[Diabetes-Talk] Another G5 question - and, we are still waiting

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Another option is the KNFBREADER  app if you have it.

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> On Feb 23, 2017, at 9:49 AM, Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Cool, thanks for the info.
> 
> Bridgit
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Tom Ley via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2017 9:40 AM
> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
> Cc: TALey at ups.com
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Another G5 question - and, we are still waiting
> 
> Bridgit, 
> 
> FaceTime is a good idea for situations like this. 
> 
> There is also a free app and service named Be My Eyes I've used a couple of
> times. You start the app and request help from the first available volunteer
> helper. It connects you to an anonymous person who has volunteered to be a
> helper on the Be My Eyes network. At that point it is like a face time call,
> although I'm not sure if they see you or you can see them, I think not. It
> seems to use the back facing camera. You can talk to them, tell them what
> you need, and then point the back of the phone at what you need read or
> analyzed. After you are done you can provide a comment about the experience.
> I think if you have a bad experience, they can kick that person off the
> helper network. 
> 
> Once my helper was in New Zealand. The other time it was someone in the US. 
> 
> Tom
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2017 10:30 AM
> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind' <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter <bkpollpeter at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Another G5 question - and, we are still waiting
> 
> A little tip I've used for various things is to Facetime a sighted person on
> my iPhone when I need a pair of eyes for something. For those with iPhones
> or iPads, this is a great option for when you need sighted help but no one
> is around or available to come over immediately.
> 
> Bridgit
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Jamie Gurganus via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2017 9:21 AM
> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind' <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Jamie Gurganus <jamielgurganus at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Another G5 question - and, we are still waiting
> 
> Thanks Tom!  I was afraid that this was the answer.  I'll mark my 2nd
> transmitter box with the number in braille, so that I have it three months
> from now.  Tap Tap See didn't read the number, so I tried the camera.  I'm
> just glad that there was someone sighted at our house at the time.  
> 
> 
>                Jamie
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Tom Ley via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2017 9:14 AM
> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
> Cc: TALey at ups.com
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Another G5 question - and, we are still waiting
> 
> Hi Jamie, 
> 
> I don't have an answer for the camera and the serial number. I've never had
> success with it. There is a work around. On the screen where it tells you to
> point the camera at the barcode, there is a button to enter the serial
> number manually, so if you know the serial number, you can type it in. When
> my two transmitters arrive every six months, I have someone read me the
> serial number off the box and I write them in my phone. I mark each
> transmitter box distinctly so I know which serial number goes with which
> box. Then I have the serial numbers to type in when I need to begin using a
> new transmitter.
> 
> Hope this helps,
> Tom
> 
> 
> 
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