[macvoiceover] Re: terminating calls on the iphone
- From: Donna Goodin <goodindo@xxxxxxx>
- To: <macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 07:34:59 -0400
Hey, I sympathize with him! *grin*
Donna
-----Original Message-----
From: David Poehlman <david.poehlman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, June 29, 2009 6:46 AM
To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: terminating calls on the iphone
can you breathe?
On Jun 28, 2009, at 11:52 PM, Keith Reedy wrote:
Hey, its gonna happen, I'm just about to take the plunge, I just
wonder if I am smart enough to work one of these things.
Keith Reedy
On Jun 28, 2009, at 9:29 PM, patrickneazer wrote:
> Hello Donna and all:
>
> Good heavens (smile). Why wait (wink). Just think how much fun you
> will have calling people from your Iphone over the holiday weekend.
> You can send your first text message telling people that you wish
> they were here and you can even take a snapshot of the
> surroundings ... camera works great. Captured my first picture and
> now that picture is the photo that pops up when they call. Not
> everyone will think that is useful or practical though I do (smile).
> The picture came out pretty well ... impress your friends.
>
> I am an NPR fan and my Niece already got her little hands around the
> Iphone (smile). I was close by and she could not do more damage to
> the phone than I could. Currently, I think she will enjoy the other
> phone better ... has Mobile TV on it and she is a fan of the Cartoon
> network (smile).
>
> OK, enough family history though I will finish by saying given that
> I can listen to tunes while on a call my aversion to headphones is
> giving way. This gadget just might cause changes in thinking (wink).
>
> Run out and get one today ... who knows ... you buying one might put
> Keith over the edge (smile). Keith, you are next (smile).
> On Jun 28, 2009, at 10:10 AM, Donna Goodin wrote:
>
>> Good morning, Patrick,
>>
>> Well, it's good to know I'm not the only one who doesn't like
>> wearing headphones. And I have to say, if my poor brain can handle
>> the multitasking, it'd be cool to listen to music while on a call.
>> I think your messages have been successful, the urge to run out and
>> try it is growing stronger by the moment. I imagine I'll have to
>> succumb soon, but can't decide whether to do it now, and be
>> learning to use it while on our 4th of July pilgrimage to visit the
>> fam, or wait till after we get back.
>>
>> BTW, re your niece, don't know if you're an NPR fan, but they had
>> an amusing segment on All Things Considered a few weeks back about
>> people's kids, nieces etc getting hold of their electronic toys.
>> One of the stories featured someone whose toddler niece did manage
>> to get hold of the iphone. I wouldn't recommend it! *smile*
>> Cheers,
>> Donna
>>
>> From: patrickneazer <patrickneazer@xxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2009 9:55 AM
>> To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: terminating calls on the iphone
>>
>> Good morning Donna and all:
>>
>> Beware I also have an aversion to wearing headphones. Though I must
>> confess I found myself on a call with the Ipod playing in the
>> background. If the sound quality of the Iphone's ipod was not so
>> good I might have turned it off. Instead, I found myself enjoying
>> both the music and the call. Never thought it would happen though
>> it might happen again (smile).
>>
>> Even if that does not appeal to you ... run out and try it. Once
>> you pick it up it is contagious (wink).
>>
>>
>> On Jun 28, 2009, at 9:44 AM, Donna Goodin wrote:
>>
>>> I guess I'm just going to have to try this out, it's really hard
>>> to picture! *smile* But, it's good to year yours and Cheryl's
>>> assurances that this can be done. I don't know why I have such an
>>> aversion to headphones, but I really dislike wearing them, unless
>>> I'm listening to music or something like that. And, we don't have
>>> a land line, so frequently I'll go running across the house to
>>> wherever I happened to have left my phone. It's nice to just be
>>> able to hit that left soft key and be on the call.
>>>
>>> So, thanks for the feeddback, I will keep my enthusiasm for
>>> getting an IPhone alive! :)
>>> Best,
>>> Donna
>>>
>>> From: patrickneazer <patrickneazer@xxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2009 2:23 AM
>>> To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: terminating calls on the iphone
>>>
>>> Good morning Donna and all:
>>>
>>> Donna. You can relight your enthusiasm for getting an Iphone
>>> (smile). It is not a requirement to have a head set on to answer
>>> or hang up from calls. You can do both quite nicely without the
>>> headset. I had to get used to the reality that moving the Iphone
>>> toggles the speaker phone. It was not an annoyance just a little
>>> surprising at first (wink). My niece thought it was pretty cool
>>> (smile). Now to keep her from running off with it. Is there an app
>>> for that?
>>>
>>>
>>> On Jun 27, 2009, at 9:50 PM, Donna Goodin wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> As one who doesn't yet have an iphone, the problem is this issue
>>>> of requiring a headset. I don't *want to *have to wear a head
>>>> set to use this phone. Apple really needs to address this. I
>>>> was really hot about getting the iphone, now I'm pulling back.
>>>> If I can't answer and end a call unless I'm wearing headphones,
>>>> this isn't a phone I'm ever going to buy.
>>>> Best,
>>>> Donna
>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: macvoiceover-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:macvoiceover-
>>>>> bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Lodro Rigdzin
>>>>> Sent: Saturday, June 27, 2009 1:51 PM
>>>>> To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: terminating calls on the iphone
>>>>>
>>>>> The iphone headset that comes with the phone has a microphone
>>>>> afaik
>>>>>
>>>>> -original message-
>>>>> Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: terminating calls on the iphone
>>>>> From: "Marco" <news@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> Date: 27/06/2009 19:22
>>>>>
>>>>> I thought that the 3GS came with a ear bud set with a mic on the
>>>>> cord.
>>>>> My
>>>>> nokia phone has this on the ear buds and it works great for
>>>>> answering
>>>>> and
>>>>> ending calls as well as talking handsfree.
>>>>>
>>>>> Maybe it is under the accessories page that apple has under
>>>>> apple.com/accessibility.
>>>>>
>>>>> I've not checked out this sight yet but maybe it might have
>>>>> suggestions
>>>>> for
>>>>> accessibility devices that will make your IPhone experience even
>>>>> better.
>>>>>
>>>>> Marco
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: macvoiceover-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> [mailto:macvoiceover-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Cheryl
>>>>> Homiak
>>>>> Sent: June 27, 2009 8:42 AM
>>>>> To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: terminating calls on the iphone
>>>>>
>>>>> I don't want to put in those earbuds for every call or walk around
>>>>> with the earbuds on all the time in case somebody calls me.
>>>>> So if I can't hear voiceover say "answer" and "end call"
>>>>> I just double tap until it answers or hangs up. Usually, though
>>>>> not
>>>>> always, it will eventually hang up
>>>>> anyway. A couple of times I haven't managed to answer till the
>>>>> third or
>>>>> fourth ring but I haven't actually missed a call this way yet.
>>>>> What we
>>>>> probably need is an independent way to turn up voiceover without
>>>>> having
>>>>> to
>>>>> get it to talk to turn it up. I wonder: if you had a real
>>>>> headset with
>>>>> the
>>>>> microphone built on instead of just the earbuds, is there an auto-
>>>>> answer
>>>>> setting? Or could you get a headset with an answer button on the
>>>>> headset?
>>>>> These might be options if you didn't mind wearing a headset all
>>>>> the
>>>>> time,
>>>>> though I think I'd rather not do this.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Cheryl
>>>>>
>>>>> "Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also."
>>>>>
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>>>
>>> Love
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>>> Me
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>>
>> Take good care and I wish you enough.
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>> Love
>>
>> Me
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