You get used to the typing. It can take a while, but you do. Best, Donna On Aug 22, 2009, at 5:29 PM, Scott Howell wrote:
> Funny, I had the opportunity to play with the iPhone at the AT&T > store today and I so wanted one. The big thing holding me up is > that AT&T doesn't have enough coverage quite yet in our subway > system and VZW does have better coverage in general, but that didn't > stop me from reaching toward my wallet at least once. The only > tricky part I couldn't really figure out initially is I had open a > note and tried typing, but that wasn't quite as successful, but then > I also had the phone tied to the alarm cable, which didn't let me > get to far. :) Then I hit home and tried to navigate to another app > while the notes was open and I heard letters and application names. > Well, for not having used the phone ever, it wasn't bad and I really > didn't have a good environment to play in, but the volume was just > loud enough for me to do a bit of playing. I think it would have > been easier if I had been able to just hold the phone without any > wires and walk around/out the door, I mean really get into playing > with it. Now here is the best part. I asked the gent at the store > about accessing the menu to turn VoiceOver on and damn if he didn't > know exactly where it was and even knew what VoiceOver was. I was > quite impressed. > > On Aug 22, 2009, at 11:08 AM, Rich Ring wrote: > >> The iPhone is wonderful in many ways. I wish I could send contacts >> via bluetooth as I could with a Nokia phone, and I wish it was a >> bit easier to delete text messages, and I truly wish the battery >> life was better, but I do love the little critter. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: John Sanfilippo >> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> Sent: Saturday, August 22, 2009 9:40 AM >> Subject: Re: iphone vs pac mate >> >> personal opinion, >> >> The pac mate and street talk are both dead animals. The only thing >> I like about the pac mate now is the braille display and the >> ability to use it or the pac mate itself if either is not working. >> The braille display is the better part of the hardware, in my >> opinion. >> >> My experience with the pac mate and street talk, is that: >> >> 1, the gps receiver provided with the package can be far too tardy >> in tracking satelites, or being tracked by them, take your pick. >> >> 2, you need a blue tooth card installed in one of the cf slots, and >> your maps installed in the other, which means you need to do some >> jiggling around and setting up before you can get going. >> >> 3, I found that the entire setup was a hoffible drain on the pm >> battery. This is true on the cel phone as well, but at least there, >> I can bring along a spare battery and there is no setup. >> >> My two cents. >> >> js >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: John G. Heim >> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 12:11 PM >> Subject: iphone vs pac mate >> >> >> I am thinking of selling my Pac Mate in favor of an iphone. My main >> question >> is whether I can get a comperable GPS system to a Pac Mate with >> StreetTalk. >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
