What, you don't want people to run away screaming? :-) The couple times it happened to me, when I first started and was figuring out the best method for holding my iPhone, I merely slid the phone around my body and then out between a couple buttons.
David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: [email protected] Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 20/02/2013, at 16:51, Ron Pelletier <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey David, > > Sounds great but I have to tell you I'm not the type of person who would > like to have to pull his pants down on the street to fish my phone out. > (grin) > > Ron & Danvers > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D. > Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 8:43 PM > To: '[email protected]' > Subject: RE: Trekker GPS App > > Hey, thanks, David. > > Maybe I'll give that a try. > > Do you put it on your left / harness-holding side or the right? > > Keith > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of David Chittenden > Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 7:18 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Trekker GPS App > > I have my iPhone in a case which is slightly grippy. I usually wear shirts > with collars. My shirts are usually tucked into my trousers. With all the > above being the case, I place my iPhone face-up on my shoulder under my > shirt with the collar against the lower part of the phone. Of course, I have > already set up the navigation app (usually Apple Maps nowadays). The iPhone > is slightly tilted against my neck and the speaker is directed toward my > ear. As I use a guide dog, my arm and shoulder are quite stable. Besides, if > the phone slides off my shoulder it drops between my shirt and my back, and > is stopped by my trousers. > > David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA > Email: [email protected] > Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 > Sent from my iPhone > > On 19/02/2013, at 14:39, "Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D." > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> David, >> >> I'm curious how you manage to get the speaker securely near your ear. I > have thought this is something I would prefer at times, but I can't figure > out a secure way to do that. >> >> Thanks. Keith >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of David Chittenden >> Sent: Monday, February 18, 2013 9:39 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Trekker GPS App >> >> Just set maps to track with headings, use Ariadne, or use the new iMove > app (which I find to be a bit too wordy). >> >> David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA >> Email: [email protected] >> Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On 18/02/2013, at 22:21, John Gallagher <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi David that's interesting about where you put the iphone. on my apex of > course there is a strap which you put over your shoulder so when carrying my > piano tuning bag to clip the iphone near your ear will make it better. so if > your gps system keeps anouncing where you are that's a great help. >>> I find when on a bus say I do not put a route in the gps as the bus goes > round estates I just put in a destination and have anouncments to where I > am. >>> Now when I get off the bus I put in a route to the house where I am doing > the piano tuning. >>> At 22:46 17/02/2013, you wrote: >>>> I connect my Bluetooth Braille display to my iPhone and use it the same > way whilst walking, or i tuck my iPhone under my shirt collar so the speaker > is near my ear. I also use a guide dog, and can easily hear the speech even > in high traffic. There are also Bluetooth speakerphones which can be > purchased and carried in a similar fashion. >>>> >>>> David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA >>>> Email: [email protected] >>>> Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>> On 18/02/2013, at 5:01, john gallagher <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> hi there very interesting point about flicking a screen when walking. > my guide dog is brilliant but i must say with the iphone or the android when > walking if i have to do anything on the screen it is a real pain when > walking. i am one of the very fortunate people who can use the apex with > sendero gps and with the device over my shoulder i have the braille at my > right hand. today walking on a dual carrige way it was impossible to hear > my iphone gps but with the braille on the apex all was well. i knew where > the small gap was that i had to find to the park but of course grace found > it but again it was good to know it was coming up. i wonder if anyone on > the list uses the android gps with a braille display this of course would > make it a lot better to use when walking but again which people say on the > list the cost of a braille display is very expensive. what about a voice > activated gps but again in heavy traffic it would not work. all the > interesting stuff though. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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 Google > Groups "VIPhone" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to [email protected]. >>>>> For more options, visit 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