I used it about 2:30 a.m. Thursday morning. I had a minor surgical procedure preformed the previous day. I awoke in pain and no one was at home and there was no one I could ask locally, given the time. I had pain medicine, but was not sure if I had the right bottle and how many pills to take. I tried the app and after a few minutes, a woman answered. She seemed to have a middle eastern accent. She didn't seem to want to read me the label on my pill bottle though and quickly disconnected. I tried again and within a minute a woman with a German accent answered. It was mid-morning in Europe. she instructed me on how to position the camera and pill bottle so she could read it. Apparently, the pill bottle must be rotated in one hand while the camera is kept straight and without movement in the other hand so the camera does not get out of focus. she did not know how to pronounce acetaminophen, the generic name for Tylenol, or codeine. she apologized for her English skills, but many native English speakers can't pronounce these names either. She did tell me though how many pills to take before signing off in personal embarrassment. she took time out of her life to provide valuable help at a time of need, for which I am grateful. I wonder if others have had volunteers who could be helpful but had a low confidence in their skills.
fortunately, I live in a big city and both a 24 hour CVS and Walgreen's are a half mile walk from my house and across the street from each other. It would be a real hassle to put on clothes and walk to one of these stores for a sighted clerk to read a label on a pill bottle in the middle of the night though. Kelly On 6/6/15, Terry-Ann Saurmann <tsaurm...@access4less.net> wrote: > I used the Be My Eyes app. about a month ago without any problems. Terry > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. > All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any > questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a > member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators > directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list > can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
