[nabs-l] iphone problem

Joseph Hudson jhud7789 at gmail.com
Sat Oct 13 23:20:37 UTC 2012 

Hi Sophie did you get your iph problem fix?

On 10/13/12, Sophie Trist <sweetpeareader at gmail.com> wrote:
> I don't know if it's my Southern accent or what, but Siri has a
> hard time understanding me. I rarely send lengthy emails from my
> phone--I do that with my Apex--but for texts or brief emails, I
> can type on the touch screen pretty accurately and quickly. Like
> many, I was reluctant to get an iPhone because the touch screen
> threw me off. But now, I believe that taking that leap of faith
> was one of the best decisions I ever made in my life.
>
>  ----- Original Message -----
> From: christopher nusbaum <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Sat, 13 Oct 2012 17:44:59 -0400
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] iphone problem
>
> Typing on the touch screen isn't too tricky for me, which is
> probably
> because it's set up like a standard QWERTY keyboard. I usually
> use the
> dictate feature or Siri, though.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Oct 13, 2012, at 4:04 PM, Patrick Molloy
> <ptrck.molloy at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>  Also on the subject of iPhones, how do people handle texting
> with the
>  touch screen?
>  Patrick
>
>  On 10/13/12, Arielle Silverman <arielle71 at gmail.com> wrote:
>  You can but I don't know how to do it with Itunes. Someone else
> here
>  should know more.
>  Arielle
>
>  On 10/13/12, David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com> wrote:
>  If it is a recent iPhone, normally pressing the physical home
> button
>  3 times quickly will bring up VoiceOver.  If this doesn't work
> you
>  will probably have to get sighted assistance, under settings,
>  general, VoiceOver I think.
>
>  Dave
>
>  At 11:43 AM 10/13/2012, you wrote:
>  speaking of iphone problems, does any1 no how i can help someone
> who
>  just got an iphone, he is totaly blind, and doesn't no how to
> turn on
>  speach
>
>  Sent from my iPad
>
>  On Oct 13, 2012, at 12:03, 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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