Wow, there's a lot here. I can't possibly answer everything. You may
think about grouping some of these related questions together and
posting them separately.
On 05/17/2013 04:16 PM, Kate Harrington wrote:
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?
Maybe you don't consider it viable, but an Android phone may also be an
option. The accessibility may not be as polished, but you can get them
at different price points.
I have an iPhone 4S myself, and I was never tempted to upgrade to the
iPhone 5. With the iPhone 4S you get Siri, which you won't get with the
4. IMHO, this makes it worth getting the 4S over the 4, even if you
don't think you'd use Siri much right now.
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 think you lose some functionality with Apple Maps between the 4 and
the 4S, but not between the 4S and the 5. Another reason to go with at
least the 4S over the 5.
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 don't use Siri much, but it is a quicker way sometimes to make a call
or bring up a standard app. If you're worried about people over hearing
you talking to Siri, you could just use the keyboard instead.
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?
You can arrange your apps on your home pages, so for example, you can
place all of your most common apps on your first home page to get to
them quickly. You can also organize apps into folders, if you find this
easier. Both the 4 and 5 work the same way in this sense, but you do get
4 more apps per page with the 5.
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?
I find this is best done with head phones. Using head phones, it's easy
enough to get to what you need on the phone while on a call.
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.
I use a bluetooth keyboard paired to my iPhone when typing longer
messages. I like the Verbatim keyboard, since it folds up, but there are
a lot of good options out there in all different sizes. I'd check for
the features you're interested in first before buying anything. Some
keyboards do have some keys that make things easier, like a home key or
an eject key, but I think there are keyboard options for most anything
you want to do on a standard keyboard.
I'm not aware of a podcast that walks you through using a bluetooth
keyboard in general, although Raul did a good podcast specifically on
the Amazon Basics keyboard. I think there are still some things you may
not be able to do with your keyboard, but you can simulate most VO
gestures from a bluetooth keyboard. I think the best way to learn is to
bring up one of the cheat sheets that are out there and just play around
with the bluetooth keyboard and referring to the cheat sheet.
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!
There are other lists out there, but I think this is the best one for
you now. You already mentioned the AppleVis site; that's another good
reference.
Thanks. Kate
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