[Electronics-Talk] iPhone SE / was Re: Introduction

Ronald Smith ronsmith131 at gmail.com
Fri Dec 1 18:30:41 UTC 2017 

It's not a former OS! The SE will still run IOS 11 just like the 8 or 10.

ronsmith131 at gmail.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jenny Keller via Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
To: "Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances" 
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Cc: "Jenny Keller" <jlperdue3 at gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, December 01, 2017 9:18 AM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] iPhone SE / was Re: Introduction


> Wow. That’s cool. I think I’m going to have to go with the eight for 8+ 
> for me though. Or 10, depending upon which punishment I’m a glutton for 
> :-)
>
> I use my iPhone ridiculously. So, I can’t imagine going back to a former 
> operating system.
>
> I already have a 7+.
>
> Jenny
>
> Just remember in the winter far beneath the bitter snow.
> Lies the seed that with the sun’s love,
> In the spring becomes the rose.
>
> “The rose” Bette Midler
>
>> On Dec 1, 2017, at 8:37 AM, Arlene via Electronics-Talk 
>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> In july the iphone se at our verizon store in oklahoma city was $400, and 
>> then about a month or so after that, I think it was at target that we saw 
>> the se again and it was about $500 there, So it is less expensive than 
>> the other iphones.
>>
>> Arlene
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "River Linda via Electronics-Talk" 
>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> To: "Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances" 
>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: "River Linda" <waterinmyroom at gmail.com>
>> Sent: Friday, December 01, 2017 1:37 AM
>> Subject: [Electronics-Talk] iPhone SE / was Re: Introduction
>>
>>
>>> Hi Jenny,
>>> The iPhone SE is the 4 inch version, same size as the iPhone 5 and 5S. 
>>> The
>>> screen size got bigger with the iPhone 6. The SE is a lot cheaper too,
>>> about half the price of the iPhone 8. I miss having a smaller phone and 
>>> am
>>> seriously thinking about getting the iPhone SE.
>>>
>>> On Thu, Nov 30, 2017 at 12:34 PM Jenny Keller via Electronics-Talk <
>>> electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> What is an iPhone SE
>>>>
>>>> Jenny
>>>>
>>>> Just remember in the winter far beneath the bitter snow.
>>>> Lies the seed that with the sun’s love,
>>>> In the spring becomes the rose.
>>>>
>>>> “The rose” Bette Midler
>>>>
>>>> > On Nov 30, 2017, at 10:34 AM, Roanna Bacchus via Electronics-Talk <
>>>> electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> > My family and I are you smart phone. I use voice over on my iPhone to 
>>>> >  > do
>>>> everything that you just described in your message and I love it. Hope 
>>>> to
>>>> hear from you soon.
>>>> >
>>>> > Sent from my iPad
>>>> >
>>>> >> On Nov 30, 2017, at 11:16 AM, Arlene via Electronics-Talk <
>>>> electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Hi, Roanna, welcome to this group. You'll really learn a whole lot
>>>> here, and sometimes it could be a real mixture of things, from what 
>>>> items
>>>> are the most accessible to who takes to certain items  and  others 
>>>> would
>>>> rather the other type of items, very much in the same sort of catagory 
>>>> and
>>>> both accessible in their own way. Just like in everything, everyone has
>>>> their own ways of doing things, and they have a set items they make use 
>>>> of.
>>>> Listening to all of it is quite interesting. One set of items would be, 
>>>> for
>>>> example smart phones and the feature phones, the flip phones and there 
>>>> are
>>>> some bar type phones with buttons both accessible in their own ways. I
>>>> think a majority of visually impaired individuals have smart phones, 
>>>> just
>>>> as everyone else does, and included in these phones is a screen reader. 
>>>> So
>>>> one can navigate on the screen as anyone else can. In some cases it 
>>>> makes
>>>> other items in the house more accessible, such as having things like an
>>>> instapot, also some crockpots, working different things in one's house
>>>> whether it be your thermostat or lights and other things. Doing email,
>>>> going on the internet, listening to books, music and the radio on the
>>>> phone, apps to be able to connect with someone to find out a 
>>>> description of
>>>> an item that you need a bit more information about, other useful apps 
>>>> for
>>>> scanning text, bar codes, gps, color identifier, and so much more. Then
>>>> there's those feature phones that are flip phones or bar type phones, 
>>>> the
>>>> phones that have the buttons, that have the text to speech included in 
>>>> the
>>>> phone, which isn't exactly like the screen reading software in a smart
>>>> phone, but makes it possible to navigate the phone with the buttons and
>>>> many of these phones do talk everything in the menues in the phone.
>>>> Personally for me, what I use is some of the different feature phones 
>>>> that
>>>> I'm very confortable with. As I'm able too I'll get more of these type 
>>>> of
>>>> phones so I could see what the phones are capable of and see what types 
>>>> of
>>>> things that I or anyone else can do with these phones. Of course, as in
>>>> everything certain phones are better than others or rightfully so a bit
>>>> better because the aspects of the phone may be a bit more advanced. 
>>>> Such as
>>>> seeing a difference in how a number of these phones work and what they 
>>>> had
>>>> in cluded 3 years ago, verses now presently. I think I'm going to do 
>>>> some
>>>> audio recordings about these phones. While there's so much more you can 
>>>> do
>>>> with a smart phone, with these feature phones, Besides navigating with 
>>>> the
>>>> phone for the settings, to type in new contacts, writing a text 
>>>> message, I
>>>> could use the calculater, I could use the calendar on some of them, I 
>>>> go on
>>>> the internet with them, some of the phones are a bit better than other
>>>> phones. 2 of the phones that are better for going on the internet that 
>>>> are
>>>> quite new phones, probably as new as from last year are the sim mobile 
>>>> for
>>>> at&t and the alcatel for t-mobile. Not everyone is as crazy as I am, I 
>>>> like
>>>> to explore and try everything I can do with it, including going on the
>>>> internet, which a number of people wouldn't even think about doing or
>>>> wouldn't care about, and possibly wouldn't be interested in using 
>>>> something
>>>> like the calculator. It's just enough phone for many individuals to be 
>>>> able
>>>> to have a phone to use as  just a phone, from easily dialing a phone 
>>>> number
>>>> to navigating the phone with the text to speech included in the phone, 
>>>> to
>>>> be able to write a text message, go into your contacts to either look 
>>>> up a
>>>> phone number which takes no time or when you're going to type in a new
>>>> contact or write a text message. As far as smart phones we have a modo 
>>>> g
>>>> android phone, which neither one of us have really got the knack of 
>>>> using
>>>> and we really want to learn. We're going to get the android book from
>>>> national braille press which should help in our learning, tremendously. 
>>>> One
>>>> of these days when we could afford it we'd like to get i phones. We 
>>>> have
>>>> looked at both the i phones and  the android phones at the store, with 
>>>> the
>>>> sales person putting the screen reader on. One time we saw that little 
>>>> i
>>>> phone the s e I think it's called, which seemed pretty easy to 
>>>> navigate,
>>>> and the phone was a really nice size being small and being small enough 
>>>> to
>>>> put in a pocket. Everyone differs to much of an extent of how they use
>>>> anything for that matter. For a smart phone we would want to have the
>>>> scanning apps, the color identifier, possibly the gps, one  of those 
>>>> apps
>>>> in case we needed something described, for us not so much for reading
>>>> books, and listening to the radio or tv, but that's some of what we 
>>>> would
>>>> use. Having the internet and email handy on the smart phones is great 
>>>> as
>>>> well. Hopefully in time we'll get use to the smart phones, but I'll 
>>>> never
>>>> stop using the feature phones because they are just as usefull in their
>>>> ownway. It's amazing, the topic of the phones is such a big topic. Then
>>>> there's other things we write about here, sharing information about 
>>>> what
>>>> appliances are more accessible, such as Roger recently told us about 
>>>> his
>>>> stove and dryer that are both quite accessible, which was good for us 
>>>> to
>>>> know about since we need a new stove. we write about our experiences 
>>>> with
>>>> some of the tvs that have the speech included in them, also share ideas
>>>> about how to do certain things, whatever comes up for someone, even if 
>>>> it's
>>>> something like finding the best ways for labeling something, which a 
>>>> number
>>>> of us have our own individual ways of doing things, that one could 
>>>> figure
>>>> out and hear what is the closest way they would feel confortable in 
>>>> doing
>>>> whatever it is. As I said we all vary in either our skill or what we're
>>>> plain confortable with, and that goes for anything, with so many
>>>> possibilities. Feel welcome to asking any questions you have, and share 
>>>> any
>>>> experiences you have had.
>>>> >> Arlene
>>>> >>
>>>> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "roanna bacchus via
>>>> Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>> >> To: <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>> >> Cc: "roanna bacchus" <rbacchus228 at gmail.com>
>>>> >> Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2017 1:22 PM
>>>> >> Subject: [Electronics-Talk] Introduction
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >>> Dear Members,
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> My name is Roanna Bacchus, and I am currently seeking employment 
>>>> >>> that
>>>> will allow me to utilize my braille skills and degree.  I love learning
>>>> about accessible electronics that the blind can use on their own.  I 
>>>> joined
>>>> this list so I can share my experiences using accessible electronics.
>>>> >>>
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