[Blindtlk] iPhone drawbacks?

Sun Feb 19 23:12:27 UTC 2012

Hi, Mary,

In my limited use of my iPhone so far, I've not found SIRI to be that great, 
but again, aI'm a new user.

Judy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Nusbaum" <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com>
To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2012 3:26 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] iPhone drawbacks?

> Mari, can you email me off-list? I wanted to see if you were still 
> interested in being a part of that list I'm starting.
>
> Chris
>
> Chris Nusbaum
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> problem is the misunderstanding and lack of education that exists.  If a 
> blind person has the proper training and opportunity, blindness can be 
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mari Hunziker <marihunziker at gmail.com
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List <blindtlk at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:16:08 -0600
> 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:
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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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