[nabs-l] iphone problem

Sat Oct 13 21:31:57 UTC 2012

Siri is good for that. There is also a built in the dictate button on
the keyboard for an iPhone 4S or five. That's what I'm using to write
this email.

Sent from my iPhone

On Oct 13, 2012, at 5:09 PM, Arielle Silverman <arielle71 at gmail.com> wrote:

> There is an on-screen keyboard but I don't really like it. Siri is
> pretty good at recording and sending text messages and I also use a
> RefreshaBraille which is a bluetooth keyboard with Braille display.
> However you can also just get a regular bluetooth keyboard and use
> that for texting.
> Arielle
>
> On 10/13/12, Ashley Coleman <amc05111 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi Sophie,
>> If you double tap with one finger; you should be able to end your
>> calls.  If your phone is not doing what you should; you may want to
>> try a reset.  You will have to hold down the power button and the home
>> button down together until your phone goes off and then comes back on.
>>
>> Joshua, keep an open mind when considering what you write on lists.
>> We can have as many problems with phones with buttons as with a touch
>> screen.  If you do not have anything helpful to say; I would suggest
>> not saying anything at all.
>>
>> Thank you
>> Have a great day!
>> Ashley Coleman
>>
>>
>> On 10/13/12, Jewel <herekittykat2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Joshua,
>>> Your comment is of no use to the current topic, and is in fact very
>>> rude. Maybe she *gasp* wonder-of-wonders *likes* having a touchscreen.
>>> Just because you wouldn't do it, doesn't mean other people shouldn't.
>>> You have a tendency to make snarky remarks that are of no help to the
>>> person asking the question and personally, I find it very annoying.
>>> Please stop. As the saying goes, if you have nothing good to say,
>>> don't say anything at all.
>>> ~Jewel
>>>
>>> On 10/13/12, Sophie Trist <sweetpeareader at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Gloria, I agree. I would rather use the iPhone with a couple of
>>>> minor bugs than use another kind of phone. Like you, I was
>>>> resistent to the whole touch screen thing, but when I went to
>>>> camp at LCB and saw how efficient everyone was with them, I
>>>> decided to get one. It is by far the most accessible and advanced
>>>> phone out there.
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Gloria G" <gloria.graves at gmail.com
>>>> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>>>> Date sent: Sat, 13 Oct 2012 09:08:46 -0500
>>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] iphone problem
>>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>> I have to say, I was one of the people who said I would neveer
>>>> use a touch
>>>> screen divice, but I am happy to say I have been using the
>>>> I-phone for about
>>>> two weeks or so and I have never been happier. I was nervous at
>>>> the start,
>>>> but with some practice I am having no problems. These things just
>>>> take time.
>>>> I love my I-phone and everything I can do with it. I do not see
>>>> myself going
>>>> to anything else.
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Joshua Lester" <JLester8462 at PCCUAEDU.onmicrosoft.com
>>>> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>>>> Sent: Friday, October 12, 2012 12:19 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] iphone problem
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> That's one reason why I don't like touch screen devices.
>>>> I'd quit Apple altogether, and get a phone with ATNT, that has
>>>> actual
>>>> buttons.
>>>> Blessings, Joshua
>>>> ________________________________________
>>>> From: nabs-l [nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] on behalf of Sophie
>>>> Trist
>>>> [sweetpeareader at gmail.com]
>>>> Sent: Friday, October 12, 2012 12:01 PM
>>>> To: nabs
>>>> Subject: [nabs-l] iphone problem
>>>>
>>>> Dear List:
>>>>
>>>> It's me Sophie again, and my iPhone has yet another weird
>>>> problem. If I call someone on my iPhone, whenever I double tap
>>>> the end button to hang up, my iPhone automatically starts
>>>> playing
>>>> music. The same thing happens if someone calls me and I don't
>>>> answer. This has happened n a couple of very awkward places and
>>>> I
>>>> would appreciate any suggestions y'all might have before I call
>>>> Apple.
>>>> All the best,
>>>> Sophie Trist
>>>>
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