Re: Apple Watch and wireless connectivity question.

2018-02-20 Thread Woody Anna Dresner
Hello Malcolm, Your Apple Watch should connect to any network that your phone has previously connected to. Best, Anna > On Feb 15, 2018, at 12:49 PM, Malcolm Parfitt wrote: > > When my iPhone is unavailable, my Apple Watch will connect via Wi-Fi. How > many networks will an Apple Watch st

An issue with Huboodle.

2018-02-20 Thread Liz Ulrich and LD Hope
Hello! I have been having an issue with the trivia trail game on Huboodle. I can play levels 1 through 90, but when I finish level 90, 91 will not enable. Has any one else experienced this problem, and if so, is there a way to enable level 91. I played level 90 again hoping that would help but

Apple TV

2018-02-20 Thread Jeremy Gilley
Good afternoon folks... Was wondering if those of you who use apple television how do you like it? I am thinking of dumping cable television. The only reason I have cable is to watch sports and some news. When football season is over, I actually watch like less then 3 hours of television dur

RE: Mark on Echo

2018-02-20 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Kelly, I completely understand your concern. Take it from me, using these devices is nothing like learning to use a screen reader. Trust me. On the one hand, there isn't much HomePod can do, as yet, and on the other? Alexa recognizes normal speech patterns. Having said this, I have dec

RE: Mark on Echo

2018-02-20 Thread M. Taylor
Hi Sieghard, I purchase the Plus just in case I ever need the Smart Hub feature. Mark -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Monday, February 19, 2018 10:53 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Mark

Re: iPhone As a Braille Note Taker

2018-02-20 Thread Richard Turner
While a braille display works well with the iPhone, it is not as simple to do word processing, though with the AccessNote app from APH, it can do very well. I've heard that lots of people are finding problems with the Orbit 20, as in dots not coming up, etc. So make sure if one buys one, they us

Re: iPhone As a Braille Note Taker

2018-02-20 Thread Greg Wocher
hello, I would suggest looking at the applevis website. This site has a wealth of information on this topic. The site can be found at: www.applevis.com You can control your iPhone completely with a braille display. Yes the iPhone can be used in conjunction with a braille display to give you

Re: Loads Of Alexa Skills

2018-02-20 Thread Jenifer Barr
Thnks for this site!!! Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 20, 2018, at 12:22 PM, MamaPeach wrote: > > I discovered this site that lists tons of skills to try with Alexa. There are > almost 700 pages of just games and trivia, not to mention all of the skills > in the other categories. > https://www

Re: iPhone As a Braille Note Taker

2018-02-20 Thread kitty hevener
bill, I am fairly new to the iphone world. While I understand it is possible to have iphone function as a braille keyboard, I am not aware of any ap that would produce braille on your iphone screen. Am wondering if your friend has any braille notetakers such as braille sense, braille note ape

Re: Mark on Echo

2018-02-20 Thread Kimber Gardner
Well, before I got the Echo I was just using the calendar local to my iPhone. But when I started playing with Alexa I found that iCloud calendar worked well since I could have my events proliferated across my devices. So not only do my events show on my iPhone and my Echo, but I also see them on my

iPhone As a Braille Note Taker

2018-02-20 Thread Bill Gallik
I have a friend who would like to purchase a Focus 40 Braille note taker but the cost is ridiculously prohibitive. I’m posting to this list to ask if anyone can offer a configuration where the iPhone - using a Braille display — might not offer the same functionality? Specifically, are there ap

Re: Mark on Echo

2018-02-20 Thread Kay Malmquist
I don't have an iCloud calendar set up and to be honest, I don't really use any calendars because I have found them to be more work than I thought they should be. With Alexei, which do you think would be the best one to use? Kay Malmquist kay.malmqu...@gmail.com Remember no one can make you fe

Loads Of Alexa Skills

2018-02-20 Thread MamaPeach
I discovered this site that lists tons of skills to try with Alexa. There are almost 700 pages of just games and trivia, not to mention all of the skills in the other categories. https://www.alexaskillstore.com/ -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If

Re: Mark on Echo

2018-02-20 Thread Kimber Gardner
Kay, Like almost all things Alexa you set up the calendar linking through the app which works pretty well on the iPhone. It's been a while since I did it, but I don't remember having much trouble getting my iCloud calendar account linked. I did have to clear out a couple other calendars from my ph

RE: The complete list of Amazon Alexa Commands, So Far, CNET

2018-02-20 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
One thing I'd like to add here is that some of these abilities and commands are only available in the US, for example, in Canada you can't switch accounts/profiles nor can you play Audible books. The latter I really hope will be something they add soon, it was one of the reasons why I bought Ech

RE: Is Anyone Using the Free Version of either Pandora or Google Play Music for iOS?

2018-02-20 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
If you have your own CD's then they will upload to Apple Music where they would be available to you on all your devices. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Kelly Pierce Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2018 8:59 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Is Any

RE: Mark on Echo

2018-02-20 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
My issue with Alexa is that I find that unless you use a skill all the time I may simply forget what I have to say to get a particular skill to reply. Yes, Alexa can answer quite a few things natively, but so far I have found all these skills not super useful. We mostly use Alexa to turn our Phi

The complete list of Amazon Alexa Commands, So Far, CNET

2018-02-20 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Everyone, As this is not an Amazon Echo support community, I have no intention of flooding the list with Amazon Echo articles. However, given that the Amazon Echo products can and do greatly enhance the lives of so many, including those of us who are blind or low vision, and given that al

Re: iPhones and VMNO providers

2018-02-20 Thread Kelly Pierce
Yes, everyone will transfer your number. It will be necessary to obtain your account number and the four digit password assigned to your account. Everyone will give it up, although you may have to call and then wait on hold for 20 minutes. Check with Aira about prioritization, but I believe it is a

Re: Is Anyone Using the Free Version of either Pandora or Google Play Music for iOS?

2018-02-20 Thread Kelly Pierce
I used Apple Music within the first six months after its release. It had very little classic jazz recordings, except for the big names. There was virtually nothing from contemporary independent artists. I was better off ripping CD’s and loading them onto my iPhone and using services like Spotify an

RE: Mark on Echo

2018-02-20 Thread Alan Lemly
I've had my first Echo a little over a year and like Kimber, I'm now a 4-Echo household with three of them being Dots. I realize the speakers in the Echo products don't compare with the new Homepod at least based on the gushing I'm reading here about the Homepod but I use these smart speakers fo

Re: Mark on Echo

2018-02-20 Thread Kelly Pierce
Mark, Do you feel your headspace is crowded keeping track of two voice interfaces: one for the Home Pod and one for the Echo? I am concerned that I would end up being an intermediate user of both rather than an advanced, sophisticated user of one device. Kelly On 2/20/18, Kimber Gardner wrot

Re: Mark on Echo

2018-02-20 Thread Kay Malmquist
How did you integrate your calendar and contacts with the echo? I am more interested in the calendar as that would be super handy. Kay Malmquist kay.malmqu...@gmail.com Remember no one can make you feel inferior without your consent. Eleanor Roosevelt - 1884-1962, Former First Lady of the United

RE: iPhones and VMNO providers

2018-02-20 Thread Sarai Bucciarelli
So you can keep your number? Good to know. What about the priority dtm that Aira is on? Can we keep that? Sarai D Bucciarelli www.linkedin.com/in/SaraiDBucciarelli -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kelly Pierce Sent: Tuesda

Re: iPhones and VMNO providers

2018-02-20 Thread Kelly Pierce
Aira uses AT&T, regardless of who your cell phone provider is. For example, someone could use the Verizon network as their carrier but Aira would use AT&T for the data connection. It is possible then in some areas to have no service with your carrier but still be able to use Aira. An example of thi

Re: Mark on Echo

2018-02-20 Thread Kimber Gardner
I felt the same as you do which is why I got the first one when it was only $29. I figured for $29 even if I didn't use it or like it I wasn't losing very much. But I've found several uses for my echoes and sometimes it is just fun. On 2/20/18, Patti Johnson wrote: > I reckon I'm the last one on

RE: iPhones and VMNO providers

2018-02-20 Thread Sarai Bucciarelli
Thanks for the Youtube videos. My only two concerns are when traveling, having reliable cell service, and using my Aira. Sarai D Bucciarelli www.linkedin.com/in/SaraiDBucciarelli -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Shai Sent:

Re: iPhones and VMNO providers

2018-02-20 Thread Shai
Hello Sarai, I would personally recommend viewing YouTube videos by a person named Stetson Doggett. In his videos, he discusses the best cell phone plans and even discusses some MVNOS and their particular features as they relate to what will and won't work on the iPhone. I believe that he mention

Re: Mark on Echo

2018-02-20 Thread Patti Johnson
I reckon I'm the last one on my block, as it were, to get an Echo. I don't have one. I fear I wouldnt' use it much. I have alexa on my fire tv and don't even use that. But I do have a question. If you get the Echo plus, do you have to get the smart plug then? If you don't then that could bring up

Re: Mark on Echo

2018-02-20 Thread Kimber Gardner
I have to say I bought my first Echo around Xmas when they were deeply discounted. Since then I have purchased three more and now have them all over my house. At first I found the iOS Alexa app a little spotty in its performance. Sometimes I would tap and nothing would happen. Things have gotten so

Re: Mark on Echo

2018-02-20 Thread Kathy Brandt
With the Amazon echo work with Spotify premium? > On Feb 20, 2018, at 1:53 AM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: > > Hi Mark, > > What is your reason for the Echo Plus? It is the same as the Echo but with > built-in smart hub which is supposed to help connect to various smart home > devices (if you hav

RE: iPhones and VMNO providers

2018-02-20 Thread Sarai Bucciarelli
Have you noticed them throddling your network speed, or a call quality signal issue? Sarai D Bucciarelli www.linkedin.com/in/SaraiDBucciarelli -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Cristóbal Sent: Monday, February 19, 2018 10:3