It is an expensive thing to keep an iPhone or Android device running! I doubt many would be getting away with less than $60 a month for their iPhone plan in Canada anyway and that is $720 plus tax per year. Albeit I did spend $850 or so for Breeze and admittedly I did buy maps for the UK and the US in addition to the Canadian maps I have on the Breeze I recover the maps cost in about 4 months. Further, it works where I don't have cellular or WiFi service and it works all day. Admittedly I can't telephone on it but often I am in a no coverage area where my iPhone is equally useless for phoning.
The main reason that people use single use (digital camera's) is for the quality and versatility of the devices. My son for example takes loads of photographs with a SLR digital camera and he has several lenses in his bag, never goes anywhere with out it. Just can't do the photographic things he wants or needs to do with his Android device.
As a woodworker I can assure you that nearly without exception, multiuse tools are not for the serious user. Even the hobbyist is soon disappointed with the quality, accuracy and convenience of a multiuse tool.
My Computer for example will play all the music I can beg, borrow or steal but I am a long way from discarding my 40 year old stereo equipment. I don't much use the turntable any more and I have a 200 disc CD changer and connect my phone into it from time-to-time but I am a long way from leaving my audio to my phone!
Certainly it is time for Breeze to update to more modern technologies, my neighbour's car is long removed from the Model A Ford my grandfather drove but both still have a lot in common.
Cheers. Dale Leavens.----- Original Message ----- From: "Luke French" <nhbostonfan@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2014 5:27 PM Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: treker breeze question
don't get me wrong there are still people who buy digital cameras rather than use their phones for various reasons but for the most part these types of products will become more expensiveSingle use devices of all kinds are going to have a hard time in the future. I don't use my Victor reader anymore because I'm using the BARD Mobile app instead.LukeTo change your email settings (unsubscribe, digest only, or vacation mode):On Jul 5, 2014, at 8:57 PM, Mike Arrigo <n0oxy@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:I would think, since there are good gps apps for both of the major smart phone platforms, there would be no reason to go with a treker breeze, not to mention the expensive price.On Jul 5, 2014, at 5:12 PM, Dale Leavens <dleavens@xxxxxxx> wrote:They still support it, just how often maps are updated though is something else. I did hear a roomer that they may be working on some sort of upgrade or new project but only heard it once and have not seen anything.Oddly, in my limited experience it so far still works best of all not including those products that work on the braille notetakers which I have never used.Blind Square still does not announce upcoming intersections or not in this town anyway and yesterday when we went over to Timmins I didn't have a chance to really test it as I needed a known reliable solution. I expct though it would have more current points of interest than say Trekker due to the customer base on FourSquare.Dale Leavens. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marco Antonius" <news@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, July 05, 2014 5:43 PM Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: treker breeze questionI think that trekker breeze is no longer being supported by humanware. Marco the rocketTo change your email settings (unsubscribe, digest only, or vacation mode):On Jul 2, 2014, at 8:35, Ray Carette <ray957719@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: I would like to knnow how often tomtom updates their maps because there are things listed in downtown Manchester NH which haven't existed in at least one-two years such as Pappajohns pizza which tomtomm says is downtown and hasn't been as I said for at least a year or two.On 7/1/14, Will Walsh <willwalsh14@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: thanks Sent from my iPhoneOn Jul 1, 2014, at 10:22 PM, "Dale Leavens" <dleavens@xxxxxxx> wrote:To change your email settings (unsubscribe, digest only, or vacation mode):Will,You get country maps on the Trekker Breeze when you buy it. These would besay USA or Canada or maybe Great Britain.If you want them for other countries you have to buy them from Humanwarefor something like a hundred and twenty bucks.It gets a little more complicated for the USA because you can only have 4 maps on a card at a time and therefore you need 4 cards to hold all the USA maps, some states on each card. If you travel beyond your currently installed card you'll have to change to the one which has the state youhave moved to.You manage your maps with a programme you download to your computer fromtheir Web Site. Hope this is helpful. Dale Leavens.----- Original Message ----- From: "Will Walsh" <willwalsh14@xxxxxxxxx>To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2014 10:04 PM Subject: [gps-talkusers] treker breeze questionHi all,I am wondering how to download maps on to my treker breeze and if maps are free. I am getting mixed messages. I was told by the people that donated this to me that maps were free. Humanware is claiming I have to pay for extra maps. Which is it. 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