Hi, I've got a Nokia N95 at the moment, and I haven't seen any reasons to switch just yet. It does what I need it to do, and I use my Mac often compared to a mobile phone. I never use its internet capabilities or anything of the sort. In fact, I'm not a big mobile user. I rarely do text messaging, even though I have plenty of contacts on my phone, though I do use its calendar quite frequently.
Yes, the iPhone is an incredible device, in my opinion. I tried it, and I loved it. But it hit me that the Nokia I currently possess has the abilities I need already, and they work perfectly fine. Why would I need a device that's practically a PDA? I love how many apps you can obtain for the iPhone. I love the open- mindedness with which many of the developers seem to tackle accessibility or accessibility improvements in their applications. I love integrated speech. The only thing you're required to do when you get the phone, is to enable it, something I've been looking forward to for years. If I was offered a free iPhone, for whatever reason, though it is probably extremely unlikely, I would jump at the chance. I think I'd almost squeal with excitement. Just like I did with the Macintosh a little more than two months ago when I walked out of the store. I was already reinstalling it on my way to the car. I had to because it was a showroom floor Mac, and I wanted to get the junk off it. I didn't care if I had to reinstall it, or, for that matter, of the fact it was a showroom floor Mac. When you get something new, even if it has the features you already know and can use with ease, of course you'll still be excited. I know that definitely applies to me, although I don't need an iPhone at all. For some people, though, I guess the iPhone is faster to use. For those who require constant communication on the go where e-mail, messaging and so on is concerned, I guess I can see the "brilliance" factor with GMail. That definitely is neat. I would buy an iPhone, just to be on top of things and to have what a lot of people have. But in my case, it's currently an unnecessary amount of money to spend on something I already have. Sure, I guess it would be handy with all the push alerts and so on, definitely. And, again, that some of the apps seem to be accessible even without the author thinking of accessibility is great. While this might also be true for the Symbian-based phones and so on, it might not work as well, and I know that the applications I have tried certainly haven't provided much in terms of accessibility whatsoever. I'd get an iPhone, but I need my own personal legitimate reason to obtain one, whether it's a justification for getting an iPhone or a logical reason that would improve my productivity. Yes, I love the iPhone. I like how responsive it is. I like the touchscreen interface, and that's easy to get used to for me because of the trackpad on my Macbook. But I haven't thought of a reason for getting one yet. I might, someday. But not now. I don't need it. I'd definitely recommend trying an iPhone, and possibly considering whether or not it'll make you more productive, and why you need an iPhone. That's definitely what I am looking at here. Jeez, I should stop writing these lengthy boring posts. *chuckles* I bet none of you read just halfway through this. :P Regards, Nic On Oct 5, 2009, at 8:32 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > Hi Christina, > > I've both witched to an iphone and then back to a nokia. And mainly > because > of the ease of use that a nokia gives you. > My nokia n86 will do everything the iphone does, but uses keys > rather than > touch panel. > > Don't get me wrong, the IPhone is a great device and it should be > looked at > as an accessible device. > But the nokia was just easier to use while on the go. > > The best thing to do is to try the iphone in store and also to look > at a > number of the nokias that are available on the market and see which > one > takes your fancy if at all. > Your own thoughts and opinions are the most reliable. The iphone is > great > but it may not be wat you want in the long run. > > Cheers > > Simon F > > -----Original Message----- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Christina > Sent: Friday, 2 October 2009 6:46 a.m. > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: iPhone, my first impression > > > Hi, I'm considering getting an iphone. I've never had an accessible > phone. The only thing I've ever been able to do with a cell is place > or answer a call. I'd like to be able to do more like use contacts, > calendar, and caller id. Since, you've switched from Nokia to iphone > would you go back? Do you feel you can do everything and more with > the iphone or are there some aspects and features of the Nokias that > you miss that I should consider? Are Nokias and the third party text > to speech software compatible with the mac? I'm also wondering if I > should wait until next summer to purchase an iphone. I wonder what > features and such apple is working on for the phone next year. > > Thanks, > Christina > On Oct 1, 2009, at 2:47 AM, Krister Ekstrom wrote: > >> >> Hi there, >> I come from the Nokia world myself, and i have found no problems >> phoning folks while out and about. With some training, you should be >> able to master the virtual keybord quite well and as for phoning, >> there's at least 3 ways of doing it. 1: use the dial pad, a little >> slow in the beginning, but it works. >> 2: use your contacts list, it's reachable either by itself by going >> into contacts or by pressing the "contacts" button from the phone >> app. >> 3: use voice control, works both with numbers in your address book >> and >> numbers not yet there. >> Hope this helps somewhat. >> /Krister >> >> >> 1 okt 2009 kl. 01.00 skrev Jean-Philippe Rykiel: >> >>> Dear all, >>> The first thing I saw, sorry, heard, was a demo video on Apple's >>> accessibility page. It was really impressive, and I already knew >>> that mastering such a revolutionary interface could not be achieved >>> in a day. >>> Well, never mind, I was excited enough to start calling shop after >>> shop in Paris to see if there was one available to try out. And so >>> here I was, this very morning, in a phone store in Paris, my hands >>> on this new magic toy. >>> I was glad I had read part of the instructions before I came, and >>> activating voice-over on the iPhone was quite easy, much to the >>> astonishment of the vendor. >>> I started fiddling and was soon surprised about how quickly I was >>> able to make friend with the objects on the object. It's really fun >>> to manipulate indeed. >>> Unfortunately, it was impossible to take the iPhone for a walk as it >>> was stock inside a kind of anti-theft display case and so I tried to >>> imagine how I would use the iPhone as I'm currently using my Nokia. >>> And that's where I think I found a limitation to this wonderful >>> interface. Don't misunderstand me, I absolutely admire the technical >>> prowess, but you see, the first thing I need a phone for is to phone >>> people. With a physical keyboard, it is actually possible to dial a >>> number while walking in the street and holding the phone in one >>> hand, same for SMS. The problem with the iPhone is that you can't >>> rely on tactile information at all, and I'm afraid that using >>> voice- >>> over for something as simple as dialling or typing text can only be >>> slower than using a physical keyboard. >>> So my bottom line is that the iPhone is probably a wonderful pocket >>> computer that can be used as a phone, but I don't see it as the >>> ideal tool for actually calling people. >>> This sensation I want to share with you only came after 15 minutes >>> of playing with the iPhone and I would love to know what someone >>> who's been using it for a longer time thinks . >>> Cheers, >>> JPR >>> >>> >>> >>> http://myspace.com/jeanphilipperykiel >>> >>>> >> >> >>> > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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