Actually, Siri uses Apple Maps. Apple Maps primarily uses the TomTom database.
Kind regards, David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: [email protected] Mobile: +61 488 988 936 Sent from my iPhone > On 24 Sep 2017, at 03:26, David & his pack of dogs <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Karen, we love you, however, SIRI uses Google maps I believe. Even Google > maps is for the sighted not for ones who have vision challenges, not their > fault of course as there are more Blind friendly apps out there such as > Nearby Explorer. As for Directory assistance, I don't know what carrier > you are using for it, most must pay at least $3 per call and in the past, > the operators spoke a different language then English so either did not > understand what you wanted, weren't really listening or when you asked for a > number, gave you the number for someone else that lived in a different? > State or province. When you know the party is in the 203-area code and they > give you a number in the 602-area code, you know it is the wrong listing. > Your response reminds me of someone who has good vision and perhaps uses > their computer for just playing video games. Not shoddy work if you can get > it I suppose. For me, I find that type of activity infantile. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Karen Lewellen > Sent: September 23, 2017 9:44 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Siri is still pretty stupid > > speaking only for myself, is not siri more of a toy anyway? leaving > voiceover, for the serious work? > Personally I just dial directory assistance, since Siri is likely using > less current data. Still I am not using an iPhone anyway, so ignore me > lol. > Seriously, could not you just google the location for the number with your > phone rather than ask Siri? > Just wondering, > Kare > > > >> On Sat, 23 Sep 2017, Tim Kilburn wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> While I understand your frustration with the redundancy and somewhat > meaningless back and forth banter, I believe that it is just a confirmation > sort of thing due to the fact that mistakes can be made in translation. >> >> Later... >> >> Tim Kilburn >> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >> >> On Sep 23, 2017, at 09:06, Mary Otten <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> One of my pet peeve's about Siri has been that it is absolutely obtuse > when you asked to find a specific place on a specific street. It will come > back and say I found such and such a place on such and such a Street, does > that look good? Or is that the one you wanted? Well, Siri, since I already > gave you the street name of the store name, and I know there is only one > such on that street, why don't you just give me the phone number I asked for > in the first place? Google does this and so does Alexa. But good old Siri > still can't get this right even in iOS 11. Come on Apple. This is pretty > elementary stuff. What the hell did you do with all your work on Siri, > anyway? Have other people found improvements to Siri in the real world? I > know it can do all sorts of music trivia about which I care not. But what > about real world situations? You know, like when you want a phone number and > don't want to engage in meaningless back-and-forth with your so called > Assistant? >> Mary >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the Mac > Visionaries list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or > if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners > or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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