[Blindtlk] iPhone drawbacks?
Judy Jones
jtj1 at cableone.net
Tue Feb 14 04:46:50 UTC 2012
Neither am I.
Judy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
To: "'Blind Talk Mailing List'" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 9:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] iPhone drawbacks?
>I don't have the 4S yet but even if I did, I think I'd only use Siri for
> amusement. I'm not very keen on voice recognition software for dictating
> documents.
>
> Mike
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Mari Hunziker
> Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 7:16 PM
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] iPhone drawbacks?
>
> Those with an iPhone 4G Siri version, isn't it easier to speak to Siri
> using
> your voice commands and heave Siri deliver the text instead of having to
> physically type each letter into the keypad?
> Thanks,
> Mari Hunziker
>
> On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 8:52 PM, Bryan Schulz
> <b.schulz at sbcglobal.net>wrote:
>
>> 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
>> >
>> > Facebook:
>> > facebook.com/ray.foretjr.1
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > 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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