Andrew, good morning and welcome. I am a GPS user, but I use a Braille note PK, so I can't answer all of your questions. I carry my Braille Note across my body, hanging on my right shoulder and under my left arm. Walking with the case open is not a problem, except when it rains. I use a plastic bag for the Braille Note, which I keep in a pocket. Ah the bag that is. I enter limited commands and read with my left hand. Some people use Bluetooth speakers, but I don't want my travel listening to be interrupted by a computer voice.
Not the right way, not the only, but it's my way.----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Head" <athead@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "GPS list" <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 3:21 AM Subject: [gps-talkusers] introducing myself
Hi all,My name is Andrew Head. I am from Australia and have only recently joined this list.I am currently completing year 12 in high school.I am beginning to learn to independently travel and I am thinking about purchasing either BrailleNote gps or Trekker GPS. I already have a brailleNote MPower BT, with an 18 cell braille display, so if I decided to buy that, it would be cheaper and also having used the test drive version gives me an advantage. On the other hand, trekker gps is smaller and more portable. I am just wondering if any people who use gps with an MPower can answer the following questions.1. How easy is it to use the MPower while you are walking around? do you use earphones or an external speaker or just read the braille display?2. do you have to stop walking to enter commands?3. is it difficult or uncomfortable having the MPower case open while using gps?4. If you don't carry it in it's case, how do you carry it?5. If you are walking with GPS especially in a location where you don't travel regularly or have travelled their for the first time and you need to rely on the gps to get you from point A to point B, what do you do if it rains unexpectedly?Any information anyone can give me is greatly appreciated.from Andrew