RE: Anyone encountering this issue with alarms with iOS 11.1.2?

[M. Taylor]

Hello Feliciano,

I cannot reproduce your bug on my 8 Plus running the latest version of iOS 11.

I can toggle the alarms on and off and the settings take effect, perfectly.  

I can also easily dismiss an alert, in the same way I have done in all previous 
versions of iOS.  

Mark


From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Feliciano Godoy
Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2017 8:35 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Anyone encountering this issue with alarms with iOS 11.1.2?

Hi,
I have an iPhone 6s with iOS 11.1.2. There is a bug with the alarms on the 
clock app when using the VoiceOver screen reader. Anyone else in countering 
this issue? I have already reported this bug to Apple accessibility. 
 
I have set alarms to go off at a certain time throughout the week (Mon-Fri) 
When disabling a 5:00Am, 5:15AM or 5:30AM alarm from turning on, the alarm does 
not toggle off or on. I find myself closing the clock app from the app switcher 
and reopening it in order for it to work. 
 
It has gotten to the point that I have to command Siri  to enable or disable 
such alarm that I have saved. 
 
In effort to remedy the problem, I have tried hard reset, and reset all 
settings with no success. 

Regards, 
Feliciano 
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Re: Word Ladder

[Jewel]

It does say "text field is editting" and if I remember correctly, if  I tap 
just below "quit",  this 
should put me in about the right place.
I have climbed, almost to the  top of the first ladder, and things will come 
back to me as I 
progress.
Why are the clues  that are  tools marked with a bullet?  I don't see that 
there is anything special 
about them!

   Jewel
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From: "Victor Gouveia" 
Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2017 3:16 PM
To: 
Subject: Re: Word Ladder

There is an edit field, just above the keyboard, which sits just below the
clues, in other words, if you flick through the clues one by one, you'll
eventually get to the edit field, however, as Melanie stated, there is not
an actual spot to enter your answers if your answer is correct, you'll hear
the tone that indicates you've got the answer right.  If you hear no tone,
the answer is wrong.

Unfortunately, short of flicking through the clues one by one, you won't
know which of the clues is correct save by listening to which clue is filled
in.

So, you listen to the clue, input the answer, if you hear a tone, you've got
the answer correct, so you go back up to the clues and read the next clue,
then fill in the answer again, and so on.

Good luck.

Victor

-Original Message- 
From: MamaPeach
Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2017 8:37 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Word Ladder

Just type what you think the answer is, it will put it where it goes if you
get it write. There is no edit field to type in.

-Original Message- 
From: Jewel
Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2017 6:02 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Word Ladder

When looking in my iPhone's app store last night, I find that there is a,
long-awaited, update to
Word Ladder, so I have activated it.
I have an exceedingly short term memlory when it comes to computer-generated
things, and as I
haven't played Word Ladder for, at least 6 months:  maybe much longer, I
have forgotten how to.
I do remember the basic premise, ie, changing one letter in the word to
match the given clue, but
the rest of it eludes me, like how do I enter the word?
In the updated game that I was looking at, November 21st, apart from the
featured wordlist, there
was what appeared to be a separate list of, in this case, tools, so it read
as "bullet:  tool for
perforating metal"? bullet", "bullet, Tool for telling the time? bullet" etc
etc.  Does anyone know
just where this fits  in?

  Jewel

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how to put a number in messages and email into contacts

[regina alvarado]

One very simple question. In messages, is there a way to put the texter into 
your contacts? How do I enter contacts from email? I had another question but 
have forgotten it. If I remember I will send it. In the meantime, happy 
Thanksgiving to all Americans.



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Re: Serious Radio do you use the iPhone or a standalone radio for at home use

[Robin Frost]

Hi,
It is my understanding that you’d still have to have a real radio on your plan 
to get sports channels along with the music but you could have music through 
the online package a plenty. And truthfully I find Tune In’s sports offerings 
preferable as they have a shorter delay so when listening in real time they’re 
closer to the actual experience for instance if you’re following along on 
social media. but if music and talk is more what you’re after the online 
packages would fill the bill. So in summary It is my understanding that the 
sonos would act like an online player only.
Robin


From: Merv Keck 
Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2017 11:24 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com 
Subject: RE: Serious Radio do you use the iPhone or a standalone radio for at 
home use

This seems like a silly question, however, does the Sonos  act as a hardware 
medium or an internet medium for Sirius radio? For example back before the 
merger I had a Polk radio for XM. Now I live in an absolute dead zone. Even 
taxi drivers lose their signals when they drive in to this complex to pick me 
up. I have considered Sirius before but the online only package did not provide 
all of the sports choices that were available with a radio plus online. There 
is no way I can use a traditional radio in this apartment.

However, I recently purchased a Sonos One. And other than a few quirks now and 
then I am very happy with it. And I saw today that there are about 155 stations 
available on Sirius for the sonos One. If that is true it has me wondering 
where that lies in the scheme of things as far as packages of stations go.

Merv

 

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Juliette Swiler
Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2017 10:47 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Serious Radio do you use the iPhone or a stand alone radio for at 
home use

 

The best way for me is to link my account with Sonos because you get live and 
on demand content. If I just want live content I can listen on my tap with 
Alexa.

Juliette


On Nov 21, 2017, at 2:18 PM, Jen .  wrote:

  Hi,

  is there a directory so you know what station is what


  On Nov 21, 2017, at 11:40 AM, Michael Irons  wrote:

Hello Jen, or use both the standalone radio in the phone. The standalone 
radio that I have has a remote with buttons on it. I can get to the stations on 
the standalone radio. The app for SiriusXM a.m. for the phone is accessible 
with voiceover. It is a little bit tricky to work in the beginning. Please get 
back to me with any questions that you have.
Michael

 

Sent from my iPhone


On Nov 21, 2017, at 9:27 AM, Jen .  wrote:

  Hi,  

  I am asking for a friend who is not on the group.  

  I am wondering for those who subscribe to serious XM radio do you use 
your phone do access the stations or a stand alone radio for at home use.  

  If you use a stand alone radio which models are accessible for someone 
with no vision and if you use the phone, is the app accessible with voiceover.  

  Thanks for any help you can give.  She’s thinking about subscribing but I 
know nothing about this.  

  Thanks.  

  Jen  

   

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Anyone encountering this issue with alarms with iOS 11.1.2?

[Feliciano Godoy]

Hi,
I have an iPhone 6s with iOS 11.1.2. There is a bug with the alarms on the 
clock app when using the VoiceOver screen reader. Anyone else in countering 
this issue? I have already reported this bug to Apple accessibility.

I have set alarms to go off at a certain time throughout the week 
(Mon-Fri) When disabling a 
5:00Am, 5:15AM or 
5:30AM alarm from turning on, the alarm does not 
toggle off or on. I find myself closing the clock app from the app switcher and 
reopening it in order for it to work.

It has gotten to the point that I have to command Siri  to enable or disable 
such alarm that I have saved.

In effort to remedy the problem, I have tried hard reset, and reset all 
settings with no success.

Regards,
Feliciano
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RE: Serious Radio do you use the iPhone or a standalone radio for at home use

[Merv Keck]

This seems like a silly question, however, does the Sonos  act as a hardware 
medium or an internet medium for Sirius radio? For example back before the 
merger I had a Polk radio for XM. Now I live in an absolute dead zone. Even 
taxi drivers lose their signals when they drive in to this complex to pick me 
up. I have considered Sirius before but the online only package did not provide 
all of the sports choices that were available with a radio plus online. There 
is no way I can use a traditional radio in this apartment.

However, I recently purchased a Sonos One. And other than a few quirks now and 
then I am very happy with it. And I saw today that there are about 155 stations 
available on Sirius for the sonos One. If that is true it has me wondering 
where that lies in the scheme of things as far as packages of stations go.

Merv

 

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Juliette Swiler
Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2017 10:47 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Serious Radio do you use the iPhone or a stand alone radio for at 
home use

 

The best way for me is to link my account with Sonos because you get live and 
on demand content. If I just want live content I can listen on my tap with 
Alexa.

Juliette


On Nov 21, 2017, at 2:18 PM, Jen .  > wrote:

Hi,

is there a directory so you know what station is what


On Nov 21, 2017, at 11:40 AM, Michael Irons  > wrote:

Hello Jen, or use both the standalone radio in the phone. The standalone radio 
that I have has a remote with buttons on it. I can get to the stations on the 
standalone radio. The app for SiriusXM a.m. for the phone is accessible with 
voiceover. It is a little bit tricky to work in the beginning. Please get back 
to me with any questions that you have.
Michael

 

Sent from my iPhone


On Nov 21, 2017, at 9:27 AM, Jen .  > wrote:

Hi,  

I am asking for a friend who is not on the group.  

I am wondering for those who subscribe to serious XM radio do you use your 
phone do access the stations or a stand alone radio for at home use.  

If you use a stand alone radio which models are accessible for someone with no 
vision and if you use the phone, is the app accessible with voiceover.  

Thanks for any help you can give.  She’s thinking about subscribing but I know 
nothing about this.  

Thanks.  

Jen  

 

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Re: Serious Radio do you use the iPhone or a stand alone radio for at home use

[Juliette Swiler]

The best way for me is to link my account with Sonos because you get live and 
on demand content. If I just want live content I can listen on my tap with 
Alexa.

Juliette

> On Nov 21, 2017, at 2:18 PM, Jen .  wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> is there a directory so you know what station is what
> 
> On Nov 21, 2017, at 11:40 AM, Michael Irons  wrote:
> 
>> Hello Jen, or use both the standalone radio in the phone. The standalone 
>> radio that I have has a remote with buttons on it. I can get to the stations 
>> on the standalone radio. The app for SiriusXM a.m. for the phone is 
>> accessible with voiceover. It is a little bit tricky to work in the 
>> beginning. Please get back to me with any questions that you have.
>> Michael
>> 
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>> On Nov 21, 2017, at 9:27 AM, Jen .  wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi, 
>>> I am asking for a friend who is not on the group. 
>>> I am wondering for those who subscribe to serious XM radio do you use your 
>>> phone do access the stations or a stand alone radio for at home use. 
>>> If you use a stand alone radio which models are accessible for someone with 
>>> no vision and if you use the phone, is the app accessible with voiceover. 
>>> Thanks for any help you can give.  She’s thinking about subscribing but I 
>>> know nothing about this. 
>>> Thanks. 
>>> Jen 
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RE: Google home verses the echo

[Sieghard Weitzel]

Hi Jeremy,

What exactly do you want to “sync” from your iPhone to the Google Home? I don’t 
think either the Amazon Echo speakers nor the Google Home actually store 
anything, they are just the portal to the services offered.

Here is an interesting comparison article which summarizes the various aspects 
of the Echo/Alexa versus the Google Home/Google Assistant quite nicely:
https://www.imore.com/google-home-vs-amazon-echo

I should mention that now that Alexa is available in Canada (at least it will 
be in two weeks) my wife and I decided to go with the Alexa. Primarily it is 
because of the huge compatibility with home automation and, as is pointed out 
in the article, because there is lots of overlap here with Apple’s Home Kit. 
Another big factor for me is privacy and while I like how much I can ask Google 
using the Google app, I simply don’t trust them as far as I can throw them. It 
is Google’s business to collect as much data and information about you as 
possible because that is how they make their money. Yes, Amazon also has reason 
to lear about your habits and preferences, but maybe not quite as much as 
Google. Of course in that area I trust Apple the most because Apple makes their 
money from selling awesome hardware (for the most part) and from their 
ecosystem namely the App Store and iTunes. They are huge advocates and 
defenders of people’s privacy and anything that is Home Kit compatible is 
probably as secure as it currently gets. Unfortunately the Apple HomePod is 
still months away and when it does come who know what it can do giving Apple’s 
self-imposed limitations. Alexa clearly has the longest history and incredible 
support from third party developers and you find a huge number of “skills” 
which make your Echo smarter and more useful.

Lastly, in terms of cost the Amazon Echo probably has Google beat as well, you 
can get an Echo Dot for $49.99, a regular Echo is $99.99 and the Echo Plus with 
its built-in smart home hub and better sound quality is $169.99 I think and at 
least here this currently includes a bonus Philipps Hue smart Light bulb which 
costs $14.99. Google now has their Google Maxi or whatever they call it which 
is supposed to sound very nice, but it is also expensive and if you have some 
existing stereo or good speakers or, even better, a Sonos system, then your 
Echo Dot for $49 can connect to any of those and you get great sound along with 
all the smarts of Alexa for a relatively low price.


Take care,
Sieghard


From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Jeremy Gilley
Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2017 5:29 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Google home verses the echo

Hello,

Does anyone know how accessible the Google home will be next to the echo,
secondly, will it sink up with iphones or is that strictly a droid thing?
Sorry if this is OT.
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j_gil...@att.net to keep it off the list if it is off 
topic.
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Re: Serious Radio do you use the iPhone or a stand alone radio for at home use

[Paul Ferrara]

There is a directory; however, the channels you actually can access varies with 
each plan.
For instance, a streaming subscription, which I believed gave you all Internet 
channels, does not; some are restricted only to the All Access plan which 
requires a home or car radio.
You really have to know what you want and what you don’t want. For music, only, 
it’s not a big issue; if you want sports, the waters are much more merky and 
hard to navigate.

Paul

From: Jen . 
Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2017 3:18 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com 
Subject: Re: Serious Radio do you use the iPhone or a stand alone radio for at 
home use

Hi,
is there a directory so you know what station is what

On Nov 21, 2017, at 11:40 AM, Michael Irons  wrote:


  Hello Jen, or use both the standalone radio in the phone. The standalone 
radio that I have has a remote with buttons on it. I can get to the stations on 
the standalone radio. The app for SiriusXM a.m. for the phone is accessible 
with voiceover. It is a little bit tricky to work in the beginning. Please get 
back to me with any questions that you have.
  Michael



  Sent from my iPhone

  On Nov 21, 2017, at 9:27 AM, Jen .  wrote:


Hi,  

I am asking for a friend who is not on the group.  

I am wondering for those who subscribe to serious XM radio do you use your 
phone do access the stations or a stand alone radio for at home use.  

If you use a stand alone radio which models are accessible for someone with 
no vision and if you use the phone, is the app accessible with voiceover.  

Thanks for any help you can give.  She’s thinking about subscribing but I 
know nothing about this.  

Thanks.  

Jen  

 

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Re: Word Ladder

[Victor Gouveia]

There is an edit field, just above the keyboard, which sits just below the 
clues, in other words, if you flick through the clues one by one, you'll 
eventually get to the edit field, however, as Melanie stated, there is not 
an actual spot to enter your answers if your answer is correct, you'll hear 
the tone that indicates you've got the answer right.  If you hear no tone, 
the answer is wrong.


Unfortunately, short of flicking through the clues one by one, you won't 
know which of the clues is correct save by listening to which clue is filled 
in.


So, you listen to the clue, input the answer, if you hear a tone, you've got 
the answer correct, so you go back up to the clues and read the next clue, 
then fill in the answer again, and so on.


Good luck.

Victor

-Original Message- 
From: MamaPeach

Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2017 8:37 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Word Ladder

Just type what you think the answer is, it will put it where it goes if you
get it write. There is no edit field to type in.

-Original Message- 
From: Jewel

Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2017 6:02 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Word Ladder

When looking in my iPhone's app store last night, I find that there is a,
long-awaited, update to
Word Ladder, so I have activated it.
I have an exceedingly short term memlory when it comes to computer-generated
things, and as I
haven't played Word Ladder for, at least 6 months:  maybe much longer, I
have forgotten how to.
I do remember the basic premise, ie, changing one letter in the word to
match the given clue, but
the rest of it eludes me, like how do I enter the word?
In the updated game that I was looking at, November 21st, apart from the
featured wordlist, there
was what appeared to be a separate list of, in this case, tools, so it read
as "bullet:  tool for
perforating metal"? bullet", "bullet, Tool for telling the time? bullet" etc
etc.  Does anyone know
just where this fits  in?

 Jewel

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Re: Word Ladder

[MamaPeach]

Just type what you think the answer is, it will put it where it goes if you 
get it write. There is no edit field to type in.


-Original Message- 
From: Jewel

Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2017 6:02 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Word Ladder

When looking in my iPhone's app store last night, I find that there is a, 
long-awaited, update to

Word Ladder, so I have activated it.
I have an exceedingly short term memlory when it comes to computer-generated 
things, and as I
haven't played Word Ladder for, at least 6 months:  maybe much longer, I 
have forgotten how to.
I do remember the basic premise, ie, changing one letter in the word to 
match the given clue, but

the rest of it eludes me, like how do I enter the word?
In the updated game that I was looking at, November 21st, apart from the 
featured wordlist, there
was what appeared to be a separate list of, in this case, tools, so it read 
as "bullet:  tool for
perforating metal"? bullet", "bullet, Tool for telling the time? bullet" etc 
etc.  Does anyone know

just where this fits  in?

 Jewel

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Google home verses the echo

[Jeremy Gilley]

Hello,

 

Does anyone know how accessible the Google home will be next to the echo,

secondly, will it sink up with iphones or is that strictly a droid thing?

Sorry if this is OT.

If need be, anyone can email me personally at 

j_gil...@att.net to keep it off the list if it is off topic.

Thanks in advance.

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Re: Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV

[Mary Otten]

You know, this isn’t going to be very helpful, I think you hold the back button 
after the Fire TV is connected. There is an exact explanation on the Amazon 
website. I think if you Google voice view FireTV you’re going to find it. It’s 
very simple. It’s just that I did it several months ago, so I don’t 
remember.They describe the remote layout and with the different keys do you 
etc. And they tell you about voicemail. Very straightforward stuff.
Mary


Sent from my iPhone

> On Nov 21, 2017, at 2:28 PM, lenron brown  wrote:
> 
> I am really considering trying the fire tv stick. How would I go about
> enabling voice view? I have the apple tv 4th gen, but I am thinking
> about giving it back to it's original owner and trying something new.
> I had a few issues with it not long ago that annoyed me a bit. Signing
> in to my Youtube use to be broken, I had to get someone sighted to log
> me in. I have no brand loyalty, I like to switch it up and use what
> fits me better at the time. It would have been nice if aAmazon and
> apple played nice a while ago to bring us the amazon video app on the
> apple tv.
> 
>> On 11/21/17, Kim Crawford  wrote:
>> I know you can airplay Amazon prime to your Apple TV even if you have an
>> older generation Apple TV that doesn’t support apps so you can still do that
>> even if there’s no apps for Amazon prime yet
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On Nov 21, 2017, at 1:05 PM, Rick Alfaro  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Mary.
>>> 
>>> I prefer the Apple TV for a couple of reasons. One is what you said,
>>> AirPlay since I have so many Apple devices here. The other is that I
>>> prefer the way Audio Description is implemented via their Movies app. If I
>>> rent a movie, my preference for AD is remembered and I don’t have to
>>> specifically choose AD under languages. That hasn’t been my experience on
>>> the Fire TV.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
>>> Of Mary Otten
>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2017 12:02 PM
>>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
>>> Subject: Re: Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV
>>> 
>>> Hi Rick,
>>> I’m curious why you prefer your AppleTV fourth-generation over the fire TV
>>> stick. I to have both of those, and these days, I think I actually prefer
>>> the fire stick. Of course I don’t take a vantage of the music sending etc.
>>> that I could do with my AppleTV, so perhaps that’s why. Nothing against
>>> the Apple TV. But if I hadn’t already purchased one, I don’t think I would
>>> get one now, because it seems like the fire stick does everything I wanted
>>> to do, and it was a lot cheaper.
>>> Mary
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
>>> On Nov 21, 2017, at 8:50 AM, Rick Alfaro  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi.
>>> 
>>> The fire TV is actually quite accessible. It uses VoiceView as its screen
>>> reader also found on their tablets. I have both the fire TV and apple TV
>>> 4th gen and still prefer the apple TV but the Fire TV is actually quite
>>> good as well, especially if you have Prime Video.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
>>> Of Sieghard Weitzel
>>> Sent: Monday, November 20, 2017 11:34 PM
>>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
>>> Subject: RE: Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV
>>> 
>>> I thought the Fire TV was not accessible or has Amazon changed that?
>>> 
>>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
>>> Of Mary Otten
>>> Sent: Monday, November 20, 2017 8:04 PM
>>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
>>> Subject: Re: Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV
>>> 
>>> I don’t think so. I do have an Apple TV fourth generation, although I
>>> don’t use it that much frankly. But I do scan the technical press every
>>> day, and I haven’t seen anything about the release. So I don’t think they
>>> have. Frankly I think the fire TV stick is a better deal at this point as
>>> opposed to the Apple TV.
>>> Mary
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
>>> On Nov 20, 2017, at 7:53 PM, Sieghard Weitzel  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi,
>>> 
>>> Has Amazon released the Amazon Prime Video app for the Apple TV in the US?
>>> Just signed up for the 30-day free trial of Amazon Prime, but when I
>>> checked the App Store on my 4th generation Apple TV it did not find it.
>>> 
>>> Best regards,
>>> Sieghard
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Re: Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV

[Mary Otten]

Interesting. I think my only experience with A.D. on the fire stick has been 
with Amazon prime series Harry Bosch. I haven’t listen to that much audio 
description on either one, but it did seem to me, and this could be strictly 
based on whatever series I was watching, that the audio description with the 
Apple TV really messed with the sound. That is the stereo or whenever it was 
wasn’t that good. Whereas with Amazon, it seems better. It could be series 
dependent, or I could be crazy.
Mary


Sent from my iPhone

> On Nov 21, 2017, at 1:05 PM, Rick Alfaro  wrote:
> 
> Hi Mary.
>  
> I prefer the Apple TV for a couple of reasons. One is what you said, AirPlay 
> since I have so many Apple devices here. The other is that I prefer the way 
> Audio Description is implemented via their Movies app. If I rent a movie, my 
> preference for AD is remembered and I don’t have to specifically choose AD 
> under languages. That hasn’t been my experience on the Fire TV.
>  
>  
>  
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
> Mary Otten
> Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2017 12:02 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV
>  
> Hi Rick,
> I’m curious why you prefer your AppleTV fourth-generation over the fire TV 
> stick. I to have both of those, and these days, I think I actually prefer the 
> fire stick. Of course I don’t take a vantage of the music sending etc. that I 
> could do with my AppleTV, so perhaps that’s why. Nothing against the Apple 
> TV. But if I hadn’t already purchased one, I don’t think I would get one now, 
> because it seems like the fire stick does everything I wanted to do, and it 
> was a lot cheaper.
> Mary
> 
>  
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Nov 21, 2017, at 8:50 AM, Rick Alfaro  wrote:
> 
> Hi.
>  
> The fire TV is actually quite accessible. It uses VoiceView as its screen 
> reader also found on their tablets. I have both the fire TV and apple TV 4th 
> gen and still prefer the apple TV but the Fire TV is actually quite good as 
> well, especially if you have Prime Video.
>  
>  
>  
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
> Sieghard Weitzel
> Sent: Monday, November 20, 2017 11:34 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: RE: Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV
>  
> I thought the Fire TV was not accessible or has Amazon changed that?
>  
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
> Mary Otten
> Sent: Monday, November 20, 2017 8:04 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV
>  
> I don’t think so. I do have an Apple TV fourth generation, although I don’t 
> use it that much frankly. But I do scan the technical press every day, and I 
> haven’t seen anything about the release. So I don’t think they have. Frankly 
> I think the fire TV stick is a better deal at this point as opposed to the 
> Apple TV.
> Mary
> 
>  
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Nov 20, 2017, at 7:53 PM, Sieghard Weitzel  wrote:
> 
> Hi,
>  
> Has Amazon released the Amazon Prime Video app for the Apple TV in the US? 
> Just signed up for the 30-day free trial of Amazon Prime, but when I checked 
> the App Store on my 4th generation Apple TV it did not find it.
>  
> Best regards,
> Sieghard
>  
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Word Ladder

[Jewel]

When looking in my iPhone's app store last night, I find that there is a, 
long-awaited, update to 
Word Ladder, so I have activated it.
I have an exceedingly short term memlory when it comes to computer-generated 
things, and as I 
haven't played Word Ladder for, at least 6 months:  maybe much longer, I have 
forgotten how to.
I do remember the basic premise, ie, changing one letter in the word to match 
the given clue, but 
the rest of it eludes me, like how do I enter the word?
In the updated game that I was looking at, November 21st, apart from the 
featured wordlist, there 
was what appeared to be a separate list of, in this case, tools, so it read as 
"bullet:  tool for 
perforating metal"? bullet", "bullet, Tool for telling the time? bullet" etc 
etc.  Does anyone know 
just where this fits  in?

  Jewel 

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Re: Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV

[lenron brown]

I am really considering trying the fire tv stick. How would I go about
enabling voice view? I have the apple tv 4th gen, but I am thinking
about giving it back to it's original owner and trying something new.
I had a few issues with it not long ago that annoyed me a bit. Signing
in to my Youtube use to be broken, I had to get someone sighted to log
me in. I have no brand loyalty, I like to switch it up and use what
fits me better at the time. It would have been nice if aAmazon and
apple played nice a while ago to bring us the amazon video app on the
apple tv.

On 11/21/17, Kim Crawford  wrote:
> I know you can airplay Amazon prime to your Apple TV even if you have an
> older generation Apple TV that doesn’t support apps so you can still do that
> even if there’s no apps for Amazon prime yet
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Nov 21, 2017, at 1:05 PM, Rick Alfaro  wrote:
>>
>> Hi Mary.
>>
>> I prefer the Apple TV for a couple of reasons. One is what you said,
>> AirPlay since I have so many Apple devices here. The other is that I
>> prefer the way Audio Description is implemented via their Movies app. If I
>> rent a movie, my preference for AD is remembered and I don’t have to
>> specifically choose AD under languages. That hasn’t been my experience on
>> the Fire TV.
>>
>>
>>
>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
>> Of Mary Otten
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2017 12:02 PM
>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
>> Subject: Re: Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV
>>
>> Hi Rick,
>> I’m curious why you prefer your AppleTV fourth-generation over the fire TV
>> stick. I to have both of those, and these days, I think I actually prefer
>> the fire stick. Of course I don’t take a vantage of the music sending etc.
>> that I could do with my AppleTV, so perhaps that’s why. Nothing against
>> the Apple TV. But if I hadn’t already purchased one, I don’t think I would
>> get one now, because it seems like the fire stick does everything I wanted
>> to do, and it was a lot cheaper.
>> Mary
>>
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Nov 21, 2017, at 8:50 AM, Rick Alfaro  wrote:
>>
>> Hi.
>>
>> The fire TV is actually quite accessible. It uses VoiceView as its screen
>> reader also found on their tablets. I have both the fire TV and apple TV
>> 4th gen and still prefer the apple TV but the Fire TV is actually quite
>> good as well, especially if you have Prime Video.
>>
>>
>>
>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
>> Of Sieghard Weitzel
>> Sent: Monday, November 20, 2017 11:34 PM
>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
>> Subject: RE: Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV
>>
>> I thought the Fire TV was not accessible or has Amazon changed that?
>>
>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
>> Of Mary Otten
>> Sent: Monday, November 20, 2017 8:04 PM
>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
>> Subject: Re: Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV
>>
>> I don’t think so. I do have an Apple TV fourth generation, although I
>> don’t use it that much frankly. But I do scan the technical press every
>> day, and I haven’t seen anything about the release. So I don’t think they
>> have. Frankly I think the fire TV stick is a better deal at this point as
>> opposed to the Apple TV.
>> Mary
>>
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Nov 20, 2017, at 7:53 PM, Sieghard Weitzel  wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Has Amazon released the Amazon Prime Video app for the Apple TV in the US?
>> Just signed up for the 30-day free trial of Amazon Prime, but when I
>> checked the App Store on my 4th generation Apple TV it did not find it.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Sieghard
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RE: Serious Radio do you use the iPhone or a stand alone radio for at home use

[Sieghard Weitzel]

If you Google “Sirius channel listing” or “Sirius channel guide” you find 
plenty of links some even to PDF documents which contain all the channels and 
numbers.


From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
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Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2017 12:18 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Serious Radio do you use the iPhone or a stand alone radio for at 
home use

Hi,
is there a directory so you know what station is what

On Nov 21, 2017, at 11:40 AM, Michael Irons 
> wrote:
Hello Jen, or use both the standalone radio in the phone. The standalone radio 
that I have has a remote with buttons on it. I can get to the stations on the 
standalone radio. The app for SiriusXM a.m. for the phone is accessible with 
voiceover. It is a little bit tricky to work in the beginning. Please get back 
to me with any questions that you have.
Michael

Sent from my iPhone

On Nov 21, 2017, at 9:27 AM, Jen . 
> wrote:
Hi,
I am asking for a friend who is not on the group.
I am wondering for those who subscribe to serious XM radio do you use your 
phone do access the stations or a stand alone radio for at home use.
If you use a stand alone radio which models are accessible for someone with no 
vision and if you use the phone, is the app accessible with voiceover.
Thanks for any help you can give.  She’s thinking about subscribing but I know 
nothing about this.
Thanks.
Jen

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Re: Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV

[Kim Crawford]

I know you can airplay Amazon prime to your Apple TV even if you have an older 
generation Apple TV that doesn’t support apps so you can still do that even if 
there’s no apps for Amazon prime yet

Sent from my iPhone

> On Nov 21, 2017, at 1:05 PM, Rick Alfaro  wrote:
> 
> Hi Mary.
>  
> I prefer the Apple TV for a couple of reasons. One is what you said, AirPlay 
> since I have so many Apple devices here. The other is that I prefer the way 
> Audio Description is implemented via their Movies app. If I rent a movie, my 
> preference for AD is remembered and I don’t have to specifically choose AD 
> under languages. That hasn’t been my experience on the Fire TV.
>  
>  
>  
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
> Mary Otten
> Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2017 12:02 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV
>  
> Hi Rick,
> I’m curious why you prefer your AppleTV fourth-generation over the fire TV 
> stick. I to have both of those, and these days, I think I actually prefer the 
> fire stick. Of course I don’t take a vantage of the music sending etc. that I 
> could do with my AppleTV, so perhaps that’s why. Nothing against the Apple 
> TV. But if I hadn’t already purchased one, I don’t think I would get one now, 
> because it seems like the fire stick does everything I wanted to do, and it 
> was a lot cheaper.
> Mary
> 
>  
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Nov 21, 2017, at 8:50 AM, Rick Alfaro  wrote:
> 
> Hi.
>  
> The fire TV is actually quite accessible. It uses VoiceView as its screen 
> reader also found on their tablets. I have both the fire TV and apple TV 4th 
> gen and still prefer the apple TV but the Fire TV is actually quite good as 
> well, especially if you have Prime Video.
>  
>  
>  
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
> Sieghard Weitzel
> Sent: Monday, November 20, 2017 11:34 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: RE: Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV
>  
> I thought the Fire TV was not accessible or has Amazon changed that?
>  
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
> Mary Otten
> Sent: Monday, November 20, 2017 8:04 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV
>  
> I don’t think so. I do have an Apple TV fourth generation, although I don’t 
> use it that much frankly. But I do scan the technical press every day, and I 
> haven’t seen anything about the release. So I don’t think they have. Frankly 
> I think the fire TV stick is a better deal at this point as opposed to the 
> Apple TV.
> Mary
> 
>  
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Nov 20, 2017, at 7:53 PM, Sieghard Weitzel  wrote:
> 
> Hi,
>  
> Has Amazon released the Amazon Prime Video app for the Apple TV in the US? 
> Just signed up for the 30-day free trial of Amazon Prime, but when I checked 
> the App Store on my 4th generation Apple TV it did not find it.
>  
> Best regards,
> Sieghard
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RE: Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV

[Rick Alfaro]

Hi Mary.

 

I prefer the Apple TV for a couple of reasons. One is what you said, AirPlay 
since I have so many Apple devices here. The other is that I prefer the way 
Audio Description is implemented via their Movies app. If I rent a movie, my 
preference for AD is remembered and I don’t have to specifically choose AD 
under languages. That hasn’t been my experience on the Fire TV.

 

 

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Mary Otten
Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2017 12:02 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV

 

Hi Rick,
I’m curious why you prefer your AppleTV fourth-generation over the fire TV 
stick. I to have both of those, and these days, I think I actually prefer the 
fire stick. Of course I don’t take a vantage of the music sending etc. that I 
could do with my AppleTV, so perhaps that’s why. Nothing against the Apple TV. 
But if I hadn’t already purchased one, I don’t think I would get one now, 
because it seems like the fire stick does everything I wanted to do, and it was 
a lot cheaper.
Mary

 

Sent from my iPhone


On Nov 21, 2017, at 8:50 AM, Rick Alfaro  > wrote:

Hi.

 

The fire TV is actually quite accessible. It uses VoiceView as its screen 
reader also found on their tablets. I have both the fire TV and apple TV 4th 
gen and still prefer the apple TV but the Fire TV is actually quite good as 
well, especially if you have Prime Video.

 

 

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com   
[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel
Sent: Monday, November 20, 2017 11:34 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com  
Subject: RE: Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV

 

I thought the Fire TV was not accessible or has Amazon changed that?

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com   
[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mary Otten
Sent: Monday, November 20, 2017 8:04 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com  
Subject: Re: Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV

 

I don’t think so. I do have an Apple TV fourth generation, although I don’t use 
it that much frankly. But I do scan the technical press every day, and I 
haven’t seen anything about the release. So I don’t think they have. Frankly I 
think the fire TV stick is a better deal at this point as opposed to the Apple 
TV.
Mary

 

Sent from my iPhone


On Nov 20, 2017, at 7:53 PM, Sieghard Weitzel  > wrote:

Hi,

 

Has Amazon released the Amazon Prime Video app for the Apple TV in the US? Just 
signed up for the 30-day free trial of Amazon Prime, but when I checked the App 
Store on my 4th generation Apple TV it did not find it.

 

Best regards,

Sieghard

 

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Re: Serious Radio do you use the iPhone or a stand alone radio for at home use

[Jen .]

Hi,
is there a directory so you know what station is what

On Nov 21, 2017, at 11:40 AM, Michael Irons 
> wrote:

Hello Jen, or use both the standalone radio in the phone. The standalone radio 
that I have has a remote with buttons on it. I can get to the stations on the 
standalone radio. The app for SiriusXM a.m. for the phone is accessible with 
voiceover. It is a little bit tricky to work in the beginning. Please get back 
to me with any questions that you have.
Michael


Sent from my iPhone

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> wrote:

Hi,
I am asking for a friend who is not on the group.
I am wondering for those who subscribe to serious XM radio do you use your 
phone do access the stations or a stand alone radio for at home use.
If you use a stand alone radio which models are accessible for someone with no 
vision and if you use the phone, is the app accessible with voiceover.
Thanks for any help you can give.  She’s thinking about subscribing but I know 
nothing about this.
Thanks.
Jen


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My conversation with Sonos and interesting facts about Airplay

[Sieghard Weitzel]

Hello,

I just had my return call from Sonos. For those who didn't see my earlier 
email, I was wondering why Amazon Music is not an option for us here in Canada 
in the Sonos app.
The support person I spoke with told me that they are currently working on this 
and that as soon as Sonos can support Alexa on their new Sonos 1 player Amazon 
Music will also be added as an available music service for us here in Canada. 
Apparently there is still some sort of restriction they are working on with 
Amazon.
I also asked about the Sonos 1 in general and at this point there are 
definitely some restrictions when it comes to Alexa and skills. Sonos was 
hoping that the Sonos 1 would be just like an Echo from day 1, but that 
apparently was not possible again because of various limitations Amazon imposes 
and which Sonos is working on getting resolved.
For example, currently only 6 music services can be voice controlled via the 
Sonos 1 player, making audio calls is currently not possible and there are some 
other restrictions.
The Sonos rep told me just as another one did before that it is the goal of 
Sonos to support all major voice assistants and home automation standards 
including Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, Cortana and also home automation 
services/standars such as Control 4, Logitech, Nest and so on. Ultimately even 
Apple with SIRI and hOme Kit integration, but knowing Apple that is probably 
going to happen last.
Interestingly enough you don't need a Sonos 1 player to integrate Alexa and 
Sonos since via an Alexa skill it is apparently possible or going to be 
possible to take an existing Echo or Echo dot and wirelessly ingegrate it with 
your Sonos system.
Since I just ordered 2 Echo Dots, one Echo and one Echo Plus (not sure if I 
keep all of them, but I thought best way to find out what I want is to try it) 
I look forward to trying this out when I get them on December 5 which is the 
official date when Alexa will work here in Canada.

As far as Airplay is concerned I thought the new Sonos 1 speaker supported 
Airplay 2. However, currently this is not so because Sonos and Apple are still 
working on making this happen.
I was always under the impression that Airplay required compatible hardware, 
basically that a speaker would have to have some sort of "modem" or whatever 
you want to call it which allows for the Airplay feature to function.
However, this apparently is not so because the Sonos rep told me that once 
Apple and Sonos work this out, Sonos will simply release a software update and 
this will make all Sonos players even older ones into Airplay 2 capable devices.

All in all this is good news and there is lots to look forward to for Sonos 
fans in 2018 and the next few years to come. He told me unofficially that he 
believes once Alexa functionality has been improved and Airplay 2 was rolled 
out that bringing the Google Assistant to Sonos would probably be next on the 
list.


Best regards,
Sieghard

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Re: Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV

[Mary Otten]

You can do a lot with Alexa with respect to searching for movies etc. Also, 
Netflix is outstandingly accessible. It had an issue, but it was quickly fixed, 
actually faster than a similar issue when Apple had it with the sign in 
process. Anyway, I think the accessibility for apps is fairly comparable, at 
least for those I use. And there are definitely lots of things out there that I 
don’t use, so I can’t comment on all that.
Mary


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> On Nov 21, 2017, at 9:24 AM, Sieghard Weitzel  wrote:
> 
> Rick can give his reasons, but mine would probably be that I enjoy using SIRI 
> for asking to find a particular movie or something on Youtube, there are a 
> lot of accessible apps and while I don’t know the Fire TV, Im not sure if it 
> has apps like the ‘Apple TV for playing content say from CBC News, Engaged, 
> The Verge and many other tech sites/sources, how accessible is Netflix on it 
> (a very good experience on the Apple TV), same goes for Youtube and then of 
> course there is the fact that with my Apple TV I can access photos and videos 
> I have on my computer and I can Airplay to it.
>  
>  
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
> Mary Otten
> Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2017 9:02 AM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV
>  
> Hi Rick,
> 
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> I’m curious why you prefer your AppleTV fourth-generation over the fire TV 
> stick. I to have both of those, and these days, I think I actually prefer the 
> fire stick. Of course I don’t take a vantage of the music sending etc. that I 
> could do with my AppleTV, so perhaps that’s why. Nothing against the Apple 
> TV. But if I hadn’t already purchased one, I don’t think I would get one now, 
> because it seems like the fire stick does everything I wanted to do, and it 
> was a lot cheaper.
> Mary
> 
>  
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Nov 21, 2017, at 8:50 AM, Rick Alfaro  wrote:
> 
> Hi.
>  
> The fire TV is actually quite accessible. It uses VoiceView as its screen 
> reader also found on their tablets. I have both the fire TV and apple TV 4th 
> gen and still prefer the apple TV but the Fire TV is actually quite good as 
> well, especially if you have Prime Video.
>  
>  
>  
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
> Sieghard Weitzel
> Sent: Monday, November 20, 2017 11:34 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: RE: Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV
>  
> I thought the Fire TV was not accessible or has Amazon changed that?
>  
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
> Mary Otten
> Sent: Monday, November 20, 2017 8:04 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV
>  
> I don’t think so. I do have an Apple TV fourth generation, although I don’t 
> use it that much frankly. But I do scan the technical press every day, and I 
> haven’t seen anything about the release. So I don’t think they have. Frankly 
> I think the fire TV stick is a better deal at this point as opposed to the 
> Apple TV.
> Mary
> 
>  
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Nov 20, 2017, at 7:53 PM, Sieghard Weitzel  wrote:
> 
> Hi,
>  
> Has Amazon released the Amazon Prime Video app for the Apple TV in the US? 
> Just signed up for the 30-day free trial of Amazon Prime, but when I checked 
> the App Store on my 4th generation Apple TV it did not find it.
>  
> Best regards,
> Sieghard
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RE: Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV

[Sieghard Weitzel]

Rick can give his reasons, but mine would probably be that I enjoy using SIRI 
for asking to find a particular movie or something on Youtube, there are a lot 
of accessible apps and while I don’t know the Fire TV, Im not sure if it has 
apps like the ‘Apple TV for playing content say from CBC News, Engaged, The 
Verge and many other tech sites/sources, how accessible is Netflix on it (a 
very good experience on the Apple TV), same goes for Youtube and then of course 
there is the fact that with my Apple TV I can access photos and videos I have 
on my computer and I can Airplay to it.


From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Mary Otten
Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2017 9:02 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV

Hi Rick,



I’m curious why you prefer your AppleTV fourth-generation over the fire TV 
stick. I to have both of those, and these days, I think I actually prefer the 
fire stick. Of course I don’t take a vantage of the music sending etc. that I 
could do with my AppleTV, so perhaps that’s why. Nothing against the Apple TV. 
But if I hadn’t already purchased one, I don’t think I would get one now, 
because it seems like the fire stick does everything I wanted to do, and it was 
a lot cheaper.
Mary

Sent from my iPhone

On Nov 21, 2017, at 8:50 AM, Rick Alfaro 
> wrote:
Hi.

The fire TV is actually quite accessible. It uses VoiceView as its screen 
reader also found on their tablets. I have both the fire TV and apple TV 4th 
gen and still prefer the apple TV but the Fire TV is actually quite good as 
well, especially if you have Prime Video.



From: viphone@googlegroups.com 
[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel
Sent: Monday, November 20, 2017 11:34 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV

I thought the Fire TV was not accessible or has Amazon changed that?

From: viphone@googlegroups.com 
[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mary Otten
Sent: Monday, November 20, 2017 8:04 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV

I don’t think so. I do have an Apple TV fourth generation, although I don’t use 
it that much frankly. But I do scan the technical press every day, and I 
haven’t seen anything about the release. So I don’t think they have. Frankly I 
think the fire TV stick is a better deal at this point as opposed to the Apple 
TV.
Mary

Sent from my iPhone

On Nov 20, 2017, at 7:53 PM, Sieghard Weitzel 
> wrote:
Hi,

Has Amazon released the Amazon Prime Video app for the Apple TV in the US? Just 
signed up for the 30-day free trial of Amazon Prime, but when I checked the App 
Store on my 4th generation Apple TV it did not find it.

Best regards,
Sieghard

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RE: Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV

[Sieghard Weitzel]

I would say the Apple TV is 100% accessible. Just because all apps are not 
accessible does not mean the device isn’t. If you go by accessibility of apps 
you would also have to say the iPhone is not 100% accessible.
Anyhow, I guess it comes down to interpretation and semantics.

From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Juliette Swiler
Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2017 9:14 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV

I have too much iTunes content to switch. And you can’t view that content on 
any other device. I don’t think any of these devices could be considered 100% 
accessible.
Juliette

On Nov 20, 2017, at 11:42 PM, Cristóbal 
> wrote:
My wife’s got one, but I haven’t really played with it. I think the female 
voice it uses is Sally from Ivona.
Anyone know if Kodi and any of the various extensions are at all accessible?

From: viphone@googlegroups.com 
[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mary Otten
Sent: Monday, November 20, 2017 9:11 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV

The fire TV stick is quite accessible. It comes with voice view. Of course not 
all the apps may be accessible, just like the Apple TV. But there are many that 
are. And the basic interface certainly is.
Mary

Sent from my iPhone

On Nov 20, 2017, at 8:34 PM, Sieghard Weitzel 
> wrote:
I thought the Fire TV was not accessible or has Amazon changed that?

From: viphone@googlegroups.com 
[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mary Otten
Sent: Monday, November 20, 2017 8:04 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV

I don’t think so. I do have an Apple TV fourth generation, although I don’t use 
it that much frankly. But I do scan the technical press every day, and I 
haven’t seen anything about the release. So I don’t think they have. Frankly I 
think the fire TV stick is a better deal at this point as opposed to the Apple 
TV.
Mary

Sent from my iPhone

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> wrote:
Hi,

Has Amazon released the Amazon Prime Video app for the Apple TV in the US? Just 
signed up for the 30-day free trial of Amazon Prime, but when I checked the App 
Store on my 4th generation Apple TV it did not find it.

Best regards,
Sieghard

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Re: Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV

[Juliette Swiler]

I have too much iTunes content to switch. And you can’t view that content on 
any other device. I don’t think any of these devices could be considered 100% 
accessible.

Juliette

> On Nov 20, 2017, at 11:42 PM, Cristóbal  wrote:
> 
> My wife’s got one, but I haven’t really played with it. I think the female 
> voice it uses is Sally from Ivona.
> Anyone know if Kodi and any of the various extensions are at all accessible?
>  
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
> Mary Otten
> Sent: Monday, November 20, 2017 9:11 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV
>  
> The fire TV stick is quite accessible. It comes with voice view. Of course 
> not all the apps may be accessible, just like the Apple TV. But there are 
> many that are. And the basic interface certainly is.
> Mary
> 
>  
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Nov 20, 2017, at 8:34 PM, Sieghard Weitzel  wrote:
> 
> I thought the Fire TV was not accessible or has Amazon changed that?
>  
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
> Mary Otten
> Sent: Monday, November 20, 2017 8:04 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV
>  
> I don’t think so. I do have an Apple TV fourth generation, although I don’t 
> use it that much frankly. But I do scan the technical press every day, and I 
> haven’t seen anything about the release. So I don’t think they have. Frankly 
> I think the fire TV stick is a better deal at this point as opposed to the 
> Apple TV.
> Mary
> 
>  
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Nov 20, 2017, at 7:53 PM, Sieghard Weitzel  wrote:
> 
> Hi,
>  
> Has Amazon released the Amazon Prime Video app for the Apple TV in the US? 
> Just signed up for the 30-day free trial of Amazon Prime, but when I checked 
> the App Store on my 4th generation Apple TV it did not find it.
>  
> Best regards,
> Sieghard
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Index embosser version five used with an iPhone?

[Mary Otten]

I think there are a few people on hthese lists who have the newest index 
embosser, that is version five, either an Everest or a basic D. The big new 
thing with this iteration of the index embosser is supposed to be the fact that 
they have included direct braille in the machine, which means you don’t need a 
third-party translation software. And you are supposed to be able, therefore, 
to print from a wireless device, such as an iPhone. I’m just wondering how well 
this works in practice. Is the translation software decent? I wouldn’t expect 
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Re: Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV

[Mary Otten]

Hi Rick,
I’m curious why you prefer your AppleTV fourth-generation over the fire TV 
stick. I to have both of those, and these days, I think I actually prefer the 
fire stick. Of course I don’t take a vantage of the music sending etc. that I 
could do with my AppleTV, so perhaps that’s why. Nothing against the Apple TV. 
But if I hadn’t already purchased one, I don’t think I would get one now, 
because it seems like the fire stick does everything I wanted to do, and it was 
a lot cheaper.
Mary


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> On Nov 21, 2017, at 8:50 AM, Rick Alfaro  wrote:
> 
> Hi.
>  
> The fire TV is actually quite accessible. It uses VoiceView as its screen 
> reader also found on their tablets. I have both the fire TV and apple TV 4th 
> gen and still prefer the apple TV but the Fire TV is actually quite good as 
> well, especially if you have Prime Video.
>  
>  
>  
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
> Sieghard Weitzel
> Sent: Monday, November 20, 2017 11:34 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: RE: Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV
>  
> I thought the Fire TV was not accessible or has Amazon changed that?
>  
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
> Mary Otten
> Sent: Monday, November 20, 2017 8:04 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV
>  
> I don’t think so. I do have an Apple TV fourth generation, although I don’t 
> use it that much frankly. But I do scan the technical press every day, and I 
> haven’t seen anything about the release. So I don’t think they have. Frankly 
> I think the fire TV stick is a better deal at this point as opposed to the 
> Apple TV.
> Mary
> 
>  
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Nov 20, 2017, at 7:53 PM, Sieghard Weitzel  wrote:
> 
> Hi,
>  
> Has Amazon released the Amazon Prime Video app for the Apple TV in the US? 
> Just signed up for the 30-day free trial of Amazon Prime, but when I checked 
> the App Store on my 4th generation Apple TV it did not find it.
>  
> Best regards,
> Sieghard
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RE: Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV

[Sieghard Weitzel]

Well, it’s definitely a good thing that so many popular off-the-shelf devices 
are now accessible, competition is always good for innovation, but let’s not 
forget that ultimately we do have Apple to thank for that.
I just checked on Amazon.ca and was surprised that they are selling the Fire TV 
stick here in Canada for $39.99, Amazon certainly hasn’t been all that good 
about making their products and services available in other countries. I will 
just wait until the Apple TV will get the Amazon Prime Video app, given all the 
announcements going back quite a long time I really can’t see how that will be 
too much longer. I just don’t feel like continueing to buy all these gadegets 
which basically do the same thing just maybe in a different way unless it’s 
absolutely necessary. Sames goes for the Chromcast  devices, they are 
inexpensive and seem to work well and the approach that you start something 
from an app on the phone and then the Chromcast takes over is I think quite 
innovative and nice, but as I said, it’s just another device which I need to 
find a port for and my 9-year old Sony 40 inch LCD TV only has 2 HDMI inputs 
which we use for our Apple TV and for my wife’s TFC set top box (that’s “The 
Filipino Channel”). As far as I can tell that’s simply an Android box 
customized for their purposes, but if we wanted to add anything else we also 
would have to buy a good HDMI splitter and on and on.

Regards,
Sieghard

From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Rick Alfaro
Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2017 8:50 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV

Hi.

The fire TV is actually quite accessible. It uses VoiceView as its screen 
reader also found on their tablets. I have both the fire TV and apple TV 4th 
gen and still prefer the apple TV but the Fire TV is actually quite good as 
well, especially if you have Prime Video.



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[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel
Sent: Monday, November 20, 2017 11:34 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV

I thought the Fire TV was not accessible or has Amazon changed that?

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[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mary Otten
Sent: Monday, November 20, 2017 8:04 PM
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Subject: Re: Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV

I don’t think so. I do have an Apple TV fourth generation, although I don’t use 
it that much frankly. But I do scan the technical press every day, and I 
haven’t seen anything about the release. So I don’t think they have. Frankly I 
think the fire TV stick is a better deal at this point as opposed to the Apple 
TV.
Mary

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On Nov 20, 2017, at 7:53 PM, Sieghard Weitzel 
> wrote:
Hi,

Has Amazon released the Amazon Prime Video app for the Apple TV in the US? Just 
signed up for the 30-day free trial of Amazon Prime, but when I checked the App 
Store on my 4th generation Apple TV it did not find it.

Best regards,
Sieghard

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RE: Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV

[Rick Alfaro]

Hi.

 

The fire TV is actually quite accessible. It uses VoiceView as its screen 
reader also found on their tablets. I have both the fire TV and apple TV 4th 
gen and still prefer the apple TV but the Fire TV is actually quite good as 
well, especially if you have Prime Video.

 

 

 

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Sieghard Weitzel
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I thought the Fire TV was not accessible or has Amazon changed that?

 

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[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mary Otten
Sent: Monday, November 20, 2017 8:04 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com  
Subject: Re: Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV

 

I don’t think so. I do have an Apple TV fourth generation, although I don’t use 
it that much frankly. But I do scan the technical press every day, and I 
haven’t seen anything about the release. So I don’t think they have. Frankly I 
think the fire TV stick is a better deal at this point as opposed to the Apple 
TV.
Mary

 

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Hi,

 

Has Amazon released the Amazon Prime Video app for the Apple TV in the US? Just 
signed up for the 30-day free trial of Amazon Prime, but when I checked the App 
Store on my 4th generation Apple TV it did not find it.

 

Best regards,

Sieghard

 

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RE: Audible and Amazon Echo

[Sieghard Weitzel]

Absolutely, I have been enjoying Sonos and the music services offered since I 
bought my first Sonos players in the fall of 2009 which was right after I 
bought my first iOS device, an iPod Touch 3rd Generation. That is now 8 years 
ago and I initially bought what is now called the Connect and Connect Amp and 
which then was called the ZP90 and ZP120 (ZP stood for "ZonePlayer). I also 
ordered their touch screen remote at the time thinking I could use some of the 
functions, but that was hopeless and I returned it because even then they 
already offered their great return/satisfaction guarantee.
When they came out with the first portable player which then was called the S5 
and which now is the Play 5 I bought one of them and I later on added more 
Connect and Connect Amp units. Nowadays I would of course have just bought a 
couple of Play 1 or Play 3 instead, but those were not an option then.
At some point Sonos also had a set of bookshelf speakers and they also released 
an iPhone dock with a 30-Pin connector (that was pre-Lightning connector) and 
it acted as it's own Sonos device. That was the only Sonos purchase I regret, I 
still have this kicking around somewhere and fortunately it was relatively 
inexpensive as far as Sonos gear goes, I think it was $120 or $150 canadian at 
the time. I should probably check eBay and see if people are selling these 
things and if there are still people who The nice thing is that even my players 
from 8 years ago still get all updates and they are all working flawlessly.
I previously mentioned that the new Sonos 1 had native Airplay 2 support, 
apparently that is not yet true, but from what I read Sonos will enable this 
via a software update in 2018.
And, lastly, I still don't see Amazon Music as an option. Of course Canada 
didn't even have Spotify and so on for the longest time, it's probably only 
been about 4 or 5 years that it is available, but since I can download the 
Amazon Music app on my iPhone from the canadian app store and now that Amazon 
Prime is available here and includes Amazon Music and Prime Video I don't see 
why it wouldn't be available 
in the Sonos app. Just tried to call Sonos, but after almost half an hour on 
hold I just entered my number so I assume at some point today I get a call 
back. 

Regards,
Sieghard

Regards,
Sieghard

Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Marie
Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2017 7:44 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Audible and Amazon Echo

Yes that was my fault for not being more clear. But I love the service on the 
sonos system because there is so much free music of virtually any type you 
prefer. I know you will enjoy it also.
Marie


-Original Message-
From: Sieghard Weitzel
Sent: Monday, November 20, 2017 10:22 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Audible and Amazon Echo

Thanks, Marie, it wasn't clear to me since you originally said: Yes Amazon 
music is available on the Echo if you are a prime member I will have to call 
Sonos tomorrow because I'm in Canada and if I go into the Music Services there 
is no Amazon Music option.
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Marie
Sent: Monday, November 20, 2017 10:02 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Audible and Amazon Echo

Yes that is what I was answering, it is a service on Sonos


-Original Message-
From: Sieghard Weitzel
Sent: Monday, November 20, 2017 8:52 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Audible and Amazon Echo

Hi Marie,

I actually wanted to know if you in the US have it as an optional music service 
on Sonos.

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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Marie
Sent: Monday, November 20, 2017 8:51 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Audible and Amazon Echo

Yes Amazon music is available on the Echo if you are a prime member

-Original Message-
From: Sieghard Weitzel
Sent: Monday, November 20, 2017 8:33 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Audible and Amazon Echo

Perfect, that and chapter navigation is all I would ever do.
One more question, for those who are in the US and have any Sonos gear, is 
Amazon Music there for you as a music service?

Regards,
Sieghard

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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Alan Lemly
Sent: Monday, November 20, 2017 8:05 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Audible and Amazon Echo

Sieghard and others,

I don't listen to Kindle books with my Echo but I've gotten to where I read 
most of my Audible books with it. And you can ask Alexa to rewind an Audible 
book a desired time period. I've asked her to successfully rewind 30 seconds up 
to 5 minutes and it worked fine.

Alan Lemly

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Re: Serious Radio do you use the iPhone or a stand alone radio for at home use

[Michael Irons]

Hello Jen, or use both the standalone radio in the phone. The standalone radio 
that I have has a remote with buttons on it. I can get to the stations on the 
standalone radio. The app for SiriusXM a.m. for the phone is accessible with 
voiceover. It is a little bit tricky to work in the beginning. Please get back 
to me with any questions that you have.
Michael


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> On Nov 21, 2017, at 9:27 AM, Jen .  wrote:
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> I am asking for a friend who is not on the group. 
> I am wondering for those who subscribe to serious XM radio do you use your 
> phone do access the stations or a stand alone radio for at home use. 
> If you use a stand alone radio which models are accessible for someone with 
> no vision and if you use the phone, is the app accessible with voiceover. 
> Thanks for any help you can give.  She’s thinking about subscribing but I 
> know nothing about this. 
> Thanks. 
> Jen 
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Re: Serious Radio do you use the iPhone or a stand alone radio for at home use

[Les Kriegler]

Are use the phone and a standalone radio. The key for operation is to get a 
Radio+ that has a Remote. If you have a Remote and you can punch in the 
stations, it works really well.

Sent from my iPhone

> On Nov 21, 2017, at 10:27 AM, Jen .  wrote:
> 
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> I am asking for a friend who is not on the group. 
> I am wondering for those who subscribe to serious XM radio do you use your 
> phone do access the stations or a stand alone radio for at home use. 
> If you use a stand alone radio which models are accessible for someone with 
> no vision and if you use the phone, is the app accessible with voiceover. 
> Thanks for any help you can give.  She’s thinking about subscribing but I 
> know nothing about this. 
> Thanks. 
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Re: Audible and Amazon Echo

[Marie]

Yes that was my fault for not being more clear. But I love the service on 
the sonos system because there is so much free music of virtually any type 
you prefer. I know you will enjoy it also.

Marie


-Original Message- 
From: Sieghard Weitzel

Sent: Monday, November 20, 2017 10:22 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Audible and Amazon Echo

Thanks, Marie, it wasn't clear to me since you originally said: Yes Amazon 
music is available on the Echo if you are a prime member
I will have to call Sonos tomorrow because I'm in Canada and if I go into 
the Music Services there is no Amazon Music option.

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf 
Of Marie

Sent: Monday, November 20, 2017 10:02 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Audible and Amazon Echo

Yes that is what I was answering, it is a service on Sonos


-Original Message-
From: Sieghard Weitzel
Sent: Monday, November 20, 2017 8:52 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Audible and Amazon Echo

Hi Marie,

I actually wanted to know if you in the US have it as an optional music 
service on Sonos.


-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf 
Of Marie

Sent: Monday, November 20, 2017 8:51 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Audible and Amazon Echo

Yes Amazon music is available on the Echo if you are a prime member

-Original Message-
From: Sieghard Weitzel
Sent: Monday, November 20, 2017 8:33 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Audible and Amazon Echo

Perfect, that and chapter navigation is all I would ever do.
One more question, for those who are in the US and have any Sonos gear, is 
Amazon Music there for you as a music service?


Regards,
Sieghard

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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf 
Of Alan Lemly

Sent: Monday, November 20, 2017 8:05 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Audible and Amazon Echo

Sieghard and others,

I don't listen to Kindle books with my Echo but I've gotten to where I read 
most of my Audible books with it. And you can ask Alexa to rewind an Audible 
book a desired time period. I've asked her to successfully rewind 30 seconds 
up to 5 minutes and it worked fine.


Alan Lemly

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf 
Of Sieghard Weitzel

Sent: Monday, November 20, 2017 10:48 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Audible and Amazon Echo

Interesting, I would have thought you could at least rewind or skip by a 
particular time interval like in the Audible app in addition to using 
chapter navigation. I never speed up a book and I don't like reading eBooks 
because I much prefer a human reader.

I read you can

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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf 
Of Deb Lewis

Sent: Monday, November 20, 2017 8:22 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Audible and Amazon Echo

Actually Echo can play many Kindle books but not all. It has no navigation 
in Kindle books though. The only navigation it has in Audible is by chapter 
so I don't think it's that useful. And, you cannot change the speed of the 
books which some people want to do. But if you don't mind just reading 
straight through the book, it works OK with Audible and with some Kindle 
books. I think there are much better ways to do Audible.


On 11/20/17, Lois Butterfield  wrote:

I would say that she is using her Echo as a speaker for her phone.  If
you do that, you can play any app your phone can play.  That is my
guess anyway.

Take care,
Lois

-Original Message-
From: Patti Johnson
Sent: Monday, November 20, 2017 11:03 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Audible and Amazon Echo

Tha is interesting, because a friend of mine uses her Eco to play
Kindle books, because she goes through the Kindle app.
I don't claim to understand that but hat is what she told me.  I don't
have an Echo so I wouldn't know, just saying.
Patti
On 11/20/17, Lois Butterfield  wrote:

Hi,

Echo cannot play Kindle books but does fine with Audible, will play
where you left off listening with any other device.

It does work fine with both wired and Bluetooth headsets and speakers.

Take care,
Lois

From: Sieghard Weitzel
Sent: Monday, November 20, 2017 10:38 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Audible and Amazon Echo

Hi,



How good is the integration between Audible and the Echo/Alexa? I
assume since Audible is owned by Amazon it should be perfect, but
nothing much is said about using Audible or, for that matter, Kindle
books on an Echo.

Also, for those who have any of the Echo speakers, have you used a
wired and also a bluetooth headset for private listening? I assume it
should work just fine?



Regards,

Sieghard



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Re: Serious Radio do you use the iPhone or a stand alone radio for at home use

[Robin Frost]

Hi,
I’ve used both a stand alone radio and listen through Sonos speakers. For stand 
alone I got the onyx model but not sure if it’s still made though I suspect 
there are still simpler models available. The app is accessible in my view as 
is the app one uses to operate a sonos system; and if using the latter no 
interaction is necessary with Sirius XM’s app itself for that purpose. there is 
also a skill for listening through Amazon Echo devices too.
I hope that helps.
Robin


From: Jen . 
Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2017 10:27 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com 
Subject: Serious Radio do you use the iPhone or a stand alone radio for at home 
use

Hi,  

I am asking for a friend who is not on the group.  

I am wondering for those who subscribe to serious XM radio do you use your 
phone do access the stations or a stand alone radio for at home use.  

If you use a stand alone radio which models are accessible for someone with no 
vision and if you use the phone, is the app accessible with voiceover.  

Thanks for any help you can give.  She’s thinking about subscribing but I know 
nothing about this.  

Thanks.  

Jen  

 

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Serious Radio do you use the iPhone or a stand alone radio for at home use

[Jen .]

Hi,
I am asking for a friend who is not on the group.
I am wondering for those who subscribe to serious XM radio do you use your 
phone do access the stations or a stand alone radio for at home use.
If you use a stand alone radio which models are accessible for someone with no 
vision and if you use the phone, is the app accessible with voiceover.
Thanks for any help you can give.  She’s thinking about subscribing but I know 
nothing about this.
Thanks.
Jen

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Re: Audible and Amazon Echo

[Russ Kiehne]

   The Echo will play Kindle books.  I heard a demo of it being done.

-Original Message- 
From: Lois Butterfield

Sent: Monday, November 20, 2017 8:15 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Audible and Amazon Echo

I would say that she is using her Echo as a speaker for her phone.  If you
do that, you can play any app your phone can play.  That is my guess anyway.

Take care,
Lois

-Original Message- 
From: Patti Johnson

Sent: Monday, November 20, 2017 11:03 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Audible and Amazon Echo

Tha is interesting, because a friend of mine uses her Eco to play
Kindle books, because she goes through the Kindle app.
I don't claim to understand that but hat is what she told me.  I don't
have an Echo so I wouldn't know, just saying.
Patti
On 11/20/17, Lois Butterfield  wrote:

Hi,

Echo cannot play Kindle books but does fine with Audible, will play where
you left off listening with any other device.

It does work fine with both wired and Bluetooth headsets and speakers.

Take care,
Lois

From: Sieghard Weitzel
Sent: Monday, November 20, 2017 10:38 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Audible and Amazon Echo

Hi,



How good is the integration between Audible and the Echo/Alexa? I assume
since Audible is owned by Amazon it should be perfect, but nothing much is
said about using Audible or, for that matter, Kindle books on an Echo.

Also, for those who have any of the Echo speakers, have you used a wired 
and
also a bluetooth headset for private listening? I assume it should work 
just

fine?



Regards,

Sieghard



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RE: Audible and Amazon Echo

[Les Kriegler]

Hi sieghard,

I checked in the Sonos App and indeed, the Amazon Music Service is listed as an 
option.

Les

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From: Sieghard Weitzel
Sent: Monday, November 20, 2017 11:52 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Audible and Amazon Echo

Hi Marie,

I actually wanted to know if you in the US have it as an optional music service 
on Sonos.

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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Marie
Sent: Monday, November 20, 2017 8:51 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Audible and Amazon Echo

Yes Amazon music is available on the Echo if you are a prime member

-Original Message-
From: Sieghard Weitzel
Sent: Monday, November 20, 2017 8:33 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Audible and Amazon Echo

Perfect, that and chapter navigation is all I would ever do.
One more question, for those who are in the US and have any Sonos gear, is 
Amazon Music there for you as a music service?

Regards,
Sieghard

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Alan Lemly
Sent: Monday, November 20, 2017 8:05 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Audible and Amazon Echo

Sieghard and others,

I don't listen to Kindle books with my Echo but I've gotten to where I read 
most of my Audible books with it. And you can ask Alexa to rewind an Audible 
book a desired time period. I've asked her to successfully rewind 30 seconds up 
to 5 minutes and it worked fine.

Alan Lemly

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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Sieghard Weitzel
Sent: Monday, November 20, 2017 10:48 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Audible and Amazon Echo

Interesting, I would have thought you could at least rewind or skip by a 
particular time interval like in the Audible app in addition to using chapter 
navigation. I never speed up a book and I don't like reading eBooks because I 
much prefer a human reader.
I read you can

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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Deb Lewis
Sent: Monday, November 20, 2017 8:22 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Audible and Amazon Echo

Actually Echo can play many Kindle books but not all. It has no navigation in 
Kindle books though. The only navigation it has in Audible is by chapter so I 
don't think it's that useful. And, you cannot change the speed of the books 
which some people want to do. But if you don't mind just reading straight 
through the book, it works OK with Audible and with some Kindle books. I think 
there are much better ways to do Audible.

On 11/20/17, Lois Butterfield  wrote:
> I would say that she is using her Echo as a speaker for her phone.  If 
> you do that, you can play any app your phone can play.  That is my 
> guess anyway.
>
> Take care,
> Lois
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Patti Johnson
> Sent: Monday, November 20, 2017 11:03 AM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: Audible and Amazon Echo
>
> Tha is interesting, because a friend of mine uses her Eco to play 
> Kindle books, because she goes through the Kindle app.
> I don't claim to understand that but hat is what she told me.  I don't 
> have an Echo so I wouldn't know, just saying.
> Patti
> On 11/20/17, Lois Butterfield  wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Echo cannot play Kindle books but does fine with Audible, will play 
>> where you left off listening with any other device.
>>
>> It does work fine with both wired and Bluetooth headsets and speakers.
>>
>> Take care,
>> Lois
>>
>> From: Sieghard Weitzel
>> Sent: Monday, November 20, 2017 10:38 AM
>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
>> Subject: Audible and Amazon Echo
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>>
>>
>> How good is the integration between Audible and the Echo/Alexa? I 
>> assume since Audible is owned by Amazon it should be perfect, but 
>> nothing much is said about using Audible or, for that matter, Kindle 
>> books on an Echo.
>>
>> Also, for those who have any of the Echo speakers, have you used a 
>> wired and also a bluetooth headset for private listening? I assume it 
>> should work just fine?
>>
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Sieghard
>>
>>
>>
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