<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Good afternoon again. <div>First, you are correct to be concerned about connectivity. Voice Dream Scanner, now called VD Scan since the sale of the company, would work on the plane as it does its scanning internally to the phone. At least I think that’s still the case. </div><div>Aira and Be My Eyes would work while off the plane, as they need Internet connections, and a number of airports especially in North America are free access locations. </div><div>Some Seeing AI channels would operate on the plane and others would not. Short tex, color and light I elieve would function, but others may not without a connection. You can test them beforehand in airplane mode. That should get you started. </div><div>I’m not the expert on overseas connectivity, but some of the folks on the VIPhone list I mentioned would know, and I can get you the list info if you like. </div><div>Good luck on your trip. </div><div>Bill Outman </div><div><br><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Aug 6, 2023, at 7:25 AM, Misty Kienzynski via nFB-Talk <nfb-talk@nfbnet.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Greetings.</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I am traveling solo for the first time overseas in about a week. I am using Delta.</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">As I understand it, their wifi service only extends to messaging and nothing else, even if you pay for it.</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">So, I was wondering which blindness apps, if any, could be used aboard.</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">For instance, which apps do all their processing offline?</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I am looking for the best ways to be the most independent aboard the flights and I figure, if I can use apps, that would further increase this independence.</span><div><font color="#000000"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></span></font></div><div><font color="#000000"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Please note that I am speaking specifically of apps that help blind people such as Seeing AI, AIRA, Voice Dream Scanner or even Tile. I am not talking about apps like podcasts or audio book apps, just in case that was not clear.<br></span></font><br><div dir="ltr">
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