I'm new to the list,
I need to get an IPhone as it seems to be the only viable replacement for my
bathed phone whose deterioration is rapidly increasing.
The contract prices are very high monthly for the IPhone 5, half the price
if I go for a 4.
Why might I want a 5 rather than a 4?
I want to be able to use the SatNav function. I believe there is a compass
too. Does the 5 handle the SatNav or the compass better than the 4, if so,
how?
Can I enter landmarks on the SatNav, similar, for those who know it, to the
way I can on the Trekker?
I know the 4 doesn't have Siri. Why do those of you who use it find it of
value. I know you can ask it to help find facilities, for want of a better
word, but is it very difficult to find such things without it. I can use
voice commands on my phone, but I find the keyboard quicker so never do. I
have disabled TALKS from telling me who is calling. Is Siri perhaps a way of
getting to things more easily than navigating through screens? How good is
it at hearing when you want to speak quietly so others don't hear while you
are out, and how well does it cope with traffic noise?
I've never used a touch screen before, so I'm going to find it all difficult
to start with, but I'm asking a competent touch screen user to tell me why
Siri - would it be worth spending a further £10 per month for 24 months.
Currently I can assign 13 function keys to go directly to a
function/application on the phone. If there are other things I want to
access, I have arranged them in the menus, and I can pick the entry by
typing a number. These are ways that make it quick for me to use my phone.
Are there ways of quickly getting to most used apps on the IPhone, 4 or 5,
which is best?
The same applies to when I am in a call and want to look up or send contacts
texts or appointments etc. I know I'll need to have the IPhone on speaker
phone, because VO doesn't work when the phone is close to the ear, but how
easy can it be made to quickly get to applications I might currently use
while I'm in a call?
How much of what I can now do might I not be able to achieve on the IPhone.
There may well be plenty of other apps that will be of such a benefit that I
just have to suffer my losses.
Would getting a keyboard help speed things up?
I saw some keyboard commands on the Apple vis site which suggest it might,
do any of you find one useful and why? Are there some keyboards which should
be avoided because they can't be switched off independently, or don't have
all the keys which are useful or where the IPhone doesn't recognise some
keys, or any other reason!
Are there things that the phone can do which can't be accessed by using the
keyboard? I've just read a post with a keyboard command in it, are there
podcasts, tutorials or e-texts where I can find out all that a keyboard can
do, that is, if it seems from your posts that one is likely to speed things
up for me.
Anything you can tell me about which phone is best to use and why, would be
appreciated.
Would you recommend any other IPhone mailing list that is more geared up to
dealing with new users who want to be experts within a week, even if I
accept that is impossible, I still only have a week to get used to it before
I have to use it permanently!
Thanks. Kate
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