Mark, being the ham radio op that I am, I can't resist the temptation to suggest you get a ham radio license. That would enable you to use a "handy talky" which would allow for great communication. The two of you might have been able to use an app called echolink.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of M. Taylor Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2023 1:33 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Wishing for a Simple WalkieTalkie App for iOS Hello Everyone, Earlier this weekend I and a friend were up in the San Francisco airport waiting on a flight back to Los Angeles. As we had quite a bit of time before our flight, we decided to explore the airport, separately, and meet back at the gate after a While. I thought this would be a great opportunity to actually use the Walkie Talkie app on our Apple Watches to stay in touch. It didn't work as well as I had hoped. For one thing, there were so many people crowded in the airport that I couldn't hear the speaker on the watch when she tried to reach me. Add the ambient noise of all the people, coupled with the endless and continuous flight announcements, and, for me, at least, it was an impossible situation. I had to hold my wrist against my ear and I felt silly doing it and my arm got tired, very quickly. Second, when I tried to use my Airpods to connect directly to the watch??? Well, let's just say that my VoiceOver / Walkie Talkie app experience was not a good one. Although I have used the walkie talkie app many, many times, when at home, this was the first time I had tried using it out in the wild, as it were. She told me that she could not hear me on her watch, either, for the same reason. Now she has quote, normal, quote hearing, relative to mine; so I know that the problem was not completely owing to my poor hearing. So, the question: Can you recommend a simple push-to-talk walkie talkie app that will work on iPhone? When I search the app store I see so many but really have no idea of which one is best for VoiceOver users. Now I just want a simple app that works as much like the walkie talkie app on the watch but, of course, works on the phone. I read, somewhere, that Microsoft Team has a pretty good walkie talkie app feature but I'm not certain if it will work in a non-enterprise scenario, between only 2 people. Just so you know, we ended up using text messages to stay in contact in the airport but it would have been nice to use a more direct voice interface. All replies greatly appreciated. Mark -- 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: [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/000801d9b3b9%2432a8b860%2497fa2920%24%40ucla.edu. -- 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: [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/1ac301d9b426%24773ddc40%2465b994c0%24%40fuse.net.
