[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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