[gps-talkusers] Re: introducing myself
- From: Chris Grabowski <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2008 05:32:23 -0400
Hello,
Welcome to the list.
My answers will be below your questions.
On Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:21:48 +1000, "Andrew Head"
<athead@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>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?
Depends on the situation, if using an ear phone, you may wish to get
ear buds so both ears are not covered. I will also pull the ear bud
out of my ear when crossing streets.
>
>2. do you have to stop walking to enter commands?
No, The Sendero GPS has a mode where you can set up pre defined
commands and when you stop walking the commands will execute. IE.
nearest intersection and destination could executed when you stop
moving.
>
>3. is it difficult or uncomfortable having the MPower case open while using
>gps?
>No not at all.
>4. If you don't carry it in it's case, how do you carry it?
I carry it in it's case over my shoulder.
>
>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?
depends, if I have a jacket I put the BrailleNote under my jacket. You
could also carry a plastic bag and put the BN in that as well.
>
>Any information anyone can give me is greatly appreciated.
>from Andrew
>
>
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Chris Grabowski
- Customer Support and Product testing
Sendero Group
"The GPS company." Also, distributors of the mPower, PK, Victor
Stream, Voice Sense, KNFB Mobile Reader, Talks, Miniguide and ID Mate
Phone: 888-757-6810 EXT. 113
Email: chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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