I agree with that con of the iPhone, use of bot dial-in systems, so get round it by having yet another phone for the job, with real buttons. Any old Nokia is good for this, along with a good PAIG simm to go in it. Failing that, don't BT keyboards help with this? Cost aside, don't that new BT number keypad that has been doing the rounds lately, help with this?
Thanks, RobH. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kayaker" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2014 4:28 PM Subject: What are the real cons of the iPhone WAS:Re: NFB June Braille Monitor/Article on the iPhone Hi, My complaints on the NFB article are two fold. First I felt the article was written with the title in mind first, much like a bad high school paper trying to debate a topic, and grasping for cons to support the premise by only reporting half truths. For example, T-moble data plans start at $5 per month and the free data plan might even be an option. Second, the cons mentioned are mostly not specific to the iPhone, but smart phones in general, or people in general. Yes, GPS drains the battery. It drains any phone battery. Yes, if you have motor issues,, it may be difficult, blind or sighted. Yes, learning a new piece of technology can be frustrating, blind or sighted. In general, I am less than impressed with the technical savvy of the major blindness organizations. It feels there is an old guard that needs to retire. But, the article did have me asking the question, what are the cons of the iPhone? What are the real issues and problems we still have using the device? I could come up with only one such issue that I have, and that's with automated phone services. The time it takes to hear voiceover while a menu prompt is going on, often requires me to take several attempts before getting to where I want to go. And the time that a system gives up on you if you delay too long is too short for my liking. I dread entering my webex conference code when dialing into meetings. Thank goodness more and more systems will accept voice recognition as well. Alas, I have no easy solution to this problem of getting competing feedback in my ear, one from the automated system and one from voiceover, but I do admit it is easier with a known tactile button layout. Now, I'm not looking for work arounds here, I'm simply pointing out a valid complaint that I feel could be labeled as a con. But that's the best I could do. How about you? Can we come up with ten valid and sane cons? I certainly can come up with ten pros, and then some. Best, --k Faith doesn't give you the answers, it merely stops you from asking the questions. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. 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 post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. 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 post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
