It worked for me. It does not have recalculation feature. If you go off route, it will tell you so, and ask if you want to recalculate.
Thom -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Joseph Sent: Monday, September 08, 2014 5:27 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Any experience with the new ViaOpta Nav app? Hello, When I ran the app, it said that it was for use outside the US. It took for ever to load my location info and then, even though it gave my address, it said that it couldn't find my address. So it's probably going to be a while before it's for the US. On Sep 8, 2014, at 2:07 PM, Deb Lewis <deblewi...@gmail.com> wrote: > I didn't have too much luck with the navigation. It keeps telling me > my device is off route, but when I tell it to find the route, it > doesn't seem to. Also could only get walking routes. But I was more > concerned that navigating wasn't too successful. > > > On 9/8/14, Dionesque <diones...@interia.pl> wrote: >> Hello guys, >> >> This app is definitely available in Poland and in Germany. It's >> beeing developed by the same folks who created Ariadne GPS, I'm not >> sure why they've apparently dropped forward developing of Ariadne and >> started a new yet similair project. >> ViaOpta Nav is free and pretty easy to use, the menu is very clear >> and doesn't contain many options. You can check your locations and >> intersections close to your location. When on the road, the app >> informs you about intersections and POIs, botth taken from OSM (Open >> Street Maps), you can also get a proper street to street navigation based on the TomTom maps. >> Overall a nice, quick reacting app, given it's still the version 1.0, >> hopefully we'll see it improving in the future. >> The interface is in English, on my German-speaking iPhone interface >> the app menus are properly translated into German but the terms of >> use which you're about to accept each time you're launching the app >> are in English only for the time being. >> Kind regards, >> >> >> Barbara >> >> >> >> Von meinem iPhone gesendet >> >>> Am 08.09.2014 um 18:07 schrieb Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca>: >>> >>> Hi Jared, >>> >>> I just had a look at your link and it will bring up the app, but in >>> the Zimbabwe app store. You can tell which app store an address is >>> from by looking at the 2 letters after https://itunes.apple.com/ >>> >>> Anyhow, it appears the app is available in the United States, but it >>> is not available in the Canadian app store. >>> Too bad since at least the description sounds OK. The developer, >>> Novartis Pharmaceutical Corporation, is according to Wikipedia also >>> the largest pharmaceutical company with respect to sales which in >>> 2013 were 57.9 Billion. >>> Very nice of them to make a free app for the blind, isn't it? I >>> guess they would have the resources to do a good job, I mean what's >>> a million or two or even 5 for a company like that. It would, >>> however, be nice if they provided a list of countries where the app works. >>> Let's also see if there will be regular updates and new features. >>> Maybe KNFB Reader should have gone to them for a bit of funding, >>> then maybe the KNFB Reader app would have cost 99 Cents instead of 99 Dollars. >>> After all, according to prescription drugs, over the counter drugs, >>> vaxines, animal drugs the company is also into contact lenses >>> *smile*.a few Bucks >>> >>> Regards, >>> Sieghard >>> >>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On >>> Behalf Of Jared >>> Sent: Monday, September 08, 2014 8:36 AM >>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: Any experience with the new ViaOpta Nav app? >>> >>> Apparently there is a new free navigation app available designed for >>> blind people called ViaOpta Nav and it can be found at >>> >>> >>> https://itunes.apple.com/zw/app/viaopta-nav/id908435532?mt=8&ign-mpt >>> =uo%3D4 I was wondering if anyone has had a chance to look at it? >>> I'm not going to have an opertunity to for a couple days. >>> -- >>> The following information is important for all members of the >>> viphone list. 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