Karen, we love you, however, SIRI uses Google maps I believe. Even Google
maps is for the sighted not for ones who have vision challenges, not their
fault of course as there are more Blind friendly apps out there such as
Nearby Explorer. As for Directory assistance, I don't know what carrier
you are using for it, most must pay at least $3 per call and in the past,
the operators spoke a different language then English so either did not
understand what you wanted, weren't really listening or when you asked for a
number, gave you the number for someone else that lived in a different?
State or province. When you know the party is in the 203-area code and they
give you a number in the 602-area code, you know it is the wrong listing.
Your response reminds me of someone who has good vision and perhaps uses
their computer for just playing video games. Not shoddy work if you can get
it I suppose. For me, I find that type of activity infantile.
-----Original Message-----
From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
[mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Karen Lewellen
Sent: September 23, 2017 9:44 AM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Siri is still pretty stupid
speaking only for myself, is not siri more of a toy anyway? leaving
voiceover, for the serious work?
Personally I just dial directory assistance, since Siri is likely using
less current data. Still I am not using an iPhone anyway, so ignore me
lol.
Seriously, could not you just google the location for the number with your
phone rather than ask Siri?
Just wondering,
Kare
On Sat, 23 Sep 2017, Tim Kilburn wrote:
Hi,
While I understand your frustration with the redundancy and somewhat
meaningless back and forth banter, I believe that it is just a confirmation
sort of thing due to the fact that mistakes can be made in translation.
Later...
Tim Kilburn
Fort McMurray, AB Canada
On Sep 23, 2017, at 09:06, Mary Otten <motte...@gmail.com> wrote:
One of my pet peeve's about Siri has been that it is absolutely obtuse
when you asked to find a specific place on a specific street. It will come
back and say I found such and such a place on such and such a Street, does
that look good? Or is that the one you wanted? Well, Siri, since I already
gave you the street name of the store name, and I know there is only one
such on that street, why don't you just give me the phone number I asked for
in the first place? Google does this and so does Alexa. But good old Siri
still can't get this right even in iOS 11. Come on Apple. This is pretty
elementary stuff. What the hell did you do with all your work on Siri,
anyway? Have other people found improvements to Siri in the real world? I
know it can do all sorts of music trivia about which I care not. But what
about real world situations? You know, like when you want a phone number and
don't want to engage in meaningless back-and-forth with your so called
Assistant?
Mary
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