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Author:	Topic: Do you use Siri?
Ashleigh Allsopp Member
	Posted: Tue, 17 Jul 2012 12:23PM	Email Print Text-only View thread
	The iPhone 4S' personal assistant was a key feature when the phone launched in October 2011. But nine months later, do you still use Siri?
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Author:	Topic: Re: Do you use Siri?
grumpygiraffe Member
	Posted: Tue, 17 Jul 2012 10:18PM	Email Print Text-only View thread
	Ashleigh Allsopp, Use it? Other than being able to tell us what its name is we haven't actually got it to do anything vaguely useful. Then again, as we live outside the US there isn't really that much it could do even if it understood our every word. I'm led to understand that Siri will be getting a much needed makeover in iOS 6...and I believe that also means we'll be able to use it outside of America. These improvements need to bring Siri up to 'primetime' and fast because it won't be long before it turns into another iPod Hi-Fi and nobody wants that...
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Author:	Topic: Re: Do you use Siri?
zanc Member
	Posted: Wed, 18 Jul 2012 02:29PM	Email Print Text-only View thread
	Ashleigh Allsopp, I think you mean October 2011. I also agree with grumpygiraffe. In the UK Siri has very limited appeal. Looking back I think I would have been just as happy going for for the cheaper iPhone 4. I also have a worry about Apple's new mapping service - probably good if you are in the US, but this side of the Atlantic we may have to wait a year or more for similar functionality.
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Author:	Topic: Re: Do you use Siri?
Ashleigh Allsopp Member
	Posted: Wed, 18 Jul 2012 04:29PM	Email Print Text-only View thread
	zanc, Thanks, I think you're right! Though it would be rather impressive if Siri could time travel...
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PhatBeats Member
	Posted: Wed, 22 Aug 2012 07:59PM	Email Print Text-only View thread
	grumpygiraffe, i totally agree with your view, however i dont think that apple have had enough time (especially without jobs) to make siri what it is said to be in iOS 6
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