RE: annoying darth vaider breathing

I just read that the new iOS 13 SIRI voices are completely synthetic without using human speech recordings which are then broken down into pieces which are put back together. Apparently this is going to result in a much superior SIRI voice quality from before when this lady (I recently listened

RE: annoying darth vaider breathing

Or download one of the many high quality Vocalizer Expressive voices which are all every bit as good as what you find on an iPhone or the Mac (apart from Alex, of course, but then again you either love him or hate him just as Eloquence. There is a reason why I use Eloquence instead of one of

RE: Great Bluetooth headphones

Hey Ed, always thought you were a strange one, now you let the secret out yourself, you have 3 heads 藍 -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Mr. Ed Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2019 4:54 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Great Bluetooth headphones

RE: Six-Foot-Cable for iPhone8, Is This A Correct Cable?

Yes, you can use these terms both and yes, those are the plugs which you plug into the wall outlet and then your USB cable goes into the plug. The one which comes with the iPhone and most other devices accepts a regular USB plug just like the one you find on keyboards, printer cables, USB

Re: annoying darth vaider breathing

Some people have an annoying habit of stating their opinion as a fact. It's also not that hard to include something like "in my opinion" when stating your opinion as opposed to sharing some information. I agree this statement is pretty obviously an opinion, but one wonders why someone would

Re: annoying darth vaider breathing

I guess it's understood, but JAWS is a screen reader and Eloquence is a speech synthesizer. You don't need to use Eloquence with JAWS. I'm using the Real Speak voices from Nuance with JAWS, the same voices that you have on your iPhone. On 6/11/19 10:35 AM, Herv wrote: Hi, I'd first like to

RE: a funny, yet frightening, issue with my phone

Why would they have their Bluetooth earphones switched on and in pairing mode? Strange. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Steve Matzura Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2019 10:00 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: a funny, yet frightening, issue with my phone Someone I know had

RE: Greater Voice Controls coming in iOS and Mac 13

Of course, it's a sighted world. Best regards, Carolyn -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kenny Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2019 3:15 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Greater Voice Controls coming in iOS and Mac

Re: annoying darth vaider breathing

HI guys. how are what voices we use on our pc’s iphone related? I think we’ve strayed off topic. Maria > On 12 Jun 2019, at 10:28 am, Arlene wrote: > > And we're still using the best synthesizer made and that's double talk and > tripple talk. Well, that's our favorite synthesizer. > >

Re: annoying darth vaider breathing

And we're still using the best synthesizer made and that's double talk and tripple talk. Well, that's our favorite synthesizer. Arlene and Wayne - Original Message - From: "Joshua Hendrickson" To: Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2019 10:50 AM Subject: Re: annoying darth vaider breathing

RE: Great Bluetooth headphones

Hi, Try looking at the Logitech H800 wireless headset. They are Bluetooth and also have a small nono that you can plug into any pc. They are very light and have great sound for the price. You can answer phone calls on the iPhone and talk on Facetime with them. They run about six hours or so on

Re: Greater Voice Controls coming in iOS and Mac 13

To be clear: VoiceOver is primarily for the blind and low vision communities, whereas Voice control is for the motor or mobilities disability community. We may benefit from Voice Control as some have stated, but we're not the target audience. Just like VoiceOver is not meant for someone who uses a

RE: Six-Foot-Cable for iPhone8, Is This A Correct Cable?

I am ashamed of my poor knowledge of nomenclatures, is wall-plug & wall-adapter the same thing? Is wall plug the one that accepts USB-mail and goes in to the wall outlet? Thanks! From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent:

Re: Greater Voice Controls coming in iOS and Mac 13

I don't know. Hope Apple isn't planning on slowly replacing VoiceOver with this VoiceControl? I can't realistically see how both features can co-exist, and work optimally. It seems like they're trying to extend the accessibility of VoiceOver (Benefited only the visually impaired community)

Re: Separate Volume Levels for VO and Siri?

Richard can have your description of setting values was very good. At the bottom of your message you said that you had change volume with buttons was turned off and I just wanted to point out that that setting it only affects ringer in town volumes that voiceover Siri calls and other things

Re: annoying darth vaider breathing

My point is, everyone likes different things for different reasons, and when I say ‘jaws is horrible’ I am giving my *opinion* and it never made sense to me when someone comes back with ‘well that’s your opinion’ I mean duh, of course it is! LOL, as for jaws I used it for 20 years! way longer

RE: annoying darth vaider breathing

I think this is a matter of preference and what you're used to. I learned to use a computer in 2000, with Windows 98 and JAWS 3.2 or something. JAWS enabled me to have a job and help support my family. Along the way I learned to use WindowEyes, the speech on a Braille Lite, and the KeyNote

RE: annoying darth vaider breathing

Joshua, you are so right. At my job we had an old DOS machine running Artic Business Vision, which was, at the time it was new, the "best speech out there." ARGH! I mean, it got the job done. Then after that DecTalk was the best. Then came Eloquence which I have used all my computer life and so

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Re: annoying darth vaider breathing

Thank goodness for a voice of reason. I agree -Original Message- From: Dave Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2019 9:14 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: annoying darth vaider breathing Guys! just use what you like. Who cares! Dave. -Original Message- From: alia robinson

Re: a funny, yet frightening, issue with my phone

Someone I know had the exact opposite problem. Their Bluetooth earphones started sounding off from inside their backpack when their phone wasn't on, playing music they would never play! Turned out someone in the next cubicle from theirs had paired their device with my friend's earphones

Re: my phone is totally messed up, can't even be recognized by Itunes

Joshua I advise you to go to a good education maybe with an association for blind or visually impaired users for how to learn and use ios system especially with voiceover. There is nothing wrong with that! Sometimes in the blind world I hear that some people feel stupid or are reluctant to go to

Re: Audible book count, was: Apple Music Questions

I totally agree. On 6/11/19, Anthony Vece wrote: > If you contact the developer maybe you can make that happen. > > Sent from my Verizon iPhone XR!!! > >> On Jun 11, 2019, at 11:20 AM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: >> >> This issue about the song or album count is similar to how it is not super >>

Re: annoying darth vaider breathing

If you need a “no-nonsense” synthesizer, Fred is there, with the tones of Alex, without breath, and somewhat the sound of Eloquence, being a completely synthetic voice, not using human sounds. > On Jun 11, 2019, at 10:26 AM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: > > It always sounded to me as if Apple is

Re: Great Bluetooth headphones

Hello everyone, I appreciate that this subject has been brought up. I have been wanting to purchase some bluetooth earphones. However, I really don't want to pay a crazy amount. I would like to find something under $100, that will sound good, and have a great battery life. If such a thing

Re: annoying darth vaider breathing

exactly, I don’t care if people hate alex, or mac, or iphone or whatever. I question why they stay on lists for them complaining, but I don’t care! On Jun 11, 2019, at 12:14 PM, Dave wrote: Guys! just use what you like. Who cares! -- The following information is important for all members of

Re: annoying darth vaider breathing

Guys! just use what you like. Who cares! Dave. -Original Message- From: alia robinson Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2019 5:12 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: annoying darth vaider breathing LOL, whose opinion would it be but yours! I personally hate jaws. it’s why I moved to

Re: annoying darth vaider breathing

LOL, whose opinion would it be but yours! I personally hate jaws. it’s why I moved to mac! I never regretted it, but that’s only me. On Jun 11, 2019, at 11:55 AM, Herv wrote: Of course its my opinion. I know everyone is comfortable with eloquence since its most likely what you used before you

Re: Great Bluetooth headphones

I did. The sound is not very pleasing to me. God bless Anthony Sent from my Verizon iPhone XR!!! > On Jun 11, 2019, at 12:09 PM, Andy Baracco wrote: > > Consider the Aftershokz Trekz Air bone conduction headphones. > > Andy > > - Original Message - From: "Devin Prater" > To: >

Re: annoying darth vaider breathing

obviously any statement anyone makes is only their opinion. why even post that. it adds nothing to any discussion. Jaws is horrible! you know what that is, my opinion! no one who says anything speaks for anyone but themselves. I thought that would be a given! On Jun 11, 2019, at 11:50 AM,

Re: Audible book count, was: Apple Music Questions

If you contact the developer maybe you can make that happen. Sent from my Verizon iPhone XR!!! > On Jun 11, 2019, at 11:20 AM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: > > This issue about the song or album count is similar to how it is not super > easy to figure out how many books I have in my Audible

Re: Great Bluetooth headphones

Consider the Aftershokz Trekz Air bone conduction headphones. Andy - Original Message - From: "Devin Prater" To: Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2019 5:45 AM Subject: Great Bluetooth headphones Hi all. I’m looking for a good pair of Bluetooth headphones. I’d like them to have low

Re: Great Bluetooth headphones

I don’t have personal experience with these, although I am strongly considering ordering some, as they have had some favorable discussion on a WhatsApp group I am part of. These would be the leader pro, which you can get from Amazon for a whole lot less money than what you pay for AirPods. They

Re: annoying darth vaider breathing

I would address Apple Accessibility Sent from my Verizon iPhone XR!!! > On Jun 11, 2019, at 10:55 AM, Paul and Paula Jordan > wrote: > > Since several have complained about the darth vaider breathing sound which > particularly, but not exclusively, occurs in the Alex voice, does anyone have

Re: annoying darth vaider breathing

Of course its my opinion. I know everyone is comfortable with eloquence since its most likely what you used before you got an apple product, but you can't compare the two. Its like going from windows to mac and expecting all your keyboard commands to be the same. If you don't like alex voice,

Re: annoying darth vaider breathing

Herve, that is just your opinion that eloquence is horrible I have been using it and several other speech voices for many years. I'm glad to see how much better synthetic speech has gotten over the years. I really like Acapela, Ivona, Nuance, and Neospeech voices to name a few. On 6/11/19,

Re: annoying darth vaider breathing

Hi, I'd first like to start by saying that jaws is horrible, and any apple voice is much better than ugly eloquence. Not sure why blind people love it so, but they do. I don't have any problems with my alex voice. Wanna read your emails at hurricane speeds? Speed up the voice. Sent from my

RE: annoying darth vaider breathing

It always sounded to me as if Apple is particularly proud of the fact Alex sounds so human that you can even hear the breathing. Years ago I once went to an Apple Store to get a little demo of a Mac computer with Voiceover (the first and last one I ever felt the need for) and the Apple Genius

Audible book count, was: Apple Music Questions

This issue about the song or album count is similar to how it is not super easy to figure out how many books I have in my Audible library. Why can't there be a Statistics entry somewhere in the music and the Audible app which gives you all of this information in a straight forward, easy to read

Re: Sighted people and Voiceover Screen Curtain

Thanks for the info Mike. Very interesting. Screen curtain would confound lots of sighted people, for sure. Holly "Your calm mind is the ultimate weapon against your challenges." -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or

Re: annoying darth vaider breathing

The is a feature of Alex, meant to simulate human breathing, although I do see how it is sometimes more noticeable than it should be. Direct your complaints to accessibil...@apple.com > On Jun 11, 2019, at 9:55 AM, Paul and Paula Jordan > wrote: > > Since

annoying darth vaider breathing

Since several have complained about the darth vaider breathing sound which particularly, but not exclusively, occurs in the Alex voice, does anyone have any idea to whom we should address that particular complaint. Although it’s most common with Alex, my husband’s IPhone gets it once in a while

Re: What is every ones fave voice they like to use for voice over?

I like her voice too.I find it very clear. > On Jun 11, 2019, at 8:45 AM, Wayne Scott wrote: > > I use the Siri Female voice for VoiceOver. Easiest for more > to understand. > > Wayne Scott "Everything happens in God's chime." > > > On Jun 11, 2019, at 8:14 AM, Alan Lemly

Re: What is every ones fave voice they like to use for voice over?

I use the Siri Female voice for VoiceOver. Easiest for more to understand. Wayne Scott "Everything happens in God's chime." > On Jun 11, 2019, at 8:14 AM, Alan Lemly wrote: > > I'm with Sieghard here. I'm more interested in speed and clarity and find > Samantha enhanced to meet my needs

Re: free online tv services

There is a webpage where you can watch TV shows for free. It does not have descriptive video but everything is free no subscription like Hulu or Netflix. It is completely accessible. The website is as follows http://tvdb.cc/ Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 9, 2019, at 6:36 PM, David Moore

Re: How to Dictate in Different Languages on the iPhone

Thanks for this. It’ll come in handy while practicing italian. Traci Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 8, 2019, at 3:58 AM, 'Marcio' via VIPhone > wrote: > > Many folks aren't aware that iPhones and iPads have the ability to dictate in > different languages, so if you'd like one email to go

RE: What is every ones fave voice they like to use for voice over?

I'm with Sieghard here. I'm more interested in speed and clarity and find Samantha enhanced to meet my needs best. But it is nice being able to have Eloquence on an Android phone. Alan Lemly -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf

Re: Apple Music Questions

Tom: I have had the same questions and haven't yet found the answer. At one point, I did find a number of songs in the Songs portion of Apple Music, but that disappeared a couple of years ago. Now I look in the Music Settings. I also have music set to download to my phone when I add things to play

Re: Apple Music Questions

Hi Ian, Thanks for the tip. I only have a few albums downloaded to my phone, for a total of 89 songs. The rest are in the library in the cloud. I don’t use iTunes for Windows and don’t plan on doing so for the foreseeable future. iTunes for Windows is one of those programs that I dislike

RE: What is every ones fave voice they like to use for voice over?

Amen to that one! I like real humans reading the books I listen to, but I am so used to Eloquence on my PC that it would be great if I could use it on my phone. Pam From: viphone@googlegroups.com [viphone@googlegroups.com] on behalf of Sieghard

Re: Great Bluetooth headphones

I held off on the Air Pods for a long time and tried multiple BT headsets. I finally broke down and bought the newest Airpods and admit that for me, they are the best BT I have tried. They don't hurt my ears, the latency is almost non-existent and the sound is great. Siri response is nearly

RE: Six-Foot-Cable for iPhone8, Is This A Correct Cable?

No, wireless charging has nothing to do with the country you are in and it is available on all iPhones starting with the iPhone 8/8 Plus. It works with most cases, but obviously if you have a super thick case with some sort of clip in the back it probably won’t work. I just use a fairly

Re: battery question

Another tip for good phone performance is go into Settings, General, and Background App Refresh. Toggle all of the apps you don't want to run in the background to off. Also, go into Privacy and Location Services and disable GPS for all of the apps that don't need it. I try to do this every few

Re: What is every ones fave voice they like to use for voice over?

Likewise, I'll continue to use Samantha. -Original Message- From: Esther Levegnale Sent: Monday, June 10, 2019 1:09 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: What is every ones fave voice they like to use for voice over? I will stick to Samantha as well. I like her the best. Esther

Re: What is every ones fave voice they like to use for voice over?

Terry and I both use Tom. Kay Malmquist and Fuji email: kay.malmqu...@gmail.com - Original Message - From: "'wui chin Leong' via VIPhone" To: Sent: Monday, June 10, 2019 3:15 PM Subject: Re: What is every ones fave voice they like to use for voice over? I all so use the Australia n

Re: battery question

What iPhone do you have? If it's above a 7, here's how to do it. Press volume down and release, then press volume up and release, then hold down the power button and count to 10. On 6/11/2019 7:53 AM, Paul and Paula Jordan wrote: One more question.  I let my phone run down until it froze,

RE: battery question

One more question. I let my phone run down until it froze, charged it fully, then tried to do a hard reset with holding down the screen lock button and the volume down button. I held them for about 10 seconds, but still had to hold down the power button for 3 seconds before the phone came back

Re: Great Bluetooth headphones

check out bose.com On 6/11/19, Anthony Vece wrote: > Devon; > I haven’t found anything that works as well as the Apple AirPods. > The Apple AirPods first generation is more than fine for me. > I’ve tested most of them and that’s the conclusion I came up with. > God bless > Anthony > > Sent from

Re: Great Bluetooth headphones

Devon; I haven’t found anything that works as well as the Apple AirPods. The Apple AirPods first generation is more than fine for me. I’ve tested most of them and that’s the conclusion I came up with. God bless Anthony Sent from my Verizon iPhone XR!!! > On Jun 11, 2019, at 8:45 AM, Devin Prater

RE: What is every ones fave voice they like to use for voice over?

And if Apple ever put Eloquence on the iPhone I could happily delete all other voices! I'd take speed and clarity over human-sounding any day. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Mary Otten Sent: Monday, June 10, 2019 1:43 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com

Great Bluetooth headphones

Hi all. I’m looking for a good pair of Bluetooth headphones. I’d like them to have low latency, as little sound blocking, outside sound, as possible, and as much battery life as possible. Any ideas? Thanks. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you

Re: Sighted people and Voiceover Screen Curtain

Hi Holly, I'm running an, S E, model iPhone with the latest 12.3.1 iOS and yes, if the screen curtain is on when I turn the phone off the screen curtain will still be on when I turn the phone back on. Take care. Mike. Sent from my iBarstool. Go dodgers! No one has more to say than the woman

RE: Apple Music Questions

Hi Tom, To find out how many music tracks are on my phone, I open the Settings app, go to General, then About. I'm not sure if the figure just refers to tracks in the Music app, or any mp3 file on the device. Also, I don't know what happens if someone adds tracks to their library, but

Re: iPhone and iPod Touch release dates and the beginning of Voiceover, was: access

also with that ipod 3g it only had voice over on the ipod starting at 32 gb On 6/11/19, Arlene wrote: > Very interesting information, thank you. > - Original Message - > From: "Sieghard Weitzel" > To: > Sent: Monday, June 10, 2019 9:04 PM > Subject: iPhone and iPod Touch release dates

RE: Six-Foot-Cable for iPhone8, Is This A Correct Cable?

Thanks much, Sieghard, No, I didn’t know about wireless charging. My impression was that wireless charging was available in US only. I would like to hear more about wireless charging if we have it in Canada. Would it work with my case on? I just purchased a new case last week from Amazon as

Re: iPhone and iPod Touch release dates and the beginning of Voiceover, was: access

Very interesting information, thank you. - Original Message - From: "Sieghard Weitzel" To: Sent: Monday, June 10, 2019 9:04 PM Subject: iPhone and iPod Touch release dates and the beginning of Voiceover, was: access You must have gotten your year wrong, iOS did not even exist in

Re: What is every ones fave voice they like to use for voice over?

I don’t really have one favourite. I like different voices for different situations, usually depending on what book I’m reading. If forced to choose any favourites there’d have to be two: Serena and UK male Siri. All the best Angie > On 10 Jun 2019, at 20:30, 'wui chin Leong' via VIPhone >

Re: my phone is totally messed up, can't even be recognized by Itunes

Evan, that's interesting how you went into settings and discovered how you could adjust to just the time to give you a little more time. - Original Message - From: "Evan Reese" To: Sent: Monday, June 10, 2019 5:49 PM Subject: Re: my phone is totally messed up, can't even be

Re: What is every ones fave voice they like to use for voice over?

i like samantha for voiceover, and the UK english female voice for siri. Dave. -Original Message- From: Joshua Hendrickson Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2019 5:29 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: What is every ones fave voice they like to use for voice over? When I can get my

Re: What is every ones fave voice they like to use for voice over?

Maria, Yes, if I remember right, he's a purchased voice. But the cost is really reasonable. On 6/10/19, Joshua Hendrickson wrote: > When I can get my phone set up a bit more, I'm going to go back to the > Irish Female voice for serrie. > > On 6/10/19, Maria Reyes wrote: >> Do I need to buy