Re: Using the Australian voice as default

2012-10-01 Thread Alexandra - Keinohrhasenfan
...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2012 3:03 PM Subject: Re: Using the Australian voice as default The language rotor doesn't control whether you have the compact voice or the hq voice. You can only have one hq voice on your phone at a time, and when you change

RE: Using the Australian voice as default

2012-09-27 Thread Andrew Head
, 27 September 2012 9:40 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Using the Australian voice as default Just to be sure, I can't use Karen in the United States, right? The HQ Australian chick? Samantha's okay, but Karen's smoother on the ears, not unlike her grumpier sister. Thanks foor

Re: Using the Australian voice as default

2012-09-27 Thread Marianne Denning
AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Using the Australian voice as default Just to be sure, I can't use Karen in the United States, right? The HQ Australian chick? Samantha's okay, but Karen's smoother on the ears, not unlike her grumpier sister. Thanks foor the info.--Joe

Re: Using the Australian voice as default

2012-09-27 Thread Aser Tolentino
To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Using the Australian voice as default Just to be sure, I can't use Karen in the United States, right? The HQ Australian chick? Samantha's okay, but Karen's smoother on the ears, not unlike her grumpier sister. Thanks foor the info.--Joe -Original Message

Re: Using the Australian voice as default

2012-09-27 Thread Cheryl Homiak
@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Joe Sent: Thursday, 27 September 2012 9:40 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Using the Australian voice as default Just to be sure, I can't use Karen in the United States, right? The HQ Australian chick? Samantha's okay, but Karen's smoother on the ears

Re: Using the Australian voice as default

2012-09-27 Thread Cheryl Homiak
@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Joe Sent: Thursday, 27 September 2012 9:40 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Using the Australian voice as default Just to be sure, I can't use Karen in the United States, right? The HQ Australian chick? Samantha's okay, but Karen's smoother on the ears

Re: Using the Australian voice as default

2012-09-27 Thread Cheryl Homiak
September 2012 9:40 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Using the Australian voice as default Just to be sure, I can't use Karen in the United States, right? The HQ Australian chick? Samantha's okay, but Karen's smoother on the ears, not unlike her grumpier sister. Thanks foor the info.--Joe

Re: Using the Australian voice as default

2012-09-27 Thread reggie.alvar...@gmail.com
: Using the Australian voice as default The problem is that each HQ voice is a couple hundred MB. If a person is running an 8 GB iOS device, the memory would fill up with just the HQ voices very quickly. It would be nice if Apple would allow us to select multiple voices

Re: Using the Australian voice as default

2012-09-27 Thread reggie.alvar...@gmail.com
] On Behalf Of David Chittenden Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2012 12:10 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Using the Australian voice as default The problem is that each HQ voice is a couple hundred MB. If a person is running an 8 GB iOS device, the memory would fill up with just

Re: Using the Australian voice as default

2012-09-27 Thread Cheryl Homiak
foor the info.--Joe -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of David Chittenden Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2012 12:10 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Using the Australian voice as default The problem

Re: Using the Australian voice as default

2012-09-27 Thread Suzanne Wilson
Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2012 8:56 AM Subject: Re: Using the Australian voice as default You can get the Australian voice immediately by changing the voice in settings General International format region, but the voice will be the compact one so turning compact voice off

Re: Using the Australian voice as default

2012-09-27 Thread Cheryl Homiak
AM Subject: Re: Using the Australian voice as default You can get the Australian voice immediately by changing the voice in settings General International format region, but the voice will be the compact one so turning compact voice off and on will show no change in the voice you hear

Re: Using the Australian voice as default

2012-09-27 Thread Suzanne Wilson
the American one, but I would still like to be able to use SIRI. Thanks. Suzanne - Original Message - From: Cheryl Homiak To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2012 9:37 AM Subject: Re: Using the Australian voice as default Have you also changed to Australian

Re: Using the Australian voice as default

2012-09-27 Thread Cheryl Homiak
than the American one, but I would still like to be able to use SIRI. Thanks. Suzanne - Original Message - From: Cheryl Homiak To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2012 9:37 AM Subject: Re: Using the Australian voice as default Have you also changed

Irish voice perhaps, was Re: Using the Australian voice as default

2012-09-27 Thread Richard Turner
: Thursday, September 27, 2012 8:56 AM Subject: Re: Using the Australian voice as default You can get the Australian voice immediately by changing the voice in settings General International format region, but the voice will be the compact one so turning compact voice off and on will show

Re: Using the Australian voice as default

2012-09-27 Thread Raul A. Gallegos
Everyone might want to save the below message I say this with light-hearted humor, but not all the way light-hearted. How many times does this same thing need to be explained over. I think that this topic has been beaten to death and I've seen several list posters give good and clear

Re: Using the Australian voice as default

2012-09-26 Thread Cheryl Homiak
, 2012 3:37 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Using the Australian voice as default I am in Canada and use the Australian voice as the default. I find this voice to be far superior in quality to the standard voice and is so much easier to listen to. For this to work properly you need

RE: Using the Australian voice as default

2012-09-26 Thread Mary-Jo Lord
What does it do to your weather, use of GPS and so on? _ From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Cheryl Homiak Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2012 10:30 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Using the Australian voice as default It doesn't

RE: Using the Australian voice as default

2012-09-26 Thread Mary-Jo Lord
I think you can only have one HQ voice at a time. _ From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Cheryl Homiak Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2012 9:25 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Using the Australian voice as default Hmmm, I wouldn't

Re: Using the Australian voice as default

2012-09-26 Thread Scott Davert
:37 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Using the Australian voice as default I am in Canada and use the Australian voice as the default. I find this voice to be far superior in quality to the standard voice and is so much easier to listen to. For this to work properly you need to change

Re: Using the Australian voice as default

2012-09-26 Thread Cheryl Homiak
To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Using the Australian voice as default Hmmm, I wouldn't think it would disappear but the question would be: can you access it? So for somebody who changed to Australian, can you tell us whether or not yu can still access the hq voice of your former default

Re: Using the Australian voice as default

2012-09-26 Thread Cheryl Homiak
To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Using the Australian voice as default It doesn't seem to mess up location services and there shouldn't be any problem going back to your original default by going into international and changing it back. -- Cheryl May the words of my mouth

Re: Using the Australian voice as default

2012-09-26 Thread Cheryl Homiak
To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Using the Australian voice as default Hmmm, I wouldn't think it would disappear but the question would be: can you access it? So for somebody who changed to Australian, can you tell us whether or not yu can still access the hq voice of your former

Re: Using the Australian voice as default

2012-09-26 Thread Scott Davert
...@gmail.com wrote: I think you can only have one HQ voice at a time. _ From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Cheryl Homiak Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2012 9:25 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Using the Australian voice as default Hmmm

Re: Using the Australian voice as default

2012-09-26 Thread David Chittenden
Office: 1520 Loughton ST DeLand, FL 32720 -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Victor Marques Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2012 3:37 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Using the Australian voice

Re: Using the Australian voice as default

2012-09-26 Thread Robert Doc Wright
Message - From: Cheryl Homiak To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2012 7:25 AM Subject: Re: Using the Australian voice as default Hmmm, I wouldn't think it would disappear but the question would be: can you access it? So for somebody who changed

RE: Using the Australian voice as default

2012-09-26 Thread Mary-Jo Lord
Subject: Re: Using the Australian voice as default It only switches if I happen to turn the phone off. Since I don't do tis often then I'm quite satisfied to use the rotor to switch it back to the Austrailian voice. *** character is found in how you treat people who can't do anything for you

Re: Using the Australian voice as default

2012-09-26 Thread Cheryl Homiak
: Using the Australian voice as default It only switches if I happen to turn the phone off. Since I don't do tis often then I'm quite satisfied to use the rotor to switch it back to the Australian voice. *** character is found in how you treat people who can't do anything for you. web page

RE: Using the Australian voice as default

2012-09-26 Thread Joe
] On Behalf Of David Chittenden Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2012 12:10 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Using the Australian voice as default The problem is that each HQ voice is a couple hundred MB. If a person is running an 8 GB iOS device, the memory would fill up with just the HQ voices

Re: Using the Australian voice as default

2012-09-26 Thread Cheryl Homiak
To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Using the Australian voice as default The problem is that each HQ voice is a couple hundred MB. If a person is running an 8 GB iOS device, the memory would fill up with just the HQ voices very quickly. It would be nice if Apple would allow us to select

Re: Using the Australian voice as default

2012-09-26 Thread Wayne Merritt
] On Behalf Of David Chittenden Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2012 12:10 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Using the Australian voice as default The problem is that each HQ voice is a couple hundred MB. If a person is running an 8 GB iOS device, the memory would fill up with just

Re: Using the Australian voice as default

2012-09-26 Thread Cheryl Homiak
Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2012 12:10 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Using the Australian voice as default The problem is that each HQ voice is a couple hundred MB. If a person is running an 8 GB iOS device, the memory would fill up with just the HQ voices very quickly

Using the Australian voice as default

2012-09-25 Thread Victor Marques
I am in Canada and use the Australian voice as the default. I find this voice to be far superior in quality to the standard voice and is so much easier to listen to. For this to work properly you need to change your regional setting. Go to settings, general, international, region format and set to

RE: Using the Australian voice as default

2012-09-25 Thread Mary-Jo Lord
@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Victor Marques Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2012 3:37 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Using the Australian voice as default I am in Canada and use the Australian voice as the default. I find this voice to be far superior in quality

Re: Using the Australian voice as default

2012-09-25 Thread Cheryl Homiak
I'd love to do this as I really like the Australian voice best but what repercussions does this have if any if you are declaring your region as something other than what it is? -- Cheryl May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to You, Lord, my rock and my

RE: Using the Australian voice as default

2012-09-25 Thread Bill Holton
Loughton ST DeLand, FL 32720 From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Cheryl Homiak Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2012 8:08 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Using the Australian voice as default I'd love to do

RE: Using the Australian voice as default

2012-09-25 Thread Bill Holton
32720 -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Victor Marques Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2012 3:37 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Using the Australian voice as default I am in Canada and use the Australian voice

RE: Using the Australian voice as default

2012-09-25 Thread Rick Alfaro
, 2012 8:08 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Using the Australian voice as default I'd love to do this as I really like the Australian voice best but what repercussions does this have if any if you are declaring your region as something other than what it is? -- Cheryl May

Re: Using the Australian voice as default

2012-09-25 Thread Cheryl Homiak
Actually, there are three different places where you can change in International. One is language, where there unfortunately isn't an option for Australian English. Another is voice control, and there you can change either for Siri or just for phone dialing. Finally, there's the one for format

Re: Using the Australian voice as default

2012-09-25 Thread reggie.alvar...@gmail.com
the Australian voice as default I am in Canada and use the Australian voice as the default. I find this voice to be far superior in quality to the standard voice and is so much easier to listen to. For this to work properly you need to change your regional setting. Go to settings, general, international

Re: Using the Australian voice as default

2012-09-25 Thread reggie.alvar...@gmail.com
Would changing to Australian voice mess up location services? Could I go back to my American voice if I wanted to? Reggie and Brooks On Sep 25, 2012, at 3:37 AM, Victor Marques victormarques0...@gmail.com wrote: I am in Canada and use the Australian voice as the default. I find this voice to

Re: Using the Australian voice as default

2012-09-25 Thread Cheryl Homiak
It doesn't seem to mess up location services and there shouldn't be any problem going back to your original default by going into international and changing it back. -- Cheryl May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to You, Lord, my rock and my Redeemer. (Psalm

Re: Using the Australian voice as default

2012-09-25 Thread Cheryl Homiak
I am running the Australian hq voice and it does pretty much eliminate the hiss I had in her compact voice. But I didn't seem to get the hq voice until I reset my iPhone even though I waited a while and tried turning compact voice on and off first. But don't do this unless you have access to

RE: Using the Australian voice as default

2012-09-25 Thread Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D.
the Australian voice as default I am running the Australian hq voice and it does pretty much eliminate the hiss I had in her compact voice. But I didn't seem to get the hq voice until I reset my iPhone even though I waited a while and tried turning compact voice on and off first. But don't do

Re: Using the Australian voice as default

2012-09-25 Thread Teresa Cochran
The only thing about using that voice or any other as default is that if you use Braille, it sets the Braille table to its country of origin. Teresa On Sep 25, 2012, at 8:14 AM, Cheryl Homiak cahom...@gmail.com wrote: I am running the Australian hq voice and it does pretty much eliminate the

Re: Using the Australian voice as default

2012-09-25 Thread Cheryl Homiak
I'm not using braille at this point but I wonder if there's a way to change the braille table. -- Cheryl May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to You, Lord, my rock and my Redeemer. (Psalm 19:14 HCSB) On Sep 25, 2012, at 12:13 PM, Teresa Cochran

Re: Using the Australian voice as default

2012-09-25 Thread David Chittenden
Actually, contracted Braille follows the language rotor setting. Default doesn't matter. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 26/09/2012, at 5:13, Teresa Cochran vegaspipistre...@gmail.com wrote: The only thing about using

Re: Using the Australian voice as default

2012-09-25 Thread Cheryl Homiak
@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of reggie.alvar...@gmail.com Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2012 10:20 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Using the Australian voice as default Is Samantha the English American voice? Reggie and Brooks On Sep 25, 2012

RE: Using the Australian voice as default

2012-09-25 Thread Mary-Jo Lord
Where do you live? I live in the US. _ From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Cheryl Homiak Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2012 8:57 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Using the Australian voice as default I have Australian as default

RE: Using the Australian voice as default

2012-09-25 Thread Mary-Jo Lord
, 2012 9:03 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Using the Australian voice as default I live in the U.S. also. Did you change your region by using the region format setting? I suppose it could be a difference between iPhone and iPod but I wouldn't think so. -- Cheryl May the words

Using the Australian voice as default

2012-09-25 Thread Victor Marques
Hi all, I am using an ipod 4g so Siri differences in the region settings are not important to me. In fact, having my settings in metric is what I prefer anyway. I hope this is something that can be fixed in a future update, allowing more choice of voices and even hopefully more than one choice per

Re: Using the Australian voice as default

2012-09-25 Thread David Chittenden
The problem is that each HQ voice is a couple hundred MB. If a person is running an 8 GB iOS device, the memory would fill up with just the HQ voices very quickly. It would be nice if Apple would allow us to select multiple voices, but this is not the case currently. David Chittenden, MSc,

Re: Using the Australian voice as default

2012-09-25 Thread Cheryl Homiak
Well, yes, this is quite true. Fortunately I have a 16gb device which is never near full. So in my case having U.S. English and Australian English hq both downloaded is not a problem but people should be mindful of the size. -- Cheryl May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart

Re: Using the Australian voice as default

2012-09-25 Thread Cheryl Homiak
Yes, for ipods this could be a bigger problem as far as space. I wonder if there's a way to delete one hq voice file when you download another one. Probably not. -- Cheryl May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to You, Lord, my rock and my Redeemer. (Psalm

Using the Australian voice as default

2012-09-23 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hello Allison, You know, this is something I also noticed when I was typing up my instructions and have been meaning to ask. For me also Australian English is not an option in Settings, General, International and Voice. I have been meaning to post this and hopefully maybe some of our friends down