Hi, With all due respect to your friends, they should have read about Spire before they paid for access to a Siri proxy. The author releases the product for free; third parties charge for access. And probably steel your information at the same time.
Cheers, Ben. On 7/6/12, Blinkin <[email protected]> wrote: > Be careful with these only because one of the main packages that run these > called Spire I think has not updated to work with IOS 5 and it says in Lydia > that they are not going to. > Just make sure to check everything out before you buy anything huh. > I have had some friends buy the key for sir only to find out that they can't > even run it because the package doesn't work. > > I sent the Podcast link out last night and it should be up on iTunes now > for those of you who want to download it. Just search How to be Blind in > downcast or whatever else you use to find it. > have a great day! > > Mike M > On Jul 6, 2012, at 3:28 AM, Ben Blatchford wrote: > >> I am using Siri on my iPod touch. This tweet of medical from Cydia is >> called Siri court and what it and I think you is it allows you to use Siri >> on your non-iPhone 4S devices this technique is awesome. I need you to >> type this message TDF the iPhone and longest right now ch for >> >> Sent from my iPod >> >> On Jul 5, 2012, at 5:35 PM, Ben Mustill-Rose <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> That is correct, although there is currently no unofficial unlock for >>> the 4S, so jailbreaking won't help. >>> I'll also echo what Raul has already said about your friend; there >>> simply is no way that he is talking from experience because that just >>> doesn't happen. In contrast, everyone? contributing in this topic has >>> at some point jailbroken their device, so in theory, the information >>> offered will be much more accurate. >>> My accessibility experiences concerning jailbreaking have infact all >>> been positive. Up until around 1.5 years ago, Cydia, the jailbroken >>> app store was completely inaccessible. A couple of us emailed the >>> developer and it was made completely accessible in the next version. >>> An app that some of us use called voice activator used to crash when >>> vo was turned on. Once I found this out, I emailed the developer and >>> from memory a fixed version was released the next day. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Ben. >>> >>> On 7/6/12, Kelly Pierce <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> I believe if I were to purchase a used iPhone 4s that someone had used >>>> on AT&T, I would need to jailbreak it to unlock it, from the various >>>> tutorials I have read. >>>> >>>> Kelly >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 7/5/12, Joseph Lee <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> Hi, >>>>> You don't have to jailbreak first - apple do sell an unlocked iPhone >>>>> for >>>>> about 800 dollars. >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> Joseph >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >>>>> Behalf >>>>> Of jeremy >>>>> Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2012 4:27 PM >>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>> Subject: Re: Jail breaking >>>>> >>>>> Do you not have to jailbreak to unlock the phone though? I'd always >>>>> assumed >>>>> that in order to unlock the phone, it first must be jailbroken. >>>>> Take care. >>>>> >>>>> On 7/5/2012 6:17 PM, Raul A. Gallegos wrote: >>>>>> They are very different. Unlocking means your phone is made to work >>>>>> with any provider. So, if you have an AT&T phone and you unlock it, >>>>>> you can use it with another gsm provider like T-mobile. Jailbreaking >>>>>> means you gain access to the root of the phone and can do many nice >>>>>> tweaks and add other types of apps. Jailbreaking and unlocking are >>>>>> not >>>>>> synonymous. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Raul A. Gallegos >>>>>> Never have more children than you have car windows. - Erma Bombeck >>>>>> Home Page: http://raulgallegos.com >>>>>> Twitter: https://twitter.com/rau47 >>>>>> Facebook: http://facebook.com/rgallegos74 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 7/5/2012 7:09 PM, Jessica Brown wrote: >>>>>>> What is the difference between unlocking and jail breaking? I >>>>>>> thought >>>>>>> that they were 2 separate things. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>>> From: Blinkin <[email protected] >>>>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>>>> Date sent: Thu, 5 Jul 2012 17:45:28 -0500 >>>>>>> Subject: Re: Jail breaking >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I will cover this also in my podcast. >>>>>>> I have had one or two extra bugs while using voice over on my >>>>>>> jailbroken iPhone 4 but nothing has ever moved and the bugs are >>>>>>> certainly easy to live with. >>>>>>> The two biggest I deal with occasionally are folders closing a >>>>>>> split second after I open them and I just have to re tap the screen >>>>>>> and occasionally when I press the sleep button my phone will take a >>>>>>> screen shot instead of locking. >>>>>>> to fix this I just tap the home button twice then hit the sleep >>>>>>> button and it goes right to sleep. >>>>>>> these are the only issues I have ever had with voice over. >>>>>>> Everything has worked just fine for me but I have not unlocked my >>>>>>> phone. >>>>>>> Only jailbroken it. >>>>>>> If I am lucky I will have one of these bugs happen tonight when >>>>>>> I finish recording. >>>>>>> cheers! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Mike M >>>>>>> On Jul 5, 2012, at 5:04 PM, Kelly Pierce wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Greetings from Chicago. I have never owned a cell phone before and >>>>>>> really learned the benefit of one when I was in a suburb and asked >>>>>>> folks for directions a few times. no one could answer my questions >>>>>>> directly. they all turned to their smart phones! I realized I could >>>>>>> have the same thing in my hand that was fully accessible. I learned >>>>>>> about the Straight Talk service and discovered that iPhone service >>>>>>> is >>>>>>> now more affordable than high speed Internet access was when I first >>>>>>> subscribed more than 10 years ago. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> to use Straight Talk or most of the other prepaid services, it is >>>>>>> necessary to unlock the phone. Unlocking usually requires jail >>>>>>> breaking, I understand. Even if it doesn't I would eventually >>>>>>> jailbreak anyway for the added flexibility. A friend told me that >>>>>>> unlocked and jail broken phones are unstable with Voice Over. He >>>>>>> said >>>>>>> the places where one gestures or taps to initiate actions can move >>>>>>> or >>>>>>> change. These shifting locations he said can make it difficult for a >>>>>>> blind person to use an unlocked phone. For this reason, he urges >>>>>>> blind people to use contract service only. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> has anyone else experienced this with unlocked or jailbroken phones? >>>>>>> Is voice Over less responsive and precise in unlocked or jail broken >>>>>>> configurations than an out of the box phone from a contract >>>>>>> provider? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I appreciate all the contributions people have made in the few days >>>>>>> I >>>>>>> have been on the list. I have learned so much already. I can't >>>>>>> wait >>>>>>> to get started on this adventure in independence. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Kelly >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> 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. >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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. >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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. >> >> -- >> 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. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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