As Arnold said the book is a terrific resource as is this group. I would have been lost without them.
I went to the apple store to pick up my phone after placing my order online. I did it this way because the first time I went to the store they didn't have the model of the phone I wanted (the 64g model). The sales tech at the store was very nice and helpful but only to a point. He wasn't very familiar with VO and I had to kind of coach him through turning it on. He did transfer all my contacts from my old phone and do the rest of the standard set up, so that was helpful. The store was very noisy and busy, as are all the apple stores I've been to, so it was difficult to play with VO very much. I did most of my experimenting with VO on my own at home with the help of this list and the aforementioned book. And let me add that I love my Iphone! I hope this is helpful. Kimber On 6/3/12, Arnold Schmidt <[email protected]> wrote: > I am even newer than you, in that my subscription was approved only hours > ago. Also, I do not have an IPhone yet. The idea of getting one greatly > appeals to me, but if I do not, it will be for the same reason that I have > not gotten one so far, I am too cheap to want to pay that hundred dollars a > > month after month, after month after month to the phone carrier. However, I > > know I would love my IPhone and would probably not mind that charge too > much, considering the benefits to me. > > One thing that has me excited again about getting one is the book, > published by National Braille Press. Getting Started with the iPhone and > iOs5 for Blind Users, by > Anna Dresner with Dean Martineau. I have purchased this book, and am > reading through it. I do recommend this book for new users. According to > it, one can set up their IPhone independently, so long as they have ITunes > on their computer, with One caveat. There are some things one has to enter > > onto their phone itself, so one will have to type on it very early in the > game, as it were. As long as one feels confident to do this typing, it can > > be set up independently. > > The link to the aforementioned book is > http://www.nap.org/ic/nap/IPHONE-IOS5.html > It is $22, and can be had in hardcopy braille, as a brf file, or as a daisy > > audio file, read by a pretty good synthesizer, I do not know which one. > > Arnold Schmidt > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rebecca Ilniski" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2012 3:31 AM > Subject: new to the group and some questions > > >> Hi all. I'm new to the group and have some questions. I'm going to be >> upgrading on 5/5/12. I have some questions and will post them here. >> 1. I have decided to get the iphone 4s and will be ordering that on >> Tuesday. First question did you get your i phone online or at the apple >> store? I can go to verizon and get it but wonder if they will be more >> helpful at apple and can they help with things like porting your number >> over from the old phone to the new? Did you order yours online or go to >> the store? if you ordered it directly from your cell provider can you set >> >> it up independently or did you have to go to the store to get help? >> 2. Do you use a bluetooth keyboard with yours or just the i phone? >> 3. What podcasts are out there for the iphone 4s? Is there a good >> resource for learning the gestures and using the flat screen? >> 4. How many gigs would you recommend? I don't plan to watch a lot of >> movies, download videos and mainly want to use my phone for calls, >> facebooking, and twitters? Maybe here or there a video but I don't plan >> to go overboard. I have wifi here at home and plan to use that. When I'm >> >> away is it easy to use your data plan if there aren't any wifi connections >> >> available especially if i"m on a bus or something? >> Thanks for answering all of my questions. I'm sure I will have more as I >> >> go along. >> >> >> -- >> Rebecca and Zeb >> email: [email protected] >> facebook: facebook.com/rebeccai5 >> Zeb's facebook: facebook.com/zeb.ilniski >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >> Google Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > -- Kimberly -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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