oh. thank you for that. it isn't extremely high then, I just wanted to make sure:) will be downloading and purchasing it later today.
Mauricio On Nov 4, 2012, at 1:30 AM, Ilkka Pirttimaa <ilkka.pirtti...@gmail.com> wrote: > I do have a counters in beta version so I can give some numbers. If you are > in area where there is reasonable amount of places, one call to FourSquare is > 32 KB. I tested that in center of New York, it's 40 KB. One call the get > nearest street crossings (OSM) is 4 KB. > > BlindSquare knows the area it has got from 4sq and OSM so it makes new query > when you are on boundary of last query. If you make category search or search > by name, FourSquare result is 10-40 KB. > > If we estimate that BS makes 20 queries to 4sq in 60 minutes and 30 to OSM, > it would mean 40*20 + 4*30 = 920 KB / hour. It's about 8 mb/h (mega > bits/hour). I hope my math is okay. I can also test this in practice. If you > drive by car you get more often to the boundaries and BS needs new data. > > PS. I'm currently implementing caching. It minimizes data usage when you are > on same area and it gives also possibility to off-line use (for example > preloading area from hotel wifi if you are abroad). > > > On Sun, Nov 4, 2012 at 1:28 AM, Mauricio Almeida > <mauriciopmalme...@gmail.com> wrote: > hello there. > > I want to use this app, but iw ould like to discuss something with you first. > do you have any way of estimating how much data it uses? i want to upgrade my > plan accordingly. > > thank you > > mauricio > > On Nov 3, 2012, at 6:26 PM, Ilkka Pirttimaa <ilkka.pirtti...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> It's 15 USD. You pay it once and use it forever. Big part of the price is >> it's own TTS that some users love and someone would like that it would use >> VoiceOver only. >> >> I have to also mention that it uses paid high quality backend services for >> OpenStreetMaps that I pay for each users all the time. I just can't lower >> the price to be able to make this kind of app possible. But it's worth it >> anyway :-) >> >> If you don't like it, there is alway Apple policy that makes returning the >> app possible. App has been available for 6 months and I have seen one return! >> >> >> On Sat, Nov 3, 2012 at 5:02 PM, matthew Dyer <matthewdyer...@msn.com> wrote: >> How much is this app? Is there a way to try it first before I buy? >> >> Matthew >> >> >> On Nov 3, 2012, at 1:23 AM, Ilkka Pirttimaa wrote: >> >>> When you select a target, it reports your distance and clock face to that >>> target. When you were on a bus, were you sitting close to window and your >>> device on the side of the window? You should do that, then device has GPS >>> signal. Otherwise it uses cell tower estimation or even wifi based location >>> that can be inaccurate or even wrong: I have seen that database of wifi >>> locations is usually just okay but if some people have moved, they have >>> moved also that wifi to new address and your location might jump! For this >>> reason I have warning mechanism in BlindSquare if it notices this kind of >>> "jump". >>> >>> So, please make sure you have clean coordinates on your places you are >>> tracking and make sure you have best possible GPS accuracy when tracking. >>> And let me know when you have tested it more. >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Nov 3, 2012 at 3:41 AM, Les Kriegler <kriegle...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> I am confused about how to track. I set a place from within my places >>> which was at an office I work out of. I set it up at my home address. It >>> reported after I set it up that it was 0 feet; at the time, I ignored that >>> message. I then got on the bus and while on route, started tracking the >>> office. I first heard the target address and it reported 1.7 miles. I >>> assumed that was the distance to the tracking location. However, as we got >>> closer to it, the distance went up. When I got off the bus, I heard the >>> distance reported as close to three miles. When I got close to the >>> location, it reported I was about five feet away, but this occurred on a >>> previous trip before I had set a location to track. So my question is what >>> does the distance represent? Is it the distance from my house where I set >>> the location to the actual location? By the way, when I reached my home on >>> the return trip, I heard my address announced, as well as the tracked >>> location of 0 feet. I thought tracking a location meant the closer you >>> got, the smaller the distance to the location? Please explain how this >>> works. Thanks. >>> >>> Les >>> On Nov 2, 2012, at 1:30 AM, Ilkka Pirttimaa <ilkka.pirtti...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hello! When you have searched the target (by category list, search, recent >>>> places or My Places) and you are on page that shows name, address, phone >>>> number etc. (what information exists for that place), there are two >>>> buttons: >>>> >>>> 1) "Start Tracking": BS starts to report constantly distance and clock >>>> face direction where the place is. This is not "turn-by-turn" >>>> 2) "Plan a route": BS finds what navigation apps you have installed and >>>> you can start Navigon, TomTom, MotionX or Apple Maps to navigate to >>>> selected target. BS will stay on background reporting street crossings and >>>> POIs >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 5:58 AM, keith weatherly >>>> <musicma...@walterharper.org> wrote: >>>> hello, i just bought the blindsquare app today and i was just wondering >>>> how do i get it to tell me how to get from one point to the next point? >>>> for example when i come out of my apartment and want to walk to the store >>>> across the street from the apartment complex or maybe the church a little >>>> ways down the street. Are there certon settings that i need to use? I was >>>> riding in the car with a friend and it did anounce when he was at the >>>> diferent streets as well as the stores in view. I just want to know how i >>>> can use it for walking and get constent prompt to my destonation. Thank >>>> you in advance. >>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ilkka Pirttimaa" >>>> <ilkka.pirtti...@gmail.com> >>>> To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>>> Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 10:13 AM >>>> >>>> Subject: Re: Best GPS for me? >>>> >>>> >>>> Yes, just open "App Store" on your iPhone and search "blindsquare". >>>> Here is link too: >>>> https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/blindsquare/id500557255?mt=8 >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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