I would like to offer a different perspective here. I have Parkinson’s Disease and, while it is not severe (and my docs do not think it will be), I have come to appreciate just how much subtle motor control It takes to use the iPhone touch screen. The one thing I have had to give up because of Parkinson’s that made me sad is using a slate and stylus, which is something I used to do daily with considerable speed and accuracy... in fact,that was the impetus that sent me to the neurologist. I also have occasional difficulty controlling how many times I tap something,be it the iPhone screen or my Victor when I enter the title of a book with that cockamainey texting system it uses.
I am using a Bluetooth keyboard to type this message which, as indicated by its length, presents no problem for me. It is the subtle control needed to punch dot 4 instead of 1 with a stylus, or to double tap on the phone that is challenging. Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 4, 2019, at 9:15 AM, Angie Nutt <an...@comproom.co.uk> wrote: > > That sounds like too much trouble to me. :) > > > >> On 4 Jan 2019, at 12:40, Ryan Mann <rm...@technologyisawesome.com> wrote: >> >> There is a way that you could add your bank to your contacts and have it >> automatically put in your bank account number. When you are creating the >> contact, put in the bank’s phone number. After the number, put in a few >> commas then type in whatever you would normally put in after the bank’s >> phone system answers. >> For example, if you normally put in your account number then press pound, >> put in pen, press pound again, you would put in the following as the phone >> number: >> Bank phone number,,,accountnumber#,,,yourpen# >> You put in the comma by double-tapping on Shift then finding comma. You >> need to do this for each comma. >> >> Sentfrom my iPhone >> >>> On Jan 4, 2019, at 5:19 AM, Arlene <arlenes71...@earthlink.net> wrote: >>> >>> When we go out I always take one of our button phones, there are times we >>> need to check our bank balances and it's more doable with the buttons. With >>> inputting the numbers from the screen, you would need to be real quick for >>> it to work, and some of you might be quicker than me at doing that. >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: Angie Nutt >>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>> Sent: Friday, January 04, 2019 3:36 AM >>> Subject: Re: Using Your iPhone Without a Touchscreen >>> >>> In my job I come across plenty of people who have either tried and don’t >>> like the touch screen or have tried and just can’t get on with it. While I >>> personally use the touch screen most of the time I can appreciate why >>> buttons are useful as in making phone calls and I would probably find it >>> quicker but I don’t use my iPhone as an actual phone that often. I am of >>> course referring to numbers not in contacts being quicker to type on a >>> hardware keyboard. I also know quite a few who really loved their original >>> RIVo and those who have the RIVO 2 seem to feel the same. Personally, I >>> just couldn’t get my head round it; it just isn’t for me. >>> >>> >>> >>>> On 3 Jan 2019, at 16:09, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: >>>> >>>> I think I heard about this before and maybe this is a newer version, but >>>> for the most part I am amazed at how much trouble people go to and how >>>> much money they spend to take away the strength of the iPhone or, for that >>>> matter, other advanced smartphones. I understand that there might be a few >>>> cases where a person for whatever reason can't touch the phone, e.g. if >>>> they are quadriplegic, have no hands etc. Apple and now Google have put a >>>> lot of very smart people to work to come up with this incredible way to >>>> make touchscreen devices extremely accessible, apps like Flicktype make >>>> typing very efficient with a bit of practice yet some people still think >>>> they are better off trying to avoid touching that screen as much as >>>> possible. Maybe I miss something here, but I just don't get it. >>>> Regards, >>>> Sieghard >>>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com<viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Russ >>>> Kiehne >>>> Sent: Thursday, January 3, 2019 7:03 AM >>>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>>> Subject: Using Your iPhone Without a Touchscreen >>>> I thought some of you might be interested in: Learn about the Rivo 2, the >>>> $299 add-on that lets you use your smart phone without a touch screen, on >>>> Audio Pizza: >>>> http://bit.ly/2LMApbp >>>> -- >>>> 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. Mark can be reached at: >>>> mk...@ucla.edu. 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