, > via VoiceOver, on my iPhone 4 S. I am extremely tired and > uncomfortable as today is a particularly hot day here in southern > California. Normally, I would post my results after a rest but want > to report while the experience is still fresh in my mind. So, if the > following comes across as curt, please accept my apology; I just want > to get the facts, as I experienced them, to you. > > NOTE 2: > Before heading out the door, I made sure my iPHone reported 100% > battery level. I turned my WiFi off and rebooted the phone for good measure. > > NOTE 3: > During the entire experience, my phone reported that I had a 4G connection. > This connection was never lost as I live in a part of town that, for > better or worse, is replete with A T & T Wireless cell towers. > > NOTE 4: > I only experimented with creating and using walking directions, not > driving directions. > > NOTE 5: > I did not use any Bluetooth connected accessories but, rather, only > the included Apple headset that ships with the 4 S. > > NOTE 6: > My initial positive test results, yesterday, were based on the fact > that Siri correctly announced my approach to a street at the beginning > of a short route. > > NOTE 7: > While it is not my intention to draw comparisons between the iOS 6.0 > Maps App and the Trekker Breeze, I will refer to the Breeze if for no > other reason than to informs those who may not know, that such > features exist in a GPS solution designed for the blind and low vision. > > Now that all that is out of the way let's get to it, shall we? > > 1. > I live about a quarter of a mile from the nearest street that is > mapped. As a result, when using my current location as the starting > point, I could only create a route when standing in a certain position > in my driveway. In order to consistently create a route, I had to > walk up to the street that is mapped. While this is not a deal > breaker, by any means, Trekker can provide off-map guidance. > > 2. > My first experiment was to not create a route but, instead, set > tracking to on plus headings and then just walk down the street. > While Maps, as I will refer to it from this point forward, reported > that I was approaching an intersection, it did not do so consistently. > In fact, it inconsistently listed some streets while omitting others. > I should also let you know that the accuracy of the street name > announcements were dismal, at best. That is to say, as a low vision > person, I could see the intersections and compare what I saw to when > information was reported. It appeared to me that the longer I walked, > the more inaccurate and/or sluggish Maps became. Please note that I > conducted some experiments multiple times in order to discern any patterns. > > NOTE 8: > Just in case you're wondering, there were no tall building, clouds, or > any kind of obstructions blocking my view of the sky. > > NOTE 9: > The compass, during all my experiments, was dead on. It was perfectly > accurate and the most responsive. > > 3. > Next, I created several walking routes. I deliberately chose > destinations by which one may only travel in one direction. That is > to say, all of the streets, along the route, dead-end into others. To > my astonishment, Maps got them all wrong. In one test, the directions > were reversed. For example instructing me to turn left when I could > only turn right. In another experiment, it listed streets that were simply not there. > > 4. > Whenever I attempted to view the list of directions, which by the way > did not dynamically update, tracking would switch to off. This was > maddening, to put it nicely. > > 5. > When reporting my current location, compass headings notwithstanding, > the only thing Maps consistently got right was the city. Sometimes it > reported the correct street but not enough to trust, were I totally > blind and in an unfamiliar environment. > > 6. > Even though I have my screen brightness set to only 40%, at the end of > the 90 minutes of walking, my battery level was 62%. > > In conclusion, based on what I experienced today, I would not > recommend Maps as a GPS walking navigation solution for the blind and > low vision on iPhone > 4 S. It will be interesting to see how iPHone 5 does in comparison. > > I hope some of you find this report useful. As is always the case, > your mileage may vary. > > Making a Joyful Noise, > > Mark > > -- > 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. 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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