Hello Andrea,
Well, I guess it all depends on what you are doing with your iPad. As for
Netbooks, I bought one a few years back and was impressed at first, it was
small if not thin, but the battery life was good. But the thing was slow and
I guess there is a reason why Netbooks came and went
Hi Alan,
There are always apps like Talking Goggles which are free and which do an
admirable job in snippets of OCR. There is also Digit-Eyes which is not
free, but it's a one-time cost and if it recognizes and finds a barcode the
information is usually 100% correct.
Now, seriously, you
John,
I also read this message and if there was one single reason why I wouldn't
buy a Tap Tap See subscription it would be because I now know my dollars are
funding Android development and I feel the same way as you. I think the
developer should have kept that to themselves!
-Original
You can do this with iTunes without spending a Cent or using an app. It's
after midnight and I'm tired, but if you want instructions just write to me
off-list at siegh...@live.ca and I'll get you started.
Regards,
Sieghard
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What is your point?
I haven't used it a lot, but when I did I found the search feature of the
stock mail app was awesome and it found me the mails I am looking for.
I briefly went to that link you posted. The first post said something about
the search feature in iOS 7 is the death of the
Hi Anthony,
Sorry if I disagree, but cleaning your house or taking care of non-existing
children does not solve WiFi issues. I think you really can't generalize
this the way you do.
Reggie has a real and I mean real issue with her iPhone not connecting to
her WiFi and if your iPhone did that I
hello , I want to attachment file from mail app and this file in my dropbox
is there any way to do this
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Hi Everyone. I have a 4s with 7.03 and latest FB and for thelife of me, I can't
access links that people post in FB whether it is one that they like or one
that they include in a post. Any help is greatly appreciated. Do I have to use
another app?
Thanks,
Jo
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Beautifully stated, Sieghard.
Sounds like you did some serious tech support. Regina was very fortunate to
have you walk her through that extremely stressful process.
Hopefully she will be up and running soon.
It's good to know that there are people, like you, who are willing to really
jump
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Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2013 8:24 AM
Subject: Dices and coin flip?
JessicaB was asking about an app to just throw a couple of dice and/or flip
a coin. I said I could do it as an online page, so
Hi,
I opened the app yesterday and I didn't see anything about having to pay for
the app so I'm a little confused.
Jen
-Original Message-
From: Lea Langley
Sent: Friday, November 08, 2013 8:14 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Tap TapSee
Hi, I really do like your app.
Hello Everyone,
I'm not certain if this has been posted but just in case it has not, as of
the date and time of this post, the most recent version of the Facebook app,
version 6.7.1 will not download from the app store. Apparently, Facebook
submitted a corrupted cover art image with the app and
Tried to send a message earlier, sent it from the wrong email addi to start
with, so used forward, then forgot to clear the junk off the top. That's
what the sorry is for; can't check it to see if I need to do it again,
better. The thing offered is mildly useful and a shame to waste the
There will be an update to the app with next few days. When this update
happens, you will get a message saying that the app is no longer free. Then you
can choose to either by the 100 pack of pictures or buy a one-month
subscription of unlimited pictures.
Liz Ulrich and Leader Dog Sammie
Hi,
I am wondering how I change my mood message on the iPhone in skype? I’ve gone
in where it is and double tapped to edit but there’s no way to clear it and
then all I get is pasted but there’s nothing to paste.
Any tips?
Jen
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I’ve not used voxer in a while and I tried to yesterday. When I hold to talk,
voxer promptly took me out of the app.
Is there a way to use this app right now without any problems?
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Hi List, can anyone tell me what I need to do so that I don't lose my place all
the time in my timeline in twitterific 5? Using 4s with 7.03 and latest
twitterific 5.I really like this app as it is so efficient but as soon as
follow a link or come back to the app it puts me at the top of my
Hi Kay,
Let's just give Tap Tap See a bit of time to evaluate all the feedback they
have received, both good/constructive and bad/not so constructive.
As I pointed out before, I think it would be nice if they offered an annual
unlimited membership at a discounted price from what a monthly
Hi Jen,
Just had a look at this. I never use a mood message which is why I didn't
notice this somewhat unconventional behavior.
The short of it is that it appears that a double tap in the mood message
field does start editing mode, but voiceover doesn't say so.
There is also no Clear All
You are correct, Chris, here is a line from the description on the app
store:
NOTE: WhatsApp is a telephony application and as such iPod or iPad are NOT
supported devices.
The app store link is:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/whatsapp-messenger/id310633997
Regards,
Sieghard
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Hi David,
Definitely important for Ari to check this. However, if Ari has an iPhone 4S
running iOS 7 then this could well be a proximity sensor issue.
My 4S had some issue with this in iOS 6, but not to bad. Once I upgraded it
was pretty bad, in fact, I sometimes received calls and they went to
Hi John,
I have a retail store and we use handheld Symbol USB scanners at the
register. These have a trigger, sort of a button you push as you scan and
which turns the scanner on. Anyhow, the speed and ease of use of these is
amazing, I can wave the thing roughly over a package or tag and no
Hello Doug,
Are you talking about the Camera app or another app that uses the camera?
If you are using the stock camera app, check the top right of the screen,
here is where you pick between Backfacing and Frontfacing camera. If it says
Camera Chooser, Front Facing, double or split tap and
H I just checked, and the route incoming calls option is set to default. I've
always had issues with my 4S and the proximity sensor. It's way too sensitive
when it doesn't need to be, and not sensitive enough when it needs to be.
Basically, I've always had issues with it going on speakerphone
Hi David,
Here is just one example using Talking Goggles in Still Camera mode and then
using Tap Tap See.
I took the pictures in the complete dark, no lights other than my Flash on
the iPhone 5S and I was doing the same picture holding the iPhone approx. in
the same position for both shots
What is a terrist?
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Of Troy Sullivan
Sent: Friday, November 08, 2013 4:32 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: The best object recognition app out there I know
About viz wiz, I sent a picture of myself to
Hi Ari,
I had the same problem with my 4S and it got worse with iOS 7. Not much you
can do about it except use a headset whenever possible.
Just for the record, I also find the automatic switching to speakerphone
annoying even though with my new 5S the problem has basically gone away
completely
I thought not. So for all who wants Whatsapp you are basically out of
luck until you have a phone with active cellular service. Still there's
other options out there, including Apple's own iMessage and
FaceTime/FaceTime Audio.
E-mail Facebook and iMessage
christopher...@gmail.com
On
That's why my Facebook hasn't been updated then since I use the
automatic updates feature of iOS 7. Good to know and thanks for sharing.
E-mail Facebook and iMessage
christopher...@gmail.com
On 09/11/2013 09:10, M. Taylor wrote:
Hello Everyone,
I'm not certain if this has been posted but
Another question:
I downloaded a christmas collection last week, it contains some 130 songs,
yes I'm one of those people who loves christmas music LOL. Anyway I bought
it through the store on my phone and it was downloaded to my phone. The
problem is that at times during the download I was told
Good morning all
just requested a refund of an item I didn't mean to purchase. My refund
has been confirmed but how long then does it take before this is
reflected in my Apple Id? I checked as of a few minutes ago and no
refund was shown.
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Hi,
After reading all the various comments about different recognition apps, I
decided to try CamFind again. Now, I must say, I am pretty handy with the use
of the camera on my for S: so I purposely chose to take shots at odd angles of
various items: I thave to say, if you're looking for a
I did not know that beep indicated it was in focus so thanks for that
tip. I am a teacher of students who are blind and working with a
student who has additional disabilities. She loves the app and is
learning to use it independently. The reason we end up with so many
pictures is because she
how do you know witch button, or what is each thing on that app. I am getting a
lot of problems trying to guess what does each thing on this app.
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From: Sieghard Weitzel
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2013 5:59 AM
Subject: RE:
All,
I continue to have serious problems with my iPhone 5 since I upgraded mine
and my wife's phones to IOS7... The screen appears to be littered with long
strings of symbols, starting with square root repeated about a hundred
times, then a long series of other nonsensical symbols.
This
Hi Listers,
Maybe we should look at this a little differently. By them making an app
for android that might help keep the cost down for people using Tap Tap
See. The more subscribers the lower the cost might be as it spreads the
cost around through more people. So this could be a good thing
I've seen things where a symbol or two is read very oddly, but nothing like
what you are describing.
Have you checked what the wall paper is in your settings? It almost sounds
like you have some geometric pattern that is confusing VoiceOver.
Also, in settings, general, accessibility, try
Brian, this looks like is a problem in your phone. Normally sirii or voice
over doesn't reads what is on the screen, unless we are talking about
labels. But also normally VO doesn't read weird characters or symbols. Now
you have gone to the apple store 2 times, and I think that you have shown
Don't know what to tell you. Worked fine for me and I was able to order.
Either way, the sale was only for that one day.
Also Yolanda, looks like your posts are going at the bottom of the message
thread instead of at the top.
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Hello All
As I had not been reading the Viphone Group for a few days, I was most cross
and shocked this morning when I came to use TapTapSee and discovered that they
were going to charge for its use. However, after reading many of the messages,
I can see why they are now charging especially
Hi Richard,
Thanks you for these good tips... Unfortunately trying these tricks did not
solve the particular problem I am having, but it is good advice for when
this phone is actually working properly.
I guess I'm off to the Apple Store for attempt #3 at getting this fixed!
-Original
It sounds like it is time to ask for a replacement phone.
Best of luck,
Richard
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Of BrianMiller
Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2013 9:13 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: The Square
Hi Marianne,
Labels on cans are not as difficult as you may think, for example the
barcode on a can is almost always just to the left of the seam where the 2
label ends meet and overlap. The written information is usually across that
on the other side of the c an.
As for subsidized packages,
Pablo,
There are only 5 buttons in the app, The 2 at the top are obvious, Flash and
Language, at the bottom is Gallery, the Take Picture/Start Recording button
depending as to whether you have the app set to take still photos or video
and the last btton on the bottom right controls camera
Hi Julia,
How much easier can it get to tap “Buy” when you received the notification
that you have to buy another package.
You then enter your Apple Id password or use your fingerprint to authorize
the sale if you have an iPhone 5S and it’s done.
Regards,
Sieghard
From:
Hi Brian,
I have read most of the hundreds and hundreds of messages people sent in
after upgrading and don't recall coming across anything like this.
Do you get this in the setup screen after doing a restore or is that
happening even after you have gone through the initial setup process on the
You can use heytell too I think, you can do it with an email address
Andrea Love
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From: Chris H christopher...@gmail.com
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2013 5:19 AM
Subject: Re: does any one know if the whats app messenger app works on a i
When following a link, open it and Safari instead of in the main app. This
should hopefully be fixed an update.
Mike
On Nov 9, 2013, at 2:32 AM, Jodie Hoger jodieho...@gmail.com wrote:
Hi List, can anyone tell me what I need to do so that I don't lose my place
all the time in my timeline
Ever since the iOS 7 update, some of my contacts no longer show addresses.
I checked and the ones I am missing are correct in Outlook and syncing with
Outlook is checked in my iTunes settings.
It is like the numerous calling options have push the address field out of
view, or it just dropped
I think this is a good point. It's also a fact that businesses will
spend revenue from a given product across multiple product lines. I'm
sure it happens, but I've never worked for a company that directed
profits from a given product into just that same product. Last I knew,
Image Searcher
I believe the company plans to include a counter in an upcoming
version so you can check that to see how many pictures you have
remaining.
On 11/9/13, Sieghard Weitzel siegh...@live.ca wrote:
Hi Julia,
How much easier can it get to tap “Buy” when you received the notification
that you have
I have never seen this issue nor read about it. Sounds like an issue with
your phone.
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To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2013 12:41 PM
Subject: RE: The Square root of IOS7
Hi Brian,
I have read most
Those are great ideas and worth thinking about. I don't like the
sudden cost but I understand it and will begin with the 100 picture
package and see how long it lasts. I really like that you have to
choose to purchase again rather than an automatic payment that you
have to take steps to cansel.
Well guys,
I totally agree. Sometimes, silence is golden. I certainly would have kept
quiet on that subject. Now that I know that part of that amount is to
support developing the Android app which I will never use, it makes me
wonder why I should pay that full amount. I am already paying a
Since updating to 7.03 on my 4s this bug has gone away for me.
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From: Sieghard Weitzel siegh...@live.ca
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2013 6:07 AM
Subject: RE: Phone calls are being routed to the speakerphone when my
bluetooth headset is
I agree you don't see too many netbooks lying around any more, but I'm
not sure they didn't have a lasting effect. I think they pointed out to
the industry, given how wildly popular they were for a few years there,
that people want an inexpensive and portable way to view content. I
wouldn't be
I have never been able to scan a barcode using my phone, but my scanner will
find it just fine. Could be my phone's case though.
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From: John Diakogeorgiou jdiakoge2...@gmail.com
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Sent: Friday, November 08, 2013 11:08 PM
Subject: Re:
Sieghard,
Good job. I fully agree that it has to be a hardware problem and needs to
be addressed by Apple if it is still under the Apple Care.
I'm proud to be a member of this list alongside people who really care.
Ron Danvers
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com
I would appreciate tips on successfully using talking goggles as well. I have
heard of others success but haven’t achieved it myself. I tried both the video
and still camera mode and get nothing. I try holding the phone steady and still
receive no feedback. I really would like to have success
Hi all.
I am getting a problem with magic jack app. When I receive a phone call, my
phone says, new notification, call from xx number. But is no way to answer
the phone call. My problem is that I have a phone number some where, and with
this app, if somebody calls me to the magic jack that
Hey all,
I know this is going to sound like a strange request but is there an app that I
can use to record a voice mail so that I can save it? My new iPhone has finally
shipped and it appears that voice mails don’t save when switching from your old
phone to the new one. I have one that was
Hi:
I use TapTapSee. I haven't had any luck with Goggles.
On Nov 9, 2013, at 12:55 PM, Kellie and my lab pack pebbles...@gmail.com
wrote:
I would appreciate tips on successfully using talking goggles as well. I have
heard of others success but haven’t achieved it myself. I tried both the
ok, I have another question. I understood that voice dream reader plays daisy
books. Even daisy text only. I add 10 books in daisy, daisy only text to voice
dream reader in iTunes, but only appears a book in daisy, a audio daisy book,
where are the 9 books that are in daisy text only?
I added
What are the Apple store geeks telling you about what is wrong that needs to be
modified. Is it visual as well, or something VO is doing by itself? These might
be things to keep in mind when dealing with this issue. A reset of the phone
doesn’t seem to resolve it, so maybe there is a different
I've not added daisy text books via iTunes to Voice Dream Reader.
I have only used BookShare for that.
I'd suggest writing to the developer if someone else doesn't have a good
answer on the list.
supp...@voicedream.com
Richard
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Anthony I just wanted to say that post was totally uncalled for. Put
yourself in her shoes before you make such a comment!
On 11/9/13, Ron Pelletier ron.pellet...@sympatico.ca wrote:
Sieghard,
Good job. I fully agree that it has to be a hardware problem and needs to
be addressed by Apple if
hmm, I have a problem now with voice dream reader. I stopped the reading, as
the help says, pressing 2 fingers 2 tabs. And cool, but after stop the reading,
and after closing the app in the app switcher, my phone reads part of the book,
if i flick up or down. Also it says words or parts of
Hello Liz,
The update that will be released does not have anything to do with the
activation of the subscription. The subscription service has already
started. It's just being introduced over a period of time. The update that
you've mentioned will include a correction to TapTapSee that will
I never have been able to transfer a book to Voice Dream via iTunes, although I
have no problem transferring books to the Read To Go, Bardmobile, or Learning
Ally apps.I was unable to find a name or address to whom to write on the Voice
Dream web site. If you could provide those, I thank you
There may be an app for that, but a simple enough solution might be to run
an audio cable from the output of the phone to the line-in of your computer
and record it onto the computer. If an app is not found it seems to be a
viable solution to me.
DJ
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No, it would say no sim.
DJ
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Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2013 2:55 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: using iPhone without sim card?
If you don't have a SIM in
Marianne,
I think Sieghard did a wonderful job at explaining some of the problems and
possible solutions when it comes to changing the cost structure of apps.
Since we go through Apple for distribution it is not very easy to set up an
external system to discount the app. There are guidelines
There is a program for Windows called iBackup Bot which will let you extract
voicemails from iPhone backups. Unfortunately, they're not stored by date, just
by ascending numbers. You will have to get a program which can play mra files;
the one I use is called VLC Media Player, but I'm sure that
Is there a resource, similar to www.satogo.com, where you can stream described
movies on an iDevice?
Thanks
Allen
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I am not having that experience. My voiceover reads the way it always has. I am
running iOS 7.0.3 on an iPhone five.
David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
Email: dchitten...@gmail.com
Mobile: +64 21 2288 288
Sent from my iPhone
On 10 Nov 2013, at 4:30, BrianMiller brianrmille...@gmail.com wrote:
Hello All,
I'd like to clear up the Android development confusion. As you have heard
many months ago, we mentioned that we want to bring TapTapSee to Android.
We began the developed some time ago. We then had to put it to a halt, due
to the current financial situation. At the moment, we do not
hmm, but it is very curious. I transferred a daisy book, in audio. But I
couldn't transfer daisy books text only.
Maybe I am doing it in the wrong way. It is that I did, if somebody knows how
do it, please correct me.
1. I connected my iPhone to my computer and iTunes started.
2. In the source
You can contact the developer through the help, but here is the support address:
supp...@voicedream.com
HTH,
Richard
(Sent from Richard's iPod Touch 5th gen)
On Nov 9, 2013, at 12:15 PM, Arnold Schmidt arno...@mindspring.com wrote:
I never have been able to transfer a book to Voice Dream
I am using an iPhone 5 running IOS 7.03. I noticed recently that I can
no longer increment numbers in date/time pickers by flicking up or down
with one finger. Flicking up or down with three fingers will change the
values by about 8, but I can no longer increment/decrement the values by
only
Greetings All!
Wondered what AP people were useing to make ring tones from mp3 files
on your phone, or Itunes?
Thanks for any and all suggestions.
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what about pictures that are deemed blurry or unrecognizable? will they count
toward the 100 pictures? I think only the ones that can be identified should
count.
From: TapTapSee
Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2013 3:46 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: TapTapSee
Donna,
It goes
No, the gestures the same. Have you tried moving your rotor left and right, to
be sure you were on the item called adjust value? If the rotors not focused on
that item, the up or down flick will not do anything.
Sent from my iPhone
On Nov 9, 2013, at 16:28, Kathy Blackburn
it would also be nice if there were a direct way to ask a question regarding
the picture.
From: TapTapSee
Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2013 3:46 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: TapTapSee
Donna,
It goes from the date of purchase. As you said, i.e. Nov. 7th to Dec. 6th. Then
Dawn,
The blurry pictures will count toward the credits. The reason for it is
because the image was sent to us, then identified by us, and then sent back
to your phone. The reason that Failed to send or timed out won't count
is because those pictures never reach our service, so we never get to
I’m not thrilled from a user perspective, since it feels like a failed image is
a failed image, However, I do understand your position - it took resources to
identify the image, so a blurry picture costs you the same as a perfect one,
therefore you have to charge for it. I suppose this will
the problem I have is I am physically disabled and sometimes my camera is
aiming at something else rather than the selected object.
From: Bill Gallik
Sent: Friday, November 08, 2013 2:37 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: TapTapSee
Personally, I would much rather use DigitEyes for
not if you have to open the box just to find out, lol.
From: Sieghard Weitzel
Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2013 2:08 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: TapTapSee
Hi Alan,
There are always apps like Talking Goggles which are free and which do an
admirable job in snippets of OCR.
Alex and Dawn,
We are actually compiling a list of tips and tricks to improve the quality
of the pictures that our users are taking. That list will be added to our
website. I have already shared some of the tips in a thread titled, Taking
Pictures With TapTapSee. Feel free to add some of your
The other thing to make sure you do is tap one finger in the middle of the
screen when you get back from reading a web page. It should speak the tweet
you were on or at least be close to it. Then you can go back to flicking.
This doesn't always work but it does most of the tine for me.
Any time we purchase a technology product we are usually paying partly for
development of new products. Some of those new products may interest us and
some may not. Some never survive the development process itself.
If developers are innovative enough to create a product as nice as Tap
Tap
Well, Apple woes just keep right on comig! My iPad I just restored a couple of
weeks ago. Everyone knows my problem with my phone. Well, iPad had 703 on it,
and last night stopped talking. Put it on iTunes and somehow found accessibily.
Must have done something right as started talking again.
After dumping my woes on the list, have a question. Can I run apps like Dice
World and Hanging on cellular? Do all apps need wifi? I have an incrypted
backup for the iPhone. Would it be fine for me to use it on this only cellular
phone?
Reggie and Allegra
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Hi there, what Alan is saying is that though a result is sent, it may be less
than useful. I'll use my own recent experience as an example.
I was taking a shot of a tin of Republic of Tea Good Hope Vanilla. I in the
end, simply abandoned trying to get a confirmation that this was the tea I had
So, I am trying to understand your comment.
If I interpret your argument correctly, you appear to be saying TapTapSee
should be responsible for the factors which make it more difficult for you to
take a good picture of the appropriate item. At no point during your argument
do you acknowledge
I wonder if there'd be a way the folks at TapTapSee would have to received
photos that didn't fail but that didn't meet the users needs as described by
Cara, with descriptions of why it wasn't successful from the end-users
standpoint, to learn from a sighted TapTapSee perspective what the
Ok everyone is entitled to their opinion, but come on. It's not their fault
that blind people can't take the best pictures which are alway clear and
easily recognizable. This discussion is getting to be absolutely
rediculous. And that's my opinion.
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Data over cellular is the same as data over wifi. The only differences are, the
total data per month is usually less, and the speed is a little slower. I often
play DiceWorld and Solara over cellular (mobile) data. These games actually use
very little data. All the sound effects, music,
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