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----- Original Message ----- From: "Rich Ring" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2009 8:34 AM Subject: Re: iphone vs pac mate > > When I visited my local Apple store, we had to tell the sales person that > there was a thing called Voiceover for the iPhone, and how to turn it on. > So, in a sense, we educated that individual. He did say that he'd heard > about Voiceover for the Mac, but he had never seen it work. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Scott Howell" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2009 4:39 AM > Subject: Re: iphone vs pac mate > > > > Yeah, I plan to do that. They were so busy I really couldn't get at > the manager and didn't even get a chance to get the guys name. He had > customers crawling all over him, but the reason I had a chance to ask > my question is the alarm started up when we were looking at the > phones. No idea why, but hey it did help get a quick question > answered. Damn near lost my hearing, but chalk that up to education. :) > On Aug 22, 2009, at 10:47 PM, Daniel Crone wrote: > >> >> Hello. If I could go to that store, I would talk to that person's >> manager, and give that knowlegable sales person a commendation. It is >> rare, and a joy when finding someone who knows about voice over. >> On Aug 22, 2009, at 4:29 PM, Scott Howell wrote: >> >>> Funny, I had the opportunity to play with the iPhone at the AT&T >>> store today and I so wanted one. The big thing holding me up is >>> that AT&T doesn't have enough coverage quite yet in our subway >>> system and VZW does have better coverage in general, but that didn't >>> stop me from reaching toward my wallet at least once. The only >>> tricky part I couldn't really figure out initially is I had open a >>> note and tried typing, but that wasn't quite as successful, but then >>> I also had the phone tied to the alarm cable, which didn't let me >>> get to far. :) Then I hit home and tried to navigate to another app >>> while the notes was open and I heard letters and application names. >>> Well, for not having used the phone ever, it wasn't bad and I really >>> didn't have a good environment to play in, but the volume was just >>> loud enough for me to do a bit of playing. I think it would have >>> been easier if I had been able to just hold the phone without any >>> wires and walk around/out the door, I mean really get into playing >>> with it. Now here is the best part. I asked the gent at the store >>> about accessing the menu to turn VoiceOver on and damn if he didn't >>> know exactly where it was and even knew what VoiceOver was. I was >>> quite impressed. >>> >>> On Aug 22, 2009, at 11:08 AM, Rich Ring wrote: >>> >>>> The iPhone is wonderful in many ways. I wish I could send contacts >>>> via bluetooth as I could with a Nokia phone, and I wish it was a >>>> bit easier to delete text messages, and I truly wish the battery >>>> life was better, but I do love the little critter. >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: John Sanfilippo >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Sent: Saturday, August 22, 2009 9:40 AM >>>> Subject: Re: iphone vs pac mate >>>> >>>> personal opinion, >>>> >>>> The pac mate and street talk are both dead animals. The only thing >>>> I like about the pac mate now is the braille display and the >>>> ability to use it or the pac mate itself if either is not working. >>>> The braille display is the better part of the hardware, in my >>>> opinion. >>>> >>>> My experience with the pac mate and street talk, is that: >>>> >>>> 1, the gps receiver provided with the package can be far too tardy >>>> in tracking satelites, or being tracked by them, take your pick. >>>> >>>> 2, you need a blue tooth card installed in one of the cf slots, and >>>> your maps installed in the other, which means you need to do some >>>> jiggling around and setting up before you can get going. >>>> >>>> 3, I found that the entire setup was a hoffible drain on the pm >>>> battery. This is true on the cel phone as well, but at least there, >>>> I can bring along a spare battery and there is no setup. >>>> >>>> My two cents. >>>> >>>> js >>>> >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: John G. Heim >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 12:11 PM >>>> Subject: iphone vs pac mate >>>> >>>> >>>> I am thinking of selling my Pac Mate in favor of an iphone. My main >>>> question >>>> is whether I can get a comperable GPS system to a Pac Mate with >>>> StreetTalk. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>>> >> >> >> > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
