I was looking for the Siri voices.

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> On Jul 25, 2015, at 1:56 AM, Shawn Krasniuk <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Hey Tim, just to correct you on something, if you're talking about the 
> enhanced quality for the Siri voices, you can't download those with the steps 
> you listed below. Those voices can only be downloaded by plugging into a 
> power source and if you're connected to Wifi. If you're talking about the 
> regular Voiceover voices, then yes, the steps below will work. It would be 
> helpful to both of us if the poster who was wondering about the voices could 
> tell us if she wanted the enhanced Voiceover voices or the enhanced Siri 
> voices.
> 
> Shawn
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>> On Jul 24, 2015, at 1:49 PM, Tim Kilburn <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> To download the enhanced version of voices, go to Settings, General, 
>> Accessibility, VoiceOver, Speech then double-tap on the Default Voice.  In 
>> this screen you can download the enhanced version and/or add new voices.
>> 
>> Later...
>> 
>> Tim Kilburn
>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada
>> 
>> On Jul 20, 2015, at 07:54, Jessica Moss <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>> Oh really? Where do you go to do that?  I didn't see that option, but 
>> suppose I never really looked for it either sense I didn't really look under 
>> the settings too much lol.
>>> On Jul 18, 2015, at 11:54 AM, Tim Kilburn <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi,
>>> 
>>> If you download the enhanced version of those voices, the quality improves 
>>> dramatically.
>>> 
>>> Later....
>>> 
>>> Tim Kilburn
>>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada
>>> 
>>> On Jul 18, 2015, at 09:13, Jessica Moss <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I finally checked that out last night, and thought the British voice was 
>>> ok, but was disappointed that most of the other voices weren't as 
>>> high-quality sounding, the British voice being one of them.
>>> 
>>>> On Jul 17, 2015, at 6:07 PM, Karen Lewellen <[email protected]> 
>>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Oh yes, there is more than one man.
>>>> Here is hoping the ability to nuance comes in the next incarnation.
>>>> Kare
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> On Fri, 17 Jul 2015, Jessica Moss wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> There's more than 1 male voice now?  I had now idea; will have to check 
>>>>> that out.
>>>>> I love the American voice but would like to see what else is available 
>>>>> too.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Jul 16, 2015, at 7:55 PM, Caitlyn Furness <[email protected]> 
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Karen,
>>>>>> You can have a male Siri if you like, it’s in the choices under Siri in 
>>>>>> settings. I have a nice Brit gentleman, for instance, instead of the 
>>>>>> snotty American version!  lol
>>>>>> hth,
>>>>>> Caitlyn(not Genner, btw! another lol)
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On Jul 15, 2015, at 11:46 PM, Karen Lewellen <[email protected]> 
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Hi folks,
>>>>>>> as to the first question, I understand she? had no idea she is a girl, 
>>>>>>> has an amusing answer to  questions like... what's zero divided by 
>>>>>>> zero?"
>>>>>>> if no    one has tried it, I will not spoil the fun.
>>>>>>> I understand too that she will correct anyone  seeking physical 
>>>>>>> information about Bruce Jenner.
>>>>>>> The other half of my question has to do with nuance.
>>>>>>> I recently visited an apple store to learn  if the ios voices could be 
>>>>>>> nuanced the way mac voices can.  I was dismayed that while you can 
>>>>>>> speed the voice up and slow it down, you cannot  improve the over all 
>>>>>>> quality..but I did not try Siri  at all.
>>>>>>> I was working with an ipad, not a phone.
>>>>>>> so can she be improved?
>>>>>>> I may need to check her out, I tend to prefer a guy's voice talking in 
>>>>>>> my ear even on my computer lol.
>>>>>>> Still  it might be the difference between ever using an ios device as 
>>>>>>> is the case now, and considering an iphone for non phone tasks.
>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>> Karen
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