Uh. The last update we pulled in for the Breeze in this house? That would
be
yesterday. And yes, it was free. Now, granted to buy any other map,
there's
an extra cost. So say you're going to England for a vacation and decide to
drag your GPS along. Except you won't be dragging the Seeing Eye app
along,
as it doesn't even work over there.
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
Of Sieghard Weitzel
Sent: July 3, 2013 12:16 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: The Seeing Eye app, greed, greed, greed!
Hi Mich,
There is nothing misleading since if you didn't know about the
subscription
this simply means you didn't read the full app description and
information.
Right after where it says the app is free, the release date and customer
ratings it says the following:
Top In-App Purchases
1. Three Year Subscription$129.99
2. One Year Subscription$69.99
OK, so I was remembering the old price for the Breeze, but even at $500 I
cam buy 4 3-year subscription renewals (4 times $130 = $520) which means
12
years of up-to-date coverage. When did you last get a map update for your
Trekker? Was it free?
OK, I know this is actively defending the Seeing Eye app which I am sure
has
its shortcomings. But I really dislike it if people bash a product which
took an enormous amount of dedication and resources to develop simply
because it's not given to them for virtually nothing. How about all that
HUmanware greed, I mean how dare they charge the original adopters of the
Breeze $800 or $900 and now they are :"giving it away" for little more
than
half that.
Regards,
Sieghard
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
Of Mich
Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2013 8:40 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: The Seeing Eye app, greed, greed, greed!
I would like to join in on this by saying that I didn't download the app
but
since the app it's self is free it is verry miss leading to download a
free
appand then find out that o wate it isn't free after all since you need to
by a subscription to use it!!! jmo. I will stick with my trekker. and to
the
person who asked how mutch the breeze is it is 499 at this time it is on
sail. from Mich.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chuck Dean" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2013 11:29 PM
Subject: Re: The Seeing Eye app, greed, greed, greed!
And how much did you pay for that breeze?
Chuck (mobile)
Pleez x cuze enny tie ping or spelin air ores.
On Jul 2, 2013, at 8:27 PM, Mary Anne Lynskey <[email protected]> wrote:
You are incorrect assuming that I bought a subscription. I downloaded
the app and when I found out how outrageous and costly it was, i
certainly did not buy a subscription. I immediately went to the rating
portion and told them how I feel. The app has been deleted from my
phone. By the way, the apps you refer to are a one time fee. I've had
my Navigon for 2 years and have only paid the cost of the app. I works
just fine. A few bucks every now and then to upgrade the maps is
reasonable, but certainly the price they want for a yearly sub is
highway robbery. I just don't have that kind of money anyway, they
wouldn't get it if I did and there are other good alternatives.
Actually, I'll stay with my Breeze and support a company that is not
blatantly greedy. I'm glad you find the app to be a good one because I
would hate for someone to spend that kind of money and not like it.
Mary Anne
On 7/2/2013 10:20 PM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote:
Hi Mary Anne,
Let me ask you one question: If you feel this way, why did you even
download and buy the one-year subscription to start with? It's not
like Sendero forced you to do so.
You could go and pay $59 for Navigon North America, then $15 or
whatever it is for BlindSquare for a total of $75 and have a workable
solution even though it wouldn't be as good as the Seeing Eye app.
This totally reminds me about the uproar some people felt when
Sendero dared to charge $5 for their LookAround app a few years ago,
the outrage some people felt then I think was downright ridiculous
and while $70 is more than $5, like I said, don't buy it if you don't
want it.
Take care,
Sieghard
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On
Behalf Of Mary Anne Lynskey
Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2013 6:47 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: The Seeing Eye app, greed, greed, greed!
I think it's a disgrace and a total rip off. Not even a trial? Even
so, it's too expensive and nothing but outright greediness. I've
already written this as a rating for the app, adding that it's
nothing less than a case of total greed, greed, greed, taking
advantage of blind people and stealing money out of their pockets.
Sixty-nine bucks a year, that is outrageous! What a cocky attitude
for Sendero to adopt. who do they think they are anyway? I couldn't
even rate it zero stars and I begrudgingly gave them one just to
speak my mind.
Mary Anne Lynskey
On 7/2/2013 2:28 PM, Chuck Dean wrote:
At this time, they are only offering a one year, and a three-year
subscription.
Chuck (mobile)
Pleez x cuze enny tie ping or spelin air ores.
On Jul 2, 2013, at 11:25 AM, dan Thompson <[email protected]> wrote:
Hi chuck, can one buy a lifetime membership or do we have to keep
paying for rights to use the app?
To receive emails regarding Dan's daily Tips or the Daily HotSpot
Devotional, send an email to [email protected] with "subscribe
Dan's
Tips" or "subscribe Hotspot Devotional" in the subjectline. of your
truth
and live according to your word".
Verse of the Week
Proverbs 18:10
The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous man runs into
it and is safe. (ESV)
Prayer: "O gracious and Holy Father, give us wisdom to perceive
you, diligence to seek you, patience to wait for you, eyes to
behold you, a heart to meditate upon you, and a life to proclaim
you; through the power of the Spirit of Jesus Christ our Lord."
(Prayer of Saint Benedict of Nursia,
480-547 AD)
Psalm 23:1-6
1 The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want;
2 he makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still
waters;
3 he restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for
his name's sake.
4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I
fear no evil; for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they
comfort me.
5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you
anoint my
head with oil, my cup overflows.
6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my
life; and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.
Psalm 19:8-11
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On
Behalf Of Chuck Dean
Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2013 1:07 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: The Seeing Eye app, a quick test.
Hi all, I took the Seeing Eye GPS app for a quick walk around my
neighborhood to see how well it performed. I walked about one mile,
and took a different route back. It worked well, although like most
GPS apps it seemed to use a lot of battery, over twenty percent in
the
one mile walk.
The interface of the app is simple and easy to understand. Entering
an address is made easy because the state and city you are in are
already entered, so only the address number and street need to be
entered. If you are going to another city, however, you will need
to change that field. I started by searching for a point of intrest
and starting a route. The app uses voice over for most of the
announcements, but does have another voice that chimes in
occasionally. The directions were clear and given with ample lead
time. As I approached intersections it would announce the street
name and the intersection type, I. E. Fore way, and the street
direction.
Also, as I walked the app announced points of intrest as I passed by.
On the way back, I tried the route to home option, which opened a
drop down menu with various options including one that is poorly
labeled. My wife told me it said multi modal, which voice over
didn't understand, so I relabeled this button multi mode.
Over all I think this is a great start, but there are a few things
I'd like to see in the future. I'd like to see the ability to walk
a virtual route, as I was able to do with my human ware Trekker..
After taxes the one year subscription cost over seventy five dollars.
It sounds like a lot, but considering my old Trekker was fifteen
hundred dollars seven years ago, it doesn't seem too expensive.
If you figure it out, it comes to about twenty one cents a day for
the one year subscription. And only about thirteen cents a day with
the three year subscription, it seems reasonable to me.
Chuck (mobile)
Pleez x cuze enny tie ping or spelin air ores.
--
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 https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
--
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 https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
--
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 https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
--
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 https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
--
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 https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
--
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 https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
--
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 https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
--
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 https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
-----
No virus found in this message.
Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
Version: 2013.0.2904 / Virus Database: 3204/6457 - Release Date: 07/02/13
