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Originally Posted by DuaneAA
Do real people actually talk to Siri?
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I use it a LOT!
While driving, I just touch the button on my bluetooth headset and say "read it to me" after a new text message comes in. I can then just say "reply" and then dictate the message. It's about 98% accurate (not measured) and even manages to get the subtleties right. I then ask it to read it back to me before telling it to send. Completely eyes free, and only requires a tap of the button next to my ear to initiate.
Before bed I take my phone out of my pocket, hold the home button, say "wake me at 8 am" and plug the phone in and set it down. It reports to me that it has set the alarm for 8, and I'm done. MUCH faster than unlocking, finding the clock app, changing to the alarms tab, choosing edit, choosing the alarm to edit, changing the time, then confirming it.
To call stores, I just say "call Target" and it does...
In public I use it by speaking in a low whisper and then putting it up to my ear before the answer comes back, which causes it to answer via the earpiece rather than the speaker. There's an option, which I haven't tried, to have it just automatically turn on Siri when you put the phone to your ear, so it would be completely silent to people nearby.
For long e-mails I find it MUCH faster to dictate the message than to type them on the on-screen keyboard (though a real keyboard is still faster). You have to learn to speak differently, but it works well once you get the hang of it.... For example: Hey Dave exclamation point newline how are you doing question mark newline will you be able to meet me at 4 questionmark the openquote boys closedquote openparens well comma not really boys closed parens are looking forward to seeing you period newline later comma newline Billy
(my name's not Billy :-) )
BTW, your TTS sample just about drove me nuts! Waaaaaayyyy too slow for me! :-)