[vip_students] Re: Thoughts of phones

  • From: "Susan Curry" <SusanCurry@xxxxxxx>
  • To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 08:52:04 -0000

will do eleanor.

----- Original Message ----- From: "Eleanor Burke" <eleanorburke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 9:08 PM
Subject: [vip_students] Re: Thoughts of phones


Brilliant hope it all works out for you. Do let us know Dusan on Friday if you get the phone.
-----Original message-----
From: Susan Curry
Sent:  28/02/2012, 7:50  pm
To: vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [vip_students] Re: Thoughts of phones


Eleanor,

I don't know what Vodafone are at but I got a call from them this evening at
10 past 6 to say that they have found a c5 for me and they will put the
talks on and send it out to me and I shall receive it by Friday of this
week.

i do hope this is so, i'll not hold my breath.

susan
----- Original Message ----- From: "Eleanor Burke" <eleanorburke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 2:22 PM
Subject: [vip_students] Re: Thoughts of phones


Not Susan. The C5 is a numeric non touch screen and I have had Vodafone
confirm that they have C5 in stock at a cost of £125 plus VAT.
-----Original message-----
From: tony sweeney
Sent:  28/02/2012, 2:12  pm
To: vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [vip_students] Re: Thoughts of phones


Susan,

A possible final question from me on this thread.

Just curious how one accesses the "keyboard" on the C5 as of course there is
no querty?

I mean if you say tap the screen for example then you are on the way to
starting to learn iPhone I would have thought, or maybe I'm wrong!

Cheers and keep on truckin!

Tony
----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan Curry" <SusanCurry@xxxxxxx>
To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 11:28 AM
Subject: [vip_students] Re: Thoughts of phones


hi tony,

I don't really do a awful lot on my phone, just the basic things like
texting, reminders, notes, calling friends and family. I use the alarm
clock every morning also.

I don't go on the internet or send emails.

I find all you on the list very adventurous and admire you immensely, just
the way you take the bull by the horns and go for it, the way you tackle
different things on the computer and with those I phones.

Susan
----- Original Message ----- From: "tony sweeney" <deirton711@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 11:13 PM
Subject: [vip_students] Re: Thoughts of phones


Susan,

C5 sounds good for you I glean.

Now whuy not sometime (when you get sorted( you just give a few pointers
as to why the C5 suits you; no not a mini- tutorial of it unless that's
what you might want to do.

Am curious of no querty on the phone; haven't researched that!

Best,

Tony Sweeney
----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan Curry" <SusanCurry@xxxxxxx>
To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 6:56 PM
Subject: [vip_students] Re: Thoughts of phones


hi tony,

no I've never had a phone lost through Vodafone before. yes we have
legal aid up here but I hope it doesn't come to that, Vodafone are still
looking for a c5 for me so this indicates to me that they have taken
responsibility for my phone going missing.

I went to our local apple shop and we were shown an I phone the 4s, the
screen was very sensitive if you touched it at all it started to jabber
away, I know if I had it for 2 or 3 days I would probably conquer it but
I would still have the c5, I don't use my phone for the internet or any
thing like that, I only use my phone for texting, calling folk, reminder
and the alarm.

susan
----- Original Message ----- From: "tony sweeney" <deirton711@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2012 6:24 PM
Subject: [vip_students] Re: Thoughts of phones


Evening Susan,

Coincidentally just reading Dorothy's forwarded piece on iPhone and I
tell you I'm learning more about it every second I read!

Susan did they not lose another phone of yours before, don't let them
fob
you off, I'm sure there are consumer rights up North as they are down
here.

Do you have say Free Legal Aid up there or do you have a good solicitor
to talk to; not satisfactory at all for such a high profile company to
go losing phones on their customers if that's the case.

Yes go all out to have that C5 replaced or to be properly compensated.

Will consider iPhone (or whatever is around) when my laptop kicks the
bucket.

It is an expensive phone to buy and the plans are not cheap either but
if one is happy with that well that's fine indeed.

Yes think that it might be no harm to learn a bit about iPhone before a
possible purchase, well that's my penny's worth anyway.

Best,

Tony Sweeney----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan Curry" <SusanCurry@xxxxxxx>
To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2012 11:16 AM
Subject: [vip_students] Re: Thoughts of phones


hi tony,

I totally agree with you I'll have to give it some serious thought,
I'm afraid I'm a creature of habit and hate change, or should I say
afraid of change?

no harm to maybe go and have a look at an I phone and hopefully that
will decide me. I loved my c5 and would love to get it back or be able
to buy another one, some times I think one has to bite the bullet and
move with the times.

Susan
----- Original Message ----- From: "tony sweeney" <deirton711@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2012 2:41 AM
Subject: [vip_students] Thoughts of phones


Hi,

iPhone is a different learning curve.

Consider what you now have (or had) carefully and decide then to take
"the jump" if you wish.

Think that I saw something of C5 on this list being lost, Vodafone
before!

Best,

Tony Sweeney
----- Original Message ----- From: "Dorothy" <dorothy.darke@xxxxxxx>
To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2012 10:13 PM
Subject: [vip_students] Re: picking your brains


Hi Susan

I am very interested in the iPhone too as my Nokia N70 is having the
abdabs
and cutting out so I am looking for another phone.

I went into the Vodafone shop near us and the chap said E5-00 and
E7-00
which both have qwerty keyboards.

Also he said to go into the Apple Shop and ask them to let me feel
the
iPhone then it will give me an idea how it works and he would order
me one.

I have just been on the Apple Web Site and below is some information
which I
found which could be helpful to you.

Hope this helps,

Dorothy.
Vision
The revolutionary iPhone also includes an equally revolutionary
screen
reader, and other innovative accessibility features that make it
easier to
use for those with impaired vision.

VoiceOver

The same VoiceOver screen reader made popular on the Mac is now a
standard
feature on iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, and iPhone 3GS. It's the world's
first
gesture-based screen reader, enabling you to enjoy the fun and
simplicity of
iPhone even if you can't see the screen.

What makes VoiceOver on iPhone truly remarkable is that you control
it using
simple gestures that let you physically interact with items on
screen. It's
easy to learn and fun to use. Instead of memorizing hundreds of
keyboard
commands, or endlessly pressing tiny arrow keys to find what you're
looking
for, with VoiceOver, you simply touch the screen to hear a
description of
the item under your finger, then gesture with a double-tap, drag, or
flick
to control the phone.

VoiceOver delivers an experience unlike any screen reader you've
ever used
before. Traditional screen readers describe individual elements on
the
screen, but struggle to communicate where each element is located or
provide
information about adjoining objects. This contextual information is
very
important but typically filtered out by other screen readers. For
example,
"off-screen" models used by traditional screen readers to represent
applications and web pages intentionally strip away contextual
information
and describe web pages as a list or menu of items. But with
VoiceOver on
iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, and iPhone 3GS, you'll experience something
entirely
new.

Because VoiceOver works with the iPhone touchscreen, you interact
directly
with objects on the screen and can naturally understand their
location and
context. So, when you touch the upper-left corner of the screen,
you'll hear
what's in the upper left corner of a web page, and as you drag your
finger
around the screen, you'll learn what's nearby, providing an amazing
new
sense of context and relationship between the items you hear. For
many,
VoiceOver on iPhone will provide, perhaps for the first time, a true
sense
of how things appear on screen, not just descriptions of what they
are.

You'll hear descriptions of every item on the screen, including
status
information such as battery level, Wi-Fi and cellular network signal
levels,
the cellular network provider, and time of day. It even lets you
know when
the display changes to landscape or portrait orientation, and when
the
screen is locked or unlocked.

The speaking rate is adjustable so you can set it to a speed that
best suits
your listening ability. VoiceOver uses distinctive sound effects to
alert
you when an application opens, when the screen is updated, when a
message
dialog appears, and more. And, when Voiceover is talking, the volume
of
background sounds and music is automatically lowered, "ducking"
under the
voice, so you can clearly hear what VoiceOver is telling you.

It speaks your language
VoiceOver includes built-in voices that speak 36 languages: Arabic,
Chinese
(Cantonese), Chinese (China), Chinese (Taiwan), Czech, Danish,
Dutch,
English (Australia), English (Britain), English (Irish), English
(South
African), English (United States), Finnish, Flemish (Belgian Dutch),
French
(Canadian), French (France), German, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian,
Indonesian,
Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil),
Portuguese (Portugal), Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Spanish (Mexico),
Spanish
(Spain), Swedish, Thai, Turkish.

Getting started
VoiceOver is built right into iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, and iPhone 3GS.
There's
nothing extra to purchase or install. All you need is the latest
version of
iTunes and a Mac or PC. You can activate your iPhone and enable
VoiceOver
without sighted assistance using Setup Assistant. Sighted users can
also
enable VoiceOver for you directly on iPhone using the Accessibility
menu in
the Settings application.

How it works
With VoiceOver enabled, you'll use a different but simple set of
gestures to
control iPhone. For example, instead of tapping to activate a
button, tap
the button to hear a description of it, double-tap to activate it,
and swipe
up or down to adjust a slider.

When an item on the screen is selected, a black rectangle called the
VoiceOver Cursor appears around it. The VoiceOver Cursor is
displayed for
the benefit of sighted users with whom you may be sharing your
phone. When
you prefer privacy, VoiceOver includes a screen curtain that turns
off the
display so no one can read it without your knowledge.

In addition to touching and dragging around the screen, you can also
flick
left and right to move the VoiceOver Cursor precisely to the next or
previous item on the screen - no matter how big or small it is. By
flicking,
you have precise control of what you hear even when it might
otherwise be
difficult to place your finger on it. Watch the VoiceOver video


Entering text
When you're typing text, such as an email message or a note,
VoiceOver
echoes each character on the keyboard as you touch it, and again to
confirm
when you enter it. You can also have VoiceOver speak each completed
word
instead of or in addition to individual characters as you type them.
A flick
up or down while typing moves the insertion point cursor left and
right
within the text so you can edit a word just as easily and precisely
as
typing a new word.


To help you type more quickly and accurately, iPhone features word
prediction and suggests the correct spelling when you type a word
incorrectly. With Speak Auto-text enabled, you'll hear a sound
effect and
the suggested word spoken automatically. You can just keep typing to
ignore
it, or press the space key to have iPhone type it for you.

The rotor

VoiceOver features an innovative virtual control called a "rotor."
Turning
the rotor - by rotating two fingers on the screen as if you were
turning an
actual dial - changes the way VoiceOver moves through a document
based on a
setting you choose. For example, a flick up or down might move
through text
word by word. But when you choose the "character" setting, each time
you
flick up or down VoiceOver will move through the text character by
character - perfect when you're proofreading or editing text.

You can also use the rotor to navigate web pages. When you're on a
web page,
the rotor contains the names of common items, such as headers,
links, form
elements, images, and more. You select a setting, then flick up and
down to
move to the previous or next occurrence of that item on the page,
skipping
over items in between.

Applications
VoiceOver works with all of the built-in applications that come on
iPhone
4S, iPhone 4, and iPhone 3GS, including Safari, Mail, App Store,
iTunes,
Music, Calendar, and Notes. And with the element labeler, you can
create
custom labels for buttons so it's even easier to place and receive
calls,
surf the web, text and email your friends, check your stocks and the
weather, and more. Apple is also working with iPhone software
developers so
they can make their applications VoiceOver compatible. Learn more

Wireless braille displays
You can use a refreshable braille display that uses Bluetooth
wireless
technology to read VoiceOver output in braille. In addition, braille
displays with input keys and other controls can be used to control
iPhone
when VoiceOver is turned on. iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, and iPhone 3GS
work with
many of the most popular wireless braille displays. View a list of
supported
braille displays


Siri
Siri on iPhone 4S lets you use your voice to send messages, place
phone
calls, schedule meetings, set reminders, and more. You can ask Siri
to do
things for you just by talking the way you talk. Siri understands
what you
say, knows what you mean, and even talks back. It's the intelligent
assistant that's there to help with the things you do every day.
iPhone 4S
also takes dictation. Instead of typing, tap the microphone button
on the
keyboard, speak your words, numbers, or sentences out loud, and let
iPhone
convert your words into text. It's never been easier to write
messages, take
notes, or search the web. Learn more about Siri

Zoom

While many iPhone applications let you zoom in and out specific
elements
such as images in Mail, or web page columns in Safari, Zoom lets you
magnify
the entire screen of any application you're using to help you see
what's on
the display. You can enable Zoom using iTunes when you're setting up
iPhone,
for yourself or someone else, or later, using the Accessibility menu
in the
Settings application on iPhone.

Zoom works everywhere, including the Home, Lock, and Spotlight
screens -
even with applications you purchase from the App Store.


A simple double-tap with three fingers instantly zooms in and out
200% and
you can double-tap and drag three fingers to dynamically adjust the
magnification between 100% and 500%. Even when zoomed, you can
continue
using all of the familiar flick, pinch, tap, and other iPhone
gestures to
run your favorite applications.

White on Black
For those who need or prefer higher contrast, iPhone 4S, iPhone 4,
and
iPhone 3GS provide an option to change the display to white on
black. This
reverse video effect works in all applications as well as the Home,
Lock,
and Spotlight screens and can be used with Zoom and VoiceOver.

Speak Selection
Want to select text from websites, email, messages, and more? Speak
Selection lets you highlight text in any application by double
tapping it.
Even if you don't have VoiceOver enabled, Speak Selection will read
you the
highlighted text and give you formatting options like cut, copy, and
paste.
Turn on Speak Selection in Settings.


Tactile Buttons
iPhone includes a few, easily discernible physical buttons used to
control
the phone: the Sleep/Wake button, located on the top edge; the
Ring/Silent
switch and volume-control buttons, located on the upper-left edge;
and the
Home button, centered below the display.

Large Text
You can increase the font size to see up to 56-point text in alerts,
Calendar, Contacts, Mail, Messages, and Notes.


iPhone Stereo Headset
iPhone comes with a stereo headset with a high-performance
microphone built
into the cable. Plug it into the standard 3.5-mm stereo headphone
jack, and
the headset lets you control music playback and answer and end calls
by
clicking the microphone capsule.

Several add-on products are also available to work with iPhone that
can help
those with hearing disabilities, including a hearing aid-compatible
induction ear loop from TecEar, wireless remote headset from Oticon,
and
others.

Hands-Free Speakerphone
Enjoy hands-free communication using the built-in speakerphone,
which you
can also use to listen to Visual Voicemail, music, podcasts, and
video.

Audible, Visible, and Vibrating Alerts
Turn the ringer on and iPhone delivers both audible and visual
alerts for
phone calls, text messages, new and sent mail, and calendar events.
Choose
to have an LED light flash for incoming calls and alerts. Set
incoming calls
to display a full-screen image of the caller. Or select an audio
option to
confirm keyboard actions.

In silent mode, iPhone vibrates instead of playing a tone. And it's
easy to
know who's calling because you can select from different vibration
patterns
or create your own by tapping out custom patterns. To ensure that
you never
miss a notification, you can have iPhone play an audio alert, too.

Downloadable, Assignable Ringtones
You can assign distinctive ringtones to individuals in your contacts
list,
using the ringtone as an audible caller ID. Visit the iTunes Store
to
create, purchase, and download additional ringtones of your favorite
songs
(sold separately).


Accessible iPhone User Guide
The iPhone User Guide has been designed with accessibility in mind.
Read the
iPhone User Guide in HTML format using a web browser with your
favorite
screen reader on a Mac, PC, and iPhone. Or listen to the iPhone User
Guide
in ePub format using VoiceOver in the iBooks app on iPhone (iBooks
and the
user guide can be downloaded at no charge from the App Store and
iBookstore,
respectively). You can read the iPhone User Guide in tagged PDF
format using
the Preview application in OS X and Adobe Acrobat for Mac and
Windows. If
you can read English braille there's also an electronic braille
version in
.brf format. You can order an embossed copy of iPhone User Guide
from
Lighthouse for the Blind in San Francisco, California.

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