[gps-talkusers] Re: treker breeze question
- From: Will Walsh <willwalsh14@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 6 Jul 2014 22:09:56 -0400
the breeze that is
Sent from my iPhone
> On Jul 6, 2014, at 6:12 PM, "Dale Leavens" <dleavens@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> 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.
>>
>> Luke
>>
>>> 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 question
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> I think that trekker breeze is no longer being supported by humanware.
>>>>>
>>>>> Marco the rocket
>>>>>
>>>>>> 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 iPhone
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Jul 1, 2014, at 10:22 PM, "Dale Leavens" <dleavens@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Will,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> You get country maps on the Trekker Breeze when you buy it. These
>>>>>>>> would be
>>>>>>>> say USA or Canada or maybe Great Britain.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> If you want them for other countries you have to buy them from
>>>>>>>> Humanware
>>>>>>>> for 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 you
>>>>>>>> have moved to.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> You manage your maps with a programme you download to your computer
>>>>>>>> from
>>>>>>>> their 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 question
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Hi 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. And if they're free, how do I obtain
>>>>>>>>> more and download them? thanks
>>>>>>>>>
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