[Electronics-talk] I asked about an android phone, but finally sent the iPhone to be fixed *frown*

Gail the U. S. Male gailcrowe1959 at gmail.com
Wed Aug 22 22:49:14 UTC 2012


Oh Jenny!  That's really a major bummer!  Fortunately, my iPhone is pretty
much problem free, and I was able to get it fixed, at my apple store.  I had
a charging cable issue, also something that was quite strange.  I had
purchased a cable that went from the headphone jack, to the auxiliary input
on a radio I have, it was from Hong Kong, and was quite inexpensive.  I got
the cable, plugged one end into my radio, and the other into my phone.  The
tip of the end I plugged into my phone came off.  The tip was not put on at
all well!  Never having had this happen before, I didn't pay much attention
to the tips on the cable, until I tried to unplug it from my phone, and the
tip came off, and stayed inside my phone.  I had apple get it out, but in
doing that, I can't use the headphone jack any longer, but at least I got my
phone back, the tip out, and can still use the speakers.  So, I really feel
for you, not having a usable phone!

-----Original Message-----
From: electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
[mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jenny Keller
Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2012 7:08 PM
To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
Subject: [Electronics-talk] I asked about an android phone, but finally sent
the iPhone to be fixed *frown*

Hi all,

Due to the responses on this list, and the fact that a lot of people have
said that what I'm experiencing with SIRI just doesn't seem to be usual, I
contacted Apple, and asked that my iPhone be replaced.

Unfortunately though, I had to send it in today and am without any cell
phone till the new one gets here.  

If I had the money, they would've sent me a new one, charged my card for the
new one till my old one got back there, and then replaced the money.  That
unfortunately couldn't happen.  so here I am, without a cell phone.  

I hope to get a new one soon, and that most of my major SIRI issues are
resolved.

thanks for all of your advice.

Jenny
On Aug 20, 2012, at 12:34 PM, Baracco, Andrew W wrote:

> Keep in mind that the present version of Siri is a beta version.  It's 
> very unusual that beta software would be included in a publically 
> released product, but what is usual about Apple? (SMILE)!
> Andy
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jenny Keller
> Sent: Friday, August 17, 2012 5:43 PM
> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Looking for an accessible android 
> phone
> 
> Hi Jim and all,
> 
> I asked AT&T if Jelly Bean was even out, and they told me not yet on 
> their end.
> 
> the Android phones that I've seen that run Ice Cream Sandwich are much 
> more of a pain than I think they're worth.
> 
> I restored my iPhone 4S to factory settings and put all my junk back 
> on it.  Hopefully that will solve SIRI's attitude *smile*.
> 
> I still have to re-download my apps again, but that's for another day 
> next week as my husband is going to be baptized tomorrow and I frankly 
> don't have the time or energy, or even, not to be a brat, but 
> inclination, to do it right now as you all can imagine.
> 
> If nothing else, I'll just wait till the new iPhone update to 6 comes 
> out and hope that SIRI's bugs have been fixed.
> 
> Have a great night and weekend.
> 
> Jenny
> On Aug 17, 2012, at 10:13 AM, Jim Barbour wrote:
> 
>> So, we've moved far away from the original question which was 
>> recomendations for an android phone.
>> 
>> I said some of this earlier, but I'll repeat it and add more here.
>> 
>> First, I highly recommend trying to make the iPhone work for you.  I 
>> believe it really is the best option out there.
>> 
>> Next, if you really want to try out an android phone, look for one 
>> that hsi running Jelly Bean.  The Jelly Bean version of talkBack now 
>> has the "explore by touch" technology built into the phone, which 
>> makes for a much nicer user experience for blind users.
>> 
>> As to which phone to get, I can recommend the "droid 4" phone, which 
>> runs on Verizon.  For other carriers, you'll need to ask around.  
>> Some
> 
>> things you'll care about are...
>> 
>> * Does the phone have a physical keyboard, D-pad, joystick etc?  How
>>   do they feel in your hand?
>>   NOTE: you don't have to have these controls to use an android
>>   phone running Jelly Bean, but it really will help.
>> * Does the phone run Jelly Bean?
>> * How is the phone's battery life?
>> 
>> Hope this helps,
>> 
>> Jim
>> 
>> On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 11:03:37AM -0400, Julie Phillipson wrote:
>>> hay you can get ear buds that have different size covers for small, 
>>> medium and large and they block out noise around you.  I get them 
>>> for
> 
>>> 10 bucks at drug store.com.  They are like the old style ear bud 
>>> that
> 
>>> goes into the ear not just sit at the opening of the ear.  Those 
>>> other kind of buds hurt my ears too.
>>> 
>>> Julie Phillipson
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jenny Keller" 
>>> <jlperdue3 at gmail.com>
>>> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances"
>>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2012 12:50 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Looking for an accessible android 
>>> phone
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> I have very small ear connals, and very small ears that make it 
>>>> hard
> 
>>>> to find a bluetooth headset that fits properly that doesn't cost a
> fortune.
>>>> 
>>>> I have one that sort of works, but it causes pain after wearing it 
>>>> for any long periods of time.
>>>> 
>>>> Also, our bus terminal is in a fowl neighborhood and some of the 
>>>> people who ride the bus are not the kind of people you'd want to 
>>>> let
> 
>>>> know that you have an iPhone 4S.
>>>> 
>>>> Love the joke though.
>>>> 
>>>> Jenny
>>>> On Aug 15, 2012, at 2:14 PM, Baracco, Andrew W wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> How can something on your head cause a pain in your behind? LOL!
>>>>> Andy
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
>>>>> [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jenny 
>>>>> Keller
>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2012 7:09 PM
>>>>> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
>>>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Looking for an accessible android 
>>>>> phone
>>>>> 
>>>>> There are bugs on the iPhone 4S such as SIRI deciding to stop 
>>>>> working and having to reset the phone at least twice a day.
>>>>> 
>>>>> there is also the bug that voiceover gets drowned out when you 
>>>>> have
> 
>>>>> to push a number for the menus on phone things like press one for 
>>>>> etc.  You can use a bluetooth or headset for that, but I don't 
>>>>> like
> 
>>>>> to have anything on my head, so it's a pain in the behind.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Sometimes, when just using the touch screen itself, if you are on 
>>>>> the contacts screen and you press contacts, it will flip to a 
>>>>> blank
> screen.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> things like that irritate me, and if I wanted a phone that didn't 
>>>>> have the capacity for SIRI working correctly, I would've just 
>>>>> gotten the iPhone 4 and not have had to spend the extra money, 
>>>>> especially with the bug in voiceover that gets drowned out by the
> speaker phone.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I called Apple Accessibility about both issues and they said they 
>>>>> were bugs and that they couldn't do anything about it.
>>>>> 
>>>>> therefore, I have an upgrade available, and am seriously 
>>>>> considering an android phone.  Though the Galaxy S3 turned out to 
>>>>> be way ore complicated than it was worth.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Jenny
>>>>> On Aug 13, 2012, at 5:28 PM, Jim Barbour wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Hey Jenny,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I'm writing you back as I think my comments will be useful to
> others.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I've been playing with various Android phones recently, and they 
>>>>>> are slowly catching up with the iPhone, in terms of blindness
> usability.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> There are a few good reasons to go with an android phone, but you 
>>>>>> should be aware of wha you're getting.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> If you could tell us more about what you find frustrating about 
>>>>>> the iPhone, we can help you figure out if Android will be a 
>>>>>> better
> 
>>>>>> solution.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Take Care,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Jim
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 05:12:39PM -0500, Jenny Keller wrote:
>>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> I am getting very frustrated with my iPhone 4S and looked at the
>>>>> Galaxy 3s last week.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> I found it to be more of a pain than it was worth.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> I want an android that is at least Ice Cream Sandwich.  Any
>>>>> suggestions, and I would appreciate it if you would give me 
>>>>> reasons
> 
>>>>> and good points and even bad about the phone you suggest.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Please write me off list as to keep traffic down.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Jenny
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