RE: iTunes 12.6.0.2 for Windows and Strange Behavior

Jenn, Thanks for your suggestion but I restart my computer every morning and iTunes is still acting hinky. Have you successfully downloaded to your computer apps that you've updated since installing iOS 10.3 and iTunes 12.6? Alan From: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: iTunes 12.6.0.2 for Windows and Strange Behavior

Hello Alan, I am running the latest version of iTunes on two Windows 7 computers, one 32-bit version and 1 64-bit version. I have experienced none of your issues. I suggest that you: 1. Reboot your WiFi router/modem and confirm that it is connecting to the internet at acceptable/expected

RE: Uber app experience getting increasingly bad

My replies are relevant to the message I'm replying to. You just do it to be annoying. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Shaf Patel Sent: April-04-17 8:58 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Uber app experience

RE: Uber app experience getting increasingly bad

Because even if the driver cancels it still costs you $5. and I encourage people to report drivers even if they end up taking the dog if they have to argue with said driver first. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kramlinger,

Re: Kindle Fire vs. IPhone App

I'm curious why you like reading bookshare books on the Kindle better than on your phone, given that the choice of voices with voice dream reader is much greater that you get with the Kindle. I do not like the female voice, the only choice for a female voice that comes with the fire. If they

Re: Kindle Fire vs. IPhone App

I like reading kindle, bard, and bookshare on the kindle better. I too would like info on the kindle fire blind users group. I googled for one when I first got my fire, but was unable to find it. On 4/4/17, Mary Otten wrote: > The latest update to the Amazon app on the

Re: iTunes 12.6.0.2 for Windows and Strange Behavior

Hi, What I would first do is restart your computer. After running an update to iTunes, it is always a good idea to restart and see if anything was messed up during the update before you plug your phone in. Once it restarts, now try to plug your phone in. What happens here? I had none of these

iTunes 12.6.0.2 for Windows and Strange Behavior

Hello List, I updated my iTunes running on my Windows 7 computer before upgrading to iOS 10.3 because an iTunes dialog informed me that it required updating to this version to be compatible with iOS 10.3. I'm getting some strange behavior after updating to iTunes 12.6 and I'm wondering if

Re: Uber app experience getting increasingly bad

For somebody who spams the list with a reply to every single message in a thread instead of reading everything and then responding to the last message, it's strange to see why your comment on sending multiple messages should even be taken seriously. On 4/4/2017 8:36 PM, James Homuth wrote: > If

RE: Uber app experience getting increasingly bad

Hi, If the driver wouldn't take the dog, what was the refund for? You didn't leave the dog at the side of the road, did you? -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of James Homuth Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2017 7:35 PM To:

RE: calendar and time zone question

Did you use the Amazon Echo when scheduling any of these apts? It has a definite problem with time zones. Chip From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Paul and Paula Jordan Sent: Sunday, April 02, 2017 9:52 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: Uber app experience getting increasingly bad

And especially if you've told the driver you've got a dog with you, and you can prove it, that driver is sunk quicker than quick. As always, text messages are a man's best friend. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jeremy

RE: Uber app experience getting increasingly bad

If you send more than one message, I'm not surprised you're bumped down to the bottom of the queue. I'd take my time answering you if you pinged me every couple hours about the same thing either. Seriously, I've never required more than one message to actually get something resolved, unless it was

RE: Uber app experience getting increasingly bad

As I've said before. I personally know of a couple cases where the driver has been flat out let go from Uber for not taking a guidedog. This on top of a complete refund. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Donna Neff Sent:

RE: Uber app experience getting increasingly bad

The question has to be asked. How much of what you hear is the handler blowing things out of proportion because the alternative is said handler actually having to admit they oopsed? The story that comes immediately to mind is the handler who let a Uber driver put their guidedog in the trunk, then

RE: Uber app experience getting increasingly bad

More then one uber driver has told me that they have gotten multiple memos about taking riders with guides and that it is aginst the law to deny them. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Donna Neff Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2017

Re: Uber app experience getting increasingly bad

Sometimes. It really depends on how much you fight for progress on the issue. But if you send 2 or three messages, they won't take it seriously unless the ticket get routed to somebody who understands what actually happened. So the answer is yes, but only if you fight for progress. On 4/4/2017

Re: Uber app experience getting increasingly bad

Drivers have assured me that they can, and will, be suspended for refusing to take someone with a dog guide. Can anyone verify this? On a few occasions, here in Los Angeles, I've have had to report A driver refusing to take me with my dog. Fortunately, I tend to get many more accommodating

RE: Uber app experience getting increasingly bad

I must say that Shaf is correct in that having to report an issue with a guide dog and then getting a call in a day or two and a refund is not a fix to the problem. They can be the most polite agent in the world, but that doesn't solve the actual issue and I for one would want a lot more if I,

Re: Uber app experience getting increasingly bad

Hi everyone, I too have always used the Uber app to contact customer service if I've had difficulty with the trip and I have always received a response within 24 hours. From my perspective, Uber has been fair, reasonable, and accommodating. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 4, 2017, at 4:32 PM,

RE: Uber app experience getting increasingly bad

And I keep telling you, that I have never had that issue. Every single time I complained, I have had someone from CA call me. I have had 5 denials over the past 5/6 months. Always were they polite and any funds that were charge, I got refunded. -Original Message- From:

RE: Uber app experience getting increasingly bad

Hello, I have always contacted uber support directly through the app. I have always been contacted with 24-48 hours with the issues of me reporting service animal issues. Service animal issues I mean leader dogs, seeing eye dog issues, guide issues, what ever school you come from. Personally, they

Re: downcast being unstable after updating to ios 10.3

I didn't know you could see popular podcasts in your current country with Downcast. Where would one go to find that feature|? |I must always have somehow just overlooked it. At 06:38 AM 4/1/2017, you wrote: Yeah I really hope the app will be updated. I like it a lot since you can see all

Re: Kindle Fire vs. IPhone App

The latest update to the Amazon app on the iPhone supposedly also has a Alexa, apparently including the reading of books. Since I'm not all that thrilled with the Alexa voice as a book reader, I haven't tried it. I prefer reading books on my iPhone, because I like the voice better. And I like

RE: Kindle Fire vs. IPhone App

Thank you very much for the information. Could you please send me the info to subscribe to the Kindle group? Thank you, Lynda From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Melissa Tucker Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2017 6:07 PM To:

Re: Kindle Fire vs. IPhone App

The kindle fire reads kindle books better, but their voice program which is called voiceview can sometimes lock up and you have to wait about 30 seconds to continue whatever you are doing. It can be slower to respond, but I like the newer kindle fires because you can activate alexa and she

Kindle Fire vs. IPhone App

I would like to hear from anyone that has used both the Kindle app on their Iphone and a Kindle Fire tablet. Do you find purchasing books easier on the Fire? Is it easier to havigate through books? Also, I understand on the Fire, you can enable Alexa skills. Wondering if this is easier on the

RE: Uber app experience getting increasingly bad

Here's that video, but I guess it's actually not that recent. It's 6 years old! Damn, I guess I'm 6 years older too. LOL! https://youtu.be/F8L2cI8brzQ -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mike Ulrich Sent: Tuesday, April 04,

RE: Uber app experience getting increasingly bad

Hello, my name is Peggy. Anyone remember that recent funny commercial, mocking outsourced custrmer service? -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Victor Gouveia Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2017 4:52 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com

Re: Uber app experience getting increasingly bad

I think it should be noted that companies may have their headquarters or head offices in the United States, but they may outsource their customer service telephone calls and assistance to third world countries that pay cents on the dollar per hour to their workers instead of the minimum ten

Re: Uber app experience getting increasingly bad

Look, I really do understand where you're coming from. But when you have an issue where a driver refuses to take somebody who has a service animal, you really don't want your issue met with a canned copy/paste response and a refund of the cancellation fee from somebody in a completely different

RE: Uber app experience getting increasingly bad

OK, fair enough, but while I am not necessarily a big fan of Uber, I also am not necessarily for or against international call centres. After all, just about all large companies nowadays do this and I have had aweful experiences and fantastic experiences just as I have had aweful or fantastic

RE: Please Join Me in Requesting That The New 140-Character Reply Feature, introduced in the Latest Version of the iOS Twitter App, Be Made VoiceOver Accessible

This was widely announced all over the internet and in many Podcasts. If you see the user name when Voiceover is running in the message field and it's taking up part of the 140 character limit and sighted users don't see it as part of the message field and can use all 140 characters for the

Re: Anyway to Export Podcast Episodes from Downcast

Glad we have other options then. I'll keep on with Downcast as long as no issues stop me but I'll keep an updated exported opml list. It's easy to do as long as you can get into tools. On Tue, Apr 4, 2017 at 3:11 PM, Brian Fischler wrote: > Yes, the crashing bug is only

Re: Anyway to Export Podcast Episodes from Downcast

Yes, the crashing bug is only affecting some people on certain devices but considering the word is Downcast is no longer being supported, I am pretty sure come iOS 11 it will just stop working, if not great, but I am not depending on them as they do not reply to any emails anymore. The

RE: Bluetooth Keyboard repeating letters

The Bluetooth keyboard I use on my desktop computer does this when the batteries are getting low. Tony -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of MamaPeach Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2017 12:29 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com

Re: Uber app experience getting increasingly bad

Sure. https://qz.com/465613/uber-customer-complaints-from-the-us-are-increasingly-handled-in-the-philippines/ http://www.buzzfeed.com/johanabhuiyan/uber-is-building-out-a-customer-support-center-in-manila-phi On 4/4/2017 1:26 PM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: > I could not find out anything as to

Re: Please Join Me in Requesting That The New 140-Character Reply Feature, introduced in the Latest Version of the iOS Twitter App, Be Made VoiceOver Accessible

Where is this feature? When replying to a conversation, I still see the @usernames being filled in the edit field. Struggling to see how this is a VO issue and not a Twitter issue. On 4/4/2017 1:18 PM, M. Taylor wrote: > Hello Everyone, > > I am cross-posting this to both the V iPhone and Mac

Re: Anyway to Export Podcast Episodes from Downcast

Yes. You can export them using the tools in Downcast. They'll come out as an opml list which you can then import into Overcast or other podcast clients. I'm still using downcast with no difficulty at all on my iPHONE7 running iOS 10.3. On Tue, Apr 4, 2017 at 1:41 PM, Brian Fischler

Re: Anyway to Export Podcast Episodes from Downcast

In case anyone else is looking to do this same thing I did discover a way to get your podcast episodes out of Downcast. It is a little complicated but here goes. Plug your iPhone in to your computer and launch iTunes. First in Downcast make sure the episodes you want to export are downloaded

Re: Bluetooth Keyboard repeating letters

Hi, I am running the latest version, have not checked lately but have done all of what you have suggested and the last time I checked, it was still occurring. Fondly, Peggy Peggy Sent from my IPhone. > On Apr 4, 2017, at 1:29 PM, MamaPeach wrote: > > It may also

Re: Bluetooth Keyboard repeating letters

It may also depend on the version of IOS you are running. After making sure that setting in accessibility is turned off, I haven't had anymore problems with it. I am running IOS 10.2.1. -Original Message- From: pegkan...@gmail.com Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2017 12:08 PM To:

RE: Uber app experience getting increasingly bad

I could not find out anything as to where Uber customer service centres or call centres might be located by doing a Google search. Shaf, maybe you should for once provide actual information in the form of links instead of just hinting that something is not factual and saying otherwise. I

Please Join Me in Requesting That The New 140-Character Reply Feature, introduced in the Latest Version of the iOS Twitter App, Be Made VoiceOver Accessible

Hello Everyone, I am cross-posting this to both the V iPhone and Mac Visionaries mailing list. The following is the new feature, introduced in the latest version of Twitter for iOS: [BEGIN DESCRIPTION]: 6.75.2: 1. A few minor updates to make Twitter an even better place. 2. You can now watch

Re: Bluetooth Keyboard repeating letters

Hi, Unfortunately the suggestion that you have made about turning off the repeat repeat keys does not correct this problem. I have contacted Apple several times, and they have not changed this situation or been able to fix it rather The only thing that seems to work, is to turn off the phone

Anyway to Export Podcast Episodes from Downcast

Hey all, With Downcast not being updated since August 8, 2016 and with the issues some people have reported with iOS 10.3 I have looked in to other podcast players and seem to have settled on iCaster which does most of what Downcast does and does actually offer a 1.75 playback speed. Anyway,

Re: Bluetooth Keyboard repeating letters

Hi again Terri, You can turn VO off and then back on again to make that go away. It doesn't completely stop it, but it should at least stop it until you restart your phone again. Have a blessed day! Jenn Jenn and Kumi > On Apr 4, 2017, at 9:00 AM, Terri Stimmel

Re: Curious about iPhones, and Android phones, and if they can do certain things together

Hi Terri, I really am not sure I should even reply to this, but I don't think you can use the find your friends app between an Android and an iPhone. I do know of many apps that can be used with each other like Twitter and Facebook for instance. I'm also thinking about Threema the messaging

RE: Bluetooth Keyboard repeating letters

Hi thanks for the steps I had it on also and didn't know that . I will have to type later today on the keyboard as I am using my computer now. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of MamaPeach Sent: April 4, 2017 4:21 AM To:

Re: Stock Trading App

E-Trade entered into structured negotiations when blind people charged the company engaged in systemic disability discrimination when it failed to code its mobile applications and website in a way compatible with screen readers and that complies with prevailing Web accessibility standards.

Curious about iPhones, and Android phones, and if they can do certain things together

Hello everyone, Ok first of all, I apologize for the kind of odd, and long subject line there. But I had know idea as to how else to put that. I was wondering, can an Android phone, and an iPhone work together with similar Apps? I know that the Androids have some games that the iPhones

Re: Uber app experience getting increasingly bad

LOL OK. Ask your friend Google where their customer services are located. I'm waiting. On 4/4/2017 5:39 AM, Jeremy Gilley wrote: > I think you need to look at their company info my friend. > they are not from third world countries. > and before I really say something here, I think I better

Re: Bluetooth Keyboard repeating letters

if your batteries are low that will happen. > On Apr 4, 2017, at 11:00 AM, Terri Stimmel > wrote: > > Hello Mama Peach, > > > First of all, thank you for letting me know about this setting. I never > even knew such a thing existed! > > > I did follow your

Re: Bluetooth Keyboard repeating letters

Hello Mama Peach, First of all, thank you for letting me know about this setting. I never even knew such a thing existed! I did follow your instructions, and found just what you were referring to. I turned the repeat key option off. However, I still seem to be having the issue. I even

Re: Is IOS 10.3 available for iPhone 5?

Updated my 5S yesterday to iOS10.3.1 and it's working great! El 04/04/2017 a las 09:13 a.m., Mike Arrigo escribió: Yes, this installed on my iphone 5c without problems, I'm sure my 5 S will upgrade without problems as well. Original message: iOS 10.3.1 is now available for download for iPhone

Re: Uber app experience getting increasingly bad

I have heard from several that the drivers are not treated well. This surprises me because the drivers that I have talked to say they love Uber and had nothing negative to say about it. Perhaps the fact that it is very new here in Reno makes a difference although I can't know why that would be

Re: Is IOS 10.3 available for iPhone 5?

Yes, this installed on my iphone 5c without problems, I'm sure my 5 S will upgrade without problems as well. Original message: iOS 10.3.1 is now available for download for iPhone 5 and later, iPad 4th generation and later, iPod touch 6th generation and later Regards, Feliciano For tech tips

Smart phone microscopes

Hey people, Do any of you or your children or spouses have a smart phone microscope? I'm looking for one. I think I want something that will magnify 100 times something to see dust mites and bird mites! I hear that you can buy them these days it toy stores but the only one we had in town

Re: Bluetooth Keyboard repeating letters

Try going to Settings, then to General, then to accessibility, then to Keyboard. If you look under the header HARDWARE KEYBOARDS, there is something that says Key Repeat. Make sure this is set to off and see if that helps. -Original Message- From: Terri Stimmel Sent: Tuesday, April

RE: Uber app experience getting increasingly bad

Yes it is a free app downloaded right out of the App Store. You’ll have to set it up with your credit or debit card. Also your home address if you want. I find it a fairly straight forward app to use. It’s a great option to put in your transportation bag. HTH……Mike From: 'Simon w' via

Re: Uber app experience getting increasingly bad

Is the uber AP free on the phone? Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 3, 2017, at 6:08 PM, Kerri Kosten wrote: > > I also don't have any issues with Uber. We have lived here but it's not > nearly as popular as Uber and often when I open the Lyft app there are no > drivers

RE: Uber app experience getting increasingly bad

Location services is only useful if you want Uber to find your pickup address. If you're specifying your pickup address anyway, turning it off doesn't matter. The driver's GPS will use whatever address Uber feeds it. And Uber gets that address in whatever way you give it to them. -Original

RE: Uber app experience getting increasingly bad

Actually, and in order: 1. Guidedog users who bother to actualy speak up have seen results. Drivers have been fired from Uber for not taking guidedogs. At a minimum, the user has not ever had that driver again. 2. You're an idiot. One such Uber customer service center is about 5 hours from me, in

RE: Uber app experience getting increasingly bad

I think you need to look at their company info my friend. they are not from third world countries. and before I really say something here, I think I better just not reply to anymore of your emails because its quite apparent you have no clue about UBER and the company itself. -Original

Re: Finding Netflix content

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