[Blindtlk] iPhone drawbacks?

[Bryan Schulz]

hi,

it works great for just calls and texting.
i have to wait for the speech to respond to move on to the next letter/menu choice.
on the samsung haven, speech is included.

Bryan Schulz

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Judy Jones 
  To: Blind Talk Mailing List 
  Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 7:52 PM
  Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] iPhone drawbacks?


  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!!!
  >
  >  Skype name:
  >  barefootedray
  >
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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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