[Blindtlk] iPhone drawbacks?

[Judy Jones]

How is the Samsung working for you, what speech engine and what operating 
system?

Judy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bryan Schulz" <b.schulz at sbcglobal.net>
To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 9:38 AM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] iPhone drawbacks?


> hi,
>
> the samsung only has one speed.
> can you make the i-phone voice react faster or slower?
>
> Bryan Schulz
>
>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: Ray Foret Jr
>  To: Blind Talk Mailing List
>  Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 2:25 AM
>  Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] iPhone drawbacks?
>
>
>  In my case, when I make a call on my Iphone, the keypad stays exposed. 
> Now, when you have it set for touch typing, as I do, and you need for what 
> ever reason to generate a sustained tone, the trick then is to swipe the 
> screen until you hear the digit you wish, then, what you do is you double 
> tap and hold that place on the screen.  This is because, as we Iphone 
> users know, with touch typing, you move one finger around the screen and, 
> when you hear the character you wish, lift your finger off and that 
> character will type in right away.
>
>
>  Sincerely,
>  The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!
>
>  Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!!
>
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>
>  On Feb 12, 2012, at 10:38 PM, Mike Freeman wrote:
>
>  > Marsha et al:
>  >
>  > If a given site -- like a pharmacy or a bank -- has a set of menus one 
> goes
>  > thru in a given sequence wherein one is expecting the same results, one 
> can
>  > insert pauses into numbers dialed and one can put such a number into a
>  > contact so one can dial the whole sequence all at once and get to the 
> menu
>  > one desires. I do this with conferencing systems where I know the 
> numbers
>  > and passcodes will stay the same.
>  >
>  > Mike
>  >
>  >
>  > -----Original Message-----
>  > From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
> On
>  > Behalf Of Marsha Drenth
>  > Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2012 8:16 PM
>  > To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
>  > Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] iPhone drawbacks?
>  >
>  > Judy,
>  >
>  > My husband would say that he can't make calls on the Iphone to save his
>  > life. I don't have this issue, but it does all take practice. His 
> thought is
>  > that the Iphone is not really for making and taking phone calls, but 
> all the
>  > other extra it does.
>  >
>  > Marsha
>  >
>  >
>  > -----Original Message-----
>  > From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
> On
>  > Behalf Of Judy Jones
>  > Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2012 10:28 PM
>  > To: Blind Talk Mailing List
>  > Subject: [Blindtlk] iPhone drawbacks?
>  >
>  > I've heard so much favorable press about the iPhone - does anyone on 
> the
>  > list who uses one find any drawbacks to using it, other than the 
> learning
>  > curve?
>  >
>  > Judy
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