well this is why it should all be not he phone they need a powerful phone to go on the internet and translate what we say? that's why siri could work easily on an iPhone 4 it doesn't need the processing power at all i could understand if it was all on the phone
On Oct 15, 2011, at 8:20 AM, Zachary Kline wrote: > Hi Geoff, > I can't comment on whether it was world-wide or not, as I don't yet own a 4S > though would love to in the near future. Some hiccups are probably to be > expected in the early days, though I can understand why people might not be > very happy with the crash. I imagine Apple's internal server maintenance > people are working to ensure this sort of thing is a rare occurrence. > Best, > Zack. > On Oct 14, 2011, at 11:32 PM, Geoff Waaler wrote: > >> My guess is that there was a server crash because two other friends located >> on the US East coast are confirming my symptom. Basically, all commands to >> Siri appear to time out. Siri issues a message indicating that it's having >> trouble accessing the network and prompts for another command which it deals >> with in similar fashion. >> >> I suspect the system is over loaded by millions who are playing with their >> new toys by asking the calorie count of a bagel, but it got me to thinking >> that the 3GS was better since it could call contacts tell the time or play >> music without benefit of an internet connection. Since IOS runs on the 3GS >> I decided to try disabling Siri to verify that I could restore the old >> functionality in the event of a Siri server crash, and indeed it worked. >> >> I wonder if this was a world wide issue? Probably not the ideal first >> impression for some. >> >> Best regards. >> Geoff >> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> >> >> To reply to this post, please address your message to >> mac-access@mac-access.net >> >> You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at >> either the list's own dedicated web archive: >> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> >> or at the public Mail Archive: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. >> Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> >> >> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus >> and worm-free! >> >> Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting >> the list website at: >> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > mac-access@mac-access.net > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> > > The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free! > > Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting > the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>