Hi Carol. I have tried to subscribe to that list myself and got a reply telling me that the list is an invite only list. On 29/11/2011, Carol Pearson <carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi Scott, > > Welcome to the IWorld! <Smiles> > > If you have the latest IOS update (version 5 anyway) you can speak to Siri > by holding down the Home button until you hear a beep, then ask something > like, "How old are you"? If you have Siri he'll give you a bit of a funny > answer to that one. You should be able to ask the time, "What time is it?" > and this will work whether or not you have Siri. > > To get that South African voice, you'll need to go to Settings, General, > accessability, double tap VoiceOver, then language rotorwork through the > list till you find it then double click. You will now (hopefully) find it > on the rotor settings and you can select it whenever you want and change it > back to your English voice if you choose. > > HTH: > > -- > Carol P > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Scott > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 12:56 PM > Subject: [access-uk] Re: IOS5 gains and losses? > > > Hi Carol, > > Please forgive my questions that most probably have already been answered, > I'm a newbee to the Ipod touch.... for a few days now and loving it! > Firstly, how can I change the voice to the Aussie or South African accent? > Also, how do I activate Siri on it? > > thanks, > > > Scott > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Carol Pearson > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 11:39 AM > Subject: [access-uk] Re: IOS5 gains and losses? > > > You'll be able to upgrade IOS via "The Cloud" so won't need your > computer for that task. You also can backup that way, though not music as > yet, which is really annoying. > > You don't absolutely have to use the male voice (though I like him > personally) but could opt for the lesser quality American or Australian > voices if you wished, and of course can alter these on the fly if you > choose. > > I must admit, whilst I struggle with Siri in accuracy when dictating, I > do like to be able to choose a song. > > I also like my incoming male and messages read out as in the > Notification Centre. > > To be honest, I think it's worth upgrading, or you could find some apps > don't work any more. > > -- > Carol P > ---- Original Message ---- > From: ANDY COLLINS > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Monday, November 28, 2011 8:26 PM > Subject: [access-uk] IOS5 gains and losses? > > > Hi all - > > > > Before I upgrade my IPod to ios5, can anybody tell me the > > pros and cons of doing so? I understand there is only a > > male voice available for Voice Over, but what else will > > change please. I like it the way I have it, but would > > like the use of voice commands - > > > > Andy -- MSN Saqib500@xxxxxxxxxxx ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq