The windows phones and android phones will follow suit. Eventually there will be no earphone jacks in any of the phones. I'm glad this company put out a product to solve the problems that people are worrying about. I will look into this product when I get a phone. I am keeping my 6S full right now, I'm not eligible for an upgrade.
Cathy and Tiny. > On Sep 9, 2016, at 9:49 AM, Regina Alvarado <reggie.alvar...@gmail.com> wrote: > > As I have only seen one Android I do not know if the phone Jack is on it, but > for some maybe this would be a good replacement to the new Apple? I have been > told Talk Back is a pretty good program. I believe too that because Apple has > removed the Jack, if well received by the general public, it will also > disappear from the Android and Windows phones. I think fortunately or > unfortunately we are a subset given drops of accessibility and as we are now > using mainstream devices we are at the public's mercy. Doesn't make it right, > just a fact, and we want parity with our sighted counterparts, right? Kind of > like the ERA. Put women in combat when some said they should never be. Change > is hard, and I sure understand the deaf/blind problem (with my hearing > deficit(, but there are ways around the problems, inconvenient yes but not > worth waging a war over. Tell Apple accessibility or hold onto old phones or > yell here if you must, but the earphone jack is gone, and there are much, > much more important problems with Voice-over that Apple should be addressing > in my opinion. > > reggie & Lex > > On Sep 9, 2016, at 8:25 AM, Christopher Chaltain <chalt...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I suspect you're right that the headphone jack is gone for good, but it's > definitely true if anyone who misses the headphone jack doesn't let Apple > know how much they miss it. There's also no reason Apple couldn't put the > headphone jack back in a future device, although like I said, I would doubt > it. > > I'm also not sure how much of my regret over missing the headphone jack is > because I'm blind. I suppose I use my headphones more than my sighted peers > because I'll tend to grab them every time I just want to check the lock > screen, but I don't think it's just blind users who'll be wishing their new > phone had a headphone jack on it that they've taken for granted on all of > their electronics for years. > > It also sounds like you're saying we, especially as blind consumers, > shouldn't criticize Apple for a decision they made. I'm curious, are you just > talking about Apple or all companies? Are you just talking about blind > consumers or all consumers? For how much Apple wants me to pay to get an > iPhone 7, I think I'm allowed to criticize a decision Apple made. I for one > don't think Apple is perfect, and I'm not just going to assume that they'll > never make a mistake and they always know what's best for me. This isn't a > knock on Apple, but just those who think we should just be thankful for > whatever Apple decides we as consumers and blind consumers should be happy > with. > >> On 09/09/16 04:51, Larry Lumpkin wrote: >> Folks. The headphone jack is gone for good and I think we should move on. >> Apple made that decision years ago and every blind user in the world wasn't >> going to alter that decision. Charging while listening isn't a big deal for >> me but I'm retired and don't use my phone all that much for calling anyway. >> If I need power sooner, I'll buy the Belcan thingie. >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >> Of Terje Strømberg >> Sent: Friday, September 09, 2016 4:23 AM >> To: "viphone@googlegroups.com Strømberg" <viphone@googlegroups.com> >> Cc: Terje Strømberg <terjestrmb...@gmail.com> >> Subject: Re: Belkin's coming out with the adapter some of us need >> >> It would be cool if iPhone SE with 3.5mm beats iPhone 7, 7+ hard on the >> sales figures. Don’t think so, but …… Camera is too important for sighted >> people. >> >> Take care >> >> >>> 8. sep. 2016 kl. 23.28 skrev Donald Moore <don.moor...@icloud.com>: >>> >>> You know, if enough people forego the iPhone 7, maybe the 8 will go back to >>> the old plug. >>> >>> >>> >>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On >>> Behalf Of Cristóbal >>> Sent: Thursday, September 8, 2016 5:06 PM >>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: RE: Belkin's coming out with the adapter some of us need >>> >>> You figured that something like this was eventually going to come out by a >>> mainstream company or via a kickstarter campaign. >>> Off putting though that you have to shell out an extra $40.00 for >>> something that’s not even really a mobile solution. Curious to see what >>> kind of battery pack designs these same companies are going to come up with >>> for those of us who may want or need that extra backup. There goes another >>> $40.00 or $80.00 or whatever on top of everything else. That and what type >>> of solution they’re going to come up with for all the credit card swipers >>> that are so ubiquitous Appel was actually getting credit yesterday for only >>> selling the replacement dongles for $9.00, but I guess this shows they’re >>> going to get their pound of flesh one way or another. >>> Those dongles are probably viewed as a lost leader anyway. >>> >>> >>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On >>> Behalf Of Jonathan Mosen >>> Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2016 12:47 PM >>> To: 'Carol Pearson' via VIPhone >>> Subject: Belkin's coming out with the adapter some of us need >>> >>> Hi all, I really wish Apple had shipped this kind of product in the box, >>> but for those who want to upgrade and had legitimate concerns about the >>> lack of ability to use wired headphones and charge, here's the solution. >>> http://www.macrumors.com/2016/09/08/belkin-lightning-audio-adapter-iph >>> one-7/ >>> Jonathan Mosen >>> Mosen Consulting >>> Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training http://Mosen.org >>> >>> -- >>> The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. >>> >>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >>> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners >>> or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >>> >>> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara >>> Quinn - 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