Having purchased the app already, I can confirm that this application pulls its points of interest from three sources and not just foursquare.
Bob Fenton Sent from my iPhone On 2013-07-03, at 6:41 AM, "James Homuth" <ja...@the-jdh.com> wrote: > Funny. I figured she just didn't want to be ripped off. As has been said on > here and elsewhere. Navigon is a one-time payment, and is pretty much > exactly as accessible as the Seeing Eye app. They also don't charge you for > updates. The Trecker, while more expensive, also doesn't charge you for map > updates. And if we're being honest, the Seeing Eye app doesn't need to pay > for its access to, let's say, foursquare information, which is where it > pulls its points of interest from. So again, what are you paying for for > $70/year? > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Kevin Barry > Sent: July 3, 2013 6:17 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: The Seeing Eye app, greed, greed, greed! > > She expects everything for nothing. > > At 10:04 PM 7/2/2013, you wrote: >> Do you expect them to lose money on this app? They have to pay a fee in >> order to use the maps that this app utilizes. The problem is that there >> are not millions of people who are going to buy this app, only a few >> thousand, and the cost of using those maps must be spread out through >> the purchasers. >> I bought a human rare ware Trekker 7 years ago that did little more >> than this app. It cost me fifteen hundred dollars. >> If you do the math, after subscribing to this app and paying the taxes, >> it works out to less than twenty two cents a day. That is a small price >> to pay for something that is customized for a specific portion of the >> population. >> >> Chuck (mobile) >> Pleez x cuze enny tie ping or spelin air ores. >> >> On Jul 2, 2013, at 6:46 PM, Mary Anne Lynskey <marlyn...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> 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 <dthomps...@mchsi.com> 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 dthomps...@mchsi.com 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: viphone@googlegroups.com >> [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >>>>> Of Chuck Dean >>>>> Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2013 1:07 PM >>>>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>>>> 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/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> 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 viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> 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/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> 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 viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> 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/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >>> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> 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 viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> 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/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> 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 viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> 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/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > 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 viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > 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/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > 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 viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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