[Nfbmo] cell phones

[McMahon, Cory J]

I had an I-phone for a bit of time recently, and never grasped the concept 
of the touch screen. In fact, I found it frustrating.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Natasha Baebler" <guidingpaws at gmail.com>
To: "NFB of Missouri Mailing List" <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
Cc: "NFB of Missouri Mailing List" <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, November 12, 2012 1:22 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] cell phones


>I do almost everything on my iPhone five via Siri/voice dictation. It's way 
>more accurate than my touch typing and it's a lot faster is well. It's also 
>much more accurate than anything else I've ever tried to use for dictation 
>software.
>
> Learning the lingo takes a little bit of practice, but it's easy enough to 
> do.
>
> Natasha
> guidingpaws at gmail.com
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Nov 12, 2012, at 12:29 PM, "Brian Wekamp" <bjwekamp02 at embarqmail.com> 
> wrote:
>
>> Hello Everyone:
>>
>> When using the newest Iphone when sending email or serfing the web can 
>> you use just voice commands instead of typeing.
>>
>> I can type but have never done it  on a touch screen.
>>
>>
>> Brian Wekamp
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Fred Olver
>> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2012 6:03 AM
>> To: NFB of Missouri Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] cell phones
>>
>> Brian, you have to be more explanatory when you talk about speech being
>> built-in. Siri is an assistant which is part of the software for the 
>> I-phone
>> 4S and 5. Programs like Vlingo etc would be more of use for the I-phone 4 
>> or
>> 3GS. Although Vlingo might offer some capability beyond Vlingo, or 
>> perhapse
>> Dragon dictate, if you are concerned about typing on a 4S or 5 then I 
>> would
>> consider getting a keyboard, instead.
>>
>> Fred Olver
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Randy Carmack" 
>> <randycarmack at gmail.com>
>> To: "NFB of Missouri Mailing List" <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2012 5:05 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] cell phones
>>
>>
>>> Yes, it is part of its accessibility features.
>>>
>>> On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 4:42 AM, Brian Wekamp 
>>> <bjwekamp02 at embarqmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Hello:
>>>>
>>>> Is the speech feature built into the phone; Ihave heard of an apt 
>>>> called
>>>> Blingo  which I think is a text to speech apt.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Brian Wekamp
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message----- From: Randy Carmack
>>>> Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2012 8:10 PM
>>>> To: NFB of Missouri Mailing List
>>>> Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] cell phones
>>>>
>>>> Julie,
>>>>
>>>> Since you are already familiar with Samsung, you should probably try
>>>> the Galaxy S3.  I absolutely love mine.
>>>>
>>>> Sincerely,
>>>> Randy Carmack
>>>>
>>>> On Sun, Nov 11, 2012 at 7:22 PM, Julie McGinnity <kaybaycar at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi all.  I hope everyone is able to stay out of the rain tonight.
>>>>>
>>>>> I am due for a cell phone upgrade, and I am considering my options.
>>>>> My plan is currently with Verizon, and I would like to stay with them.
>>>>> I know I could get an iPhone, but there is a learning curve , and I
>>>>> want to find out if that is my only option.  Are there any other
>>>>> phones I should look at?  I want a fully accessible phone for calling,
>>>>> keeping contacts, and texting.  Right now I have the Samsung Haven,
>>>>> but I don't know how much longer it will last.  Thanks.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Julie McG
>>>>> Lindbergh High School class of 2009, National Federation of the Blind
>>>>> of Missouri recording secretary,
>>>>> Missouri Association of Guide dog Users President,
>>>>> and proud graduate of Guiding Eyes for the Blind
>>>>>
>>>>> "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that
>>>>> everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal
>>>>> life."
>>>>> John 3:16
>>>>>
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