Hi Don, I somehow have a feeling that for normal operation this may not be as critical any more, I turned it on last night and had it in my belt holster upright and it announced upcoming cross streets just fine.
However, if you go to "Tools" and "LookAround" or "Nearby Intersections" then the phone uses the compass together with GPS information and it definitely matters whether you hold the phone straight up and down or if you actually point it in the direction you are facing/walking. I highly recommend a very inexpensive case from Monoprice.com which comes with a belt clip. It's less than $6 and the new model even has a little stand you can pop out if you want to stand the phone up on a table maybe for a Facetime or Skype call. Only improvement I can think of is that the belt clip could have a somewhat stronger spring mechanism, but maybe the newer models are better that way. I'd buy one of the new models with the stand, but there is a pretty good chance I will upgrade from my 4S to the new 5S when it's available so there is no point in buying more accessories which won't work with the new phones. Here are the links for that case for the iPhone 4S and 5: iPhone 4S: $5.31 if you buy 1, $5.09 if you buy 2 to 9 of them. http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=108&cp_id=10831&cs_id=108 3111&p_id=8845&seq=1&format=2 iPhone 5: $5.75 if you buy 1, $5.53 if you buy 2 to 9 of them. http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=108&cp_id=10831&cs_id=108 3111&p_id=10241&seq=1&format=2 Should the link for some reason not work, here is how to find this: Go to www.monoprice.com Click on the "Accessories" link Click on the "iPhone and iPod Accessories" link Click on the "iPhone Cases" link This will bring up a table with a listing of all 110 cases they offer and you will find the case easiest if you either bring up a list of the links and type "Slide" or search for "Slide" using the Jaws Find command, Control+Shift+F, or whatever equivalent the screenreader you might use has. The full name of the case is this: iPhone 4S: Slide Out Case with Belt Clip/ Stand for iPhoneR 4/ 4S iPhone 5: Slide Out Case with Belt Clip/ Stand for iPhoneR 5 Good luck, Sieghard -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Donald L. Roberts Sent: Friday, August 02, 2013 10:40 AM To: Viphone Subject: Blind square question I just bought Blind Square last night and love it. The only thing I regret is not buying the app sooner. The cost is now $23.95 U.S. whereas I believe that when I first considered it, the cost was $17.95. At any rate, I have at least one question. Although I don't recall the specifics, I seem to recall some discussion on this list which suggested that to get accurate info about your direction that the iPhone must be positioned horizontally rather than vertically as it would be if one were holding the iPhone or had it in a pouch attached to one's collar. Please would someone refresh my memory about this as if my recollection is correct, then I plan to purchase a holster which will hold the iPhone horizontally as I am walking the route. Thanks. Don Roberts -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing [email protected]. Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing [email protected]. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing [email protected]. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting 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. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing [email protected]. Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing [email protected]. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing [email protected]. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting 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.
