RE: A few Iphone xr questions

2019-02-05 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
I would recommend you move away from the splitters, a splitter, especially If you buy the Belkin Rockstar, costs just as much or more than a good charging pad and it will serve you better in the long run. Just keep the splitter you have and try a charging pad which also lets you use a wired

Re: A few Iphone xr questions

2019-02-05 Thread Penny Reeder
I upgraded from a 6 to the xR a couple days ago. I thought about the 8, but the XR was only $50 more, so i took the plunge. So far, i am happy with my choice. The XR is noticeably faster, it’s not hard to learn the new gestures, and although i worried its larger size would make it uncomfortable

Re: Best streaming TV app

2019-02-05 Thread KliphnShari Miller
You can also go to the discover tab, choose your network, and watch it there. That way you can choose from on demand, or watch what is live at that moment. > On Feb 5, 2019, at 7:29 PM, Amy Johnson wrote: > > You can go to the guide to choose your channels or if you have watched > a channel

RE: A few Iphone xr questions

2019-02-05 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Probably an OK investment although the SE is still a pretty darn good phone and when Apple recently brought it back for $249 for 32Gb and $299 for 128Gb people jumped all over it. Anyhow, did you upgrade sight unseen so to speak? I mean did you not try to go to an Apple Store and check out the

Re: Best streaming TV app

2019-02-05 Thread KliphnShari Miller
Direct tv Now has improved dramatically over the last 6 months. It use to be horrible, almost unusable on IOS, but do able on appleTV, now it is excellent on iPhone and iPad. Even has tabs along the bottom with categories, and sections of each channel that allow you to watch the 72 hour

RE: Printing or Sharing iMessage Conversation

2019-02-05 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
I would simply take screenshots of the messages, these are saved in the Photos app, you can then send them to yourself by email, save them to Dropbox, OneDrive or iCloud Drive and from there you could open them on your PC as images and print them. -Original Message- From:

A few Iphone xr questions

2019-02-05 Thread Yohandy Rodriguez
Hey all, So I just upgraded to an Iphone XR from the Iphone SE. Do you guys think that was a worthwhile investment for a totally blind user? I know there are speed improvements, better bionic chip etc, but is it really noticeable? I also got Apple's Smart battery case. That, in combination

Re: Best streaming TV app

2019-02-05 Thread Amy Johnson
You can go to the guide to choose your channels or if you have watched a channel recently go under watch now. That's how I find the channels I want to watch on direct tv now. On 2/5/19, Lynn White wrote: > I have the Toshiba Fire TV and get rather frustrated on trying to get to > channels that I

Re: Best streaming TV app

2019-02-05 Thread Lynn White
I have the Toshiba Fire TV and get rather frustrated on trying to get to channels that I want to watch. I like to watch Fox News Channel. I have Direct TV Now which is very accessible. However, it seems that you have to go channel by channel. Alexa doesn’t seem to be able to access all

Re: Screen curtain and battery?

2019-02-05 Thread Christopher Chaltain
The XR is still using LCD technology. You're right, theoretically you should save some power on an OLED display if you're displaying a lot of black since it isn't back lit, but since the XR is the battery king, I think you're also right that in practice this is barely noticeable. On 2/5/19

Re: SOLVED: Caps lock on Braille keyboard?

2019-02-05 Thread Richard Turner
I have UEB set and the 3 dot 6's doesn't seem to work. The UEB end capitalization mode is dot 6 followed by a dot 3. HTH, Richard The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any." -- Alice Walker On Feb 5, 2019, at 2:32 PM, Anna Dresner

Re: Best streaming TV app

2019-02-05 Thread Mama Peach
I was referring to Direct TV Now, it was horrible on both the iPhone and the Apple TV. I thought updates would maybe fix the issues, but that never happened. When I finally gave up on it, it was because I could not get it to work by myself and I really hate having to ask a sighted person to set

Re: notofications on apple watch

2019-02-05 Thread Ann Byrne
My daughter says that if the phone is unlocked, it will make the message sounds. since I prefer to have mine locked, I have not tested this. At 08:49 AM 2/5/2019, you wrote: Hey guys, OK, i need to confirm this 1 way or the other cause it's driving me crazy. I have an apple watch (series 3).

Re: SOLVED: Caps lock on Braille keyboard?

2019-02-05 Thread Anna Dresner
Hi, Maybe it depends on whether you use the UEB braille table. In UEB, the first word that is in all caps starts with 3 dot 6s. I don't remember how you end an all caps block of text in UEB though. Best, Anna > On Feb 5, 2019, at 4:01 PM, 'Harry Bell' via VIPhone > wrote: > > You’re

Re: Best streaming TV app

2019-02-05 Thread Juliette Swiler
I am using Cox for my service, and you can get something called voice guide. The only thing it doesn’t read is the apps available. But it is quite expensive. Has anyone checked out the accessibility of Hulu live TV or YouTube TV? Juliette > On Feb 5, 2019, at 2:46 PM, Peter Logan wrote: > >

Re: SOLVED: Caps lock on Braille keyboard?

2019-02-05 Thread 'Harry Bell' via VIPhone
You’re right. If you tap dot 6 three times, that is supposed to lock capitals for the whole paragraph but it doesn’t seem to work. > On 5 Feb 2019, at 21:56, Richard Turner wrote: > > > How is that different than just using the standard braille dot 6 twice to > capitalize all letters in the

Re: SOLVED: Caps lock on Braille keyboard?

2019-02-05 Thread Richard Turner
How is that different than just using the standard braille dot 6 twice to capitalize all letters in the next word? I'll try it on my own; but that sounds like the standard way to do it and doesn't actually set caps lock on for more than the next word. Richard The most common way people give

Re: Best streaming TV app

2019-02-05 Thread Peter Logan
I did try Sling a while back, but at that time for the channels I wanted it was more expensive, and the apps weren’t very accessible.. that might have changed now ... Sent from my IPhome. > On Feb 5, 2019, at 3:51 PM, Laury, Shawnese (LARA) > wrote: > > Yes this does help. I too have been

Re: Best streaming TV app

2019-02-05 Thread Peter Logan
If you are talking about traditional Direct TV, If you have ghe Genie receiver, it is accessible with their talking guide. About the only thing you can’t do is some of the settings. If you are talking about the IPhone app, it is totally accessible. If you ar talking about Direct TV Now, as I

RE: Best streaming TV app

2019-02-05 Thread Laury, Shawnese (LARA)
Yes this does help. I too have been trying to research them and so far I have tried direct tv now and sling. I have noticed some difficulty with both of these. I will try the others and see which one I'm willing to deal with in regards to accessibility issues. Thanks -Original

Re: Best streaming TV app

2019-02-05 Thread Mama Peach
We pay $21.99 plus tax for the Spectrum choose 10 plus local channels. When we had Direct TV, I as a blind user could not use it myself. Yes, you do get more channels with other services, but if the accessibility is horrible, like it was with Direct TV, I would much rather pay the amount for

Re: Best streaming TV app

2019-02-05 Thread Peter Logan
I have been doing a lot of research on this lately as my DT contract is about to be up. A lot of it is going to depend on what you want to watch and how you watch it. If you watch live or want to watch from a DVR. If you care about described content or not. Here is what I have found so far,

RE: Printing or Sharing iMessage Conversation

2019-02-05 Thread Malcolm Parfitt
Hello, You could try a program called Touch Copy from a company called Wilde Angle Software. This program will let you retrieve a conversation form your connected iPhone and print it or save it as a pdf with time and date stamps included. I have used this with screen reading software without

Re: Best streaming TV app

2019-02-05 Thread Amy Johnson
Not sure what the best streaming service is but I use direct tv now app on apple tv and Iphone and fire tv. On 2/5/19, Laury, Shawnese (LARA) wrote: > Are the prices for spectrum comparable to other services? > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Mama >

Re: Printing or Sharing iMessage Conversation

2019-02-05 Thread Anna Dresner
Hi, There may be a more efficient way to do this, but I think the following will work: For each message you want to forward, touch it, flick to More, and double-tap. This will select the message. At the bottom of the screen will be Delete and Forward buttons. I think that if you choose

SOLVED: Caps lock on Braille keyboard?

2019-02-05 Thread 'Harry Bell' via VIPhone
Tap dot 6 rapidly twice or three times! Both seem to capitalise letters which follow until you tap Space alone. Culled from an Australian UES Manual in pdf form online. Google came through in the end after searching all day! Cheers Harry > On 5 Feb 2019, at 18:02, Richard Turner wrote: > >

RE: Best streaming TV app

2019-02-05 Thread Laury, Shawnese (LARA)
Are the prices for spectrum comparable to other services? -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Mama Peach Sent: Tuesday, February 5, 2019 1:19 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Best streaming TV app I love the Spectrum app and service. We have the

Re: Best streaming TV app

2019-02-05 Thread Mama Peach
I love the Spectrum app and service. We have the Spectrum choose 10 and it works very well on my iPhone and on my Apple TV. I have tried Direct TV and that was a horrible experience and I would not recommend it to anyone for using on the iPhone or the Apple TV. I have not tried any others as

Best streaming TV app

2019-02-05 Thread Conrad Bennett
What is the best streaming TV app for iPhone and Apple TV with voiceover? Please help -- 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,

Re: Caps lock on Braille keyboard?

2019-02-05 Thread Richard Turner
Well, the only way I accomplished caps lock from the Orbit Reader is if I happened to have the onscreen keyboard showing and pressed space with dots 3,6 twice quickly. Highly unlikely you did that, so I am at a loss. Richard The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they

Printing or Sharing iMessage Conversation

2019-02-05 Thread Dan Rathburn
Hello, I need to print, share or forward a conversation in iMessage using IOS 12.1.3 on an iPhone 6+. These texts may be part of a court exhibit so daate and time stamps are important. I have a PC running Windows 7 HP but not a Mac. Some advice would be appreciated. Regards, Dan The

Re: Braille Pen Slim

2019-02-05 Thread 'Harry Bell' via VIPhone
In the U.K. it is http://www.sightandsound.co.uk/braillepen-slim.html Cheers Harry > On 5 Feb 2019, at 16:32, 'Bud Kennedy' via VIPhone > wrote: > > Who actually sells the Braille Pen Slim? > > > Bud Kennedy > > > > Bud Kennedy > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Feb 5, 2019, at

Braille Pen Slim

2019-02-05 Thread 'Bud Kennedy' via VIPhone
Who actually sells the Braille Pen Slim? Bud Kennedy Bud Kennedy Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 5, 2019, at 11:19 AM, 'Harry Bell' via VIPhone > wrote: > > Do let me know! I just tried it and nothing happened. > Cheers > Harry > >> On 5 Feb 2019, at 14:56, Richard Turner

Re: Caps lock on Braille keyboard?

2019-02-05 Thread 'Harry Bell' via VIPhone
And yet I have several times turned on caps lock by accident. Curious! Harry > On 5 Feb 2019, at 16:00, Richard Turner wrote: > > > Well, I think you are stuck with using dot 6 twice for each all capped word. > Richard > > > The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they

Re: Caps lock on Braille keyboard?

2019-02-05 Thread 'Harry Bell' via VIPhone
Do let me know! I just tried it and nothing happened. Cheers Harry > On 5 Feb 2019, at 14:56, Richard Turner wrote: > > > It might be space plus u. > I'll try that later and confirm. > Richard > > > The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have > any." --

Re: notofications on apple watch

2019-02-05 Thread Paul Henrichsen
Unfortunately, you can't create custom sounds on the watch. That would be neat if you could, but all you'll get is a ding. Paul Henrichsen p...@pfhj.org pfhj2...@gmail.com > On Feb 5, 2019, at 6:49 AM, Jed Barton wrote: > > Hey guys, > > OK, i need to confirm this 1 way or the other

RE: Screen curtain and battery?

2019-02-05 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
At some point Apple introduced a feature where if you turn on screen curtain screen brightness should go to 0%. If that is working which it does seem to to on my iPhone 8, then yes, screen curtain would save you a little battery life just because brightness is 0%. Otherwise iOS 12 has nothing

RE: notofications on apple watch

2019-02-05 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
If you want to get the notifications for messages on the phone and with your custom sounds you would have to turn this off on the watch, i.e. you’ll get message notifications on the phone but not the watch. If they come to the watch they won’t sound on to the phone. I also think Apple should

RE: iPhone not talking

2019-02-05 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
When it doesn’t talk, have you plugged in a headset to see if it is talking via the headset, it should be a wired headset. Most likely somehow the volume drops to 0%, if it talks on the headset make sure it’s unlocked and on the home screen, then unplug the headset and repeatedly press the

Re: Caps lock on Braille keyboard?

2019-02-05 Thread Richard Turner
Well, I think you are stuck with using dot 6 twice for each all capped word. Richard The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any." -- Alice Walker On Feb 5, 2019, at 6:56 AM, Richard Turner mailto:richardturne...@outlook.com>> wrote: It might be

Re: notofications on apple watch

2019-02-05 Thread Joney
Hi. You can get both. And sometimes, I leave and get a sound on the phone. It is not as often with the watch there too. Perhaps they are too close to each other, I’m not sure. I have not as yet found a way to get the sounds on the phone for most of the messages, unless I’m using the phone. I E

Re: notofications on apple watch

2019-02-05 Thread Greg Wocher
Hello, The notification will show up on both the phone and the watch. However if you dismiss it from the watch I believe it dismisses it from the phone as well. If you just look at the notification on your watch it will also still be on the phone. Greg Wocher > On Feb 5, 2019, at 9:49 AM, Jed

Re: Caps lock on Braille keyboard?

2019-02-05 Thread Richard Turner
It might be space plus u. I'll try that later and confirm. Richard The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any." -- Alice Walker On Feb 5, 2019, at 12:30 AM, 'Harry Bell' via VIPhone mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> wrote: Does anyone know the six

Mail sound defaults to none

2019-02-05 Thread Anthony Vece
Hi everyone; I was not receiving any email sounds on my iPhone or my iPad. I went to sounds and haptics and sure enough the default was set to none. Please check your sounds. Thanks Sent from my Verizon iPhone 10R!!! -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone

notofications on apple watch

2019-02-05 Thread Jed Barton
Hey guys, OK, i need to confirm this 1 way or the other cause it's driving me crazy. I have an apple watch (series 3). So, with that said, when i get notifications such as texts, and other app notifications, am i pretty much stuck with it coming to the watch and not the phone? What i mean by

Screen curtain and battery?

2019-02-05 Thread 'Harry Bell' via VIPhone
Does the screen curtain save battery now on all iPhone models running iOS 12? Thanks Harry -- 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

problem corrected itself

2019-02-05 Thread Janet Bell
Hi guys again I don’t know what happened but my phone has decided to start talking again, sorry for the panic.Janet -- 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

iPhone not talking

2019-02-05 Thread Janet Bell
Hi guys, this morning I switched my iPhone on and it was fine for about two hours. then all of a sudden it has stopped talking to me. I switched it off and on again and it said portrait and stopped talking again. I have checked that the speech is on and that the voice over is on and also

Caps lock on Braille keyboard?

2019-02-05 Thread 'Harry Bell' via VIPhone
Does anyone know the six dot braille keyboard combination to turn caps lock on and off? I keep turning it on by accident and then I don't know how to turn it off again! I'm using braillepen slim with iPhone XS iOS 12.1.3 Thanks Harry -- The following information is important for all members