Thanks for the feedback, Keith, maybe as more Voiceover users buy the QardioArm hardware and request full accessibility of the app it will happen. I’ll certainly check it out and send my feedback to the company. I guess I am going to send my Amazon unit back, though, since after I spoke with the customer service guy he must have assumed I definitely wanted to return it although I hadn’t quite decided. In any case, a few minutes after the call I received an email telling me that the return process had been initiated. Ordering from the company did end up costing $9.50 shipping, but for some reason they did not charge any taxes (we have 12% sales taxes here in British Columbia) so while the Amazon unit cost $124.99 + the taxes for a total of $139.99 (that is with free shipping) the one from QardioArm was just $104 + $9.50 shipping for a total of $113.50 so about $26.50 less.
Regards, Sieghard From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D. Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2016 1:02 PM To: 'viphone@googlegroups.com' <viphone@googlegroups.com> Subject: RE: blood pressure and iphone I got my Qardioarm last October. By chance I had seen my physician earlier that day. The readings were nearly identical, within only 1 or 2 off, quite surprising to me given the natural variability of BP readings. I’ve contacted Support twice about the app not being totally accessible, though I can get readings of blood pressure and pulse from each reading, and previous readings, without difficulty. There is an option for the device to take 3 consecutive readings with only a brief pause between them, but I haven’t been able to change to this setting from within the app. They did tell me in November that they had engineering working on it, but by March it still wasn’t fixed. They did seem receptive, again in March, when I pointed this out. I haven’t checked this functionality recently. Keith From: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2016 2:51 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> Subject: RE: blood pressure and iphone The QardioArm is not a wrist unit, it is an upper arm unit and is supposed to be clinically accurate. Of course I would check with a doctor if it showed my blood pressure to be way higher than what I would expect. From: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Tony Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2016 10:52 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> Subject: RE: blood pressure and iphone I have not used the Bluetooth monitors but the wrist units I have tried all read 40 plus points high. Be sure to check your new unit against a known good arm monitor or one at the doctor’s office. While I was in rehab following an accident last year, an aide used a wrist monitor on me and read more than 100 points high. He was going to write it in the log until I complained. We settled on a reading that was only 40 points high and I told the nurse. Tony From: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2016 12:38 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> Subject: RE: blood pressure and iphone Hi Joe, I just ordered the QardioArm wireless blood pressure monitor which connects to your iOS device via Bluetooth and is supposed to work very well. A friend of mine in Germany already has one and is very happy with it and the app apparently is accessible. Mine won’t be here for a few more days yet so I can’t give you my opinion until I have used it. It comes in Arctic White, Electric Blue, Imperial Red, Racing Yellow and Gold. Below is a link to the company’s own website followed by a link to it on Amazon.com and, for the Canadians on the list who might be interested, a link to it on Amazon.ca. it seems to be around $77 on Amazon.com, here on Amazon.ca it was $124.00, a bit of a rip-off given the fact that the Canadian Dollar has ralleyed quite a bit and once again is around 80 Cents US. Oh well, I guess there is a price for living in a country without Donald Trump, I’ll take *smile*. OK, so I went on the company’s website and it’s listed at $124 Canadian but on sale for $104, also it appears with free shipping. I just called Amazon.ca customer service and was surprised that they don’t price match. They apparently rather get people to return the product which costs them shipping. QardioArm website: https://www.getqardio.com/qardioarm-blood-pressure-monitor-iphone-android/ Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/QardioArm-Wireless-Pressure-Monitor-Android/dp/B00JM6EBHG Amazon.ca: https://www.amazon.ca/Qardioarm-Wireless-Blood-Pressure-Monitor/dp/B00JM6EBHG Regards, Sieghard From: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Joe Thibault Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2016 7:58 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> Subject: blood pressure and iphone Hi Can anyone recommend a blood pressure cuff that works with an iphone? It would be nice if I could track my blood pressure over days and weeks. Does anyone track blood pressure? How do you do it and what blood pressure cuff do you use? Thanks, Joe Thibault -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. 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