I have absolutely no doubt thatAIRA is a great service and I certainly understand that it is going to cost a pretty good chunk of change to provide. At this point, my husband and I simply can’t fit another $80 a month into our budget. I wish we could.
Donna Sent from my iPhone > On May 4, 2018, at 6:53 AM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: > > First of all, I would like to know how many apps provide the same service as > Aira. Yes, Be my Eyes comes to mind as it connects to a real person who > volunteers to help you, but even Be My Eyes does not connect you to trained > helpers and with Be My Eyes and any other apps which might exist you have to > use your iPhone’s camera and point it. With Aira you wear these smart glasses > and your helper as I said had specific training, in addition to “seeing > through your glasses” which is much more efficient than pointing your iPhone > they can also share your computer’s screen if you are working on something > which is inaccessible and help you to click on the correct stuff or fill out > a form or read inaccessible information to you. > As for price, well of course something like this can’t be cheap. First of all > you get all the equipment and the data plan required is also included. Then > Aira assistents are trained and while I assume they may be able to work from > at home and don’t have to sit in some call centre somewhere, they are paid to > do this. I have no doubt that the level of help you get is much superior in > most cases. I say in most cases since dedicated volunteers who take calls > from Be My Eyes and who might have a bit of experience may also be very good, > but you may also get somebody who is less skilled just as sometimes you might > ask for directions while walking down the street and you get somebody who is > naturally awesome at giving directions and other times you end up with > somebody who would get lost themselves if they had to find something 3 blocks > away and they can’t for the life of them give good directions. > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Mama > Peach > Sent: Friday, May 4, 2018 4:38 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Glasses > > I get that, but I think it is just another case of because we are blind, we > are charged outragious prices for the service. I guess if it is a “got to > have it situation and one has the money, then it would be nice to have. There > are just so many apps out there that provide this same service, for very > little money or nothing at all. > > From: Sieghard Weitzel > Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2018 11:35 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: Glasses > > If you live a lifestyle where you need this level of assistance whether it’s > maybe for a difficult job or whatever else you might like to do then it’s > actually ot that expensive. How many hours of assistance can you get > one-on-one if you paid somebody $15 an hour? Easy calculation, at $329 for > unlimited service that would be 22 hours a months which is just a bit less > than 45 minutes a day. I think also that for many people the 400 minutes or 6 > hours and 40 minutes for $199 is enough and the big benefit is that the > assistance is available just about any time you need it and not when maybe > you asked whoever helps you to stop by. > On the other hand, paying $199 for 400 minutes works out to almost $30 an > hour. In any case, it sounds as if those who can afford it and have it all > agree it is worth it. > > Regards, > Sieghard > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Mama > Peach > Sent: Thursday, May 3, 2018 9:25 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Glasses > > Wow, my rent costs less than the unlimited minutes per month. Why not just > use apps that are already available that don’t cost anywhere near this > amount. I just can’t see spending that amount of money, but that is just my > opinion. > > From: Andy Baracco > Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2018 6:51 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Glasses > > The Samsung phone included with the new glasses is simply for providing power > to the glasses. Apparently Talk Back is locked out, so you can't use the > phone as a phone, so you still will have 4 pieces of hardware, the iPhone, > the bluetooth headset, the Samsung phone, and the glasses. The advantage to > this system is that you don't have to charge the glasses separately, as the > Samsung phone will power them. > > Andy > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Kay Malmquist > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2018 5:38 PM > Subject: Re: Glasses > > They are introducing a new model called the horizon and this is a new pair of > glasses that have the camera in the middle and operates with a Samsung phone > that is dedicated for just Aira. No more Mifi and less hardware. You can > still use your iPhone if you like, but if not and you want to use the new > system, this will free up your Iphone for use in whatever way you like. The > new glasses will have a larger field of vision. > > As for becoming dependent on Aira, I don't really think so. Do I like using > it for things? Yes, When it comes to describing events, helping me put > items together, finding things on the net that I wanted to buy more of and > so much more. Just makes my life a bit easier and I don't feel that > dependence is the issue. I still do things without the help of Aira, but > when I use them to quick scan my mail or find a sirloin steak in my freezer > that doesn't have a barcode because it is from a side, I appreciate them very > much. Finding my way in an office building when no one else is around has > become less of a chore that's for sure. > > Kay Malmquist > kay.malmqu...@gmail.com > > Gratitude Advantages > "No matter what your temperament is now, gratitude will give you more > patience, understanding, compassion, and kindness." > > — Rhonda Byrne > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Andy Baracco > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2018 3:22 PM > Subject: Re: Glasses > > i agree with michael. When I was working I would have had the same issues. > But my friends who have the service absolutely love it, in fact, they seem to > be addicted to it, and I think that is a negative. Lately they seem to be > everywhere, doing an advertising blitz and I almost feel like it's being > shoved down my throat. But i think there is a use case for it, and if my > circumstances were different, I might consider it. I think it's neat, but > certainly not for everyone. I do wish that there was a way that the glasses > could interface directly with the iPhone so you wouldn't need another device. > As it is you have your phone, some way to get audio, i. e. bluetooth headset, > the glasses, and either a mobile hot spot or another phone that you would > need to power the glasses. You need to make sure that all of these pieces are > charged and in working order, and if one link in the chain fails, you're back > to your own skills. > > Andy > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Michael Maslo > To: Viphone > Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2018 8:27 AM > Subject: Re: Glasses > > Out of curiosity, what plans are people who have these glasses have? I > personally can't justify the price for none of the plans. I would be > prohibiting to use them on my job due to sensitive material I have or in > contact with. Also the money spent for the glasses and plans could be used to > pay bills, save for a vacation or so many items. I respect there are a lot > who like this application but it is but not for me. If those who have these > glasses go shopping with them, how long does it take you to go shopping? Is > it faster then asking for assistance or using the on line services offered by > a lot of chains? Thanks for any responses. > > > > On May 3, 2018 at 09:40, <Carolyn Arnold> wrote: > > I wonder if their minutes roll over like AT&T and Net 10 prepay plans do? > > > Best regards, > > > Carolyn > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Scott Rumery > > Sent: Thursday, May 3, 2018 9:28 AM > > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > > Subject: Re: Glasses > > > Hi Linda, > > > The name of the company is Aira pronounced "Eye Ra". > > > I am actually going to be signing up for the service today and if you or > anyone else on the list are interested I can share a referral link that if > you use it when you sign up for the service will get us both a free month of > the service. > > > The pricing for Aira is as follows: > > > 100 minutes per month for $89 > > > 200 minutes per month for $129 > > > 400 minutes per month for $199 > > > Unlimited minutes per month for $329 > > > I know that it sounds like a lot of money to pay but if you really think > about the service that they are providing it really doesn't seem that high to > me. I know that for my wife and me we will get a lot of use out of this > service as there are a lot of times during the month that we have to ask one > of our sighted friends or family members to either come over to our house to > help us or to use Face Time on the iPhone to help us. > > > I am going to be signing up with the 200 minute plan to start, but if we need > more time (which seems unlikely) I can change it later. Also, keep in mind > that if you find that you are not using all of your minutes in the month you > can then downgrade your service unless you are already on the lowest tier > plan. I believe that if you use all of your minutes in a given month that you > can then purchase more time but as of right now I do not know how much it > cost to add time to the current month. > > > I hope that this information is helpful, and please let me know if you are > interested in getting a referral link as I will then share it with you. > > > I hope that everyone has a great day! > > > > Scott Rumery > > > On 5/3/18, Lynda Ingraham <lynda.ingra...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi Everyone, > > > > > > > > > > > > Could someone please post or repost the contact for the information > > > for the company that has developed the glasses that allow you to > > > receive live assistance from a person? 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