Hi Kevin,

 

As Hope pointed out, the app won't be able to recalculate and I would be
surprised if it gave you any information once you leave your Wi-Fi, e.g.
cross streets/upcoming intersection information etc. Yes, the app will
happily work on Wi-Fi and since it usesNavteq which is the same map source
as Navigon, the entire United States should be covered, but once you are
disconnected from your Wi-Fi, your GPS position which the iPhone gets from
the satellites cannot be passed on to the Sendero server where it would be
compared with the maps and feedback would be returned to the phone.

 

Regards,

Sieghard

 

From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
Of Kevin Minor
Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 4:13 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Good news! The Seeing Eye GPS app can retrieve its data via WI-FI.

 

Hi.

 

I got some extra money for my birthday, so I decided to purchase the Seeing
Eye GPS app.  I signed up for a one year subscription.  I was planning on
going to the T-Mobile store to switch to their data plan, but just out of
curiosity I decided to examine the Seeing Eye app.  It prompted me to set my
current location as home, and I was surprised to find it knew I was near
Lexington, KY, and it got my zip code right.  I then set up a route to my
credit union which I'll head to in about an hour.  The app correctly found
the location I wanted, and it started telling me where to head.  I'm happy.
Looks like I don't need a data plan to use the app, as long as I have WI-FI
access to download local maps.  I know this is somewhat limiting my use of
the app, but if all goes according to Hoyle I can wait until next month to
get a data plan for my iPhone.  I have a trip to take Paterson, the flying
dog to the Vet, and I'll enter that route into the app and see just how much
of Lexington is covered by the map I got downloaded.  If it covers the
Lexington, Kentucky area then that's good enough for me.  I know it will
cover the neighborhood, but I'm curious how it will do farther away.  I'll
keep all of you updated.  I hope to report that it works via WI-FI
connections, and as long as you're at a hot spot you don't have to use your
data.

 

Now back to baseball and waiting for the credit union to open.

 

GO REDS!

Kevin Minor, Lexington, KY

[email protected]

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