If you are tracking the location or stop that you want to get off at, It works fine on a bus.
Sent with Siri from Brett's iPhone On 07/03/2013, at 12:19 AM, "Andy Baracco" <w...@socal.rr.com> wrote: > One issue with Blind Square is that if you are moving at more than about 30 > mph, it just can't keep up with you. It will start missing intersections, or > give you info that is outdated. But it works well if you are walking, or > driving slowly, like on a city bus. > > Andy > > > -----Original Message----- From: RobH! > Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2013 12:51 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: What apps do people use when on busses > > I bought blind square recently too, and myo ne issue, is that as it is > self-voiced, you only get one shot at the info then it's gone, just like > with tapTapC! > ariadne does it by text which VO reads out, so it is on screen to check > before the next output. We can't get all the good bits in one super-app. > And it eats battery,.... I have a Mophie, and an hours walk totalled it > and the phone itself near the end. Not something to use constantly for any > real adventure. Both fully charged might give as much as 2 hours maybe. > This is a new 4S. don't knowi f anyone has taken a Mini out with BSq to see > how well it does? i need some kind of speaker or ear piece before I can do > that. Recommendations welcome. > > And ifnally, on the bus, it oculdn't keep up even with streets only, it > missed a major crossing with an island. Walking, pity it didn't say where > the streets it mentions, are - ahead, Yeah!, left or right 3/6/8/11oclock; > useful. > > Like I said, can't get itiall in one app. > > Rh. > ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Mannion" <mannion...@gmail.com> > To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2013 8:59 PM > Subject: Re: What apps do people use when on busses > > > I use spotify to listen to music instead! No, just kidding. I couldn't > resist. I have tried most of the apps mentioned in this thread and > just got Blind Square yesterday. I look forward to using Blind Square > as personally I find the upcoming street information to be the most > useful along with the address range and Blind Square does both. Plus > it can be run in the backround along with something else as I might > find useful. > > On 3/5/13, Andy Baracco <w...@socal.rr.com> wrote: >> I can’t find Get Off Now. When I search on that, I get no results found. >> >> Andy >> >> From: Brett >> Sent: Monday, March 04, 2013 11:04 PM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: What apps do people use when on busses >> Hi, >> Are you still full version. I bought it over 12 months ago. I think the >> light version limits you to 3 or four points of interest. >> >> Sent with Siri from Brett's iPhone >> >> On 04/03/2013, at 6:56 AM, Aaron Linson <blindgeek1...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> do you use get off now lite that's the only version I can find >> >> Aaron Linson >> IOS App Accessibility Advocate >> Once an Eagle >> Always an Eagle >> >> On Mar 3, 2013, at 2:14 PM, Brett <brettst...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> I either use BlindSquare, or get off now depending on how much >> information I want at the time. >> >> Sent with Siri from Brett's iPhone >> >> On 03/03/2013, at 3:24 PM, Aaron Linson <blindgeek1...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> >> What apps do people use when riding on public transit? >> >> Aaron Linson >> IOS App Accessibility Advocate >> Once an Eagle >> Always an Eagle >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the >> "VIPhone" >> Google Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> 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