I could buy 4 Dell laptops for that. Richard, USA "The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane." - Marcus Aurelius
My web site: https://www.turner42.com (sent from my iPhone 18 Pro > On Oct 2, 2026, at 2:45 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > Wow. I could buy two Windows laptops for that. > James B > > > -----Original Message----- > From: 'Richard Turner' via VIPhone <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, October 2, 2026 2:58 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: I feel my phone has gotten dumb! > > You always have the option to turn Siri off. > The 18 Pro Max with 2TB is selling right now for $2449.00. > > > > Richard, USA > Jaws version: 2026.2608.25 (Script Revision: 2) > Windows Version: 26H2 (OS Build 26300.9457) > > “Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.” > -- Terry Pratchett, Hogfather, P. 172. > > My web site: https://www.turner42.com/ > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of janet > gross > Sent: Friday, October 2, 2026 12:51 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: I feel my phone has gotten dumb! > > Hello, > > I wonder would you be forced to use the new Siri feature, if that is the only > Siri at that time, by next year? > Two terabytes on a phone, are you serious? > > Kindly, > > Janet. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Joshua > Hendrickson > Sent: Friday, October 2, 2026 1:55 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: I feel my phone has gotten dumb! > > When I get my 18 pro max next year, I’m pretty sure I won’t be using any of > the new Siri features at all. The only reason why I want the 18 pro max is > because of the faster processor and the 2 terabytes of storage space. > Sent from my quantum phone!! > >> On Oct 2, 2026, at 12:13 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I only just received the notification from Apple that my iPhone 18 Pro has >> shipped, but even with my 16 Pro I echo Richard's points. Siri is fantastic >> now and while it still gets some things wrong with dictation, I agree that >> it's better and of course to simply tell Siri to change something is >> awesome. The other day I sent a text message and when Siri read it back to >> me I didn't like the way something sounded so I simply told it to replace a >> couple of words with something else and it did it perfectly. Also, I love >> the fact that if for example I want to send somebody a phone number or email >> address and the person whose number or email address I want is in my >> contacts, I can just pause dictation and then say "Siri, insert the phone >> number for John Smith into my message (John Smith is of course just an >> example). The fact is that Siri will look up John Smith and insert his phone >> number, of course if I had a work and mobile number for him, I'd have to >> tell Siri to insert his mobile or work number instead of just "number". >> Another nice new feature is the ability to change system and notification >> sounds volume independently from ringtone sound volume in Settings > Sounds >> and Haptics and of course the new image recognition and live recognition >> rotor items are amazing. >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: 'Richard Turner' via VIPhone <[email protected]> >> Sent: Friday, October 2, 2026 9:49 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: RE: I feel my phone has gotten dumb! >> >> I also have the 18 pro running iOS 27.0.1. >> I am extremely impressed with the new Siri. If you use a voice command to >> start Siri, either hey Siri or just Siri, it is more like other AI apps >> where you can respond to Siri saying things like would you like to know more >> about this, or that. >> Using the new Siri AI app is also very effective. >> >> The speed of the new phone is very impressive. >> >> Dictation is better than it ever has been for me. >> >> Do you have all the settings for Siri turned on? >> >> Have you rebooted the phone after the initial update? >> >> I can understand the dictation errors if you are speaking quickly... >> >> >> >> >> Richard, USA >> Jaws version: 2026.2608.25 (Script Revision: 2) Windows Version: 26H2 (OS >> Build 26300.9457) >> >> “Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.” >> -- Terry Pratchett, Hogfather, P. 172. >> >> My web site: https://www.turner42.com/ >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Terri >> Stimmel >> Sent: Friday, October 2, 2026 9:34 AM >> To: Viphone <[email protected]> >> Subject: I feel my phone has gotten dumb! >> >> Hello everyone. >> >> I hope you all are doing well. I am writing really just to complain about >> some things. But also, to see if anyone else is having similar experiences. >> >> I have the 18 pro, running the latest iOS version. Fi First of all, I am not >> really impressed with iOS 27. I don't see how there were that many changes. >> Maybe someone else has noticed more than I have, though? >> >> What are some things you all like about iOS 27? >> What are some changes I might be able to make, to find some improvements? >> >> Also, I have the new Siri, and I don't think it's much better. It seems like >> a pain to me. But maybe I am not using it correctly? >> >> My biggest complaint, though, is when I use dictation to try and write >> messages and such. I don't do this in public, mainly when I am at home. >> I've noticed that sometimes my words are changed up when I dictate >> something. For example, instead of writing phone, it will write the word >> bone. Earlier, I was trying to say the word Judaism, and it wrote judo. Then >> when I tried to fix it, it wrote Buddhism. I know I talk clearly enough. So >> I'm not sure why these sorts of things keep happening. These are just a few >> examples. There are more. This used to happen sometimes. But now it seems to >> be happening more often. >> What could be causing this? >> >> Any thoughts, or suggestions for me would be very much appreciated. And I >> would love to hear some positive experiences with the upgrade. As well as >> the new Siri. >> >> Thank you so much! >> >> Terri >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> -- >> 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]. 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