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May McDonald <[log in to unmask]>
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Navigon North America right now is at 69, they took it down again. Probably a update is coming or something. There's also motionx GPS drive. I've had my IPhone since June of last year, great phone.

May, VA7MAI
On 2010-02-10, at 8:00 PM, Andy Baracco wrote:

> hi Kevin,
> 
> i only recently purchased an iPhone 3GS.  i am only familiarizing 
> myself with the apps that come standard, and have not yet downloaded 
> any other apps.  The unit does contain a GPS receiver.  There is a 
> compass app that comes standard, and gives you lat and lon as well as 
> the compass direction that you are facing in degrees. There are some 
> free apps such as "what's Around" and "around me" that will tell you 
> where you are and gives you some POI's. Tom Tom has an iPhone app, 
> but do not know about accessibility.  navigon mobil navigator costs, 
> i believe, $89, and will give you turn by turn directions and a rich 
> list of POI's. There is no app that will compete with the blind 
> oriented GPS solutions such as sendero or Trekker.
> Don't know about ham radio apps.
> Andy
> At 07:20 PM 2/10/2010, you wrote:
>> Hi All,
>> 
>> this is actually a two part question.  First, does anyone on the list
>> currently use an I-Phone with Voice Over?  I would like someone to whom I
>> might talk about this phone since I am thinking of changing carriers and
>> buying one.
>> 
>> Second, are there any fun, useful or cool ham radio apps for the I-Phone
>> that turn out to be accessible with Voice Over?  How about GPS apps?
>> 
>> thanks much for your help and very 73.
>> 
>> 
>> Kevin :)
>> Amateur Radio:  K7RX
>> 
>> 

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