Re: Attention All Amazon Prime Subscribers

2022-02-26 Thread Rebecca DeGeorge
I don’t have a prime membership, but I can also get audible companions for some of my kindle books. They cost seven dollars each. There is, as I wrote in a previous message, the option to subscribe to “Kindle unlimited “. You can see what kinds of books there are in that section by going to the

Re: Using voice over with Kindle

2022-02-26 Thread Rebecca DeGeorge
it’s an app from Amazon. Books cost various amounts. You can sign up for something called “Kindle Unlimited quote and you could can get books to borrow up to 10 at a time I think the cost for that is about nine dollars a month but there are a lot of books. You can go on Amazon to the Kindle

Creating an Audio Imessage Using Siri

2022-02-23 Thread Rebecca Degeorge
I think Applevis had a podcast on this topic, but I can't find it. Can anyone provide that info, or just tell me how to perform what the subject of this message says? Thanks. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or

Re: Recommendations for a very simple cell phone

2022-02-23 Thread Rebecca DeGeorge
you can check out the blind shell phone. I think there is a newer version. You can go to a.t.guys.com and there are other resources for finding out about it. One is the podcast by a group called Mystic access. They are really good. Good luck. Sent from my iPhone On Feb 23, 2022, at 7:27 PM,

Re: 911 Calling Help Please.

2022-01-16 Thread Rebecca Degeorge
if you accidentally get into your Health app and tap something that might call 911 also, I think that if you accidentally hold down or squeeze the phone so that with the volume button on the left side and the on off button on the right side are depressed that also will call 911. Maybe it would

Re: Using Whatsapp?

2021-12-01 Thread Rebecca Degeorge
2021 at 20:20, Rebecca Degeorge wrote: > > Can anyone tell me a bit about how to do this? Is this an appropriate > question for this list? Thanks. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or co

Using Whatsapp?

2021-11-30 Thread Rebecca Degeorge
Can anyone tell me a bit about how to do this? Is this an appropriate question for this list? Thanks. -- 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

Accessible Apps re Wild Fires

2020-09-10 Thread Rebecca Degeorge
I think you can call your local non-emergency police or fire station to get info about help evacuating if that becomes necessary, or call the local Red Cross. Perhaps listening to TV or radio stations is a better option than websites or apps? Just a thought! -- The following information is

Re: A Thanks and a Question

2020-09-04 Thread Rebecca Degeorge
what I discovered was that somehow I had turn the voice way down on the rotor, do I have no idea when or how I did it. So I had to get someone to work with the rotor to get the speech volume turned up. Sent from my iPhone On Sep 4, 2020, at 3:38 AM, Ann Byrne wrote: another question: How

A Thanks and a Question

2020-09-03 Thread Rebecca Degeorge
Thanks to tose who replied to my question about having VoiceOver on but getting no speech. Now, here's the question.: Can someone recommend a foldable keyboard to use with my iphone? Thanks ahead of time! rebeccadegeorg...@gmail.com. -- The following information is important for all

No Speech Though VO Is On

2020-08-28 Thread Rebecca Degeorge
I am running the most recent IOS version; phone is a new S.E. Battery charged;  mute button not on, and the volume is sufficiently loud to hear Siri quite well.  But no speech. Can someone help? Thanks. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you

Re: Choosing a phone company

2020-06-15 Thread Rebecca Degeorge
are use a company called straight talk. You can sign up at Walmart, if there’s one near you. A basic plan is $35 a month, and the coverage is excellent. Good luck. Also, their website is very accessible. Straight talk.com, and their tech help is also very good. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 15,

Re: reader available

2020-06-01 Thread Rebecca Degeorge
I called Apple Disability about this very issue, and what they say is that it’s a very misleading thing because really there’s no reader that relates to us at all. It’s all about formatting and reading with site. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 1, 2020, at 6:06 PM, Ann Byrne wrote: When I open a

Netfliks Help?

2020-04-24 Thread Rebecca Degeorge
I am using an iPhone SE, the original one, with VoiceOver and IOS 13.4, and am wanting to use Netfliks. I've joined on my pc, since joiing on the phone with the app isn't possible. But, now what ...? Thanks. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If

Stimulus Info

2020-04-15 Thread Rebecca Degeorge
www.irs.gov\coronavirus. -- 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

Tune-in App Behaving Badly

2020-04-14 Thread Rebecca Degeorge
I have the Tune-in app, the free version. Now and then, when I pick up my iphone (SE), or just seemingly out of nowhere, a station I've listened to ages ago will start playing. The app isn't in my "App switcher", so the only way I can get it to quit is to turn off my phone. Any ideas on

Bookshare on the iPhone?

2020-02-24 Thread Rebecca Degeorge
I am a subscriber to bookshare.org, and would like to read books on my iphone. Can anyone tell me how this can be done? Thanks. -- 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

Re: one more test message someone reply on list please

2020-02-08 Thread Rebecca Degeorge
Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 8, 2020, at 9:52 PM, Dennis Long wrote: >  I think I fixed the issue but would like to confirm -- 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

Problem with Speaker on My iPhone SE

2019-12-04 Thread Rebecca Degeorge
I am using the most recent version of software, and also VoiceOver. When I'm on the phone, I first hold it to my ear, and then move it away, wanting the speaker to begin working, but it seems the sound of people's voices is "sliding" up and down the phone from the way it sounds when I have

Re: Microwave ovens and iPhone control

2019-10-10 Thread Rebecca Degeorge
i’m relatively new to this list, but I think it is not necessarily kind to tell someone they’re not looking hard enough for something. Having said that, so far as talking microwaves go, I know there are some out there, and there are also models that manufactures can provide a braille overlay

Phone Keypad Issue Resolved

2019-09-23 Thread Rebecca Degeorge
Thanks to those who have responded to my question, and thanks also for the SE info! -- 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,

Phone Keypad Changes

2019-09-23 Thread Rebecca Degeorge
I am using an iPhone 5 SE and IOS 12.4 and VoiceOver. When making a call, I am used, when touching numbers on the phone keypad that the number is spoken and that, when I choose a number and tap, the number is spoken again. Now this only happens when I am using a menu on a call I have

Re: New Member, and a Question

2019-09-17 Thread Rebecca Degeorge
ave you noticed any slow down of your phone? More specifically when you >> are doing things that require data? I've had the lte not show up before >> but things were running just fine. Unless you notice a major slow down, I >> wouldn't worry. >> >> Enviado desde mi iPhone

New Member, and a Question

2019-09-16 Thread Rebecca Degeorge
Wow! This is a busy list, and I'm glad to be subscribed to it! I've just moved, and on the status bar of my phone, it used to say LTE, but now I don't hear that and am wondering whether I ought to contact Straight Talk about it. Thanks. -- The following information is important for all