from:"James Bentley"

RE: Question about iPhone case

2024-05-04 Thread James Bentley

Do any of these tech 21 cases have a place for a lanyard?

 

James B 

 

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Sieghard 
Weitzel
Sent: Saturday, May 4, 2024 11:52 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Question about iPhone case

 

Amazon is probably the best place as you can find literally dozens and dozens 
of different cases. I personally like the Tech 21 cases as they are thin but 
very tough.

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com   
mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > On Behalf Of Rena
Sent: Saturday, May 4, 2024 11:26 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com  
Subject: RE: Question about iPhone case

 

Do you have the phone number?

Just in case, where else can I buy a case?

 

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com   
mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > On Behalf Of 
Richard Turner
Sent: Saturday, May 4, 2024 2:12 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com  
Subject: RE: Question about iPhone case

 

I don’t know if they sell cases, but could it have been ATGuys?

I believe that phone is identical in size and button configuration as the 
iPhone 8.  So a case for the 8, SE and SE 2022 should fit.

 

www.atguys.com  

 

 

 

Richard, USA

"It's no great honor to be blind, but it's more than a nuisance and less than a 
disaster. Either you're going to fight like hell when your sight fails or 
you're going to stand on the sidelines for the rest of your life." -- Dr. 
Margaret Rockwell Phanstiehl Founder of Audio Description (1932-2009)

 

My web site: https://www.turner42.com

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com   
mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > On Behalf Of Rena
Sent: Saturday, May 4, 2024 11:05 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com  
Subject: Question about iPhone case

 

Hello,

 

I just bought a new iPhone, SE2022 because my mother poured some sauerkraut on 
hers, so I gave her mine.

I want to have another case like the one I had, but I don’t remember where I 
bought  it. The name of the place was something like t-guide.

 

Rena

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RE: Caller ID Help Please.

2024-05-03 Thread James Bentley

Quite strange.  Maybe another call to Apple with the latest information will 
help.

Hope you get this resolved.

 

James B 

 

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of janet 
gross
Sent: Friday, May 3, 2024 6:48 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Caller ID Help Please.

 

James, 

 

Ok I just tried to toggle on the caller ID again, and now I got a message 
saying I can’t save caller ID settings, the only option I get then is to 
dismiss the caller ID settings.  

Thank you any way!  

 

Janet   

 

This gets stranger and stranger.  

 

 

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>  
mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > On Behalf Of 
James Bentley
Sent: Friday, May 3, 2024 6:28 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> 
Subject: RE: Caller ID Help Please.

 

Yes.  And I have the option to toggle it on or off.

 

I’m using a third gen I Phone S E 2022 if this helps.

James B 

 

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>  
mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > On Behalf Of 
janet gross
Sent: Friday, May 3, 2024 12:37 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> 
Subject: RE: Caller ID Help Please.

 

James, 

 

So if the in progress message goes away in about ten seconds, does the caller 
Id show up as it is turned on? 

 

Janet 

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>  
mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > On Behalf Of 
James Bentley
Sent: Friday, May 3, 2024 12:06 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> 
Subject: RE: Caller ID Help Please.

 

I also get the in progress message.  But, if I wait around 10 seconds the in 
progress message goes away.

 

 

James B 

 

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>  
mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > On Behalf Of 
janet gross
Sent: Thursday, May 2, 2024 10:55 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> 
Subject: RE: Caller ID Help Please.

 

Hi, 

 

I don’t get the option to show my caller ID.  

I go to settings, phone, caller ID, I tap on that, and I then get a message 
saying in progress but nothing changes. ,

 

Janet 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>  
mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > On Behalf Of 
Jonathan Cohn
Sent: Thursday, May 2, 2024 9:35 PM
To: Viphone mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> >
Subject: Re: Caller ID Help Please.

 

 

1. Go to Settings, Tap Phone

2. Press Show My Caller ID

3. Use the toggle switch to show or hide your number

 

Apparently this does not work with Verizon 

 

On May 2, 2024, at 6:51 PM, janet gross mailto:janet.harv...@outlook.com> > wrote:

 

Hi Carolyn,

What do you mean when you say your card?
I am talking about the caller ID on an iPhone.
I've had caller ID turned on my iPhone for over 5 years.
I accidentally   turned it off, now that I think of it.
So, are you saying you don't have caller ID on your phone?
What kind of a phone do you have?

Janet

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>  
mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > On Behalf Of 
Carolyn Arnold
Sent: Thursday, May 2, 2024 5:12 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> 
Subject: RE: Caller ID Help Please.

On My Card, you can put your picture and name, but mine did not take just my 
name, and I'm not about to fool with dealing with a picture.

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>  
[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Robert Doc Wright
Sent: Thursday, May 2, 2024 5:18 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> 
Subject: Re: Caller ID Help Please.

I looked and saw what you mentioned on my 10R and it said what yours said but 
mine doesn't have cellular.  My 13 doesn't offer Caller ID.

   - Original Message -
   From: janet gross <mailto:janet.harv...@outlook.com>
   To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>  
<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>
   Sent: Thursday, May 2, 2024 2:49 PM
   Subject: Caller ID Help Please.


   Hi Everyone,



   Some way some how my caller ID has been turned off.

   When I call someone, they always ask why do I have my caller ID not 
shown.

   I went in to  settings, phone, caller ID, tap on show my caller ID, but 
all I get when I do that is a message says in progress.

   I can't seem to turn on my caller ID.

   Is there some way I can turn on my caller ID so when I call someone they 
will know the call is coming from me?

   I have a XR with 17.4.1.





   Thank you all.



   Janet



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RE: Caller ID Help Please.

2024-05-03 Thread James Bentley

Yes.  And I have the option to toggle it on or off.

 

I’m using a third gen I Phone S E 2022 if this helps.

James B 

 

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of janet 
gross
Sent: Friday, May 3, 2024 12:37 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Caller ID Help Please.

 

James, 

 

So if the in progress message goes away in about ten seconds, does the caller 
Id show up as it is turned on? 

 

Janet 

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>  
mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > On Behalf Of 
James Bentley
Sent: Friday, May 3, 2024 12:06 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> 
Subject: RE: Caller ID Help Please.

 

I also get the in progress message.  But, if I wait around 10 seconds the in 
progress message goes away.

 

 

James B 

 

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>  
mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > On Behalf Of 
janet gross
Sent: Thursday, May 2, 2024 10:55 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> 
Subject: RE: Caller ID Help Please.

 

Hi, 

 

I don’t get the option to show my caller ID.  

I go to settings, phone, caller ID, I tap on that, and I then get a message 
saying in progress but nothing changes. ,

 

Janet 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>  
mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > On Behalf Of 
Jonathan Cohn
Sent: Thursday, May 2, 2024 9:35 PM
To: Viphone mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> >
Subject: Re: Caller ID Help Please.

 

 

1. Go to Settings, Tap Phone

2. Press Show My Caller ID

3. Use the toggle switch to show or hide your number

 

Apparently this does not work with Verizon 

 

On May 2, 2024, at 6:51 PM, janet gross mailto:janet.harv...@outlook.com> > wrote:

 

Hi Carolyn,

What do you mean when you say your card?
I am talking about the caller ID on an iPhone.
I've had caller ID turned on my iPhone for over 5 years.
I accidentally   turned it off, now that I think of it.
So, are you saying you don't have caller ID on your phone?
What kind of a phone do you have?

Janet

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>  
mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > On Behalf Of 
Carolyn Arnold
Sent: Thursday, May 2, 2024 5:12 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> 
Subject: RE: Caller ID Help Please.

On My Card, you can put your picture and name, but mine did not take just my 
name, and I'm not about to fool with dealing with a picture.

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>  
[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Robert Doc Wright
Sent: Thursday, May 2, 2024 5:18 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> 
Subject: Re: Caller ID Help Please.

I looked and saw what you mentioned on my 10R and it said what yours said but 
mine doesn't have cellular.  My 13 doesn't offer Caller ID.

   - Original Message -
   From: janet gross <mailto:janet.harv...@outlook.com>
   To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>  
<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>
   Sent: Thursday, May 2, 2024 2:49 PM
   Subject: Caller ID Help Please.


   Hi Everyone,



   Some way some how my caller ID has been turned off.

   When I call someone, they always ask why do I have my caller ID not 
shown.

   I went in to  settings, phone, caller ID, tap on show my caller ID, but 
all I get when I do that is a message says in progress.

   I can't seem to turn on my caller ID.

   Is there some way I can turn on my caller ID so when I call someone they 
will know the call is coming from me?

   I have a XR with 17.4.1.





   Thank you all.



   Janet



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RE: Caller ID Help Please.

2024-05-02 Thread James Bentley

I also get the in progress message.  But, if I wait around 10 seconds the in 
progress message goes away.

 

 

James B 

 

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of janet 
gross
Sent: Thursday, May 2, 2024 10:55 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Caller ID Help Please.

 

Hi, 

 

I don’t get the option to show my caller ID.  

I go to settings, phone, caller ID, I tap on that, and I then get a message 
saying in progress but nothing changes. ,

 

Janet 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com   
mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > On Behalf Of 
Jonathan Cohn
Sent: Thursday, May 2, 2024 9:35 PM
To: Viphone mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> >
Subject: Re: Caller ID Help Please.

 

 

1. Go to Settings, Tap Phone

2. Press Show My Caller ID

3. Use the toggle switch to show or hide your number

 

Apparently this does not work with Verizon 





On May 2, 2024, at 6:51 PM, janet gross mailto:janet.harv...@outlook.com> > wrote:

 

Hi Carolyn,

What do you mean when you say your card?
I am talking about the caller ID on an iPhone.
I've had caller ID turned on my iPhone for over 5 years.
I accidentally   turned it off, now that I think of it.
So, are you saying you don't have caller ID on your phone?
What kind of a phone do you have?

Janet

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com   
mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > On Behalf Of 
Carolyn Arnold
Sent: Thursday, May 2, 2024 5:12 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com  
Subject: RE: Caller ID Help Please.

On My Card, you can put your picture and name, but mine did not take just my 
name, and I'm not about to fool with dealing with a picture.

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com   
[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Robert Doc Wright
Sent: Thursday, May 2, 2024 5:18 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com  
Subject: Re: Caller ID Help Please.

I looked and saw what you mentioned on my 10R and it said what yours said but 
mine doesn't have cellular.  My 13 doesn't offer Caller ID.

   - Original Message -
   From: janet gross 
   To: viphone@googlegroups.com   

   Sent: Thursday, May 2, 2024 2:49 PM
   Subject: Caller ID Help Please.


   Hi Everyone,



   Some way some how my caller ID has been turned off.

   When I call someone, they always ask why do I have my caller ID not 
shown.

   I went in to  settings, phone, caller ID, tap on show my caller ID, but 
all I get when I do that is a message says in progress.

   I can't seem to turn on my caller ID.

   Is there some way I can turn on my caller ID so when I call someone they 
will know the call is coming from me?

   I have a XR with 17.4.1.





   Thank you all.



   Janet



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RE: Using Chat GPT, and other Apss

2024-04-18 Thread James Bentley

Richard, I’m glad that you got me interested in this.

I found an app called open a I chat gtt  that looks like loads of fun.

 

James B 

 

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Richard 
Turner
Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2024 10:00 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Using Chat GPT, and other Apss

 

Well James, I stand corrected. After the last update,  it now brings up the two 
subscriptions. I have now deleted the app. I will stick with Perplexity, which 
is still free. 

 

 

Richard, USA

“Grandma always told us, “Be careful when you pray for patience. God stores it 
on the other side of Hell and you will have to go through Hell to get it.”

-- Cedrick Bridgeforth

 

My web site: https://www.turner42.com/

 









On Apr 17, 2024, at 7:54 PM, Richard Turner mailto:richardr_tur...@comcast.net> > wrote:

Well, in the app description of the one I mentioned, it specifies Pro with the 
subscriptions. I've used it more than a week, and got nothing about 
subscribing. So, perhaps I will soon, or there is a difference between the 
generic app and the pro. 

 

 

Richard, USA

“Grandma always told us, “Be careful when you pray for patience. God stores it 
on the other side of Hell and you will have to go through Hell to get it.”

-- Cedrick Bridgeforth

 

My web site: https://www.turner42.com/

 









On Apr 17, 2024, at 7:20 PM, James Bentley mailto:bentleyj1...@gmail.com> > wrote:



No, I did not sign up for the subscription.

You get a 3 day trial followed by two ways to pay.

Weekly for I think it was $7.00, and I think $57.00 per year.

 

I could have loads of fun with this but I want to wait until the price is lower.

 

James B 

James B 

 

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>  
mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > On Behalf Of 
Richard Turner
Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2024 8:56 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> 
Subject: Re: Using Chat GPT, and other Apss

 

I have not been charged yet. I did not sign up or subscribe. Did you sign up 
for something? If it is a subscription, check under your iPhone settings, 
double tap on your name, and then subscriptions to check. 

I have not used it daily. 

 

 

Richard, USA

“Grandma always told us, “Be careful when you pray for patience. God stores it 
on the other side of Hell and you will have to go through Hell to get it.”

-- Cedrick Bridgeforth

 

My web site: https://www.turner42.com/

 











On Apr 17, 2024, at 6:52 PM, blazie.g...@gmail.com 
<mailto:blazie.g...@gmail.com>  wrote:



That’s pretty cool!

 

Vivian and Sallie from Walla Walla, USA

 

 

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mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > On Behalf Of 
wiljame...@gmail.com <mailto:wiljame...@gmail.com> 
Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2024 11:11 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> 
Subject: RE: Using Chat GPT, and other Apss

 

There is a benefit for using ChatGPT.  Here is a dialog with me and it about 
the Augusta National Golf Club.  Keep in mind I have never seen the Augusta 
National, let alone set foot on it, even though I am from there.

 

You

I am visually impaired. I have never been to the Augusta national, so describe 
the layout of the chorus and the holes to me!

 

ChatGPT

The Augusta National Golf Club, home of the Masters Tournament, is renowned for 
its stunning layout. The course features a hilly terrain with lush green 
fairways and beautiful azalea-lined pathways.

The front nine holes wind through the Georgia pines, starting with the 
relatively short par-4 first hole and leading to the iconic par-3 12th hole, 
known as "Golden Bell," which requires a precise tee shot over Rae's Creek to a 
narrow green.

The back nine is known for its challenging closing stretch, including the 
famous par-5 13th hole, named "Azalea," which offers players a risk-reward 
opportunity for eagle or birdie. The par-4 18th hole, "Holly," demands accuracy 
off the tee to avoid the fairway bunkers and sets up a dramatic approach shot 
to the elevated green.

Overall, Augusta National's layout is characterized by its strategic bunkering, 
undulating greens, and picturesque water hazards, providing a challenging yet 
picturesque test for the world's best golfers.

 

You

Tell me about Amen Corner from Augusta National.

 

ChatGPT

Amen Corner is one of the most famous stretches of holes at Augusta National 
Golf Club, specifically holes 11, 12, and 13. This iconic trio of holes begins 
with the par-4 11th, named "White Dogwood," which features a narrow tee shot 
and an approach to a green guarded by a pond on the left. Then comes the 
legendary par-3 12th, known as "Golden Bell," where players must navigate a tee 
shot over Rae's Creek to a small, undulating green protected by bunkers. 
Finally, t

RE: Using Chat GPT, and other Apss

2024-04-17 Thread James Bentley

Perplexity,.  I think I will go check this out.

 

James B 

 

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Richard 
Turner
Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2024 10:00 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Using Chat GPT, and other Apss

 

Well James, I stand corrected. After the last update,  it now brings up the two 
subscriptions. I have now deleted the app. I will stick with Perplexity, which 
is still free. 

 

 

Richard, USA

“Grandma always told us, “Be careful when you pray for patience. God stores it 
on the other side of Hell and you will have to go through Hell to get it.”

-- Cedrick Bridgeforth

 

My web site: https://www.turner42.com/

 









On Apr 17, 2024, at 7:54 PM, Richard Turner mailto:richardr_tur...@comcast.net> > wrote:

Well, in the app description of the one I mentioned, it specifies Pro with the 
subscriptions. I've used it more than a week, and got nothing about 
subscribing. So, perhaps I will soon, or there is a difference between the 
generic app and the pro. 

 

 

Richard, USA

“Grandma always told us, “Be careful when you pray for patience. God stores it 
on the other side of Hell and you will have to go through Hell to get it.”

-- Cedrick Bridgeforth

 

My web site: https://www.turner42.com/

 









On Apr 17, 2024, at 7:20 PM, James Bentley mailto:bentleyj1...@gmail.com> > wrote:



No, I did not sign up for the subscription.

You get a 3 day trial followed by two ways to pay.

Weekly for I think it was $7.00, and I think $57.00 per year.

 

I could have loads of fun with this but I want to wait until the price is lower.

 

James B 

James B 

 

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>  
mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > On Behalf Of 
Richard Turner
Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2024 8:56 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> 
Subject: Re: Using Chat GPT, and other Apss

 

I have not been charged yet. I did not sign up or subscribe. Did you sign up 
for something? If it is a subscription, check under your iPhone settings, 
double tap on your name, and then subscriptions to check. 

I have not used it daily. 

 

 

Richard, USA

“Grandma always told us, “Be careful when you pray for patience. God stores it 
on the other side of Hell and you will have to go through Hell to get it.”

-- Cedrick Bridgeforth

 

My web site: https://www.turner42.com/

 











On Apr 17, 2024, at 6:52 PM, blazie.g...@gmail.com 
<mailto:blazie.g...@gmail.com>  wrote:



That’s pretty cool!

 

Vivian and Sallie from Walla Walla, USA

 

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>  
mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > On Behalf Of 
wiljame...@gmail.com <mailto:wiljame...@gmail.com> 
Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2024 11:11 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> 
Subject: RE: Using Chat GPT, and other Apss

 

There is a benefit for using ChatGPT.  Here is a dialog with me and it about 
the Augusta National Golf Club.  Keep in mind I have never seen the Augusta 
National, let alone set foot on it, even though I am from there.

 

You

I am visually impaired. I have never been to the Augusta national, so describe 
the layout of the chorus and the holes to me!

 

ChatGPT

The Augusta National Golf Club, home of the Masters Tournament, is renowned for 
its stunning layout. The course features a hilly terrain with lush green 
fairways and beautiful azalea-lined pathways.

The front nine holes wind through the Georgia pines, starting with the 
relatively short par-4 first hole and leading to the iconic par-3 12th hole, 
known as "Golden Bell," which requires a precise tee shot over Rae's Creek to a 
narrow green.

The back nine is known for its challenging closing stretch, including the 
famous par-5 13th hole, named "Azalea," which offers players a risk-reward 
opportunity for eagle or birdie. The par-4 18th hole, "Holly," demands accuracy 
off the tee to avoid the fairway bunkers and sets up a dramatic approach shot 
to the elevated green.

Overall, Augusta National's layout is characterized by its strategic bunkering, 
undulating greens, and picturesque water hazards, providing a challenging yet 
picturesque test for the world's best golfers.

 

You

Tell me about Amen Corner from Augusta National.

 

ChatGPT

Amen Corner is one of the most famous stretches of holes at Augusta National 
Golf Club, specifically holes 11, 12, and 13. This iconic trio of holes begins 
with the par-4 11th, named "White Dogwood," which features a narrow tee shot 
and an approach to a green guarded by a pond on the left. Then comes the 
legendary par-3 12th, known as "Golden Bell," where players must navigate a tee 
shot over Rae's Creek to a small, undulating green protected by bunkers. 
Finally, the stretch concludes with the par-5 13th, named "Azalea," which 
offe

RE: Using Chat GPT, and other Apss

2024-04-17 Thread James Bentley

No, I did not sign up for the subscription.

You get a 3 day trial followed by two ways to pay.

Weekly for I think it was $7.00, and I think $57.00 per year.

 

I could have loads of fun with this but I want to wait until the price is lower.

 

James B 

James B 

 

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Richard 
Turner
Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2024 8:56 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Using Chat GPT, and other Apss

 

I have not been charged yet. I did not sign up or subscribe. Did you sign up 
for something? If it is a subscription, check under your iPhone settings, 
double tap on your name, and then subscriptions to check. 

I have not used it daily. 

 

 

Richard, USA

“Grandma always told us, “Be careful when you pray for patience. God stores it 
on the other side of Hell and you will have to go through Hell to get it.”

-- Cedrick Bridgeforth

 

My web site: https://www.turner42.com/

 









On Apr 17, 2024, at 6:52 PM, blazie.g...@gmail.com 
  wrote:



That’s pretty cool!

 

Vivian and Sallie from Walla Walla, USA

 

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com   
mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > On Behalf Of 
wiljame...@gmail.com  
Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2024 11:11 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com  
Subject: RE: Using Chat GPT, and other Apss

 

There is a benefit for using ChatGPT.  Here is a dialog with me and it about 
the Augusta National Golf Club.  Keep in mind I have never seen the Augusta 
National, let alone set foot on it, even though I am from there.

 

You

I am visually impaired. I have never been to the Augusta national, so describe 
the layout of the chorus and the holes to me!

 

ChatGPT

The Augusta National Golf Club, home of the Masters Tournament, is renowned for 
its stunning layout. The course features a hilly terrain with lush green 
fairways and beautiful azalea-lined pathways.

The front nine holes wind through the Georgia pines, starting with the 
relatively short par-4 first hole and leading to the iconic par-3 12th hole, 
known as "Golden Bell," which requires a precise tee shot over Rae's Creek to a 
narrow green.

The back nine is known for its challenging closing stretch, including the 
famous par-5 13th hole, named "Azalea," which offers players a risk-reward 
opportunity for eagle or birdie. The par-4 18th hole, "Holly," demands accuracy 
off the tee to avoid the fairway bunkers and sets up a dramatic approach shot 
to the elevated green.

Overall, Augusta National's layout is characterized by its strategic bunkering, 
undulating greens, and picturesque water hazards, providing a challenging yet 
picturesque test for the world's best golfers.

 

You

Tell me about Amen Corner from Augusta National.

 

ChatGPT

Amen Corner is one of the most famous stretches of holes at Augusta National 
Golf Club, specifically holes 11, 12, and 13. This iconic trio of holes begins 
with the par-4 11th, named "White Dogwood," which features a narrow tee shot 
and an approach to a green guarded by a pond on the left. Then comes the 
legendary par-3 12th, known as "Golden Bell," where players must navigate a tee 
shot over Rae's Creek to a small, undulating green protected by bunkers. 
Finally, the stretch concludes with the par-5 13th, named "Azalea," which 
offers a chance for players to make up ground with a well-placed tee shot 
followed by a strategic approach over Rae's Creek to an elevated green.

Amen Corner gained its name from Herbert Warren Wind, a golf writer, who coined 
the term in a 1958 Sports Illustrated article. The name stuck, and today Amen 
Corner is synonymous with one of the most challenging and picturesque parts of 
Augusta National, where many pivotal moments in the Masters Tournament have 
unfolded over the years.

 

You

Describe the other holes to me.

 

ChatGPT

Certainly! At Augusta National Golf Club, each hole has its own unique 
characteristics and challenges. Here's a brief overview of the remaining holes:

1.

Hole 1 - Tea Olive: A relatively short par-4 with a wide fairway but guarded by 
bunkers on both sides. It's a gentle start to the round.

2.

Hole 2 - Pink Dogwood: A longer par-5 with a dogleg left. Players must navigate 
bunkers and trees to reach the green in regulation.

3.

Hole 3 - Flowering Peach: A medium-length par-4 with a fairway that slopes from 
right to left. The green is protected by bunkers and requires an accurate 
approach.

4.

Hole 4 - Flowering Crab Apple: Another par-3, this hole features a large, 
undulating green guarded by deep bunkers. Accuracy is key off the tee.

5.

Hole 5 - Magnolia: A challenging par-4 with a narrow fairway and trees lining 
both sides. The green is elevated and sloped, making approach shots difficult.

6.

Hole 6 - Juniper: A long par-3 with a deep bunker guarding the front of the 
green. It requires a precise tee shot to avoid

RE: Using Chat GPT, and other Apss

2024-04-17 Thread James Bentley

Richard, this chat A I is not free.  It cost one dollar per day unless you pay 
by the year.

So, will deleting this app from my phone prevent me from incurring fees?  Or, 
is there some thing else that I have to do?

 

Thanks,

James B 

 

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Richard 
Turner
Sent: Saturday, April 13, 2024 8:26 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Using Chat GPT, and other Apss

 

One of the best I have found when using with VoiceOver on an iPhone is Chat AI 
- Ask Everything

 

 

 

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/chat-ai-ask-everything/id6479610341

 

It is free, and relatively easy to use. You could ask   about writing without 
asking it to write anything for you. I suggest giving it a spin and see how it 
goes. I also use another free app, Perplexity, but Perplexity has a much more 
cluttered screen. 

 

Richard, USA

“Grandma always told us, “Be careful when you pray for patience. God stores it 
on the other side of Hell and you will have to go through Hell to get it.”

-- Cedrick Bridgeforth

 

My web site: https://www.turner42.com/

 









On Apr 12, 2024, at 11:56 PM, Terri Stimmel mailto:icecreamlove...@outlook.com> > wrote:

Hello everyone,


First of all, please know that I am not trying to start anything, with the 
questions that I am about to ask. I honestly want to understand how these 
things can be of help to me. But, not do all of the work for me.


I am curious, does anyone here use Chat GPT? Or, Microsoft Co-Pilot?

Not sure I spelled that last one correctly.


If anyone here does use these Apps, or any others I might not be aware of, how 
accessible are they?

Also, what might you use them for?


I am currently attending a local community college. My goal is to hopefully get 
my Masters degree. I am a long way off from this though, and life could go in a 
totally different direction. I am also an older student. I don't even know if I 
will ever have a career.


Anyway, one thing I would like to use Chat GPT for, is to get help with my 
writing. I never really learned how to write papers in high school. I feel so 
behind in this area. I am told all the time that I need to kind of learn to BS 
my way through stuff.

However, I am not at all good with that sort of thing.


Please understand, I do not want to cheat! Or, plagiarize anything. I really 
just want to use AI to help me with this huge struggle. I want help with 
structure, and all that. But, I want to make the paper my own. And, make 
changes where necessary.


However, I also want to make use of these Apps, in other ways as well, if this 
can be beneficial for me. I just don't know enough, to know what I might be 
missing out on. I know we do have to be careful, when using any sort of AI. 
And, we need to be smart about what we do. I just think though that all of this 
stuff can really benefit us in a lot of ways.


Thank you to anyone who has read this. Any thoughts, or advice will be very 
much appreciated.


Terri

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RE: Siri is having issues

2024-02-10 Thread James Bentley

Here in East Texas, Siri is working fine.  I Hope you are only experienceing a 
temporary local outage.

 

James B 

 

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Richard 
Turner
Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2024 12:00 PM
To: ViPone list 
Subject: Siri is having issues

 

I just asked Siri a couple questions, it just made a noise that sounded like 
someone tapping on a metal drum, then said, something went wrong. I launched 
the Amazon Alexa app and asked Alexa, and got an answer. I went back to Siri 
and got the same noise and something went wrong. That tells me it is not my 
wi-fi,  but the Siri server. 

 

 

Richard, USA

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on the other side of Hell and you will have to go through Hell to get it.”

-- Cedrick Bridgeforth

 

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RE: How do I prevent my emails from being deleted on multiple devices

2023-12-16 Thread James Bentley

This information is extremely helpful because it is accurate and explained with 
clear examples.

 

James B  

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Sieghard 
Weitzel
Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2023 1:38 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: How do I prevent my emails from being deleted on multiple devices

 

If you use more than one device what you should want is for both devices to 
show exactly the same thing. For example, if you are out and about and get an 
email and reply to it on your iPhone, I at least would want to see on my 
computer that the email was replied to and that the reply is there in the sent 
folder or wherever I move it to.

Similarly, if I delete an email I delete it because I either don’t want it 
because it’s spam or I am done with it. In that case why would I not want said 
email to be deleted on all my devices?

As others pointed out, IMAP and Microsoft Exchange are protocols where your 
mail, contacts and so on are stored on the server of your provider and a local 
copy of the data is synced to your devices. The sync works both ways, you read 
an email on one device and it shows as read on the other, you reply to an email 
and it shows as replied to  on the other, you sent an email on one device and 
the message is in your sent items folder on the other device or devices. You 
add a contact on your iPhone while you are out and about and that contact is 
also there on your computer and vice versa. 

It may take a little getting used to, but this is the way email should work 
when multiple devices are involved, POP3 is an old protocol which was never 
designed for a situation where 2 or more devices are involved, yes, you can 
specify to “leave mail on server” on one device, but then this does not do 
anything for other stuff, e.g. if you were to send a message to somebody on 
your iPhone with an account set up as POP3, then that message you sent lives on 
your iPhone only and you would never know it was sent if you looked at the sent 
messages on your computer. I know a few people on this list love to live in the 
past and they think POP3 is the reinvention of the wheel but it’s definitely 
not.

The other advantage of IMAP or Exchange of course is the fact that everything 
is backed up already and if you get a new device whether computer or iPhone, 
you don’t even have to think about backing up your Outlook data file and then 
restoring it and all that. All you do is you enter your credentials on the new 
device when you set up the account and everything magically appears.

 

From: 'john riehl' via VIPhone mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > 
Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2023 7:31 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com  
Subject: How do I prevent my emails from being deleted on multiple devices

 

I use Microsoft-365, windows-10 on my desktop as my primary email program. I 
only use my iPhone on occasion, mostly when I go out of my house. I recently 
had to switch my Outlook-365 Verizon account from POP to IMAP. This means that, 
unfortunately, my emails are no longer deleted from the server after I download 
them on my desktop, so they come into my phone, too. It also seems to mean  
that when I delete an email on my phone or desktop, it’s also somehow deleted 
from the other device. I emphatically do not want that. How do I prevent this 
from happening?

Thanks  John Riehl 

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RE: Plus sign when dialing a phone number?

2023-12-06 Thread James Bentley

I have a friend who will let me use her TracFone card for over seas calls 
before her minutes run out..

 

James B  

 

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Sieghard 
Weitzel
Sent: Wednesday, December 6, 2023 2:10 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Plus sign when dialing a phone number?

 

I would ask if the person you are calling uses WhatsApp, it’s much more widely 
used in Europe and many parts of Asia and if so thenyou can make that call for 
free and with much better quality as a regular phone call.

 

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>  
mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > On Behalf Of 
James Bentley
Sent: Wednesday, December 6, 2023 11:50 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> 
Subject: RE: Plus sign when dialing a phone number?

 

Good to know.  I need to place a call to India in a few days.

 

James B  

 

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>  
mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > On Behalf Of 
Sieghard Weitzel
Sent: Wednesday, December 6, 2023 1:41 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> 
Subject: RE: Plus sign when dialing a phone number?

 

And my apologies, I gave you wrong information. I am originally from Germany 
and it is 00 you dial when you call from there, if you are calling from North 
America (Canada or the US) you have to dial 011 and then the country code. For 
example, 011-49 would be for Germany, 011-44 for the United Kingdom.

 

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>  
mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > On Behalf Of 
James Bentley
Sent: Wednesday, December 6, 2023 11:37 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> 
Subject: RE: Plus sign when dialing a phone number?

 

Well, this makes it a lot easyer.

 

Thank you very much.

 

James B  

 

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>  
mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > On Behalf Of 
Sieghard Weitzel
Sent: Wednesday, December 6, 2023 1:14 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> 
Subject: RE: Plus sign when dialing a phone number?

 

If you are dialing from the dialpad and don’t want to add the number to your 
contacts it is much easier to dial 00 in front of the country code, e.g. if you 
want to call the United Kingdom which has a country code of 44, you would dial 
0044 and then the number.

 

 

 

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mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > On Behalf Of 
Richard Turner
Sent: Wednesday, December 6, 2023 9:25 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> 
Subject: Re: Plus sign when dialing a phone number?

 

First, the shift is not available unless you are adding a number in contacts. 
When you are adding a number in contacts,tThe shift button is in the lower 
left. Depending on your VO settings, either touch and release it, or double 
tap, then the plus sign will be where the 0 was to the right of the shift 
button. 

HTH, 

 

Richard, USA

“Grandma always told us, “Be careful when you pray for patience. God stores it 
on the other side of Hell and you will have to go through Hell to get it.”

-- Cedrick Bridgeforth

 

My web site: https://www.turner42.com/

 

 

 

On Dec 6, 2023, at 8:55 AM, paekstr...@gmail.com <mailto:paekstr...@gmail.com>  
wrote:

Kim,

Try holding down the shift key, then swiping right.  You should find the plus 
symbol there.

Pam

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Sent: Wednesday, December 6, 2023 11:45 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> 
Subject: Plus sign when dialing a phone number?

Hello,

I need to make an international call requiring that I place a plus sign before 
the number.  VO tells me to press and hold the zero for the plus sign but 
that’s not working.  How do I access the plus sign when dialing a phone number?


Thanks,


Kim

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RE: Plus sign when dialing a phone number?

2023-12-06 Thread James Bentley

Good to know.  I need to place a call to India in a few days.

 

James B  

 

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Sieghard 
Weitzel
Sent: Wednesday, December 6, 2023 1:41 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Plus sign when dialing a phone number?

 

And my apologies, I gave you wrong information. I am originally from Germany 
and it is 00 you dial when you call from there, if you are calling from North 
America (Canada or the US) you have to dial 011 and then the country code. For 
example, 011-49 would be for Germany, 011-44 for the United Kingdom.

 

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>  
mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > On Behalf Of 
James Bentley
Sent: Wednesday, December 6, 2023 11:37 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> 
Subject: RE: Plus sign when dialing a phone number?

 

Well, this makes it a lot easyer.

 

Thank you very much.

 

James B  

 

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>  
mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > On Behalf Of 
Sieghard Weitzel
Sent: Wednesday, December 6, 2023 1:14 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> 
Subject: RE: Plus sign when dialing a phone number?

 

If you are dialing from the dialpad and don’t want to add the number to your 
contacts it is much easier to dial 00 in front of the country code, e.g. if you 
want to call the United Kingdom which has a country code of 44, you would dial 
0044 and then the number.

 

 

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>  
mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > On Behalf Of 
Richard Turner
Sent: Wednesday, December 6, 2023 9:25 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> 
Subject: Re: Plus sign when dialing a phone number?

 

First, the shift is not available unless you are adding a number in contacts. 
When you are adding a number in contacts,tThe shift button is in the lower 
left. Depending on your VO settings, either touch and release it, or double 
tap, then the plus sign will be where the 0 was to the right of the shift 
button. 

HTH, 

 

Richard, USA

“Grandma always told us, “Be careful when you pray for patience. God stores it 
on the other side of Hell and you will have to go through Hell to get it.”

-- Cedrick Bridgeforth

 

My web site: https://www.turner42.com/

 

 

 

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wrote:

Kim,

Try holding down the shift key, then swiping right.  You should find the plus 
symbol there.

Pam

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Subject: Plus sign when dialing a phone number?

Hello,

I need to make an international call requiring that I place a plus sign before 
the number.  VO tells me to press and hold the zero for the plus sign but 
that’s not working.  How do I access the plus sign when dialing a phone number?


Thanks,


Kim

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RE: Plus sign when dialing a phone number?

2023-12-06 Thread James Bentley

Well, this makes it a lot easyer.

 

Thank you very much.

 

James B  

 

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Sieghard 
Weitzel
Sent: Wednesday, December 6, 2023 1:14 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Plus sign when dialing a phone number?

 

If you are dialing from the dialpad and don’t want to add the number to your 
contacts it is much easier to dial 00 in front of the country code, e.g. if you 
want to call the United Kingdom which has a country code of 44, you would dial 
0044 and then the number.

 

 

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com   
mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > On Behalf Of 
Richard Turner
Sent: Wednesday, December 6, 2023 9:25 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com  
Subject: Re: Plus sign when dialing a phone number?

 

First, the shift is not available unless you are adding a number in contacts. 
When you are adding a number in contacts,tThe shift button is in the lower 
left. Depending on your VO settings, either touch and release it, or double 
tap, then the plus sign will be where the 0 was to the right of the shift 
button. 

HTH, 

 

Richard, USA

“Grandma always told us, “Be careful when you pray for patience. God stores it 
on the other side of Hell and you will have to go through Hell to get it.”

-- Cedrick Bridgeforth

 

My web site: https://www.turner42.com/

 

 

 

On Dec 6, 2023, at 8:55 AM, paekstr...@gmail.com   
wrote:

Kim,

Try holding down the shift key, then swiping right.  You should find the plus 
symbol there.

Pam

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To: viphone@googlegroups.com  
Subject: Plus sign when dialing a phone number?

Hello,

I need to make an international call requiring that I place a plus sign before 
the number.  VO tells me to press and hold the zero for the plus sign but 
that’s not working.  How do I access the plus sign when dialing a phone number?


Thanks,


Kim

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RE: Power Bank Etc. For iPhone and Storms

2023-11-30 Thread James Bentley

If possible, purchase 2 power banks and charge both fully.

 

Then, when the first goes dead, plug it in to charge and you still have a fully 
charged power bank ready to go.  Then, just keep alternating the power banks 
and you will always have plenty of reserve power.

 

James B  

 

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Michael 
Feir
Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2023 12:32 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Power Bank Etc. For iPhone and Storms

 

Not directly. Since it can be left plugged in, it should be fully charged when 
needed. However, it would be possible to use an app like Be My Eyes to ask a 
sighted person to look through your phone's camera at the power bank and find 
out that way.



Michael Feir
Author of Personal Power: Getting The Most From iOS as a Totally Blind User
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On Thu, Nov 30, 2023 at 12:25 PM Traci Duncan mailto:our4p...@gmail.com> > wrote:

Hello, I’m a little delayed in this thread, but I have a question.

With the Anker GAN Prime, is there a way to tell how much battery is left in 
the power bank?

Thanks,
Traci


> On Nov 25, 2023, at 9:40 PM, Sieghard Weitzel   > wrote:
> 
> You must live in a part of the world which may experience serious 
> storms/hurricanes where power outages can last many days.
> Anker has such a solution as well, 2400 Watts (2048 WH or Watt Hours) with a 
> second battery to double that capacity and an optional 200 Watt capacity 
> solar charging panel:
> Anker SOLIX F2000 (PowerHouse 767) - 2048Wh | 2400W - Anker Canada
> And there is another company called Bluetty which does similar stuff.
> Of course most people don't want to require a backpack to lug around their 
> battery and at least for me I don't need a separate hotspot because I have a 
> lot of data for my iPhone and if I want to use my laptop somewhere I don't 
> have Wi-Fi I can simply use my iPhone as a hotspot.
> 
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com   
> mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > On Behalf Of 
> Kevin Minor
> Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2023 2:56 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com  
> Subject: RE: Power Bank Etc. For iPhone and Storms
> 
> Hi.
> 
> I'll throw another power bank to consider. It's a lot more expensive, but for 
> what it does, it's great. Check out
> 
> http://goalzero.com
> 
> They make a battery that works quite well. I have two of these, the Yeti 200X 
> and the Yeti 1000X. The numbers refer to the wattage these give. The 200X has 
> an AC plug on it, two USB A, 2 USB c, and a 12 volt plug, which is a lighter 
> adaptor. It has a display on it, and weighs six pounds. I put it in a back 
> pack to power my 5G hot spot. The 1000X has the same plugs on it, with the 
> addition of a second AC outlet. As I said, these ain't cheap, the 200X 
> costing about $300, and the 1000X costing about $1,400. The 1000X is pretty 
> large, but I got it for a long lasting backup to power my internet, computer, 
> and smart speakers. If you want portability, what I'm mentioning isn't the 
> best solution, but it works for me.
> 
> Just throwing something out there. Oh yeah, the 1000X can have another 
> battery added to it to give even longer lasting backup. I might do that at a 
> later time, but I think this adds $400 to the cost. These batteries also can 
> have solar cells added to them to charge them.
> 
> Kevin and Jilly
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com   
> mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > On Behalf Of 
> Mike Arrigo
> Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2023 4:44 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com  
> Subject: Re: Power Bank Etc. For iPhone and Storms
> 
> Anker makes great power banks, so does Mophie, Ugreen and Otterbox.
> 
>> On Nov 24, 2023, at 2:25 PM, Margaret Thomas >  > wrote:
>> 
>> Hi, All:
>> 
>> Could someone recommend a power bank or something similar to use with my 
>> iPhone SE 2020 (SE 2) for power outages from storms etc.?  I am not a techie 
>> and sighted assistance is normally not available.  So, Be My Eyes etc. would 
>> have to be called upon for something visual.  I recently heard about some 
>> models from Energrid that are supposed to be portable and accessible sold by 
>> Atguys,  which I've heard about, but have never dealt with.
>> 
>> I've heard about Anker products recommended many times on lists and I have 
>> an Amazon gift certificate.  The iPhone is my only Apple product, but if 
>> there is some way I could also connect either my Victor Reader Stream 2 or 
>> VRS 3, that would be great.
>> 
>> Any help would be greatly appreciated,
>> 
>> Margaret
>> 
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RE: Siri and iOS 17 problem

2023-10-31 Thread James Bentley

How are you getting along with 17?

Thanks for your remarks.

James B  

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Alan 
Lemly
Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2023 2:23 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Siri and iOS 17 problem

James, 

For those of us who have updated to iOS 17 and prefer Hey Siri, we can go to 
Settings, Siri and search, and Listen for and select Hey Siri instead of Siri 
and Hey Siri to have it work as it did in earlier versions of iOS. 

Alan Lemly 
Sent from my iPhone

> On Oct 31, 2023, at 11:38 AM, James Bentley  wrote:
> 
> I love Hey Ciri.  Not one single time in almost one year has any thing 
> accidently triggered Ciri.
> 
> All of my other devices, especially Alexa go off several times a day.  I 
> always have the TV, radio, or an Audio book going and Ciri has never noticed. 
>  Alexa sometimes, will start playing music or some podcast because she 
> thought she heard the wake word followed by a request.
> 
> If Apple has removed the Hhey in Hey Ciri, I will never update to any version 
> of IOS 17.
> 
> Just my opinion but it seems to me like Apple has come out with one of the 
> worst versions of IOS in V17 since the conception of the I Phone.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> James B  
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Mary 
> Otten
> Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2023 11:15 AM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: Siri and iOS 17 problem
> 
> It’s also possible that since they got rid of the hay in hey Siri, if your 
> friend has that enabled, Siri could be listening and hear anything and quit, 
> because it thinks you’re doing something. Try disabling hands-free Siri and 
> just use the side button and see if that helps. I never have used hey Siri 
> except on my HomePod. I have no problem pressing the side button.
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Oct 31, 2023, at 8:48 AM, Richard Turner  
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Give that feedback to Apple.  The new thing of Siri being available for 
>> follow up questions I think is essentially keeping the mic open and thus it 
>> cannot give a full answer if it hears anything.
>> Pretty pointless.
>> I find nothing in Siri settings to disable this.
>> Though, he might try turning on showing a transcript of what Siri says, then 
>> maybe VO can read the whole response, but that is a poor work around at best 
>> even if it works.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Richard, USA.
>> “Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it.” 
>>  --  Jane Wagner from The Search for Intelligent Life in the Universe
>> 
>> My web site: https://www.turner42.com
>> 
>> -Original Message-
>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Lynn 
>> Schneider
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2023 8:42 AM
>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
>> Subject: Siri and iOS 17 problem
>> 
>> I am trying to help a friend with a problem that has popped up since iOS 
>> 17.1. He uses Siri to get his sports scores. He says that, as she is reading 
>> back the information, any little noise will stop her from reading. It is 
>> like Siri has an open mic all the time. This behavior just started recently. 
>> He thought that an update fixed it, and it worked well for about a day, but 
>> then went back to this problematic behavior. Any insights on how to solve 
>> this problem would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance.
>> Sent from my iPhone
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RE: Siri and iOS 17 problem

2023-10-31 Thread James Bentley

That's good to hear.

James B  


-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Richard 
Turner
Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2023 2:19 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Siri and iOS 17 problem

I find it interesting that so much misinformation accompanies each iOS release. 
Apple has not removed Hey Siri, you have the choice of using either, unless you 
go into the Siri settings and set it to just Hey Siri or turn it off 
completely. 
The statement at the end of the Siri setting says: iPhone will listen for 
“Siri” or “Hey Siri” at the beginning of requests. With certain headphones 
connected, “Hey Siri” is required.


Richard, USA 
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(Sent from my iPhone)

> On Oct 31, 2023, at 12:02 PM, James Bentley  wrote:
> 
> Well.  I sure hope that just saying Ciri works way to heck better than just 
> saying Alexa to my Echo devices.
> 
> And, of course, you are right about eventually being forced to update for 
> several different reasons.
> 
> James B  
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of 
> Sieghard Weitzel
> Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2023 1:17 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: RE: Siri and iOS 17 problem
> 
> If I had a Dollar for every time I heard that whatever new version of iOS 
> apple released is the worst version ever I could go on a nice holiday.
> Yes, you can now say just "Siri, what time is it" and it works fine. But 
> since I have been using iOS 17 which has been since the first public beta in 
> early July, Siri has never been triggered accidently.
> And as far as never updating to iOS 17, that is a completely irrelavent 
> statement because even if you never update to iOS 17, eventually you need a 
> new phone so unless you buy an Android phone, whenevber you get a new phone 
> you get whatever iOS version is then the current one, maybe iOS 18 or 19 or 
> if your current phone still hangs in there for 3 years maybe it will be iOS 
> 20 and I doubt Apple will necessarily see a reason to restrict Siri to "Hey 
> Siri" again.
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of James 
> Bentley
> Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2023 9:39 AM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: RE: Siri and iOS 17 problem
> 
> I love Hey Ciri.  Not one single time in almost one year has any thing 
> accidently triggered Ciri.
> 
> All of my other devices, especially Alexa go off several times a day.  I 
> always have the TV, radio, or an Audio book going and Ciri has never noticed. 
>  Alexa sometimes, will start playing music or some podcast because she 
> thought she heard the wake word followed by a request.
> 
> If Apple has removed the Hhey in Hey Ciri, I will never update to any version 
> of IOS 17.
> 
> Just my opinion but it seems to me like Apple has come out with one of the 
> worst versions of IOS in V17 since the conception of the I Phone.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> James B  
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Mary 
> Otten
> Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2023 11:15 AM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: Siri and iOS 17 problem
> 
> It’s also possible that since they got rid of the hay in hey Siri, if your 
> friend has that enabled, Siri could be listening and hear anything and quit, 
> because it thinks you’re doing something. Try disabling hands-free Siri and 
> just use the side button and see if that helps. I never have used hey Siri 
> except on my HomePod. I have no problem pressing the side button.
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Oct 31, 2023, at 8:48 AM, Richard Turner  
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Give that feedback to Apple.  The new thing of Siri being available for 
>> follow up questions I think is essentially keeping the mic open and thus it 
>> cannot give a full answer if it hears anything.
>> Pretty pointless.
>> I find nothing in Siri settings to disable this.
>> Though, he might try turning on showing a transcript of what Siri says, then 
>> maybe VO can read the whole response, but that is a poor work around at best 
>> even if it works.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Richard, USA.
>> “Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it.” 
>>  --  Jane Wagner from The Search for Intelligent Life in the Universe
>> 
>> My web site: https://www.turner42.com
>> 
>> -Original Message-
>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Lynn 
>> Schneider
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2023 8:42 AM
>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
>> Subject: Siri a

RE: Siri and iOS 17 problem

2023-10-31 Thread James Bentley

Well.  I sure hope that just saying Ciri works way to heck better than just 
saying Alexa to my Echo devices.

And, of course, you are right about eventually being forced to update for 
several different reasons.

James B  

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Sieghard 
Weitzel
Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2023 1:17 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Siri and iOS 17 problem

If I had a Dollar for every time I heard that whatever new version of iOS apple 
released is the worst version ever I could go on a nice holiday.
Yes, you can now say just "Siri, what time is it" and it works fine. But since 
I have been using iOS 17 which has been since the first public beta in early 
July, Siri has never been triggered accidently.
And as far as never updating to iOS 17, that is a completely irrelavent 
statement because even if you never update to iOS 17, eventually you need a new 
phone so unless you buy an Android phone, whenevber you get a new phone you get 
whatever iOS version is then the current one, maybe iOS 18 or 19 or if your 
current phone still hangs in there for 3 years maybe it will be iOS 20 and I 
doubt Apple will necessarily see a reason to restrict Siri to "Hey Siri" again.

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of James 
Bentley
Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2023 9:39 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Siri and iOS 17 problem

I love Hey Ciri.  Not one single time in almost one year has any thing 
accidently triggered Ciri.

All of my other devices, especially Alexa go off several times a day.  I always 
have the TV, radio, or an Audio book going and Ciri has never noticed.  Alexa 
sometimes, will start playing music or some podcast because she thought she 
heard the wake word followed by a request.

If Apple has removed the Hhey in Hey Ciri, I will never update to any version 
of IOS 17.

Just my opinion but it seems to me like Apple has come out with one of the 
worst versions of IOS in V17 since the conception of the I Phone.

Regards,

James B  

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Mary 
Otten
Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2023 11:15 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Siri and iOS 17 problem

It’s also possible that since they got rid of the hay in hey Siri, if your 
friend has that enabled, Siri could be listening and hear anything and quit, 
because it thinks you’re doing something. Try disabling hands-free Siri and 
just use the side button and see if that helps. I never have used hey Siri 
except on my HomePod. I have no problem pressing the side button.
Sent from my iPhone

> On Oct 31, 2023, at 8:48 AM, Richard Turner  
> wrote:
> 
> Give that feedback to Apple.  The new thing of Siri being available for 
> follow up questions I think is essentially keeping the mic open and thus it 
> cannot give a full answer if it hears anything.
> Pretty pointless.
> I find nothing in Siri settings to disable this.
> Though, he might try turning on showing a transcript of what Siri says, then 
> maybe VO can read the whole response, but that is a poor work around at best 
> even if it works.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Richard, USA.
> “Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it.”  
> --  Jane Wagner from The Search for Intelligent Life in the Universe
> 
> My web site: https://www.turner42.com
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Lynn 
> Schneider
> Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2023 8:42 AM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Siri and iOS 17 problem
> 
> I am trying to help a friend with a problem that has popped up since iOS 
> 17.1. He uses Siri to get his sports scores. He says that, as she is reading 
> back the information, any little noise will stop her from reading. It is like 
> Siri has an open mic all the time. This behavior just started recently. He 
> thought that an update fixed it, and it worked well for about a day, but then 
> went back to this problematic behavior. Any insights on how to solve this 
> problem would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance.
> Sent from my iPhone
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RE: Siri and iOS 17 problem

2023-10-31 Thread James Bentley

I love Hey Ciri.  Not one single time in almost one year has any thing 
accidently triggered Ciri.

All of my other devices, especially Alexa go off several times a day.  I always 
have the TV, radio, or an Audio book going and Ciri has never noticed.  Alexa 
sometimes, will start playing music or some podcast because she thought she 
heard the wake word followed by a request.

If Apple has removed the Hhey in Hey Ciri, I will never update to any version 
of IOS 17.

Just my opinion but it seems to me like Apple has come out with one of the 
worst versions of IOS in V17 since the conception of the I Phone.

Regards,

James B  


-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Mary 
Otten
Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2023 11:15 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Siri and iOS 17 problem

It’s also possible that since they got rid of the hay in hey Siri, if your 
friend has that enabled, Siri could be listening and hear anything and quit, 
because it thinks you’re doing something. Try disabling hands-free Siri and 
just use the side button and see if that helps. I never have used hey Siri 
except on my HomePod. I have no problem pressing the side button.
Sent from my iPhone

> On Oct 31, 2023, at 8:48 AM, Richard Turner  
> wrote:
> 
> Give that feedback to Apple.  The new thing of Siri being available for 
> follow up questions I think is essentially keeping the mic open and thus it 
> cannot give a full answer if it hears anything.
> Pretty pointless.
> I find nothing in Siri settings to disable this.
> Though, he might try turning on showing a transcript of what Siri says, then 
> maybe VO can read the whole response, but that is a poor work around at best 
> even if it works.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Richard, USA.
> “Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it.”  
> --  Jane Wagner from The Search for Intelligent Life in the Universe
> 
> My web site: https://www.turner42.com
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Lynn 
> Schneider
> Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2023 8:42 AM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Siri and iOS 17 problem
> 
> I am trying to help a friend with a problem that has popped up since iOS 
> 17.1. He uses Siri to get his sports scores. He says that, as she is reading 
> back the information, any little noise will stop her from reading. It is like 
> Siri has an open mic all the time. This behavior just started recently. He 
> thought that an update fixed it, and it worked well for about a day, but then 
> went back to this problematic behavior. Any insights on how to solve this 
> problem would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance.
> Sent from my iPhone
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RE: noticed when I was recording something, phone call ringer didn't come through speaker.

2023-10-18 Thread James Bentley

I wonder if the phone can be set to vibrate for incoming calls while in record 
mode. 

Also, I would be very interested in being able to record phone calls.  That 
would come in handy if I could record phone numbers and addresses, directions  
etc during a call.

James B   

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Judd
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To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: noticed when I was recording something, phone call ringer didn't come 
through speaker.

Hi all,

Tonight, I was recording something, and I received a phone call, but I 
didn't hear the ring tone come through the speaker.
I tried just press record, and I also tried audio memos, but got the 
same result.
I would like to record things, and if I get a call, have the ring tone 
come through.  I noticed that in a previous update, just press record 
talked about phone calls not intrupting recordings.
Any help would be apppreciated.  If anyone still knows of a recording 
app that works, let me know.
Chris

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RE: VDScan and iOS 17 issues

2023-09-23 Thread James Bentley

Since you are now down to acts of desperation.  Can the I Phone’s native camera 
app be deleted and then installed again.  I’m  wondering if this has any chance 
of getting you going with VD?

 

James B  

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Lisa 
Belville
Sent: Saturday, September 23, 2023 12:09 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: VDScan and iOS 17 issues

 

Oh, yes, you're right.  I was looking at the VDScan settings last night 
thinking it had to be something to do with the camera and I didn't see camera 
listed any where.  

 

I even tried opening the camera first and then opening VDScan but no luck.

 

 

 

Lisa Belville
missktlab1...@frontier.com  

On 9/23/2023 11:48 AM, Richard Turner wrote:

Thanks Lisa,

One of the strange symptoms is that in the settings/VDScan, the camera is not 
mentioned.  Every other app that uses the camera has a allow X app to use the 
camera button.  It used to.

But for some of us, that is gone.

I even tested the scanner in Voice Dream Reader and it works fine.  It just 
cannot do all that VDScan can do.

I've only heard from one other person with this issue.  So, that makes three of 
us so far.

 

Time will tell.

 

 

 

 

Richard, USA.

“Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it.”  
--  Jane Wagner from The Search for Intelligent Life in the Universe

 

My web site: https://www.turner42.com

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com    
  On Behalf Of Lisa 
Belville
Sent: Saturday, September 23, 2023 9:36 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com  
Subject: Re: VDScan and iOS 17 issues

 

Hi, Richard.

 

Sadly, yes.  I wrote to Winston on Thursday morning and he got back to me this 
morning.  Neither his update nor the 17.0.1 update has corrected the issue.  VO 
tells me the app is opening, but it doesn't.  However, the app is in the app 
switcher.

 

I've tried several hard resets and I've completely removed and re-downloaded 
the app.

 

It's like the app isn't completely opening or something.

 

Winston asked me if I had any odd settings tweaked on my phone and I do not, 
but I'm not sure what I should be looking for..

 

I hope that enough of us with this issue can help him find a solution.  I'm 
also happy to see he's being so responsive.

 

Lisa Belville
missktlab1...@frontier.com  

On 9/23/2023 11:08 AM, Richard Turner wrote:

Greetings,

Has anyone had problems using VDScan after updating to iOS 17 or 17.0.1?

On my 13 pro, it won't open.

Winston Chen cannot duplicate this on two different devices.

So, checking to see if others are having issues.

For me, I try launching the app, I end up back on the main screen, but VDScan 
shows up in the app switcher.

Checking the settings, it says nothing about camera access.

I have deleted and reinstalled the app several times, and reset network 
settings.

I'm not ready to reset all settings as that is a royal pain in the ….

 

Richard, USA.

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RE: Be my eyes new service

2023-09-21 Thread James Bentley

IMO, judgements like soulful should not be comeing out of a machine.

Where is this going any way.

Kind of scarry.

James B  

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of 
Christopher Chaltain
Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2023 9:12 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Be my eyes new service

I don't see the problem either. If someone doesn't like the descriptions 
they're getting out of a service then they just don't need to use it. They can 
find another service that provides descriptions more to they're liking.

--
Christopher (AKA CJ) =>÷
Chaltain at Outlook, USA

-Original Message-
From: realman02 via VIPhone 
Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2023 8:16 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Be my eyes new service

The problem is that a non-human thing, Open AI, is making subjective judgments 
about people and objects in pictures and there's no way to query the AI why it 
came up with that judgement. Plus I want to make my won judgements and don't 
want to be influenced by a machine. All I'm saying is that we need to think 
carefully whether we really want Be My Eyes to be giving us these judgments or 
having them reserved for human interactions.
I realize this is veering off topic so won't be replying anymore.
Happy listing!


-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of lenron 
brown
Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2023 9:04 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Be my eyes new service

I don't see the problem.

On 9/21/23, realman02 via VIPhone  wrote:
> to you, she is, appropriately, loveable. But to Open AI?
>
> Really think about whether you want Be My Eyes to be giving value
> judgments and subjective judgments to its descriptions.
>
>
>
> John
>
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of
> Kellie
> Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2023 7:53 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: Be my eyes new service
>
>
>
> I guess to each their own. I find nothing wrong with the descriptions.
> I have the intellect to know that it is simply artificial intelligence
> and I can make up my own mind if it really means they’re happy or sad,
> etc. I am very happy with the fact that I’m getting detailed
> descriptions, and it makes me feel like I can see again. But I
> understand that everybody approaches us differently.
>
> Kellie and my lovable Lady J
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>
>
>
>
> On Sep 21, 2023, at 6:23 PM, realman02 via VIPhone
> mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > wrote:
>
> 
>
> I am disturbe dby this description. I don’t want an AI tleling me
> something is “adorable” or “ugly” or “horrible” or any subjective description.
>
> Also. “Soulful, curious, etc” are extremely troubling. This is how I
> want my AI to handle descriptions of people, animals and things:
>
>
>
>
>
> The picture shows two dogs sitting on a floor. The floor has dark gray
> tiles and there is a beige rug where the dogs are sitting. On the
> left, there is a black Labrador with a shiny coat. It has brown eyes
> and is wearing a collar with a tag. On the right, there is a German
> Shepherd puppy. It has a black coat with tan markings on its legs and
> face. The puppy has bright eyes and floppy ears. It is also wearing a
> collar with a tag. They are sitting next to each other and seem to be
> in a kitchen, as there is a glimpse of a cabinet and an oven in the
> background
>
> Thanks  John Riehl
>
>
>
>
>
> From: viphone@googlegroupscom   > On Behalf Of Alison May
> Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2023 6:43 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com 
> Subject: Be my eyes new service
>
>
>
> I asked if this app could also describe photos on my iPhone and
> followed the directions given. I am absolutely amazed. Below is a description 
> of the day.
> My current guide dog met his puppy raiser and her new pup. The details
> really bring the picture alive.
>
>
>
> The picture shows two adorable dogs sitting on a floor. The floor has
> dark gray tiles and there is a beige rug where the dogs are sitting.
> On the left, there is a black Labrador with a shiny coat. It has
> soulful brown eyes and is wearing a collar with a tag. On the right,
> there is a German Shepherd puppy. It has a black coat with tan
> markings on its legs and face. The puppy has bright, curious eyes and
> floppy ears. It is also wearing a collar with a tag. They are sitting
> next to each other and seem to be in a kitchen, as there is a glimpse
> of a cabinet and an oven in the background
>
> Sent from my iPhone by Alison may
>
> 0777 315 8181
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On 21 Sep 2023, at 10:17 pm, Feliciano Godoy
> mailto:theblindman...@hotmail.com> > wrote:
>
> 
>
> Hi,
>
> The email is actually accessibil...@apple.com
> 
>
>
>
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>
> Feliciano
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RE: IPHONE UPDATE BROKEN MY PHONE

2023-09-20 Thread James Bentley

I am getting in to the middle of this but try doing a 2 finger swipe up and 
very quickly start tapping your volume up buttton to see if you can turn up the 
voice over volume.

 

James B  

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Paula 
Pinder
Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2023 3:46 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: IPHONE UPDATE BROKEN MY PHONE

 

Hi All

 

Thanks for your replies. I've tried everything suggested and still no joy even 
after trying a reset.

 

Best wishes

 

Paula

 

On Wed, 20 Sept 2023, 21:18 Feliciano Godoy, mailto:theblindman...@hotmail.com> > wrote:

Is someone able to help you manually turn off voiceover and re-enable it? I 
would try that, if that doesn't work, I would reset your iPhone settings,. so 
if you go to settings, general Transfer or Reset iPhone then choose reset. 

*** do not reset all content and  settings as this will wipe your entire phone.

Feliciano 

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On Sep 20, 2023, at 1:06 PM, Paula Pinder mailto:pinder.pa...@gmail.com> > wrote:

 

Hi All 

 

I've updated my iPhone to IOS17 and I can no longer get it to speak. It plays 
the Voiceover sounds but no voice. Im using my husband's Android Samsung S10 
phone and I cant get it to read everything properly like I could on the Iphone? 
Does anyone have any suggestions? 

Thanks a lot.

 

Best wishes

 

Paula

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RE: Possible Bug in BARD app since iOS 17 Upgrade

2023-09-20 Thread James Bentley

I'm on quite a few list that deal with I Phones

My in box is over flowing with people who are having problems with IOS 17.  It 
looks like Apple has just decided to deal with accessibility problems as an 
after thought.

Spend enough R and D to Take care of the main stream consumers and let the 
visually impaired discover and report the problems related to blind users.  
This method saves R and D money.

As we report problems, Apple will gradually fix most of the issues.  But, by 
the time that happens, IOS 18 will be out and we get to start all over again.

James B  

James B  

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Evan 
Reese
Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2023 1:03 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Possible Bug in BARD app since iOS 17 Upgrade

Since I wrote that last message, I discovered yet another problem:

I hear absolutely nothing when I hold in the Side button. Not a very 
quiet tone, nothing at all. I turned the phone up and held it up to my 
ear when I held in the Side button and it doesn't play anything. I still 
hear the traditional tone when I let go of the Side button, but nothing 
when I press and hold it.

Evan

On 9/20/2023 12:58 PM, James Bentley wrote:
> There seem to be many problems with IOS 17.  I bet Apple comes out with 
> several quick updates pretty soon to start ironing out the bugs.
>
> James B
>
> -Original Message-
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Evan 
> Reese
> Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2023 11:55 AM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: Possible Bug in BARD app since iOS 17 Upgrade
>
> James, I know what you mean. I now think I should have waited. It's not
> just the bug in the BARD app. I cannot get any of those per voice
> changes to work in my iPhone 12 either. At least I still have all the
> functionality of the Eloquence I had in ioS 16, but I don't get any of
> the new functionality I'm supposed to get with iOS 17.
>
> I will not be so quick to update next time. I will wait for a bit until
> things are ironed out more.
>
> Evan
>
>
> On 9/20/2023 12:48 PM, James Bentley wrote:
>> Why not let others be the guinea pig when updates to a new operating system 
>> come out?
>>
>> Deleting the app and installing it again sounds like your only option for 
>> now.
>>
>> Good luck,
>>
>> James B
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Lisa 
>> Belville
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2023 11:02 AM
>> To: V I Phone 
>> Cc: iDevices 
>> Subject: Possible Bug in BARD app since iOS 17 Upgrade
>>
>> Hi, all.
>>
>>
>> I'm using iPhone 14 Pro and BARD Mobile 2.2.1.  Since upgrading to iOS
>> 17 I cannot adjust the tone of a book from within the book itself.
>> Normally, double tapping on the speed button will bring up the tone menu
>> and allow the tone to be adjusted.  However, I've tried doing this on
>> three separate books and nothing happens when I double tap on the speed
>> button, though I'm able to adjust the speed in the usual way.
>>
>>
>> Right now, the only way I can adjust the tone is to go to the settings
>> tab, then audio settings and adjust the tone from there.
>>
>>
>> I've tried rebooting my phone, but no joy.  My next step is to delete
>> and reinstall the BARD app.
>>
>>
>> Am I missing something?  Has anyone else had this issue?
>>
>>
>>

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RE: Possible Bug in BARD app since iOS 17 Upgrade

2023-09-20 Thread James Bentley

Did you or any one try deleting the Bard app and then installing it again?

Good luck,

James B  

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From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Lisa 
Belville
Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2023 12:10 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Possible Bug in BARD app since iOS 17 Upgrade

Well, normally, I don't upgrade so soon, but I read over the list of 
bugs and none of them seem to be ones that would impact me. The tone 
adjustment issue isn't a deal breaker, but I just so happened to start 
an older book that was digitized from a worn out analog copy and really 
needed to clarify the narration as much as possible.  Apparently no one 
needed to do this during the beta process, or there just aren't that 
many VO users testing iOS software.  I know I won't do it because I only 
have one iPhone and no other Apple products.

Looks like an upgrade to the BARD app is in order.

Lisa Belville
missktlab1...@frontier.com

On 9/20/2023 11:48 AM, James Bentley wrote:
> Why not let others be the guinea pig when updates to a new operating system 
> come out?
>
> Deleting the app and installing it again sounds like your only option for now.
>
> Good luck,
>
> James B
>
> -Original Message-
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Lisa 
> Belville
> Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2023 11:02 AM
> To: V I Phone 
> Cc: iDevices 
> Subject: Possible Bug in BARD app since iOS 17 Upgrade
>
> Hi, all.
>
>
> I'm using iPhone 14 Pro and BARD Mobile 2.2.1.  Since upgrading to iOS
> 17 I cannot adjust the tone of a book from within the book itself.
> Normally, double tapping on the speed button will bring up the tone menu
> and allow the tone to be adjusted.  However, I've tried doing this on
> three separate books and nothing happens when I double tap on the speed
> button, though I'm able to adjust the speed in the usual way.
>
>
> Right now, the only way I can adjust the tone is to go to the settings
> tab, then audio settings and adjust the tone from there.
>
>
> I've tried rebooting my phone, but no joy.  My next step is to delete
> and reinstall the BARD app.
>
>
> Am I missing something?  Has anyone else had this issue?
>
>
>

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RE: Possible Bug in BARD app since iOS 17 Upgrade

2023-09-20 Thread James Bentley

There seem to be many problems with IOS 17.  I bet Apple comes out with several 
quick updates pretty soon to start ironing out the bugs.

James B  

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Evan 
Reese
Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2023 11:55 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Possible Bug in BARD app since iOS 17 Upgrade

James, I know what you mean. I now think I should have waited. It's not 
just the bug in the BARD app. I cannot get any of those per voice 
changes to work in my iPhone 12 either. At least I still have all the 
functionality of the Eloquence I had in ioS 16, but I don't get any of 
the new functionality I'm supposed to get with iOS 17.

I will not be so quick to update next time. I will wait for a bit until 
things are ironed out more.

Evan

On 9/20/2023 12:48 PM, James Bentley wrote:
> Why not let others be the guinea pig when updates to a new operating system 
> come out?
>
> Deleting the app and installing it again sounds like your only option for now.
>
> Good luck,
>
> James B
>
> -Original Message-
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Lisa 
> Belville
> Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2023 11:02 AM
> To: V I Phone 
> Cc: iDevices 
> Subject: Possible Bug in BARD app since iOS 17 Upgrade
>
> Hi, all.
>
>
> I'm using iPhone 14 Pro and BARD Mobile 2.2.1.  Since upgrading to iOS
> 17 I cannot adjust the tone of a book from within the book itself.
> Normally, double tapping on the speed button will bring up the tone menu
> and allow the tone to be adjusted.  However, I've tried doing this on
> three separate books and nothing happens when I double tap on the speed
> button, though I'm able to adjust the speed in the usual way.
>
>
> Right now, the only way I can adjust the tone is to go to the settings
> tab, then audio settings and adjust the tone from there.
>
>
> I've tried rebooting my phone, but no joy.  My next step is to delete
> and reinstall the BARD app.
>
>
> Am I missing something?  Has anyone else had this issue?
>
>
>

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RE: Possible Bug in BARD app since iOS 17 Upgrade

2023-09-20 Thread James Bentley

Why not let others be the guinea pig when updates to a new operating system 
come out?

Deleting the app and installing it again sounds like your only option for now.

Good luck,

James B  

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Lisa 
Belville
Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2023 11:02 AM
To: V I Phone 
Cc: iDevices 
Subject: Possible Bug in BARD app since iOS 17 Upgrade

Hi, all.


I'm using iPhone 14 Pro and BARD Mobile 2.2.1.  Since upgrading to iOS 
17 I cannot adjust the tone of a book from within the book itself.  
Normally, double tapping on the speed button will bring up the tone menu 
and allow the tone to be adjusted.  However, I've tried doing this on 
three separate books and nothing happens when I double tap on the speed 
button, though I'm able to adjust the speed in the usual way.


Right now, the only way I can adjust the tone is to go to the settings 
tab, then audio settings and adjust the tone from there.


I've tried rebooting my phone, but no joy.  My next step is to delete 
and reinstall the BARD app.


Am I missing something?  Has anyone else had this issue?



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RE: siri sucks.

2023-08-29 Thread James Bentley

Ciri understands the command, "new line"

James B  

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From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Marda
Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2023 6:46 AM
To: dudleym via VIPhone 
Subject: Re: siri sucks.

I use dictation within apps sometimes.  But that involves getting into 
the app and it's way easier sometimes just to invoke siri and go.

Marda

On 8/29/2023 4:34 AM, dudleym via VIPhone wrote:
>
> Why use siri?
> When I'm dictateing or replying to messages I focus into the text box 
> and two finger double tap to start dictation, and two finger double 
> tap to stop dictation. Works a treat for me. and you can say commands 
> that I don't think siri understands such as n'new line' 'space' etc 
> the last time i tried these with siri then siri put the commands into 
> the text as words
>
> Martin
> Jenny Bomareto recently said:-
>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> Whenever I'm dictating a text-message, e-mail, or whenever you use 
>> siri for dictation.  it puts whatever words it thinks should be in 
>> their.  I also don't have autocorrect turned on  either. This is 
>> getting very irritating.
>>
>> TIA in advance for your help.
>>
>> Thanks for reading regarding this matter.
>> Jenny Bomareto
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
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RE: The second time around on Amazon can be more expensive.

2023-08-11 Thread James Bentley

Since your point is made, can you please stop?

 

James B  

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of alia 
robinson
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2023 6:49 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: The second time around on Amazon can be more expensive.

 

I’m not accusing him. it’s a fact, so see how it breeds disagreements? my point 
is made.





On Aug 11, 2023, at 7:30 AM, James Bentley mailto:bentleyj1...@gmail.com> > wrote:

 

You say you want to keep political opinions off of this list out of one side  
of your mouth but, out of the other side of your mouth, you are accusing our 
last President of being the worst President in American history.

 

You can’t have it both ways.

 

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RE: The second time around on Amazon can be more expensive.

2023-08-11 Thread James Bentley

You say you want to keep political opinions off of this list out of one side  
of your mouth but, out of the other side of your mouth, you are accusing our 
last President of being the worst President in American history.

 

You can’t have it both ways.

 

James B  

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of alia 
robinson
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2023 4:52 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: The second time around on Amazon can be more expensive.

 

everyone thinks america is the center of the universe, and blame everything on 
the fact a party they don’t like is in the white house. you want to talk no 
good presidents, I wouldn’t go there after the worst president in american 
history incited an inserection on the white house, so let’s keep politics off 
this list.





On Aug 11, 2023, at 2:38 AM, Sieghard Weitzel mailto:siegh...@live.ca> > wrote:

 

If it is because of the American President then why is the same inflation 
happening in Canada, the UK, Germany, France and… Oh wait, I should just stop 
listing countries as it's happening all over the world. And it has happened 
before even under Republican presidents and it will happen again. 

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com  
mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > On Behalf Of 
Jenny Bomareto
Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2023 10:43 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com  
Subject: The second time around on Amazon can be more expensive.

 

That’s how grams used to buy when she was buying just like you explained 
Richard.

 

Now, of course, as we know about inflation. It’s because of our no good 
president.

 

Thanks for reading regarding this matter.
Jenny Bomareto


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RE: The Second Time Around can be More Expensive on Amazon

2023-08-10 Thread James Bentley

Two years ago, the model st55 was on sale for $50.00.  Its $110.00 now and 
Amazon probably beats every one else by at least 20 bucks.

If you buy, be sure to get the model st55 because it has buttons that a blind 
person can use in case the internet is down.  The more expensive model is a 
flat touch screen that no blind person can ever use.

Here's an Amazon  link for the model st55 with buttons.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01NB1OB0I/?_encoding=UTF8_rd_plhdr=t=16b53869f5473df1c2e96eaa091b5ae3_cr_id=1865675060401=1691688253=1-1-9e67e56a-6f64-441f-a281-df67fc737124_=sbx_be_s_sparkle_mcd_asin_0_bkgd_rd_w=W7j9b=amzn1.sym.cd95889f-432f-43a7-8ec8-833616493f4a%3Aamzn1.sym.cd95889f-432f-43a7-8ec8-833616493f4a_rd_p=cd95889f-432f-43a7-8ec8-833616493f4a_rd_r=3MKXEH4B5BSR0AR39WZG_rd_wg=UYNIc_rd_r=fa99f242-d855-4302-905d-b5c4cfe9d361=1
 

James B  

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Subject: FYI: The Second Time Around can be More Expensive on Amazon

Hello Everyone,

After recently recommending the Emerson Sensi thermostat that I use for my
home via Home Kit, not knowing if Emerson is still making the model and
knowing how often products with hardware buttons can be discontinued, I
decided to purchase a second (backup) unit, just in case.

Imagine my surprise when I discovered that the price of the model had
increased by $25 since January of this year.

Just to confirm, I had a friend put the same model in her Amazon cart, on 2
different devices and the price was the same, $25 more than I originally
paid.

My point, if you like a product from Amazon and you think you may want to
purchase a second unit, do so sooner, rather than later, because the second
time around can be more expensive on Amazon.

Mark


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RE: Can I merge my I phone contacts

2023-08-07 Thread James Bentley

Thank you Bill and Robert.

 

Your help is awesome.  Now, even my voice memos show up on both of my I phones 
as well as a whole lot of other stuff.

 

I bet I never learn every thing my smart devices will do but this one is a 
major convenience.

 

James B

 

  From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Bill 
Gallik
Sent: Monday, August 7, 2023 4:16 AM
To: viPhone  
Subject: Re: Can I merge my I phone contacts

 

Hey James,

 

Check out the “Airplay & Handoff” dialog in Settings/General, if you have the 
same Apple ID for both phones and ensure that “Handoff” is enabled on both 
phones the contacts (and other app data) will be synced such that making 
changes on one phone will register identically on the other iPhone.

 

NOTE: I have “Handoff” enabled on both my iPhones as well as my Mac mini, 
making edits or additions in Contacts, Notes, e-mail and other apps on any one 
of these devices magically appear on the other 2 iDevices.


-Bill from Bayfield County, Wisconsin ☺️

 

 





On Aug 7, 2023, at 1:27 AM, James Bentley mailto:bentleyj1...@gmail.com> > wrote:

 

Hi everyone,

 

I have 2 I Phones.  I would like very much to know if I can merge the contacts 
so that both phones have exactly the same contact list.

 

I appreciate any suggestions.

 

James B  

 

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Can I merge my I phone contacts

2023-08-07 Thread James Bentley

Hi everyone,

 

I have 2 I Phones.  I would like very much to know if I can merge the
contacts so that both phones have exactly the same contact list.

 

I appreciate any suggestions.

 

James B  

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RE: “Handoff” between iOS and MS-Windows

2023-07-28 Thread James Bentley

What can you do with this?

 

Does it work with windows 10?

 

James B  

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of CHELA 
Robles
Sent: Friday, July 28, 2023 11:19 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: “Handoff” between iOS and MS-Windows

 

Wow! It really does work I just tested it out! It didn’t take long to set it up 
either.

Sent from my iPhone





On Jul 28, 2023, at 2:17 PM, Richard Turner mailto:richardr_tur...@comcast.net> > wrote:



Thanks William,

That is the app I downloaded.

I will try again and see if it works…

 

 

 

 

Richard, USA.

“Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it.”  
--  Jane Wagner from The Search for Intelligent Life in the Universe

 

My web site:   https://www.turner42.com

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com   
mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > On Behalf Of 
William James
Sent: Friday, July 28, 2023 2:04 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com  
Subject: Re: “Handoff” between iOS and MS-Windows

 

Richard, here you are sir!

 






  

  

 

  Link to Windows

  Link your phone 
and PC

 

 

Sent from my iPhone Pro Max






On Jul 28, 2023, at 4:48 PM, Richard Turner mailto:richardr_tur...@comcast.net> > wrote:



Well, according to a page from Microsoft, the iOS app is supposed to now be 
called "Microsoft Phone Link.

However, the only app I can find in the iOS app store is Link to Windows.  When 
I tried setting it up, it told me some app was preventing me from making calls 
on my Android device…

 

I have nothing Android in my house.

 

Do you have a link to the correct app, and or some hints about getting it set 
up?

My computer shows that I have connected to my phone over Bluetooth…

 

 

 

 

Richard, USA.

“Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it.”  
--  Jane Wagner from The Search for Intelligent Life in the Universe

 

My web site:   https://www.turner42.com

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com   
mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > On Behalf Of 
Sieghard Weitzel
Sent: Friday, July 28, 2023 8:52 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com  
Subject: RE: “Handoff” between iOS and MS-Windows

 

You need the "PhoneLink" app on a Windows 11 PC and the "Link to Windows" app 
on your iPhone.

PhoneLink should already be on your computer if it's updated to the latest 
Windows 11 version and Link to Windows of course has to be downloaded from the 
App Store on your iPhone, it does not work with an iPad (or at least not yet).

Here is one article, you find many if you Google it:

 

Phone Link for iOS is now rolling out to all Windows 11 customers 

 

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com   
mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > On Behalf Of Bill 
Gallik
Sent: Friday, July 28, 2023 2:39 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com  
Subject: Re: “Handoff” between iOS and MS-Windows

 

OK, I suppose I could look for this on the web, but seems there’s a couple of 
folks out here who know all about this PhoneLink.

 

 

So is this software that Goetz andSo is this software that gets installed on 
the iPhone or the Windows computer? Or, is there a version on both systems to 
allow for a handshake?

 

I may as well ask, where can I read up on this?  

- Sent from Bill's iPhone 8 (iOS 16.6) via Google Mail

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RE: What does this mean

2023-03-08 Thread James Bentley

Just so every one who is trying to help me knows, I found out what the problem 
was.  I replaced a lost credit card with a new card and the numbers changed.  
And, I forgot to add the phone bill to the new card so my auto payment failed 
to go through.  In other words, I got cut off by my carrier fornon  payment.

I suppose its always good to  know the different causes for problems.  
Especially when others write in with their own experiences.

I'm now back in business.

Many thanks for the help.

James B  

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I have gotten messages that my Android friend would not get the message, but 
the message does arrive - go figure. 

-Original Message-
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James Bentley
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Subject: What does this mean

When I try to send a text to a person using an Android phone, I get the 
following message.

 

Free msg.  Unable to send message.  Message blocking is active.

 

Any one know what this is all about.

 

I’m using an I Phone 2nd gen with I O S 16.2.  I’m using  Metro by T Mobile.

 

BTW, my other I Phone which is a 3rd gen using the same I O S version with a 
different carrier has no problems.

 

Thanks,

 

James B  

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What does this mean

2023-03-08 Thread James Bentley

When I try to send a text to a person using an Android phone, I get the
following message.

 

Free msg.  Unable to send message.  Message blocking is active.

 

Any one know what this is all about.

 

I'm using an I Phone 2nd gen with I O S 16.2.  I'm using  Metro by T Mobile.

 

BTW, my other I Phone which is a 3rd gen using the same I O S version with a
different carrier has no problems.

 

Thanks,

 

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RE: Walmart App Fouled Up

2023-02-10 Thread James Bentley

Hi,

I just went to walmart and placed 3 items in my cart.  I had no problems 
increasing or decreasing the number of items for each.

Have you rebooted your phone.  Or, maybe uninstall and reinstall the Walmart 
App.

James B  

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Gallik
Sent: Friday, February 10, 2023 9:52 PM
To: viPhone  
Subject: Walmart App Fouled Up

I’ve been using the walmart app to do my grocery shopping for years.  However, 
there seems to have been some changes made that render the virtual grocery cart 
section all but useless.  In the past, I could go to the virtual cart, hit the 
expand button and a list of items in the cart would appear with items listed 
with accompanying buttons to increase quantity, decrease quantity, remove item 
from cart and button to move item to “Save for Later.”

Now, when I expand the cart list, I get a very strange conglomeration of 
graphics that offer little, if any, value in adjusting quantities or deleting 
or saving said item.

Has anybody else noticed this quite disturbing circumstance?  If so, is there a 
solution to return the expanded virtual cart to a very accessible list-text 
format?

In other words, HELP!


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Looking for an extremely durable Android phone

2023-02-04 Thread James Bentley

OK, this might sound a bit crazy but I have a very good friend who has
dropped her Android phone so many times over the years that you all would
doubt me if I told you how many times.  And, it is usually in my apartment
on my hard tile floors.  

 

Around one fourth of the time, the screen is cracked and she has to buy a
new phone.  LOL, her husband is just about to ask her for a divorce.  Just
kidding on that one.

 

Anyway, does any one make a phone that can survive drops on to a tile floor?
She hates cases but if necessary, who might make a military grade case.

 

Any information  will be appreciated by me and especially her husband who is
paying for these phones.

 

 

James B  

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RE: Twitter Confirms Third-Party Apps Like Tweetbot Were Intentionally Blocked

2023-01-18 Thread James Bentley

Wow.  This is so very well stated.  Glad there is some common sense still 
around.

 

James B  

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Sieghard 
Weitzel
Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2023 3:37 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Twitter Confirms Third-Party Apps Like Tweetbot Were Intentionally 
Blocked

 

"Elon Musk is not qualified to own anything" 

I find that is an interesting thing to say about the richest man in the world 
who has successfully started the most prestigious electric car company, who is 
offering high speed internet to places which never had it and would never have 
it (at least for a long time), who is building rockets and owns a number of 
other highly successful businesses.

One can dislike his personality, but don't belittle his achievements and his 
genius.

As for Twitter, he may very well have a vision which nobody has figured out 
yet; let's give it 2 or 3 years and see what happens. And don't get me wrong, I 
don't of course know him except for what I hear and read just like most of us, 
and I think he sounds like a very unpleasant type of person with lots of 
eccentricities, but once again that does not make him stupid. I can think of 
other people in recent American history who were even less qualified for what 
they were doing.

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com   
mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > On Behalf Of Mary 
Otten
Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2023 2:34 PM
To: via VIPhone mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> >
Subject: Twitter Confirms Third-Party Apps Like Tweetbot Were Intentionally 
Blocked

 

Twitter has become crazy. Just get out. Elon Musk is not qualified to own 
anything, much less a massive social media app, which he has done nothing but 
rec.

 

Twitter Confirms Third-Party Apps Like Tweetbot Were Intentionally Blocked

MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors  /  Juli Clover

 

Third-party Twitter apps like Tweetbot and Twitterrific have been intentionally 
blocked from using Twitter APIs, Twitter confirmed today. Without access to the 
underlying code for the social network, Tweetbot, Twitterrific, Birdie, 
Echofon, and other popular Twitter clients are non-functional and cannot be 
used.

  

 
Twitter's Dev account today said in a tweet 
  that Twitter is 
"enforcing its long-standing API rules," a change that could cause some apps 
not to work. There has been no word on which API rules the blocked Twitter 
clients have violated, and this is the first time that Twitter has provided 
insight into what's going on with third-party Twitter apps since they stopped 
working last Thursday.

When some third-party Twitter apps became unusable last week, it was initially 
believed that there could be some kind of bug causing the outage. Only the most 
popular Twitter clients were affected and blocked from Twitter's APIs, perhaps 
indicating an internal error. As Twitter declined to comment on the situation 
for days, however, it became clearer that it was an intentional decision. Over 
the weekend, The Information 

  said that in an internal Slack channel, a senior software engineer at Twitter 
clarified that the suspensions were done on purpose, suggesting many Twitter 
employees were not even aware of what was going on.

It is not known why Twitter has provided so little information on what is 
happening to highly popular third-party Twitter apps that have existed for 
years, nor if these apps will again be provided with access to the API if 
changes are made. Developers like Iconfactory and Tapbots (responsible for 
Twitterrific and Tweetbot, respectively), received no warning about the 
shutdown and were not provided with information on why their apps stopped 
working.

Apps like Tweetbot have been around for more than a decade at this point, with 
loyal users, full teams of developers, and a major investment in the social 
network. Developers have expressed their frustration at Twitter's decision and 
lack of communication, as have longtime Twitter users.

MacStories 

 , for example, called Twitter's actions "disgraceful" and "unprofessional," 
with Twitter demonstrating a "total lack of respect" for the role that 
third-party apps have played in the success of the social network.

Jason Snell called Twitter's actions   "clueless, 
classless, and cowardly," and John Gruber said this is likely the end of his 
regular usage of Twitter as Twitter's own client is "terrible."

At this point, it isn't clear when or if we're going to get more information 
about third-party Twitter clients from Twitter,

RE: thermostat with buttons and Alexa and apple.

2023-01-12 Thread James Bentley

Sorry I do not know enough about the dozens of heating and cooling 
configurations to answer most of your question.

If your current heat and cooling are controled by the same thermostat, then you 
should be able to use Sensi.  It shouldn't matter if your home is equipped with 
a C (common) wire or not.  And, there are devices that can add the C wire in 
the rare case that Sensi doesn't work in your home.

My installer installed the Sensi model st55 so that I can use Alexa, the I 
Phone App, or the tactile buttons on the thermostat.  
I am using a 2 year old heat pump in East Texas and every thing works like a 
dream.  I almost always just ask Alexa to make changes but I sometimes use the 
buttons if I happen to be standing at the thermostat.  

I'm not sure as how it is possible for a blind person to do an install but most 
installers can install Sensi in about 15 minutes.  Maybe you can phone your 
local installer and ask a few questions.  I wish I knew more but there are too 
many different ages of systems and types of systems through out the U S.  Wood 
burning, coal, fieul oil, electric, propane and natural gas, and several more.  
I'm glad people have options but it sure can get complicated.  A phone call to 
a professional might help.

I hope you come up with some thing that you are happy with.

James B 

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From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Lelia 
Struve
Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2023 4:38 PM
To: Viphone 
Subject: thermostat with buttons and Alexa and apple.

Hi all, especially Mark and James.   So you guys both talked about the and 
sorry for the spelling.  Sensy thermostat.   My deal is this, we have both a 
propane heater and a swamp cooler.  So they are separate.   So would I be able 
to use this thermostat?   If yes, you both said it was easy to change 
temperature, how?

Lelia 

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RE: Have you Gone Wireless, Yet?

2023-01-09 Thread James Bentley

Probably no need for expensive professional help.

There's probably an app for that.

James B  

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Richard 
Turner
Sent: Monday, January 9, 2023 9:55 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Have you Gone Wireless, Yet?

Time for professional help for sure, 




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Weitzel
Sent: Sunday, January 8, 2023 10:37 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Have you Gone Wireless, Yet?

Wow, that sounds serious, mark, I think you need professional help 藍
I really like my phone and use it a lot although strictly by time I use it most 
for listening to Audible. But I have no issues putting it aside when we have 
company.

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Subject: RE: Have you Gone Wireless, Yet?

Hi Deidra,

Yes, while I keep a healthy supply of Braille novels, magazines, and 
periodicals in my house, it can be challenging, from time-to-time, to 
disconnect from the web.

A couple of weeks ago, when in a hurry, a friend and I left my house heading to 
a store to do a bit of light shopping.  Halfway there, I realized that I had 
left my phone, at home.

It was all I could do to keep from having her turn the car around and returning 
to retrieve it.

While out, we decided to grab some lunch at a restaurant.

While we were out, I found myself fighting panic attacks at not having access 
to the internet.  Now I knew this was foolish; after all, I wasn't expecting 
any important phone calls, I knew that we would be heading back to the house 
within a couple of hours or so, etc.  Still, I found it most difficult to stay 
calm and pay attention to her.  

She kept asking, "Are you okay?"  

I told her that I had left my phone at home and that it was no big deal.  I 
soon discovered that, in my mind at least, it was, in fact, a tremendously 
large, big deal (smile).)

When, near the end of our meal, she suggested that we go to a park for a while, 
I all but screamed, "No!"  

I simply couldn't stand the thought of being separated from my phone, one 
minute longer.

So, yes, addicting, these devices can definitely be, to say the least.

Mark



-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of 
deidreandlou...@gmail.com
Sent: Sunday, January 8, 2023 6:21 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Have you Gone Wireless, Yet?

These posts are great. You all are up on all that is out there. As for me, I 
can't wear any kind of ear pieces because they cause me sharp pain in my inner 
ear. I am glued to my phone day and night mostly because I text and read a lot, 
but I find if I do not turn my phone off at night, I sleep poorly because as 
soon as I wake in the night, I once more reach for the phone. I fall asleep 
again but if I leave the phone off I somehow sleep much better and wake less!
Round the clock entertainment these phone sure provide us. Does that 
spell distraction or cultural etification?

Smiling,

Deidre


-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Sieghard 
Weitzel
Sent: Sunday, January 8, 2023 1:57 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Have you Gone Wireless, Yet?

I'd take a set of Airpods maybe if somebody gave them to me along with $20.
I hate having anything stuck inside my ear further than the wired Earpods, they 
happen to fit me great and I don't even have to push them in hard and they just 
stay in place.
I also wouldn't be caught dead spending the kind of money on two little things 
which only last 5 or 6 hours and which I am bound to loose sooner or later.
Now keep in mind that this is strictly my take, I know many of  you love them 
and that's fine, then of course if I did spend the money on them I'd also say I 
love them.
As for wearing something in bed when you most likely will fall asleep there is 
nothing better than those sleep headbands which have a set of very thin 
speakers on each side over your ear and a little control pod on  your forehead 
with 3 buttons for volume up/down and play/pause in the middle. Of course if 
you want to fall asleep to high fidelty music then these are not the right 
thing, but they are fine for audio books or, if you are into those sleep 
sounds, that would probably be just fine, but they are the most comfortable 
thing and I usually sleep on my side so I definitely know and I often wake up 
in the middle of the night with my Audible book happily playing and I then 
usually stop it, pull them off my head and thrown them on the side table. You 
can find them on Amazon, just make sure

RE: Have you Gone Wireless, Yet?

2023-01-09 Thread James Bentley

LOL.  I know exactly what you were feeling.

These devices are like narcotics.  I'm hooked too.

James B  

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of M. Taylor
Sent: Monday, January 9, 2023 12:27 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Cc: vipho...@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Have you Gone Wireless, Yet?

Hi Deidra,

Yes, while I keep a healthy supply of Braille novels, magazines, and 
periodicals in my house, it can be challenging, from time-to-time, to 
disconnect from the web.

A couple of weeks ago, when in a hurry, a friend and I left my house heading to 
a store to do a bit of light shopping.  Halfway there, I realized that I had 
left my phone, at home.

It was all I could do to keep from having her turn the car around and returning 
to retrieve it.

While out, we decided to grab some lunch at a restaurant.

While we were out, I found myself fighting panic attacks at not having access 
to the internet.  Now I knew this was foolish; after all, I wasn't expecting 
any important phone calls, I knew that we would be heading back to the house 
within a couple of hours or so, etc.  Still, I found it most difficult to stay 
calm and pay attention to her.  

She kept asking, "Are you okay?"  

I told her that I had left my phone at home and that it was no big deal.  I 
soon discovered that, in my mind at least, it was, in fact, a tremendously 
large, big deal (smile).)

When, near the end of our meal, she suggested that we go to a park for a while, 
I all but screamed, "No!"  

I simply couldn't stand the thought of being separated from my phone, one 
minute longer.

So, yes, addicting, these devices can definitely be, to say the least.

Mark

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of 
deidreandlou...@gmail.com
Sent: Sunday, January 8, 2023 6:21 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Have you Gone Wireless, Yet?

These posts are great. You all are up on all that is out there. As for me, I 
can't wear any kind of ear pieces because they cause me sharp pain in my inner 
ear. I am glued to my phone day and night mostly because I text and read a lot, 
but I find if I do not turn my phone off at night, I sleep poorly because as 
soon as I wake in the night, I once more reach for the phone. I fall asleep 
again but if I leave the phone off I somehow sleep much better and wake less!
Round the clock entertainment these phone sure provide us. Does that 
spell distraction or cultural etification?

Smiling,

Deidre

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Sieghard 
Weitzel
Sent: Sunday, January 8, 2023 1:57 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Have you Gone Wireless, Yet?

I'd take a set of Airpods maybe if somebody gave them to me along with $20.
I hate having anything stuck inside my ear further than the wired Earpods, they 
happen to fit me great and I don't even have to push them in hard and they just 
stay in place.
I also wouldn't be caught dead spending the kind of money on two little things 
which only last 5 or 6 hours and which I am bound to loose sooner or later.
Now keep in mind that this is strictly my take, I know many of  you love them 
and that's fine, then of course if I did spend the money on them I'd also say I 
love them.
As for wearing something in bed when you most likely will fall asleep there is 
nothing better than those sleep headbands which have a set of very thin 
speakers on each side over your ear and a little control pod on  your forehead 
with 3 buttons for volume up/down and play/pause in the middle. Of course if 
you want to fall asleep to high fidelty music then these are not the right 
thing, but they are fine for audio books or, if you are into those sleep 
sounds, that would probably be just fine, but they are the most comfortable 
thing and I usually sleep on my side so I definitely know and I often wake up 
in the middle of the night with my Audible book happily playing and I then 
usually stop it, pull them off my head and thrown them on the side table. You 
can find them on Amazon, just make sure you do look for wireless ones because 
the original ones do have a 3.5mm cable and that of course is sucks. I think I 
paid around $30 Canadian for mine about 2 or 3 years ago and they still work 
great.
I also have an Aftershokz Open Com which I use in certain situations and 
another Bluetooth gadget I have is one of these around the neck speakers, they 
consist of a thick and relatively soft rubbery cable about as thick as your 
thumb and one each end is a speaker, one has the typical buttons to turn it 
on/off and for play/pause and volume up/down. I quite like using them at home 
when I am out in the summer in the garden or even while cooking, your audio is 
right there more or less in front of your shoulders and you can easily reach up 
and pause or change the volume.for cert But I just bought a new set of 
Lightning Earpods because they are still my

RE: An Alexa Compatible Thermostat, Anyone?

2022-12-28 Thread James Bentley

Two years ago, My apartment complex installed a brand new heat pump along with 
a Sensi model st-55 thermostat that has buttons and works with Lady A, I 
Phones, and Android phones.

 

No problems here.  

 

James B  

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Joseph 
Hudson
Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2022 9:58 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: An Alexa Compatible Thermostat, Anyone?

 

Wall it does work with the A lady lady and the iPhone, they don't support the 
heat pump. This is why I had to upgrade to a Honeywell. It is now my current 
set up and will probably be my last system hoping it doesn't go out.





On Dec 27, 2022, at 3:48 PM, Wayne Scott mailto:waynedscot...@gmail.com> > wrote:

 

I highly recommendthe Sensi thermostat. It works with both Alexa and iPhone.  

Wayne Scott  

 





On Dec 27, 2022, at 2:23 PM, Katrina Anderson mailto:kanderson8...@sbcglobal.net> > wrote:

My Honeywell programmable thermostat has buttons around the visual display.  I 
am able to do some basic things without the Internet, app or Alexa, but since I 
am totally blind, I have to rely on good notes (not enough space for braille 
labels).  I am very pleased with this thermostat, and what is especially cool 
is that I had nothing to do with selecting it.  The thermostat was 
selected/installed by the company/workers who installed a new furnace and AC 
7.5 years ago.  In case it would prove helpful, details about my thermostat 
follow:
Honeywell Thermostat Model and/or Serial #:  Focus Pro TH6320WF
Above based on the Model 6000

Katrina
-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com   
mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > On Behalf Of 
Sieghard Weitzel
Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2022 2:58 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com  
Subject: RE: An Alexa Compatible Thermostat, Anyone?

Honeywell T9 or T10 would probably be my choice, we have a Honeywell T5 which 
has long since been discontinued, but it works well although it is a touch 
screen thermostat so if for some reason your internet goes down you would have 
a hard time setting anything on it, but I believe many smart thermostats would 
be the same way.


-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com   
mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > On Behalf Of M. 
Taylor
Sent: Monday, December 26, 2022 2:01 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com  
Cc: vipho...@googlegroups.com  
Subject: An Alexa Compatible Thermostat, Anyone?

Hello Everyone,

Okay, I know that I have asked this question before but, now that I must buy a 
new thermostat for my home, within the next week or so, as my 32 year old model 
is starting to fail on a virtually daily basis, what Alexa compatible 
thermostat do you either recommend and / or are currently using?

I am aware of the Nest brand models; I thought they were Google-only models but 
I think they also can work with Alexa, right?  Does anyone have any experience 
with Nest / Alexa compatibility?  

Also, I know that Honeywell makes Alexa models but, from what I have read on 
the web, today, one must setup an online account with Honeywell before the 
device can be used with Alexa.  That sounds like a lot of trouble to me; maybe.

The only thing I know for certain is that I want a model that will work with 
Amazon Alexa, out of the box, because I do not want to use a third-party app, 
is I can avoid doing so.

I have come to trust the Alexa app for iOS and iPad OS.

Mark


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RE: An Alexa Compatible Thermostat, Anyone?

2022-12-27 Thread James Bentley

I’ve had a Sensi model st55 for 2 years now.Be sure you get this cheaper 
$80.00, model available from Amazon.  It has buttons that control selecting 
heat or air conditioning and changing the temperature and more.  It also works 
with Alexa and there is an app for I Phone and I think, Android.

Note, the more expensive model is flat screen only.  No buttons.  The buttons 
are important for a blind person to use the thermostat in case your internet 
goes down.

 

The $80.00, thermostat with buttons is model ST55.  Here is an Amazon link.

 

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01NB1OB0I/ref=redir_mobile_desktop?_encoding=UTF8 

 
=16b53869f5473df1c2e96eaa091b5ae3_cr_id=1865675060401_rd_plhdr=t_rd_r=a4851b0d-8d87-4199-8c2b-32c4437daff2_rd_w=8kn92_rd_wg=ViTHK_=sbx_be_s_sparkle_mcd_asin_0_bkgd

 

 

HTH,

 

James B  

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Wayne 
Scott
Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2022 3:48 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: An Alexa Compatible Thermostat, Anyone?

 

I highly recommendthe Sensi thermostat. It works with both Alexa and iPhone.  

Wayne Scott  

 





On Dec 27, 2022, at 2:23 PM, Katrina Anderson mailto:kanderson8...@sbcglobal.net> > wrote:

My Honeywell programmable thermostat has buttons around the visual display.  I 
am able to do some basic things without the Internet, app or Alexa, but since I 
am totally blind, I have to rely on good notes (not enough space for braille 
labels).  I am very pleased with this thermostat, and what is especially cool 
is that I had nothing to do with selecting it.  The thermostat was 
selected/installed by the company/workers who installed a new furnace and AC 
7.5 years ago.  In case it would prove helpful, details about my thermostat 
follow:
Honeywell Thermostat Model and/or Serial #:  Focus Pro TH6320WF
Above based on the Model 6000

Katrina
-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com   
mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > On Behalf Of 
Sieghard Weitzel
Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2022 2:58 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com  
Subject: RE: An Alexa Compatible Thermostat, Anyone?

Honeywell T9 or T10 would probably be my choice, we have a Honeywell T5 which 
has long since been discontinued, but it works well although it is a touch 
screen thermostat so if for some reason your internet goes down you would have 
a hard time setting anything on it, but I believe many smart thermostats would 
be the same way.


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mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > On Behalf Of M. 
Taylor
Sent: Monday, December 26, 2022 2:01 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com  
Cc: vipho...@googlegroups.com  
Subject: An Alexa Compatible Thermostat, Anyone?

Hello Everyone,

Okay, I know that I have asked this question before but, now that I must buy a 
new thermostat for my home, within the next week or so, as my 32 year old model 
is starting to fail on a virtually daily basis, what Alexa compatible 
thermostat do you either recommend and / or are currently using?

I am aware of the Nest brand models; I thought they were Google-only models but 
I think they also can work with Alexa, right?  Does anyone have any experience 
with Nest / Alexa compatibility?  

Also, I know that Honeywell makes Alexa models but, from what I have read on 
the web, today, one must setup an online account with Honeywell before the 
device can be used with Alexa.  That sounds like a lot of trouble to me; maybe.

The only thing I know for certain is that I want a model that will work with 
Amazon Alexa, out of the box, because I do not want to use a third-party app, 
is I can avoid doing so.

I have come to trust the Alexa app for iOS and iPad OS.

Mark


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RE: Is this a potential security problem?

2022-11-18 Thread James Bentley

Why, would I as a blind guy want to try to whip out a can of pepper spray to 
spray some jerk who might already have his 40 caliber aimed right between my 
blind eyes.

Pepper spray is hit and miss even with the sighted.  And, no sane sighted 
person would try to use a stupid can of pepper spray if the would be theif has 
a pointed hand gun aimed right at his/her face.

Just give the stinking jerk/jerkette your phone and keep your life.  Better 
yet, keep your phone in your pocket. Unless you really need it.

James B  

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From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Sieghard 
Weitzel
Sent: Friday, November 18, 2022 11:44 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Is this a potential security problem?

Hi Kelly,

Keep in mind that if a guy is in your face so to speak and you sprayed him in 
that close proximity with your fancy pepper spray you'd most likely be on the 
ground right along side him.

Best regards,
Sieghard

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From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Kelly 
Pierce
Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2022 8:38 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Is this a potential security problem?

I have been a victim advocate in Chicago for more than 25 years.
Criminals seem to target blind people less often for robberies because a blind 
person does not know that a gun is pointed at them or that a criminal is 
displaying an unsheathed knife. This needs to be explained and described to the 
blind person before they comply with the criminal. They want to act quickly and 
disappear and the extra communications needed for compliance requires extra 
time and hassle.

More likely, the blind person will experience theft when a phone is left on a 
table at a public place like a restaurant and a criminal picks it up and runs 
away with the phone. Phones left in coats or unattended backpacks are also in 
jeopardy of theft. Another theft possibility is when a blind person is casually 
using the phone on a train or a bus and the criminal yanks it out of the user’s 
hand and runs away when the door is open. As mentioned, a common way to avoid 
phone robberies is to avoid using the iPhone in public. When it needs to be 
used, such as with a navigation app, the phone should be in a pocket or held 
closely near the body with a hand firmly grasping it.
Sighted criminals target those who are flashy with their Apple tech.
I also have a strategy to prevent criminals from getting in my face and causing 
problems to my safety. I carry around a two or three ounce can of Heatwave 
brand pepper spray, Napalm strength. This is way more intense then the pepper 
spray sold in most retail stores and even more intense and painful than the 
pepper spray police use.  Fox is another good brand. These pepper sprays drop 
bad guys in seconds because they strip the protective oily layer on the surface 
of the skin so pain is felt immediately. I get the fog version as a blind 
person because it is difficult to aim a stream accurately. A three second blast 
of Heatwave Napalm strength to a criminal putting a phone up to my face will 
cause him to drop the iPhone and writhe in an inescapable cloud of intense and 
sustained pain. Small belt pouches are sold for pepper spray cans so the 
container is easily available within arm’s reach.

Kelly

On 11/16/22, Dennis Long  wrote:
> If you are that paranoid ditch your smart phone get a flip phone and 
> call it a day.  I've never heard of this happening.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of 
> Steve Matzura
> Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2022 4:21 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Is this a potential security problem?
>
> Often I hear stories in the news of people who are mugged and their 
> phones stolen. If someone's phone is stolen, what's to prevent the 
> mugger from snatching the phone, holding the phone up to their face, 
> and unlocking it with Face ID, then taking off and disappearing with 
> an unlocked phone and access to all the information contained therein? 
> If a visually impaired person loses their phone, this is not an 
> unlikely scenario as the mugger can take the device and just wait 
> around and follow the visually impaired person without them knowing 
> it, then, when the time is right, whip out the phone and get it 
> unlocked without the owner ever even knowing it happened. Might it not 
> be a bad idea to disable unlocking with Face ID? Or am I just being New York 
> paranoid?
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Re: A battery question concerning the iPhone SE2

2020-06-15 Thread James Bentley

this explains why I did not notice any difference in the setting using voice 
over.
Thank you Anna

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jun 15, 2020, at 1:46 PM, Anna Dresner  wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> It determines whether battery status is shown as a percentage or as a series 
> of bars. VoiceOver speaks it as a percentage either way.
> 
> Best,
> Anna
> 
> 
>> On Jun 15, 2020, at 4:46 AM, bentleyj1...@gmail.com wrote:
>> 
>> Hi all,
>>  
>> In IOS 13.5.1, in settings, under battery, there is a switch that turns 
>> battery percentage on and off.  What does this do?
>>  
>> Is it turned on or off by default?
>>  
>> Cheers,
>>  
>> James B  
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Re: Pronunciation of a word

2020-06-13 Thread James Bentley

hi,
I'm using the default vo   voice.
I'm using the Mail Siri voice.
I do not know the names of either Voice, but they both sound good to me.
James

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jun 13, 2020, at 4:53 AM, Joshua Hendrickson  wrote:
> 
> I'm glad I'm still on 12.41.  I don't like the Alison voice.  I have
> deleted it from my Iphone.  I think she sounds boring.  I'm currently
> using Lee as my voice over voice.
> 
>> On 6/13/20, James Bentley  wrote:
>> hi,
>> I think I like the original voice better.
>> But it's good to know other voices are available.
>> Thanks,
>> James Bentley
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>>> On Jun 13, 2020, at 2:27 AM, Gary Ketler  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Go to accessability voiceover speech settings.
>>> 
>>>> On Jun 13, 2020, at 1:37 AM, bentleyj1...@gmail.com wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks for your remarks.
>>>> 
>>>> How do I get voice over to use the Alex voice.  I want to try that.
>>>> 
>>>> James B
>>>> 
>>>> -Original Message-
>>>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of
>>>> Priscilla Garces (prisci)
>>>> Sent: Friday, June 12, 2020 11:29 PM
>>>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
>>>> Subject: Re: Pronunciation of a word
>>>> 
>>>> Hi,
>>>> It could be that the Alison boys pronounces her words differently. I am
>>>> using it right now and it sure does this because instead of pronouncing
>>>> as June  18th  it says June teenth. It also pronounce the word honor as
>>>> honore. The word her is pronounced as er.
>>>> in this case I think the voice you select matters in terms of
>>>> pronunciation purposes.
>>>> I prefer to use the Alex voice because it is very clear.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>> 
>>>>>> On Jun 12, 2020, at 11:59 PM, bentleyj1...@gmail.com wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hi Karen,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Maybe check to see if spelling the word "peace" like this, "pese" helps
>>>>> any.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Tranquility be with you,
>>>>> 
>>>>> James B  -Original Message-  From: 'Karen Delzer' via VIPhone
>>>>> 
>>>>> Sent: Friday, June 12, 2020 4:36 PM
>>>>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
>>>>> Subject: Pronunciation of a word
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hi, all,
>>>>> I'm sorry if this has been covered, but this is driving me batty.
>>>>> When I hear the word "peace" on my iPhone, it is always pronounced
>>>>> "peas." Now, it doesn't matter if I try to change the pronunciation
>>>>> in the correct place in Settings. No matter what I do, and I have
>>>>> tried many, many things, it always gives me the same outcome. I'm
>>>>> using the Alison voice if that matters. Just drives me nuts. When I
>>>>> hear "Lord, please give me peace," I don't want him to give me a
>>>>> scoop of veggies, so does anyone have any ideas here?
>>>>> 
>>>>> TIA,
>>>>> Karen
>>>>> 
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Re: Pronunciation of a word

2020-06-13 Thread James Bentley

hi,
I think I like the original voice better.
But it's good to know other voices are available.
Thanks,
James Bentley

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jun 13, 2020, at 2:27 AM, Gary Ketler  wrote:
> 
> Go to accessability voiceover speech settings. 
> 
>> On Jun 13, 2020, at 1:37 AM, bentleyj1...@gmail.com wrote:
>> 
>> Thanks for your remarks.
>> 
>> How do I get voice over to use the Alex voice.  I want to try that.
>> 
>> James B  
>> 
>> -Original Message-
>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of 
>> Priscilla Garces (prisci)
>> Sent: Friday, June 12, 2020 11:29 PM
>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
>> Subject: Re: Pronunciation of a word
>> 
>> Hi,
>> It could be that the Alison boys pronounces her words differently. I am 
>> using it right now and it sure does this because instead of pronouncing as 
>> June  18th  it says June teenth. It also pronounce the word honor as honore. 
>> The word her is pronounced as er.
>> in this case I think the voice you select matters in terms of pronunciation 
>> purposes.
>> I prefer to use the Alex voice because it is very clear.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>>> On Jun 12, 2020, at 11:59 PM, bentleyj1...@gmail.com wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Karen,
>>> 
>>> Maybe check to see if spelling the word "peace" like this, "pese" helps any.
>>> 
>>> Tranquility be with you,
>>> 
>>> James B  -Original Message-  From: 'Karen Delzer' via VIPhone 
>>>  
>>> Sent: Friday, June 12, 2020 4:36 PM
>>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
>>> Subject: Pronunciation of a word
>>> 
>>>  Hi, all,
>>> I'm sorry if this has been covered, but this is driving me batty. 
>>> When I hear the word "peace" on my iPhone, it is always pronounced 
>>> "peas." Now, it doesn't matter if I try to change the pronunciation 
>>> in the correct place in Settings. No matter what I do, and I have 
>>> tried many, many things, it always gives me the same outcome. I'm 
>>> using the Alison voice if that matters. Just drives me nuts. When I 
>>> hear "Lord, please give me peace," I don't want him to give me a 
>>> scoop of veggies, so does anyone have any ideas here?
>>> 
>>> TIA,
>>> Karen
>>> 
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Re: Getting the mute switch to work right on an SE 2020

2020-05-29 Thread James Bentley

hi Simon,
As it turns out, all I had to do was lock the screen, now, everything works 
perfect.
Regards,
James be

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> On May 29, 2020, at 2:35 AM, Simon A Fogarty  wrote:
> 
> 
> Siri doesn’t notify you when a call comes in,
>  
> Voiceover does.
>  
> If you want this to stop,
> Switch off the notifications relating to phone calls.
>  
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of 
> bentleyj1...@gmail.com
> Sent: Friday, 29 May 2020 3:20 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Getting the mute switch to work right on an SE 2020
>  
> Hi everyone,
>  
> When I mute my SE, Ciri still announces incoming calls and messages.  And, 
> also, the vibrations stop working when I mute the phone.
>  
> I am hoping for the opposite.  That is that the vibrations work while muted 
> and only Ciri is muted.
>  
> Is this possible?
>  
> Many thanks,
>  
> James B 
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Re: The proximity sensor on the new SE

2020-05-25 Thread James Bentley

locking the screen does work.
But, you lose the use of the number pad.
Regards,
James beb

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> On May 25, 2020, at 8:11 PM, Shai  wrote:
> 
> Hello Richard,
> I thought that this setting would do it, but it does not. When one is
> on speaker phone and puts the phone to the ear or touches the hand to
> the top of the phone,  the  ear piece carries the sound and it does
> not go back to speaker phone unless the user hides keypad and selects
> speaker.
> In short, I do not believe that there is a means by which to carry out
> what the user is trying to perform. I think that the only means of
> alleviating this issue is to lock/turn screen off  while the call is
> on speaker phone.
> 
> 
>> On 5/25/20, Richard Turner  wrote:
>> Hi,
>> Check under Settings, accessibility, VoiceOver, Audio:
>> 
>> The setting defaults to on and the phrase after it explains its function.
>> Auto-select Speaker in Call on
>> 
>> During audio calls, automatically switch to the speaker when not holding
>> your iPhone to your ear.
>> So, toggle it off and that should give you what you want.
>> 
>> 
>> Richard
>> Linus to Charlie Brown: "Worrying won't stop the bad stuff from happening,
>> it just stops you from enjoying the good."
>> 
>> Sent with the iPhone SE 2020
>> www.turner42.com
>> 
>> 
>> On May 25, 2020, at 5:39 PM, "bentleyj1...@gmail.com"
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I’m hoping that it is possible to turn off the proximity sensor on the SE
>> 2020.
>> 
>> I made a couple changes that I thought should do it but my hand and face are
>> still turning off the speaker phone.
>> 
>> James B
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Re: Note taking on an iPhone, for James, et al

2020-05-25 Thread James Bentley

thanks,It sounds like that's exactly what I need to get me going on this.
Regards,
James be lan

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> On May 25, 2020, at 4:36 PM, Richard Turner  
> wrote:
> 
>  they do play well together.
> There is a user list for Voice Dream Products as well.
> I'll send along the info once I find it again.
> 
> 
> Richard
> Linus to Charlie Brown: "Worrying won't stop the bad stuff from happening, it 
> just stops you from enjoying the good."
> 
> Sent with the iPhone SE 2020
> www.turner42.com
> 
> 
>>> On May 25, 2020, at 2:18 PM, "bentleyj1...@gmail.com" 
>>>  wrote:
>>> 
>> 
>> Hi all,
>>  
>> So many members have offered suggestions that it is difficult to thank 
>> everyone individually.
>>  
>> I am strongly considering just paying the one time cost for Voice Dream 
>> Reader, Voice Dream Writer, and Voice Dream Scanner.  I am guessing that 
>> they all play well together.
>>  
>> With Voice Dream Writer, is it possible to browse through the names of your 
>> files to open them?
>>  
>> Can I open a file and edit it, over and over again and save my changes?
>>  
>> Thanks,
>>  
>> James B
>>  
>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of 
>> Richard Turner
>> Sent: Monday, May 25, 2020 9:56 AM
>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
>> Subject: Note taking on an iPhone, for James, et al
>>  
>> James and others,
>> I started a completely new thread to make sure this message didn’t end up in 
>> the old thread.
>>  
>> To answer James question, there are a lot of note taking apps.
>> The one that is built-in is Notes.
>> It is a good, basic, note taking app but has a pretty busy screen now with 
>> all the new features.
>>  
>> My personal favorite is Voice Dream Writer, normally $9.99 but I believe it 
>> is on sale through May.
>> It is made by the same person who makes my favorite book and document 
>> reading app, Voice Dream Reader, and the best OCR app, Voice Dream Scanner, 
>> they are all available in a bundle.
>>  
>> Writer is designed specifically for advanced note taking, though can be used 
>> for just simple notes.
>> It only edits txt, but it can export into RTF or HTML as well; and he has an 
>> experimental Word export that hasn’t worked for me of late.
>> It has a great spell checker, you can easily move paragraphs or sentences 
>> around, delete whole paragraphs.
>> You can get definitions of words, or if you are not sure of the correct 
>> word, you can write a general meaning and get word  suggestions.  Like, the 
>> fastest animal in Africa and get Cheetah.
>>  
>> The manual is very good, though because it has complex abilities, it has a 
>> bit of a learning curve, but well worth it.
>> It does not allow for folders to group your notes , but it has an easy 
>> search box to find a note quickly.
>>  
>> Another popular one is Ulises.  I’ve never used it, it seems pricy to me.
>>  
>> Meteor Notes used to be a good one too, but I’ve not used it in years.  I 
>> believe it allows for folders.
>>  
>> I do not think Pages or Word are worth your while since VoiceOver still 
>> doesn’t report accurately where you are in a file.
>>  
>> HTH,
>>  
>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of 
>> bentleyj1...@gmail.com
>> Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2020 6:54 PM
>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
>> 
>>  
>> Hi,
>>  
>> I am considering the possibility of using my iPhone SE 2020 as a note-taker 
>> using Braille to input the text.
>>  
>> I am a Braille user and I am wondering what apps people recommend for taking 
>> notes on an iPhone.
>>  
>> I have around 150 files on my current notetaker.  If I can use the iPhone 
>> one third as efficient as the Himms Braille Sense, then I want to try.
>>  
>> , This is my first iPhone so I do not know if there might be a native app 
>> already on the phone or should I consider something from the app store.
>>  
>> Are other iPhone users switching from note-takers to the iPhone?
>>  
>> Regards,
>>  
>> James B   
>>  
>>  
>> Richard
>> "There's a nap for that." - an anonymous cat in a window in Portland, Oregon.
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Re: Sounds and haptics

2020-05-25 Thread James Bentley

I played with the haptic and sound settings until I got everything 100% perfect.
I appreciate all of the post that everybody made.
I sure do love this new SE.
James be

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> On May 25, 2020, at 3:18 AM, Dave  wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi, i have the SE 2020. and my sounds and haptics work fine.
>  
> In-fact, i had to lower the intensity of my haptic feed-back, as it was way 
> to harsh.
>  
> Dave.
>  
>  
> From: bentleyj1...@gmail.com
> Sent: Monday, May 25, 2020 5:01 AM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: RE: Sounds and haptics
>  
> I experimented with both settings turned on and then turned off.
>  
> I am getting the same results as best as I can tell on this SE 2020.
>  
> I am guessing that there may be a few settings that are specific to different 
> iPhone models.
>  
> Stay safe,
>  
> James B 
>  
>  
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Mike B.
> Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2020 9:23 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: Sounds and haptics
>  
> This is for the new SE 2020 iPhone.  James, if not I'm way off base!
> 
> Take care.  Mike.  Sent from my iBarstool.
> *My body has absorbed so much soap and disinfectant lately that when I pee it 
> cleans the toilet.
> - Original Message -
> From: l.d.ethie...@gmail.com
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2020 7:12 PM
> Subject: Re: Sounds and haptics
>  
> It could depend witch iPhone you have...
> 
> Lyne
> 
> 
> Le 24 mai 2020 à 22:02, Mike B.  a écrit :
> 
> 
> The sounds are what you hear through the speakers.  The haptic vibration / 
> sound is the so called haptic feature simulating a certain feel through the 
> Home button.  I should say that I only get this haptic feel / vibration when 
> using the Home button and don't know where else it does its thing.
> 
> Take care.  Mike.  Sent from my iBarstool.
> *My body has absorbed so much soap and disinfectant lately that when I pee it 
> cleans the toilet.
> - Original Message -
> From: bentleyj1...@gmail.com
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2020 6:24 PM
> Subject: Sounds and haptics
>  
> Hi all,
> Under sounds and haptics, I find keyboard clicks and system haptics.
> I experimented with each turned off and then turned on.  I do not see the 
> difference.
> What am I missing?
> Cheers,
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Re: what are good non glass screen protectors

2020-05-19 Thread James Bentley

hello,
Is it possible for a blind person to install a glass screen protector question
If so, I would appreciate some advice.
Regards,
James

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> On May 19, 2020, at 3:27 PM, chalt...@gmail.com wrote:
> 
> My experience was exactly the opposite. I found glass screen protectors so 
> much easier to line up and apply. The plastic screen protectors, since 
> they're flexible, are so much harder to line up and apply with out ending up 
> with bubbles, at least for me.
> 
>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf
>> Of Dennis Long
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2020 3:01 PM
>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
>> Subject: RE: what are good non glass screen protectors
>> 
>> Difficulty in lining them up.  Plus I don't know anyone who is comfortable in
>> putting  a glass one on.
>> 
>> -Original Message-
>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf
>> Of Carolyn
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>> Why would you want one, when they have such good tempered glass ones now?
>> Plus cases have lips that tend to protect the screens.
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Re: Is there a motion sensor on the iPhone SE 2020?

2020-05-17 Thread James Bentley

thanks to help from list members, my problem is now fixed.
Regards,
James Bentley

Sent from my iPhone

> On May 17, 2020, at 10:21 AM, Richard Turner  
> wrote:
> 
> 
> At the top of the settings screen, type shake in the search box and it will 
> take you to the shake to undo setting where you can turn that off.
> Raise to wake is in the Display and Brightness settings.
>  
>  
>  
> Richard
> "There's a nap for that." - an anonymous cat in a window in Portland, Oregon.
>  
>  
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Dave
> Sent: Sunday, May 17, 2020 8:09 AM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: Is there a motion sensor on the iPhone SE 2020?
>  
> Yes there is a motion sensor.
>  
> Check 2 things.
>  
> 1. You haven’t got shake to undo turned on.
>  
> 2. You haven’t got raise to wake on.
>  
> Dave.
>  
>  
> From: bentleyj1...@gmail.com
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> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Is there a motion sensor on the iPhone SE 2020?
>  
> Hi all,
>  
> If I move my SE 2020 around, like dropping it in to my shirt pocket, it does 
> things.  For example, if I have the native email client open and I move the 
> phone around or drop it in to my pocket, I hear VO say:
> alert, undo trash.
>  
> I am hoping that this feature can be turned off.  I dug around in the menus 
> with no luck.
>  
> Can someone tell me if I can turn this off?
>  
> Many thanks,
>  
> James B 
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Re: Is there a motion sensor on the iPhone SE 2020?

2020-05-17 Thread James Bentley

ha,
This is my first iPhone.
I'm still learning.
Thank you very much.
James b

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> On May 17, 2020, at 10:24 AM, Sieghard Weitzel  wrote:
> 
> 
> Once again the reminder about the search function in the Settings app.
> At the very top when you go into Settings is an edit field. You can type in a 
> single word of something you are trying to find and chances are you’ll be 
> able to find it.
> In this case, if I type the word “undo” or “shake” I find the “Shake to undo” 
> setting and it tells me it’s in Accessibility > Touch. Even better is that I 
> can simply double tap on the result and it will take me there.
>  
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of 
> bentleyj1...@gmail.com
> Sent: Sunday, May 17, 2020 8:03 AM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Is there a motion sensor on the iPhone SE 2020?
>  
> Hi all,
>  
> If I move my SE 2020 around, like dropping it in to my shirt pocket, it does 
> things.  For example, if I have the native email client open and I move the 
> phone around or drop it in to my pocket, I hear VO say:
> alert, undo trash.
>  
> I am hoping that this feature can be turned off.  I dug around in the menus 
> with no luck.
>  
> Can someone tell me if I can turn this off?
>  
> Many thanks,
>  
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Re: Is there a motion sensor on the iPhone SE 2020?

2020-05-17 Thread James Bentley

cool. I turn shake to undo off. My problem is fixed.
Thank you very much.
James be

Sent from my iPhone

> On May 17, 2020, at 10:08 AM, Dave  wrote:
> 
> 
> Yes there is a motion sensor.
>  
> Check 2 things.
>  
> 1. You haven’t got shake to undo turned on.
>  
> 2. You haven’t got raise to wake on.
>  
> Dave.
>  
>  
> From: bentleyj1...@gmail.com
> Sent: Sunday, May 17, 2020 4:03 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Is there a motion sensor on the iPhone SE 2020?
>  
> Hi all,
>  
> If I move my SE 2020 around, like dropping it in to my shirt pocket, it does 
> things.  For example, if I have the native email client open and I move the 
> phone around or drop it in to my pocket, I hear VO say:
> alert, undo trash.
>  
> I am hoping that this feature can be turned off.  I dug around in the menus 
> with no luck.
>  
> Can someone tell me if I can turn this off?
>  
> Many thanks,
>  
> James B 
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RE: Wireless charging stand question

2020-02-06 Thread James Bentley

Just buy more stock.  I know 4 people who are planning on buying the S E just 
as soon as possible.

We should find out all of the details in about 6 weeks.

James B 

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Carolyn
Sent: Thursday, February 6, 2020 3:12 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Wireless charging stand question

I sure hope a new SE comes out - can't hurt what little bit of Apple stock I 
have - wish I had more. 

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
James Bentley
Sent: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 9:11 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Wireless charging stand question

Hi,

OK, I'll wait to see if Apple comes out with the S E or what ever they call it. 
 A faster processor and more future proofing is always better.

I've red a few rumors about what I will just call the S E.  Its suppose to have 
an A13 chip and be the same size as the iPhone 8.  I hope it has two speakers.

I don't know how tough it will be with all of that glass but I would put it in 
a decent case.

Based on Carolyn's positive discription of her wireless charger, I am pretty 
sure that that is what I will eventually use.  

I can't wait to get my hands on this phone .  But, I guess I will have to.

Thanks to all,

James B 


-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Sieghard 
Weitzel
Sent: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 7:18 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Wireless charging stand question

James,

I don't think fast charging has much of an impact on battery life, but Apple 
uses a different fast charging standard than most others.
Carolyn recently upgraded from the original SE to an iPhone 11, if you plan to 
upgrade in a few months when the SE 2 or whatever they will call it has been 
released, it will definitely be compatible with wireless charging.
I would highly recommend whatever that new SE will be over the now over 2-year 
old iPhone 8, it will be much the same form factor, but most likely it will 
have the latest A13 chip or at least it will have the A12 and it will be more 
future proof than the iPhone 8 and most likely it will also have better battery 
life.


-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of James 
Bentley
Sent: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 1:47 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Wireless charging stand question

Hi Carolyn,

May I ask you which phone you have.

I am looking at buying an iPhone 8 or the new S E in a few months.

I'm wanting a small phone.  I hope that the S E doesn't have a glass back.  If 
that's what I wind up with.  But, if I get an iPhone 8 it would support 
wireless charging.  Then, I would want to go ahead and try that charger.

Does your charger have a lip around the edge so that the phone can't slide off 
too easy?  And, I am guessing that a slower charge will be less wear and tear 
on the battery.

James Bentley

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Carolyn
Sent: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 2:35 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Wireless charging stand question

How much is the running cost? When I bought mine, there was a "10," and a "5," 
according to the Wal-Mart guy. The 10 was $29.99 and the 5 $19.99. I chose the 
5. It is slow, but gets the job done. My husband and I thought slower could be 
better than fast in terms of the battery. It is maybe a quarter inch or less 
than the width of my phone and round. Are all of them round? 

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Sieghard Weitzel
Sent: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 12:14 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Wireless charging stand question

Well, let’s see and, what’s more, if their pad costs twice as much as most 
other brand name pads out there. I have a Mophie pad which is about a quarter 
inch wider than the iPhone on each side so I’m not sure how much smaller you 
can make a charging pad, I personally wouldn’t want one where the slightest 
bump means the phone tips off.

There is also a company called Ampere which makes some amazing travel chargers 
with space for charging two iPhones and an Apple Watch or an iPhone,  Apple 
Watch and Airpods.

 

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Alex 
Stone
Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2020 6:52 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Wireless charging stand question

 

I really hope they do release a smaller pad.





On 5 Feb 2020, at 02:47, Sieghard Weitzel  wrote:

 

Yes, it should be, keep in mind that the 10 Watt fast charging standard 
many Android phones use has no connection to Apple who chose to use 7.5 Watt 
fast charging. According to rumours Apple is also going to release a small 
charging pad some time soon.

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of 
Keith Bierman

RE: Wireless charging stand question

2020-02-05 Thread James Bentley

Hi,

OK, I'll wait to see if Apple comes out with the S E or what ever they call it. 
 A faster processor and more future proofing is always better.

I've red a few rumors about what I will just call the S E.  Its suppose to have 
an A13 chip and be the same size as the iPhone 8.  I hope it has two speakers.

I don't know how tough it will be with all of that glass but I would put it in 
a decent case.

Based on Carolyn's positive discription of her wireless charger, I am pretty 
sure that that is what I will eventually use.  

I can't wait to get my hands on this phone .  But, I guess I will have to.

Thanks to all,

James B 


-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Sieghard 
Weitzel
Sent: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 7:18 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Wireless charging stand question

James,

I don't think fast charging has much of an impact on battery life, but Apple 
uses a different fast charging standard than most others.
Carolyn recently upgraded from the original SE to an iPhone 11, if you plan to 
upgrade in a few months when the SE 2 or whatever they will call it has been 
released, it will definitely be compatible with wireless charging.
I would highly recommend whatever that new SE will be over the now over 2-year 
old iPhone 8, it will be much the same form factor, but most likely it will 
have the latest A13 chip or at least it will have the A12 and it will be more 
future proof than the iPhone 8 and most likely it will also have better battery 
life.


-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of James 
Bentley
Sent: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 1:47 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Wireless charging stand question

Hi Carolyn,

May I ask you which phone you have.

I am looking at buying an iPhone 8 or the new S E in a few months.

I'm wanting a small phone.  I hope that the S E doesn't have a glass back.  If 
that's what I wind up with.  But, if I get an iPhone 8 it would support 
wireless charging.  Then, I would want to go ahead and try that charger.

Does your charger have a lip around the edge so that the phone can't slide off 
too easy?  And, I am guessing that a slower charge will be less wear and tear 
on the battery.

James Bentley

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Carolyn
Sent: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 2:35 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Wireless charging stand question

How much is the running cost? When I bought mine, there was a "10," and a "5," 
according to the Wal-Mart guy. The 10 was $29.99 and the 5 $19.99. I chose the 
5. It is slow, but gets the job done. My husband and I thought slower could be 
better than fast in terms of the battery. It is maybe a quarter inch or less 
than the width of my phone and round. Are all of them round? 

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Sieghard Weitzel
Sent: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 12:14 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Wireless charging stand question

Well, let’s see and, what’s more, if their pad costs twice as much as most 
other brand name pads out there. I have a Mophie pad which is about a quarter 
inch wider than the iPhone on each side so I’m not sure how much smaller you 
can make a charging pad, I personally wouldn’t want one where the slightest 
bump means the phone tips off.

There is also a company called Ampere which makes some amazing travel chargers 
with space for charging two iPhones and an Apple Watch or an iPhone,  Apple 
Watch and Airpods.

 

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Alex 
Stone
Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2020 6:52 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Wireless charging stand question

 

I really hope they do release a smaller pad.





On 5 Feb 2020, at 02:47, Sieghard Weitzel  wrote:

 

Yes, it should be, keep in mind that the 10 Watt fast charging standard 
many Android phones use has no connection to Apple who chose to use 7.5 Watt 
fast charging. According to rumours Apple is also going to release a small 
charging pad some time soon.

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of 
Keith Bierman
Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2020 4:59 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Wireless charging stand question

 

The Qi quick charging standard is 10watts (if memory serves) so all 
other things being equal yes. But there are fiddly bits (the USB standard 
didn't really intend for such high rates (more like 1.5amps) so the wall 
transformer, the cable and the charger really all need to cooperate to get best 
performance. 

 

Personally, I don't worry about the fastest charging ... between my bed 
and desks, there's plenty of time for inductive charging (and when bicycling, I 
use a cable and portable battery).

RE: Wireless charging stand question

2020-02-05 Thread James Bentley

Hi Carolyn,

May I ask you which phone you have.

I am looking at buying an iPhone 8 or the new S E in a few months.

I'm wanting a small phone.  I hope that the S E doesn't have a glass back.  If 
that's what I wind up with.  But, if I get an iPhone 8 it would support 
wireless charging.  Then, I would want to go ahead and try that charger.

Does your charger have a lip around the edge so that the phone can't slide off 
too easy?  And, I am guessing that a slower charge will be less wear and tear 
on the battery.

James Bentley

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Carolyn
Sent: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 2:35 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Wireless charging stand question

How much is the running cost? When I bought mine, there was a "10," and a "5," 
according to the Wal-Mart guy. The 10 was $29.99 and the 5 $19.99. I chose the 
5. It is slow, but gets the job done. My husband and I thought slower could be 
better than fast in terms of the battery. It is maybe a quarter inch or less 
than the width of my phone and round. Are all of them round? 

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Sieghard Weitzel
Sent: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 12:14 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Wireless charging stand question

Well, let’s see and, what’s more, if their pad costs twice as much as most 
other brand name pads out there. I have a Mophie pad which is about a quarter 
inch wider than the iPhone on each side so I’m not sure how much smaller you 
can make a charging pad, I personally wouldn’t want one where the slightest 
bump means the phone tips off.

There is also a company called Ampere which makes some amazing travel chargers 
with space for charging two iPhones and an Apple Watch or an iPhone,  Apple 
Watch and Airpods.

 

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Alex 
Stone
Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2020 6:52 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Wireless charging stand question

 

I really hope they do release a smaller pad.





On 5 Feb 2020, at 02:47, Sieghard Weitzel  wrote:

 

Yes, it should be, keep in mind that the 10 Watt fast charging standard 
many Android phones use has no connection to Apple who chose to use 7.5 Watt 
fast charging. According to rumours Apple is also going to release a small 
charging pad some time soon.

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of 
Keith Bierman
Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2020 4:59 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Wireless charging stand question

 

The Qi quick charging standard is 10watts (if memory serves) so all 
other things being equal yes. But there are fiddly bits (the USB standard 
didn't really intend for such high rates (more like 1.5amps) so the wall 
transformer, the cable and the charger really all need to cooperate to get best 
performance. 

 

Personally, I don't worry about the fastest charging ... between my bed 
and desks, there's plenty of time for inductive charging (and when bicycling, I 
use a cable and portable battery).

 

 

Keith Bierman
khb...@gmail.com <mailto:khb...@gmail.com> 
303 997 2749

 

 

On Tue, Feb 4, 2020 at 10:44 AM Marie mailto:magpie...@comcast.net> > wrote:

According to Google, the 11 pro comes with an 18watt charger, 
so I assume this will be sufficient for any of the fast charger?

Marie

 

 

From: Keith Bierman 

Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2020 9:37 AM

To: viphone@googlegroups.com 

Subject: Re: Wireless charging stand question

 

Most of these wireless chargers will work with any appropriate 
USB power input. Obviously, if it's a fast charger it needs higher amps than 
slow charging (so look at the specifications for the wireless unit (power input 
requirement) and ideally match or exceed that with the power output of your 
wall unit. Some iphones have shipped with relatively wimpy chargers, others 
more generously proportioned. But even if you get it "wrong" it will generally 
just result in slower charging, not a failure to charge.

 

 

 

On Tue, Feb 4, 2020 at 10:33 AM Marie  
wrote:

I am shopping for a wireless charging stand and most do 
not come with the AC adaptor. But if I am reading correctly, the wall adaptor 
which comes with my IPhone 11 Pro will work with these chargers. Am I correct, 
or does it only work with some of the chargers?

Thanks, Marie

 

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