RE: Wishing for a Simple WalkieTalkie App for iOS
Got it, Alan. Thank you for the spelling correction. Mark -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Alan Lemly Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2023 8:25 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Wishing for a Simple WalkieTalkie App for iOS Hi Mark, I don't know if you are dictating or simply misspelling but it is Morse code not Morris code. Samuel Morse was one of its developers and its namesake. Alan Lemly Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 12, 2023, at 11:13 PM, M. Taylor wrote: > > Of course, you are correct, my friend. > > Now that I think about it, I think my biggest fear about becoming a ham was > having to learn Morris code. In all of the television shows and movies, etc. > I've seen, Morris seems so complicated and mysterious. > > As a very kind list member informed me, off-list, earlier today, one does not > need to learn Morris, any longer in order to be a ham. > > Still, I think I'd like to try my hand at learning Morris code. > > Mark > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of > Sieghard Weitzel > Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2023 10:05 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: Wishing for a Simple WalkieTalkie App for iOS > > And if you fail then you try again, I am sure failing this test will not mean > you can't try again. > Life is too short to be afaraid of failure. > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of M. > Taylor > Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2023 9:56 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: Wishing for a Simple WalkieTalkie App for iOS > > Hi, > > You know, there are not a great many things on my bucket list but one of the > items is becoming a ham. > > I have wanted to become a ham for over 30 years but have not done so, to be > honest, because of my fear of failing the licensing tests. > > Now I don't know much about it but back in the 80s I had a couple of friends > who wanted to get their licenses but failed to do so. > > I don't want to go off topic, on this, but if anyone of you hams would like > to send me the steps on how to go about getting a license and an blind and/or > low vision accessible way to go about it, send me a reply, off-list, as I > would greatly appreciate it. > > Mark > > -Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of > kheve...@fuse.net > Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2023 11:35 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: Wishing for a Simple WalkieTalkie App for iOS > > Mark, being the ham radio op that I am, I can't resist the temptation to > suggest you get a ham radio license. That would enable you to use a "handy > talky" which would allow for great communication. The two of you might have > been able to use an app called echolink. > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of M. > Taylor > Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2023 1:33 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Wishing for a Simple WalkieTalkie App for iOS > > Hello Everyone, > > Earlier this weekend I and a friend were up in the San Francisco airport > waiting on a flight back to Los Angeles. > > As we had quite a bit of time before our flight, we decided to explore the > airport, separately, and meet back at the gate after a While. > > I thought this would be a great opportunity to actually use the Walkie Talkie > app on our Apple Watches to stay in touch. > > It didn't work as well as I had hoped. For one thing, there were so many > people crowded in the airport that I couldn't hear the speaker on the watch > when she tried to reach me. Add the ambient noise of all the people, coupled > with the endless and continuous flight announcements, and, for me, at least, > it was an impossible situation. I had to hold my wrist against my ear and I > felt silly doing it and my arm got tired, very quickly. > > Second, when I tried to use my Airpods to connect directly to the watch??? > Well, let's just say that my VoiceOver / Walkie Talkie app experience was not > a good one. > > Although I have used the walkie talkie app many, many times, when at home, > this was the first time I had tried using it out in the wild, as it were. > > She told me that she could not hear me on her watch, either, for the same > reason. Now she has quote, normal, quote hearing, relative to mine; so I > know that the problem was not completely owing to my poor hearing. > > So, the question: > > Can you recommend a simple push-to-talk walkie talkie app that will work on > iPhone? > > When I search the app store I see so many but really have no idea of whic
Re: Wishing for a Simple WalkieTalkie App for iOS
Hi Mark, I don't know if you are dictating or simply misspelling but it is Morse code not Morris code. Samuel Morse was one of its developers and its namesake. Alan Lemly Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 12, 2023, at 11:13 PM, M. Taylor wrote: > > Of course, you are correct, my friend. > > Now that I think about it, I think my biggest fear about becoming a ham was > having to learn Morris code. In all of the television shows and movies, etc. > I've seen, Morris seems so complicated and mysterious. > > As a very kind list member informed me, off-list, earlier today, one does not > need to learn Morris, any longer in order to be a ham. > > Still, I think I'd like to try my hand at learning Morris code. > > Mark > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of > Sieghard Weitzel > Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2023 10:05 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: Wishing for a Simple WalkieTalkie App for iOS > > And if you fail then you try again, I am sure failing this test will not mean > you can't try again. > Life is too short to be afaraid of failure. > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of M. > Taylor > Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2023 9:56 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: Wishing for a Simple WalkieTalkie App for iOS > > Hi, > > You know, there are not a great many things on my bucket list but one of the > items is becoming a ham. > > I have wanted to become a ham for over 30 years but have not done so, to be > honest, because of my fear of failing the licensing tests. > > Now I don't know much about it but back in the 80s I had a couple of friends > who wanted to get their licenses but failed to do so. > > I don't want to go off topic, on this, but if anyone of you hams would like > to send me the steps on how to go about getting a license and an blind and/or > low vision accessible way to go about it, send me a reply, off-list, as I > would greatly appreciate it. > > Mark > > -Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of > kheve...@fuse.net > Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2023 11:35 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: Wishing for a Simple WalkieTalkie App for iOS > > Mark, being the ham radio op that I am, I can't resist the temptation to > suggest you get a ham radio license. That would enable you to use a "handy > talky" which would allow for great communication. The two of you might have > been able to use an app called echolink. > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of M. > Taylor > Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2023 1:33 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Wishing for a Simple WalkieTalkie App for iOS > > Hello Everyone, > > Earlier this weekend I and a friend were up in the San Francisco airport > waiting on a flight back to Los Angeles. > > As we had quite a bit of time before our flight, we decided to explore the > airport, separately, and meet back at the gate after a While. > > I thought this would be a great opportunity to actually use the Walkie Talkie > app on our Apple Watches to stay in touch. > > It didn't work as well as I had hoped. For one thing, there were so many > people crowded in the airport that I couldn't hear the speaker on the watch > when she tried to reach me. Add the ambient noise of all the people, coupled > with the endless and continuous flight announcements, and, for me, at least, > it was an impossible situation. I had to hold my wrist against my ear and I > felt silly doing it and my arm got tired, very quickly. > > Second, when I tried to use my Airpods to connect directly to the watch??? > Well, let's just say that my VoiceOver / Walkie Talkie app experience was not > a good one. > > Although I have used the walkie talkie app many, many times, when at home, > this was the first time I had tried using it out in the wild, as it were. > > She told me that she could not hear me on her watch, either, for the same > reason. Now she has quote, normal, quote hearing, relative to mine; so I > know that the problem was not completely owing to my poor hearing. > > So, the question: > > Can you recommend a simple push-to-talk walkie talkie app that will work on > iPhone? > > When I search the app store I see so many but really have no idea of which > one is best for VoiceOver users. > > Now I just want a simple app that works as much like the walkie talkie app on > the watch but, of course, works on the phone. > > I read, somewhere, that Microsoft Team has a pretty good walkie talkie app >
Re: Wishing for a Simple WalkieTalkie App for iOS
Hi! Robert: I use iOS myself, and it’s the iPhone and on the iPhone I carry what is called the Zillow app which is a type of walkie-talkie app. Hope that helps. Have a great weekend, and all the best. Michael G. MacKay BA, ‘05. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 13, 2023, at 11:37, Richard Turner wrote: > > > > I was a little curious and of course, there is a ton of options out there, > many of which are mostly visually based to start with from my brief search. > > However, The National Association for Amateur Radio has some good information. > > Here is a link to the page with mp3 files for all the letters, numbers 0-9 > and some punctuation, etc. > > http://www.arrl.org/code-characters > > HTH, > > 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 Robert > Doc Wright > Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2023 4:11 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Wishing for a Simple WalkieTalkie App for iOS > > Yeah, you just have to have a collection of lame jokes to Ham it up. > Is there a tutorial for learning morse code. I think it is interesting. > - Original Message ----- > From: "M. Taylor" > To: > Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2023 10:13 PM > Subject: RE: Wishing for a Simple WalkieTalkie App for iOS > > > Of course, you are correct, my friend. > > Now that I think about it, I think my biggest fear about becoming a ham was > having to learn Morris code. In all of the television shows and movies, > etc. I've seen, Morris seems so complicated and mysterious. > > As a very kind list member informed me, off-list, earlier today, one does > not need to learn Morris, any longer in order to be a ham. > > Still, I think I'd like to try my hand at learning Morris code. > > Mark > > -Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of > Sieghard Weitzel > Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2023 10:05 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: Wishing for a Simple WalkieTalkie App for iOS > > And if you fail then you try again, I am sure failing this test will not > mean you can't try again. > Life is too short to be afaraid of failure. > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of M. > Taylor > Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2023 9:56 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: Wishing for a Simple WalkieTalkie App for iOS > > Hi, > > You know, there are not a great many things on my bucket list but one of the > items is becoming a ham. > > I have wanted to become a ham for over 30 years but have not done so, to be > honest, because of my fear of failing the licensing tests. > > Now I don't know much about it but back in the 80s I had a couple of friends > who wanted to get their licenses but failed to do so. > > I don't want to go off topic, on this, but if anyone of you hams would like > to send me the steps on how to go about getting a license and an blind > and/or low vision accessible way to go about it, send me a reply, off-list, > as I would greatly appreciate it. > > Mark > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of > kheve...@fuse.net > Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2023 11:35 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: Wishing for a Simple WalkieTalkie App for iOS > > Mark, being the ham radio op that I am, I can't resist the temptation to > suggest you get a ham radio license. That would enable you to use a "handy > talky" which would allow for great communication. The two of you might have > been able to use an app called echolink. > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of M. > Taylor > Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2023 1:33 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Wishing for a Simple WalkieTalkie App for iOS > > Hello Everyone, > > Earlier this weekend I and a friend were up in the San Francisco airport > waiting on a flight back to Los Angeles. > > As we had quite a bit of time before our flight, we decided to explore the > airport, separately, and meet back at the gate after a While. > > I thought this would be a great opportunity to actually use the Walkie > Talkie app on our Apple Watches to stay in touch. > > It didn't work as well as I had hoped. For one thing, there were so many > people crowded in the airport that I couldn't hear the speaker on the watch > when she tried to reach me. Add the ambient noise of
RE: Wishing for a Simple WalkieTalkie App for iOS
I was a little curious and of course, there is a ton of options out there, many of which are mostly visually based to start with from my brief search. However, The National Association for Amateur Radio has some good information. Here is a link to the page with mp3 files for all the letters, numbers 0-9 and some punctuation, etc. http://www.arrl.org/code-characters HTH, 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 Robert Doc Wright Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2023 4:11 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Wishing for a Simple WalkieTalkie App for iOS Yeah, you just have to have a collection of lame jokes to Ham it up. Is there a tutorial for learning morse code. I think it is interesting. - Original Message - From: "M. Taylor" To: Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2023 10:13 PM Subject: RE: Wishing for a Simple WalkieTalkie App for iOS Of course, you are correct, my friend. Now that I think about it, I think my biggest fear about becoming a ham was having to learn Morris code. In all of the television shows and movies, etc. I've seen, Morris seems so complicated and mysterious. As a very kind list member informed me, off-list, earlier today, one does not need to learn Morris, any longer in order to be a ham. Still, I think I'd like to try my hand at learning Morris code. Mark -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2023 10:05 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Wishing for a Simple WalkieTalkie App for iOS And if you fail then you try again, I am sure failing this test will not mean you can't try again. Life is too short to be afaraid of failure. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of M. Taylor Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2023 9:56 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Wishing for a Simple WalkieTalkie App for iOS Hi, You know, there are not a great many things on my bucket list but one of the items is becoming a ham. I have wanted to become a ham for over 30 years but have not done so, to be honest, because of my fear of failing the licensing tests. Now I don't know much about it but back in the 80s I had a couple of friends who wanted to get their licenses but failed to do so. I don't want to go off topic, on this, but if anyone of you hams would like to send me the steps on how to go about getting a license and an blind and/or low vision accessible way to go about it, send me a reply, off-list, as I would greatly appreciate it. Mark -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of kheve...@fuse.net Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2023 11:35 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Wishing for a Simple WalkieTalkie App for iOS Mark, being the ham radio op that I am, I can't resist the temptation to suggest you get a ham radio license. That would enable you to use a "handy talky" which would allow for great communication. The two of you might have been able to use an app called echolink. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of M. Taylor Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2023 1:33 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Wishing for a Simple WalkieTalkie App for iOS Hello Everyone, Earlier this weekend I and a friend were up in the San Francisco airport waiting on a flight back to Los Angeles. As we had quite a bit of time before our flight, we decided to explore the airport, separately, and meet back at the gate after a While. I thought this would be a great opportunity to actually use the Walkie Talkie app on our Apple Watches to stay in touch. It didn't work as well as I had hoped. For one thing, there were so many people crowded in the airport that I couldn't hear the speaker on the watch when she tried to reach me. Add the ambient noise of all the people, coupled with the endless and continuous flight announcements, and, for me, at least, it was an impossible situation. I had to hold my wrist against my ear and I felt silly doing it and my arm got tired, very quickly. Second, when I tried to use my Airpods to connect directly to the watch??? Well, let's just say that my VoiceOver / Walkie Talkie app experience was not a good one. Although I have used the walkie talkie app many, many times, when at home, this was the first time I had tried using it out in the wild, as it were. She told me that she could not hear me on her watch, either, for the same reason. Now she has quote, normal, quote hearing, relative to mine; so I know that the problem was not completely owing to my poor hearing. So, the question: Can you recommend a simple push-to-talk walkie talkie app that will work on iPhone? When I search the app
Re: Wishing for a Simple WalkieTalkie App for iOS
Yeah, you just have to have a collection of lame jokes to Ham it up. Is there a tutorial for learning morse code. I think it is interesting. - Original Message - From: "M. Taylor" To: Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2023 10:13 PM Subject: RE: Wishing for a Simple WalkieTalkie App for iOS Of course, you are correct, my friend. Now that I think about it, I think my biggest fear about becoming a ham was having to learn Morris code. In all of the television shows and movies, etc. I've seen, Morris seems so complicated and mysterious. As a very kind list member informed me, off-list, earlier today, one does not need to learn Morris, any longer in order to be a ham. Still, I think I'd like to try my hand at learning Morris code. Mark -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2023 10:05 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Wishing for a Simple WalkieTalkie App for iOS And if you fail then you try again, I am sure failing this test will not mean you can't try again. Life is too short to be afaraid of failure. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of M. Taylor Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2023 9:56 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Wishing for a Simple WalkieTalkie App for iOS Hi, You know, there are not a great many things on my bucket list but one of the items is becoming a ham. I have wanted to become a ham for over 30 years but have not done so, to be honest, because of my fear of failing the licensing tests. Now I don't know much about it but back in the 80s I had a couple of friends who wanted to get their licenses but failed to do so. I don't want to go off topic, on this, but if anyone of you hams would like to send me the steps on how to go about getting a license and an blind and/or low vision accessible way to go about it, send me a reply, off-list, as I would greatly appreciate it. Mark -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of kheve...@fuse.net Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2023 11:35 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Wishing for a Simple WalkieTalkie App for iOS Mark, being the ham radio op that I am, I can't resist the temptation to suggest you get a ham radio license. That would enable you to use a "handy talky" which would allow for great communication. The two of you might have been able to use an app called echolink. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of M. Taylor Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2023 1:33 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Wishing for a Simple WalkieTalkie App for iOS Hello Everyone, Earlier this weekend I and a friend were up in the San Francisco airport waiting on a flight back to Los Angeles. As we had quite a bit of time before our flight, we decided to explore the airport, separately, and meet back at the gate after a While. I thought this would be a great opportunity to actually use the Walkie Talkie app on our Apple Watches to stay in touch. It didn't work as well as I had hoped. For one thing, there were so many people crowded in the airport that I couldn't hear the speaker on the watch when she tried to reach me. Add the ambient noise of all the people, coupled with the endless and continuous flight announcements, and, for me, at least, it was an impossible situation. I had to hold my wrist against my ear and I felt silly doing it and my arm got tired, very quickly. Second, when I tried to use my Airpods to connect directly to the watch??? Well, let's just say that my VoiceOver / Walkie Talkie app experience was not a good one. Although I have used the walkie talkie app many, many times, when at home, this was the first time I had tried using it out in the wild, as it were. She told me that she could not hear me on her watch, either, for the same reason. Now she has quote, normal, quote hearing, relative to mine; so I know that the problem was not completely owing to my poor hearing. So, the question: Can you recommend a simple push-to-talk walkie talkie app that will work on iPhone? When I search the app store I see so many but really have no idea of which one is best for VoiceOver users. Now I just want a simple app that works as much like the walkie talkie app on the watch but, of course, works on the phone. I read, somewhere, that Microsoft Team has a pretty good walkie talkie app feature but I'm not certain if it will work in a non-enterprise scenario, between only 2 people. Just so you know, we ended up using text messages to stay in contact in the airport but it would have been nice to use a more direct voice interface. All replies greatly appreciated. Mark -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropr
RE: Wishing for a Simple WalkieTalkie App for iOS
Of course, you are correct, my friend. Now that I think about it, I think my biggest fear about becoming a ham was having to learn Morris code. In all of the television shows and movies, etc. I've seen, Morris seems so complicated and mysterious. As a very kind list member informed me, off-list, earlier today, one does not need to learn Morris, any longer in order to be a ham. Still, I think I'd like to try my hand at learning Morris code. Mark -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2023 10:05 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Wishing for a Simple WalkieTalkie App for iOS And if you fail then you try again, I am sure failing this test will not mean you can't try again. Life is too short to be afaraid of failure. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of M. Taylor Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2023 9:56 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Wishing for a Simple WalkieTalkie App for iOS Hi, You know, there are not a great many things on my bucket list but one of the items is becoming a ham. I have wanted to become a ham for over 30 years but have not done so, to be honest, because of my fear of failing the licensing tests. Now I don't know much about it but back in the 80s I had a couple of friends who wanted to get their licenses but failed to do so. I don't want to go off topic, on this, but if anyone of you hams would like to send me the steps on how to go about getting a license and an blind and/or low vision accessible way to go about it, send me a reply, off-list, as I would greatly appreciate it. Mark -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of kheve...@fuse.net Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2023 11:35 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Wishing for a Simple WalkieTalkie App for iOS Mark, being the ham radio op that I am, I can't resist the temptation to suggest you get a ham radio license. That would enable you to use a "handy talky" which would allow for great communication. The two of you might have been able to use an app called echolink. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of M. Taylor Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2023 1:33 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Wishing for a Simple WalkieTalkie App for iOS Hello Everyone, Earlier this weekend I and a friend were up in the San Francisco airport waiting on a flight back to Los Angeles. As we had quite a bit of time before our flight, we decided to explore the airport, separately, and meet back at the gate after a While. I thought this would be a great opportunity to actually use the Walkie Talkie app on our Apple Watches to stay in touch. It didn't work as well as I had hoped. For one thing, there were so many people crowded in the airport that I couldn't hear the speaker on the watch when she tried to reach me. Add the ambient noise of all the people, coupled with the endless and continuous flight announcements, and, for me, at least, it was an impossible situation. I had to hold my wrist against my ear and I felt silly doing it and my arm got tired, very quickly. Second, when I tried to use my Airpods to connect directly to the watch??? Well, let's just say that my VoiceOver / Walkie Talkie app experience was not a good one. Although I have used the walkie talkie app many, many times, when at home, this was the first time I had tried using it out in the wild, as it were. She told me that she could not hear me on her watch, either, for the same reason. Now she has quote, normal, quote hearing, relative to mine; so I know that the problem was not completely owing to my poor hearing. So, the question: Can you recommend a simple push-to-talk walkie talkie app that will work on iPhone? When I search the app store I see so many but really have no idea of which one is best for VoiceOver users. Now I just want a simple app that works as much like the walkie talkie app on the watch but, of course, works on the phone. I read, somewhere, that Microsoft Team has a pretty good walkie talkie app feature but I'm not certain if it will work in a non-enterprise scenario, between only 2 people. Just so you know, we ended up using text messages to stay in contact in the airport but it would have been nice to use a more direct voice interface. All replies greatly appreciated. Mark -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http:
RE: Wishing for a Simple WalkieTalkie App for iOS
And if you fail then you try again, I am sure failing this test will not mean you can't try again. Life is too short to be afaraid of failure. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of M. Taylor Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2023 9:56 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Wishing for a Simple WalkieTalkie App for iOS Hi, You know, there are not a great many things on my bucket list but one of the items is becoming a ham. I have wanted to become a ham for over 30 years but have not done so, to be honest, because of my fear of failing the licensing tests. Now I don't know much about it but back in the 80s I had a couple of friends who wanted to get their licenses but failed to do so. I don't want to go off topic, on this, but if anyone of you hams would like to send me the steps on how to go about getting a license and an blind and/or low vision accessible way to go about it, send me a reply, off-list, as I would greatly appreciate it. Mark -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of kheve...@fuse.net Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2023 11:35 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Wishing for a Simple WalkieTalkie App for iOS Mark, being the ham radio op that I am, I can't resist the temptation to suggest you get a ham radio license. That would enable you to use a "handy talky" which would allow for great communication. The two of you might have been able to use an app called echolink. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of M. Taylor Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2023 1:33 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Wishing for a Simple WalkieTalkie App for iOS Hello Everyone, Earlier this weekend I and a friend were up in the San Francisco airport waiting on a flight back to Los Angeles. As we had quite a bit of time before our flight, we decided to explore the airport, separately, and meet back at the gate after a While. I thought this would be a great opportunity to actually use the Walkie Talkie app on our Apple Watches to stay in touch. It didn't work as well as I had hoped. For one thing, there were so many people crowded in the airport that I couldn't hear the speaker on the watch when she tried to reach me. Add the ambient noise of all the people, coupled with the endless and continuous flight announcements, and, for me, at least, it was an impossible situation. I had to hold my wrist against my ear and I felt silly doing it and my arm got tired, very quickly. Second, when I tried to use my Airpods to connect directly to the watch??? Well, let's just say that my VoiceOver / Walkie Talkie app experience was not a good one. Although I have used the walkie talkie app many, many times, when at home, this was the first time I had tried using it out in the wild, as it were. She told me that she could not hear me on her watch, either, for the same reason. Now she has quote, normal, quote hearing, relative to mine; so I know that the problem was not completely owing to my poor hearing. So, the question: Can you recommend a simple push-to-talk walkie talkie app that will work on iPhone? When I search the app store I see so many but really have no idea of which one is best for VoiceOver users. Now I just want a simple app that works as much like the walkie talkie app on the watch but, of course, works on the phone. I read, somewhere, that Microsoft Team has a pretty good walkie talkie app feature but I'm not certain if it will work in a non-enterprise scenario, between only 2 people. Just so you know, we ended up using text messages to stay in contact in the airport but it would have been nice to use a more direct voice interface. All replies greatly appreciated. Mark -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/000801d9b3b9%2432a8b860%2497fa2920%24%40ucla.edu. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than postin
Re: Wishing for a Simple WalkieTalkie App for iOS
I would love this info as well. I was suppose to try and get my license a couple years ago, but it didn't happen because of time. On 7/11/23, M. Taylor wrote: > Hi, > > You know, there are not a great many things on my bucket list but one of the > items is becoming a ham. > > I have wanted to become a ham for over 30 years but have not done so, to be > honest, because of my fear of failing the licensing tests. > > Now I don't know much about it but back in the 80s I had a couple of friends > who wanted to get their licenses but failed to do so. > > I don't want to go off topic, on this, but if anyone of you hams would like > to send me the steps on how to go about getting a license and an blind > and/or low vision accessible way to go about it, send me a reply, off-list, > as I would greatly appreciate it. > > Mark > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of > kheve...@fuse.net > Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2023 11:35 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: Wishing for a Simple WalkieTalkie App for iOS > > Mark, being the ham radio op that I am, I can't resist the temptation to > suggest you get a ham radio license. That would enable you to use a "handy > talky" which would allow for great communication. The two of you might have > been able to use an app called echolink. > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of M. > Taylor > Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2023 1:33 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Wishing for a Simple WalkieTalkie App for iOS > > Hello Everyone, > > Earlier this weekend I and a friend were up in the San Francisco airport > waiting on a flight back to Los Angeles. > > As we had quite a bit of time before our flight, we decided to explore the > airport, separately, and meet back at the gate after a While. > > I thought this would be a great opportunity to actually use the Walkie > Talkie app on our Apple Watches to stay in touch. > > It didn't work as well as I had hoped. For one thing, there were so many > people crowded in the airport that I couldn't hear the speaker on the watch > when she tried to reach me. Add the ambient noise of all the people, > coupled with the endless and continuous flight announcements, and, for me, > at least, it was an impossible situation. I had to hold my wrist against my > ear and I felt silly doing it and my arm got tired, very quickly. > > Second, when I tried to use my Airpods to connect directly to the watch??? > Well, let's just say that my VoiceOver / Walkie Talkie app experience was > not a good one. > > Although I have used the walkie talkie app many, many times, when at home, > this was the first time I had tried using it out in the wild, as it were. > > She told me that she could not hear me on her watch, either, for the same > reason. Now she has quote, normal, quote hearing, relative to mine; so I > know that the problem was not completely owing to my poor hearing. > > So, the question: > > Can you recommend a simple push-to-talk walkie talkie app that will work on > iPhone? > > When I search the app store I see so many but really have no idea of which > one is best for VoiceOver users. > > Now I just want a simple app that works as much like the walkie talkie app > on the watch but, of course, works on the phone. > > I read, somewhere, that Microsoft Team has a pretty good walkie talkie app > feature but I'm not certain if it will work in a non-enterprise scenario, > between only 2 people. > > Just so you know, we ended up using text messages to stay in contact in the > airport but it would have been nice to use a more direct voice interface. > > All replies greatly appreciated. > > Mark > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/000801d9b3b9%2432a8b860%2497fa2
RE: Wishing for a Simple WalkieTalkie App for iOS
Hi, You know, there are not a great many things on my bucket list but one of the items is becoming a ham. I have wanted to become a ham for over 30 years but have not done so, to be honest, because of my fear of failing the licensing tests. Now I don't know much about it but back in the 80s I had a couple of friends who wanted to get their licenses but failed to do so. I don't want to go off topic, on this, but if anyone of you hams would like to send me the steps on how to go about getting a license and an blind and/or low vision accessible way to go about it, send me a reply, off-list, as I would greatly appreciate it. Mark -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of kheve...@fuse.net Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2023 11:35 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Wishing for a Simple WalkieTalkie App for iOS Mark, being the ham radio op that I am, I can't resist the temptation to suggest you get a ham radio license. That would enable you to use a "handy talky" which would allow for great communication. The two of you might have been able to use an app called echolink. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of M. Taylor Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2023 1:33 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Wishing for a Simple WalkieTalkie App for iOS Hello Everyone, Earlier this weekend I and a friend were up in the San Francisco airport waiting on a flight back to Los Angeles. As we had quite a bit of time before our flight, we decided to explore the airport, separately, and meet back at the gate after a While. I thought this would be a great opportunity to actually use the Walkie Talkie app on our Apple Watches to stay in touch. It didn't work as well as I had hoped. For one thing, there were so many people crowded in the airport that I couldn't hear the speaker on the watch when she tried to reach me. Add the ambient noise of all the people, coupled with the endless and continuous flight announcements, and, for me, at least, it was an impossible situation. I had to hold my wrist against my ear and I felt silly doing it and my arm got tired, very quickly. Second, when I tried to use my Airpods to connect directly to the watch??? Well, let's just say that my VoiceOver / Walkie Talkie app experience was not a good one. Although I have used the walkie talkie app many, many times, when at home, this was the first time I had tried using it out in the wild, as it were. She told me that she could not hear me on her watch, either, for the same reason. Now she has quote, normal, quote hearing, relative to mine; so I know that the problem was not completely owing to my poor hearing. So, the question: Can you recommend a simple push-to-talk walkie talkie app that will work on iPhone? When I search the app store I see so many but really have no idea of which one is best for VoiceOver users. Now I just want a simple app that works as much like the walkie talkie app on the watch but, of course, works on the phone. I read, somewhere, that Microsoft Team has a pretty good walkie talkie app feature but I'm not certain if it will work in a non-enterprise scenario, between only 2 people. Just so you know, we ended up using text messages to stay in contact in the airport but it would have been nice to use a more direct voice interface. All replies greatly appreciated. Mark -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/000801d9b3b9%2432a8b860%2497fa2920%24%40ucla.edu. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed
RE: Wishing for a Simple WalkieTalkie App for iOS
True enough, Kevin. It might not be the best, but could work especially if both people were aware of the delay. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Kevin Minor Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2023 8:02 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Wishing for a Simple WalkieTalkie App for iOS Hi. I'm also a licensed ham, and used to have Echo Link. I could see a problem trying to use it as a walkie talkie app, and it's the latency. Unless Echo Link has improved since I used it, sometimes there could be at least a 10 second delay from when a station started talking and when the other heard what was said. Maybe this has changed. Kevin and Jilly -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of goshawk on horseback Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2023 7:49 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Wishing for a Simple WalkieTalkie App for iOS Importance: High being a real radio nut as well, that is what I would very probably also do. if you don't want to go through all the hassle of getting that licence however, there are sets that are licence free, such as CB sets, those on the 49MHZ band, and those on the 446MHZ band. not sure if there are any regulations about using such sets in airports however, and you wouldn't get the echolink app access either. Simon - Original Message - From: To: Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2023 7:35 PM Subject: RE: Wishing for a Simple WalkieTalkie App for iOS Mark, being the ham radio op that I am, I can't resist the temptation to suggest you get a ham radio license. That would enable you to use a "handy talky" which would allow for great communication. The two of you might have been able to use an app called echolink. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of M. Taylor Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2023 1:33 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Wishing for a Simple WalkieTalkie App for iOS Hello Everyone, Earlier this weekend I and a friend were up in the San Francisco airport waiting on a flight back to Los Angeles. As we had quite a bit of time before our flight, we decided to explore the airport, separately, and meet back at the gate after a While. I thought this would be a great opportunity to actually use the Walkie Talkie app on our Apple Watches to stay in touch. It didn't work as well as I had hoped. For one thing, there were so many people crowded in the airport that I couldn't hear the speaker on the watch when she tried to reach me. Add the ambient noise of all the people, coupled with the endless and continuous flight announcements, and, for me, at least, it was an impossible situation. I had to hold my wrist against my ear and I felt silly doing it and my arm got tired, very quickly. Second, when I tried to use my Airpods to connect directly to the watch??? Well, let's just say that my VoiceOver / Walkie Talkie app experience was not a good one. Although I have used the walkie talkie app many, many times, when at home, this was the first time I had tried using it out in the wild, as it were. She told me that she could not hear me on her watch, either, for the same reason. Now she has quote, normal, quote hearing, relative to mine; so I know that the problem was not completely owing to my poor hearing. So, the question: Can you recommend a simple push-to-talk walkie talkie app that will work on iPhone? When I search the app store I see so many but really have no idea of which one is best for VoiceOver users. Now I just want a simple app that works as much like the walkie talkie app on the watch but, of course, works on the phone. I read, somewhere, that Microsoft Team has a pretty good walkie talkie app feature but I'm not certain if it will work in a non-enterprise scenario, between only 2 people. Just so you know, we ended up using text messages to stay in contact in the airport but it would have been nice to use a more direct voice interface. All replies greatly appreciated. Mark -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/000801d9b3b9%2432a8b860%2497fa2920%24%40ucla.edu. -- The f
RE: Wishing for a Simple WalkieTalkie App for iOS
Hi. I'm also a licensed ham, and used to have Echo Link. I could see a problem trying to use it as a walkie talkie app, and it's the latency. Unless Echo Link has improved since I used it, sometimes there could be at least a 10 second delay from when a station started talking and when the other heard what was said. Maybe this has changed. Kevin and Jilly -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of goshawk on horseback Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2023 7:49 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Wishing for a Simple WalkieTalkie App for iOS Importance: High being a real radio nut as well, that is what I would very probably also do. if you don't want to go through all the hassle of getting that licence however, there are sets that are licence free, such as CB sets, those on the 49MHZ band, and those on the 446MHZ band. not sure if there are any regulations about using such sets in airports however, and you wouldn't get the echolink app access either. Simon - Original Message - From: To: Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2023 7:35 PM Subject: RE: Wishing for a Simple WalkieTalkie App for iOS Mark, being the ham radio op that I am, I can't resist the temptation to suggest you get a ham radio license. That would enable you to use a "handy talky" which would allow for great communication. The two of you might have been able to use an app called echolink. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of M. Taylor Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2023 1:33 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Wishing for a Simple WalkieTalkie App for iOS Hello Everyone, Earlier this weekend I and a friend were up in the San Francisco airport waiting on a flight back to Los Angeles. As we had quite a bit of time before our flight, we decided to explore the airport, separately, and meet back at the gate after a While. I thought this would be a great opportunity to actually use the Walkie Talkie app on our Apple Watches to stay in touch. It didn't work as well as I had hoped. For one thing, there were so many people crowded in the airport that I couldn't hear the speaker on the watch when she tried to reach me. Add the ambient noise of all the people, coupled with the endless and continuous flight announcements, and, for me, at least, it was an impossible situation. I had to hold my wrist against my ear and I felt silly doing it and my arm got tired, very quickly. Second, when I tried to use my Airpods to connect directly to the watch??? Well, let's just say that my VoiceOver / Walkie Talkie app experience was not a good one. Although I have used the walkie talkie app many, many times, when at home, this was the first time I had tried using it out in the wild, as it were. She told me that she could not hear me on her watch, either, for the same reason. Now she has quote, normal, quote hearing, relative to mine; so I know that the problem was not completely owing to my poor hearing. So, the question: Can you recommend a simple push-to-talk walkie talkie app that will work on iPhone? When I search the app store I see so many but really have no idea of which one is best for VoiceOver users. Now I just want a simple app that works as much like the walkie talkie app on the watch but, of course, works on the phone. I read, somewhere, that Microsoft Team has a pretty good walkie talkie app feature but I'm not certain if it will work in a non-enterprise scenario, between only 2 people. Just so you know, we ended up using text messages to stay in contact in the airport but it would have been nice to use a more direct voice interface. All replies greatly appreciated. Mark -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/000801d9b3b9%2432a8b860%2497fa2920%24%40ucla.edu. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor.
Re: Wishing for a Simple WalkieTalkie App for iOS
being a real radio nut as well, that is what I would very probably also do. if you don't want to go through all the hassle of getting that licence however, there are sets that are licence free, such as CB sets, those on the 49MHZ band, and those on the 446MHZ band. not sure if there are any regulations about using such sets in airports however, and you wouldn't get the echolink app access either. Simon - Original Message - From: To: Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2023 7:35 PM Subject: RE: Wishing for a Simple WalkieTalkie App for iOS Mark, being the ham radio op that I am, I can't resist the temptation to suggest you get a ham radio license. That would enable you to use a "handy talky" which would allow for great communication. The two of you might have been able to use an app called echolink. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of M. Taylor Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2023 1:33 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Wishing for a Simple WalkieTalkie App for iOS Hello Everyone, Earlier this weekend I and a friend were up in the San Francisco airport waiting on a flight back to Los Angeles. As we had quite a bit of time before our flight, we decided to explore the airport, separately, and meet back at the gate after a While. I thought this would be a great opportunity to actually use the Walkie Talkie app on our Apple Watches to stay in touch. It didn't work as well as I had hoped. For one thing, there were so many people crowded in the airport that I couldn't hear the speaker on the watch when she tried to reach me. Add the ambient noise of all the people, coupled with the endless and continuous flight announcements, and, for me, at least, it was an impossible situation. I had to hold my wrist against my ear and I felt silly doing it and my arm got tired, very quickly. Second, when I tried to use my Airpods to connect directly to the watch??? Well, let's just say that my VoiceOver / Walkie Talkie app experience was not a good one. Although I have used the walkie talkie app many, many times, when at home, this was the first time I had tried using it out in the wild, as it were. She told me that she could not hear me on her watch, either, for the same reason. Now she has quote, normal, quote hearing, relative to mine; so I know that the problem was not completely owing to my poor hearing. So, the question: Can you recommend a simple push-to-talk walkie talkie app that will work on iPhone? When I search the app store I see so many but really have no idea of which one is best for VoiceOver users. Now I just want a simple app that works as much like the walkie talkie app on the watch but, of course, works on the phone. I read, somewhere, that Microsoft Team has a pretty good walkie talkie app feature but I'm not certain if it will work in a non-enterprise scenario, between only 2 people. Just so you know, we ended up using text messages to stay in contact in the airport but it would have been nice to use a more direct voice interface. All replies greatly appreciated. Mark -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/000801d9b3b9%2432a8b860%2497fa2920%24%40ucla.edu. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/1ac301d9b426%24773ddc40%2465b994c0%24%4
RE: Wishing for a Simple WalkieTalkie App for iOS
Mark, being the ham radio op that I am, I can't resist the temptation to suggest you get a ham radio license. That would enable you to use a "handy talky" which would allow for great communication. The two of you might have been able to use an app called echolink. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of M. Taylor Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2023 1:33 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Wishing for a Simple WalkieTalkie App for iOS Hello Everyone, Earlier this weekend I and a friend were up in the San Francisco airport waiting on a flight back to Los Angeles. As we had quite a bit of time before our flight, we decided to explore the airport, separately, and meet back at the gate after a While. I thought this would be a great opportunity to actually use the Walkie Talkie app on our Apple Watches to stay in touch. It didn't work as well as I had hoped. For one thing, there were so many people crowded in the airport that I couldn't hear the speaker on the watch when she tried to reach me. Add the ambient noise of all the people, coupled with the endless and continuous flight announcements, and, for me, at least, it was an impossible situation. I had to hold my wrist against my ear and I felt silly doing it and my arm got tired, very quickly. Second, when I tried to use my Airpods to connect directly to the watch??? Well, let's just say that my VoiceOver / Walkie Talkie app experience was not a good one. Although I have used the walkie talkie app many, many times, when at home, this was the first time I had tried using it out in the wild, as it were. She told me that she could not hear me on her watch, either, for the same reason. Now she has quote, normal, quote hearing, relative to mine; so I know that the problem was not completely owing to my poor hearing. So, the question: Can you recommend a simple push-to-talk walkie talkie app that will work on iPhone? When I search the app store I see so many but really have no idea of which one is best for VoiceOver users. Now I just want a simple app that works as much like the walkie talkie app on the watch but, of course, works on the phone. I read, somewhere, that Microsoft Team has a pretty good walkie talkie app feature but I'm not certain if it will work in a non-enterprise scenario, between only 2 people. Just so you know, we ended up using text messages to stay in contact in the airport but it would have been nice to use a more direct voice interface. All replies greatly appreciated. Mark -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/000801d9b3b9%2432a8b860%2497fa2920%24%40ucla.edu. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/1ac301d9b426%24773ddc40%2465b994c0%24%40fuse.net.
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I have to agree with Richard. Even if you find a walkie talkie app that works well with VoiceOver, trying to use such an app with an Apple watch in an airport environment with all its ambient noise sounds like an exercise in futility. In such a situation, I would call the person on my iPhone and make sure my wired Earpods are securely connected before doing so. Alan Lemly Sent from my iPhoneOn Jul 11, 2023, at 7:54 AM, Richard Turner wrote:For me, I would just call the person. But a quick lookin the app store, HeyTell is still there and another free one called Zello WalkieTalkie as well which I think has higher ratings. Then there are a few with in-app purchases. Richard, USA.“What we think or what we know or what we believe is in the end of little consequence. The only thing of consequence is what we do” ~ John RuskinMy web site: https://www.turner42.comOn Jul 11, 2023, at 5:19 AM, Jennie Facer wrote:Hi mark,This is an old app, but is HeyTel still in existence? That would work I think. You double tap and hold on the screen, say your message, then let go. I think that you can only use it for 30 or 1 minute messages, but sounds like a good one for what you want. Others may also let you know of others.Jenn Jennie Facer On Jul 10, 2023, at 11:33 PM, M. Taylor wrote:Hello Everyone,Earlier this weekend I and a friend were up in the San Francisco airportwaiting on a flight back to Los Angeles.As we had quite a bit of time before our flight, we decided to explore theairport, separately, and meet back at the gate after a While.I thought this would be a great opportunity to actually use the WalkieTalkie app on our Apple Watches to stay in touch.It didn't work as well as I had hoped. For one thing, there were so manypeople crowded in the airport that I couldn't hear the speaker on the watchwhen she tried to reach me. Add the ambient noise of all the people,coupled with the endless and continuous flight announcements, and, for me,at least, it was an impossible situation. I had to hold my wrist against myear and I felt silly doing it and my arm got tired, very quickly.Second, when I tried to use my Airpods to connect directly to the watch???Well, let's just say that my VoiceOver / Walkie Talkie app experience wasnot a good one.Although I have used the walkie talkie app many, many times, when at home,this was the first time I had tried using it out in the wild, as it were.She told me that she could not hear me on her watch, either, for the samereason. Now she has quote, normal, quote hearing, relative to mine; so Iknow that the problem was not completely owing to my poor hearing.So, the question:Can you recommend a simple push-to-talk walkie talkie app that will work oniPhone? When I search the app store I see so many but really have no idea of whichone is best for VoiceOver users.Now I just want a simple app that works as much like the walkie talkie appon the watch but, of course, works on the phone.I read, somewhere, that Microsoft Team has a pretty good walkie talkie appfeature but I'm not certain if it will work in a non-enterprise scenario,between only 2 people.Just so you know, we ended up using text messages to stay in contact in theairport but it would have been nice to use a more direct voice interface.All replies greatly appreciated.Mark-- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list.If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself.Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.comThe archives for this list can be searched at:http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/--- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group.To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com.To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/000801d9b3b9%2432a8b860%2497fa2920%24%40ucla.edu. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To
Re: Wishing for a Simple WalkieTalkie App for iOS
For me, I would just call the person. But a quick lookin the app store, HeyTell is still there and another free one called Zello WalkieTalkie as well which I think has higher ratings. Then there are a few with in-app purchases. Richard, USA.“What we think or what we know or what we believe is in the end of little consequence. The only thing of consequence is what we do” ~ John RuskinMy web site: https://www.turner42.comOn Jul 11, 2023, at 5:19 AM, Jennie Facer wrote:Hi mark,This is an old app, but is HeyTel still in existence? That would work I think. You double tap and hold on the screen, say your message, then let go. I think that you can only use it for 30 or 1 minute messages, but sounds like a good one for what you want. Others may also let you know of others.Jenn Jennie Facer On Jul 10, 2023, at 11:33 PM, M. Taylor wrote:Hello Everyone,Earlier this weekend I and a friend were up in the San Francisco airportwaiting on a flight back to Los Angeles.As we had quite a bit of time before our flight, we decided to explore theairport, separately, and meet back at the gate after a While.I thought this would be a great opportunity to actually use the WalkieTalkie app on our Apple Watches to stay in touch.It didn't work as well as I had hoped. For one thing, there were so manypeople crowded in the airport that I couldn't hear the speaker on the watchwhen she tried to reach me. Add the ambient noise of all the people,coupled with the endless and continuous flight announcements, and, for me,at least, it was an impossible situation. I had to hold my wrist against myear and I felt silly doing it and my arm got tired, very quickly.Second, when I tried to use my Airpods to connect directly to the watch???Well, let's just say that my VoiceOver / Walkie Talkie app experience wasnot a good one.Although I have used the walkie talkie app many, many times, when at home,this was the first time I had tried using it out in the wild, as it were.She told me that she could not hear me on her watch, either, for the samereason. Now she has quote, normal, quote hearing, relative to mine; so Iknow that the problem was not completely owing to my poor hearing.So, the question:Can you recommend a simple push-to-talk walkie talkie app that will work oniPhone? When I search the app store I see so many but really have no idea of whichone is best for VoiceOver users.Now I just want a simple app that works as much like the walkie talkie appon the watch but, of course, works on the phone.I read, somewhere, that Microsoft Team has a pretty good walkie talkie appfeature but I'm not certain if it will work in a non-enterprise scenario,between only 2 people.Just so you know, we ended up using text messages to stay in contact in theairport but it would have been nice to use a more direct voice interface.All replies greatly appreciated.Mark-- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list.If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself.Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.comThe archives for this list can be searched at:http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/--- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group.To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com.To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/000801d9b3b9%2432a8b860%2497fa2920%24%40ucla.edu. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/1B3F15D6-8DE1-4520-8ABA-4F9805BB1C8D%40gmail.com. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone
Re: Wishing for a Simple WalkieTalkie App for iOS
Hi mark, This is an old app, but is HeyTel still in existence? That would work I think. You double tap and hold on the screen, say your message, then let go. I think that you can only use it for 30 or 1 minute messages, but sounds like a good one for what you want. Others may also let you know of others. Jenn Jennie Facer > On Jul 10, 2023, at 11:33 PM, M. Taylor wrote: > > Hello Everyone, > > Earlier this weekend I and a friend were up in the San Francisco airport > waiting on a flight back to Los Angeles. > > As we had quite a bit of time before our flight, we decided to explore the > airport, separately, and meet back at the gate after a While. > > I thought this would be a great opportunity to actually use the Walkie > Talkie app on our Apple Watches to stay in touch. > > It didn't work as well as I had hoped. For one thing, there were so many > people crowded in the airport that I couldn't hear the speaker on the watch > when she tried to reach me. Add the ambient noise of all the people, > coupled with the endless and continuous flight announcements, and, for me, > at least, it was an impossible situation. I had to hold my wrist against my > ear and I felt silly doing it and my arm got tired, very quickly. > > Second, when I tried to use my Airpods to connect directly to the watch??? > Well, let's just say that my VoiceOver / Walkie Talkie app experience was > not a good one. > > Although I have used the walkie talkie app many, many times, when at home, > this was the first time I had tried using it out in the wild, as it were. > > She told me that she could not hear me on her watch, either, for the same > reason. Now she has quote, normal, quote hearing, relative to mine; so I > know that the problem was not completely owing to my poor hearing. > > So, the question: > > Can you recommend a simple push-to-talk walkie talkie app that will work on > iPhone? > > When I search the app store I see so many but really have no idea of which > one is best for VoiceOver users. > > Now I just want a simple app that works as much like the walkie talkie app > on the watch but, of course, works on the phone. > > I read, somewhere, that Microsoft Team has a pretty good walkie talkie app > feature but I'm not certain if it will work in a non-enterprise scenario, > between only 2 people. > > Just so you know, we ended up using text messages to stay in contact in the > airport but it would have been nice to use a more direct voice interface. > > All replies greatly appreciated. > > Mark > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/000801d9b3b9%2432a8b860%2497fa2920%24%40ucla.edu. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/1B3F15D6-8DE1-4520-8ABA-4F9805BB1C8D%40gmail.com.
