Arnold Schmidt----- Original Message ----- From: "Ricardo Walker" <rwalker...@gmail.com>
To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2012 4:53 PM Subject: Re: Data plans [was "Re: new to the group and some questions"]
lol,you hit the nail on the head. What is an iPhone but an iPod touch with a cellular radio. :)Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.infoOn Jun 3, 2012, at 4:25 PM, Christopher Chaltain <chalt...@gmail.com> wrote:You say Apple would never give the iPod Touch the ability to access cellular networks because then it would impact iPhone sales too much, but I'm thinking, if you add cellular network access to an iPod Touch then how is it different than an iPhone? I'm thinking they may never do this just because there's no need to do it. Of course, maybe I'm missing something here, which is quite possible. On 03/06/12 10:31, Arnold Schmidt wrote:I got an IPod touch a couple years ago, when version 4 came out, after Mike Arigo did those podcasts on BlindCoolTech. I came away from the experience quite confident that I could learn to use it, but took it back within my return period because I couldn't get online with it, except with wifi, which meant, for me, at home, being that I do not have access to a wifi network at work, and otherwise would have to go to some public hot spot to get online. My Victor Reader Stream would play all the audio file types it would play, and then some, and I didn't care about the video files. I definitely would have kept it if I could have accessed the cellular network with it, as the IPad can now. I am almost sure Apple will never give the IPod Touch this capability, it would diminish IPhone and IPad sales too much. I have checked into how much data costs for the IPad, and it seems to be about $50 for 5 gig. At that rate, I may as well get the IPhone, and be able to have the phone, and the gps capability without having to use an external gps receiver. Arnold Schmidt ----- Original Message ----- From: "Raul A. Gallegos" <r...@raulgallegos.com> To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2012 9:29 AM Subject: Re: new to the group and some questionsSounds like you might benefit by getting an iPod touch -- Raul A. Gallegos Stupidity got me into this mess - I don't see why it can't get me out. Home Page: http://raulgallegos.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/rau47 Facebook: http://facebook.com/rgallegos74 On 6/3/2012 7:25 AM, Arnold Schmidt wrote:Being that I have no family, I would have to get it as anindividual.When including the data plan, the cheapest I have found is alittle over $80 a month from Sprint, and would be the 450 minute plan. Right now, I use a prepaid cell phone, and my wired phone. My prepaidcell phone is 20 cents a minute, which is a bad deal if one talks much,but for what I do with it, it costs about $10 a month. I qualify for lifeline, so my wired phone is $20 a month. I would not be getting the IPhone so much for the phone, I do not spend a lot of time on a telephone any more, but for the texting, the apps, email and the web, and streaming music and radio. Naturally, I would discontinue both mycurrent phones if I get the IPhone, which would make its real cost to mebetween 50 to 60 dollars a month. We'll see what I eventually do. Arnold Schmidt ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher Chaltain" <chalt...@gmail.com> To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2012 6:44 AM Subject: Re: new to the group and some questionsI don't think an iPhone costs $100 a month, and it definitely doesn'tcost $100 a month more than other cell phones. I'm on a family plan, soI can't toss numbers off the top of my head, but I'd suggest checking different plan options with your carrier. On 03/06/12 05:30, Arnold Schmidt wrote:I am even newer than you, in that my subscription was approved onlyhours 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 thathundred 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 amreading through it. I do recommend this book for new users. According to it, one can set up their IPhone independently, so long as they haveITunes 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 itvery early in the game, as it were. As long as one feels confident todo this typing, it can be set up independently. The link to the aforementioned book is http://www.nap.org/ic/nap/IPHONE-IOS5.htmlIt is $22, and can be had in hardcopy braille, as a brf file, or as adaisy audio file, read by a pretty good synthesizer, I do not know which one. Arnold Schmidt ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rebecca Ilniski" <rilni...@gmail.com> To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2012 3:31 AM Subject: new to the group and some questionsHi 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 yoursonline 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 thestore 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 ofmovies, download videos and mainly want to use my phone for calls, facebooking, and twitters? Maybe here or there a video but I don'tplan 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: rilni...@gmail.com 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/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.-- Christopher (CJ) chaltain at Gmail -- 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/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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