Yes, I second that emotion! and I did mean the word emotion! Esther
Sent From Esther's Amazing and Awesome iPhone 7+! > On Sep 27, 2021, at 10:53 AM, Carolyn <4carol...@windstream.net> wrote: > > But that is most interesting, Seigard, and you are so valuable to this list. > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Sieghard Weitzel > Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2021 10:29 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: Yes virginia, there is a Santa Claus > > We were 16 and no political activists or terrorists so it was to blow up > rocks or tree stumps or similar things. > > We had built dozens before that, but it's always the one which gets you in > the end. Fortunately I was not one to wallow in my own misery and felt that > moving on and making the best of it was what I had to do, but I also had the > full support of my family and as this was still back in Germany where I was > born and grew up, I was able to attend an excellent school for the blind > which prepared me very well not just academically but also in terms of the > skills I needed like learning braille, typing, hundreds of hours of O&M and > so on. 3 Years after my accident which was in 1984 I spend 4 weeks in Toronto > at a private language school to polish up on my English and in 1989 after I > graduated from my Grade 13 high school I immigrated to Canada and started > University where I eventually graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce degree. > Anyhow, enough biographical info, I don't want to take this too far off-topic. > > > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of > bentleyj1...@gmail.com > Sent: September 26, 2021 6:40 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: Yes virginia, there is a Santa Claus > > > > Please excuse me but what was the pipe bomb built for? > > > > Congradulations on how well you have over come all of the damage to your > hands and face. > > > > Regards, > > > > James B > > > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > <viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > On Behalf Of > Sieghard Weitzel > Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2021 6:23 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > Subject: RE: Yes virginia, there is a Santa Claus > > > > I had no problems with attention mode turned on, but I eventually turned it > off because in addition to very bad hand injuries, both my eyes were > destroyed when I was 16 which I guess is what can happen with a home-build > pipe bomb. > > I have two prosthetic eyes and I tend to not have them in at night and that > is where Face Id with attention fails whereas it works just fine when > attention mode is turned off. > > I think some blind people also tend to close their eyes a lot and if > attention mode was turned on I am pretty sure it would not unlock the iPhone. > > > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > <viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > On Behalf Of > Mary Otten > Sent: September 26, 2021 4:16 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > Subject: Re: Yes virginia, there is a Santa Claus > > > > Hi richard, > > I have been using this iPhone XR since I got it almost 3 years ago now. And I > do have the attention thing on for face ID, and it is no problem. I have > never had sight. And I am is easily able to unlock with face ID with > attention enabled as I am with the touch ID on my old 7+. Neither of these is > perfect, sometimes I have to use the code. But I wouldn’t be afraid of the > attention mode if I were you. > > Mary > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > On Sep 26, 2021, at 2:40 PM, Richard Turner <richardturne...@outlook.com > <mailto:richardturne...@outlook.com> > wrote: > > > > OK< a completely misleading subject line, but Santa Claus came yesterday > cleverly disguised as a UPS delivery person with my iPhone 13 Pro, Sierra > Blue, 256GB. > > (For those who do not get the reference of the subject line, I will post a > link to a Wikipedia article at the end of this email.) > > > > Yes, UPS made good on the text Saturday morning letting me know that my > package would be delivered today, not Monday. > > > > We had just helped a friend setup her new iPhone 12 Pro with the wireless > data transfer from her old 6S, so I was sure my experience would be similar… > > You know what happens when you assume?... > > > > After 2 hours and a couple of failed attempts, I called Apple > Accessibility. > > I got a wonderful woman named Regina, who was more than happy to sit with > us through this process. Of course, it failed for her too. Then, she had us > reboot both my SE 2020 and the new iPhone 13 pro and this time, the process > went very smoothly. I was afraid I would have to truly start from scratch, > but it went much faster and got everything trasnferred over. > > > > I think the fancy new screen may make a little difference in swiping. It > is quite responsive, but that could also be just the new chip. > > > > I bought an inexpensive ESR clear case for it, which fits very nicely. > The case came with a surprise; a stand. It is like the decrotive plate > holders, a plastic V with knotches near the end of each half and it hinges at > one end and when you spread the sides open, the phone sits at a nice angle in > landscape mode. > > > > I’m listing the observations/opinions in no particular order below. > > > > The Sound. Well, I was expecting better sound. I was not expecting this > quality of sound. When in that little stand that came with the case, sitting > at my desk about 2 feet in front of the phone, the stereo separation is very > clear and the sound quality is quite impressive. > > Now, my SE 2020 I got last year, had significantly better sound than the > SE first generation and of course, had the stereo if you had your nose about > on the display. The 13 Pro sounds way better than the SE second generation. > Bigger, clearer, and while the phone is only slightly longer than the SE > second generation, the separation is noticeably better. > > I never heard the 11 or 12 pro, so maybe they are as good, but I’m quite > impressed. > > > > Setting up Face ID was very easy. VoiceOver walks you through the setup > with good directions. Best yet, at the end of the setup, it lets you know > that the requires attention is turned off for VoiceOver users but you can > turn it on if you wish. I wouldn’t do that. That requires very specific > focus rather than just some of your face being seen by the camera. It makes > unlocking the phone quite fast. > > > > I won’t guess at battery life for at least a week after I’ve used it a > fair amount. > > > > My wife wathced a video on inserting the Nano SIM from my SE 2020 into the > 13 Pro because she could not get it to fit. It goes in upside down from the > way it was in the SE 2020. Then, it works fine. I am on Xfinity, and I > could make calls, receive calls, etc., once the Sim was in and I rebooted to > make sure. > > I will call them later to see if they need anything like the IMEI number, > etc. > > > > I’m having a few issues with mBraille but that is probably me getting used > to the larger screen, but I’m not sure yet. > > > > I used Super LIDAR from SuperSense briefly this morning. Very promising. > One thing it does that might be nice for low-vision/blind going somewhere on > their own, if it sees a person without a mask, it will tell you “person > without a mask.” > > I think I’d want a lanyard, harness, something that would make it so I > don’t have to hold the phone pointed ahead of me to use that feature, or any > other LIDAR feature. > > > > I have some settings to still go through and some apps to log into again, > but so far, I really like the phone a lot and know I won’t need or want > another phone for several years. > > > > Now, if you don’t know about Virginia, read the article at Wikipedia: Yes, > Virginia, there is a Santa Claus - Wikipedia > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yes,_Virginia,_there_is_a_Santa_Claus> > > > > Richard > > “Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with > it.” – Jane Wagner > > > > My Web site: https://www.turner42.com > > > > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone > list. > > 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. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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