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Siri Personal assistant Iphone 4S not available in ireland?

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  • #122
    Berty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,152 ✭✭✭✭Berty


    Athena14 wrote: »

    So looks like it will work in Ireland just won't have maps or yelp

    It will work if you don't have a working class/bogger accent more like it. :D


  • #123
    Athena14
    Registered Users Posts: 21 ✭Athena14


    Yup just put on a posh english accent or a thicky american one and you'll be grand :D


  • #124
    whiterebel
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 15,004 Mod ✭✭✭✭whiterebel


    Athena14 wrote: »
    I think this should clear things up, it's on the apple website:
    Siri works exclusively on iPhone 4S. Siri understands and can speak the following languages:

    English (United States, United Kingdom, Australia)
    French (France)
    German (Germany)
    In 2012, Siri will support additional languages, including Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Italian, and Spanish.

    Can I use Siri in any of these languages in other countries?
    Yes. Siri can be enabled in any country, and you can choose to speak to it in English, French, or German. However, Siri is designed to recognize the specific accents and dialects of the supported countries listed above. Since every language has its own accents and dialects, the accuracy rate will be higher for native speakers.

    So looks like it will work in Ireland just won't have maps or yelp

    Irish accents should be a piece of p*ss for Siri after american and australian......:D


  • #125
    opinion guy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,001 ✭✭✭✭opinion guy


    whiterebel wrote: »
    Irish accents should be a piece of p*ss for Siri after american and australian......:D

    You've clearly never been to Ardee/Kerry/Darndale/Cavan/....etc etc...


  • #126
    whiterebel
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 15,004 Mod ✭✭✭✭whiterebel


    opinion guy wrote: »
    You've clearly never been to Ardee/Kerry/Darndale/Cavan/....etc etc...

    Been to all of them. And the US and Australia. Interesting to see what Siri would make of going rooting for something......:D


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  • #127
    maninblack
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 337 ✭✭maninblack


    opinion guy wrote: »
    You've clearly never been to Ardee/Kerry/Darndale/Cavan/....etc etc...

    It should work find on the Southside of Dublin ;)


  • #128
    Sylvia88
    Registered Users Posts: 11 ✭Sylvia88


    I spoke to a mobile phone network agent who stated that Apple are finding "Difficulty" in getting Siri to work with Irish accents. Unusual! Also they are keeping the price hush hush but speculating anything up to €275 on bill. eeep.

    Sylvia


  • #129
    Sad Professor
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,680 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    Sylvia88 wrote: »
    I spoke to a mobile phone network agent who stated that Apple are finding "Difficulty" in getting Siri to work with Irish accents. Unusual!
    Don't mind them, they were talking out of their arse. Apple don't share that kind of information with networks.


  • #130
    opinion guy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,001 ✭✭✭✭opinion guy


    Sylvia88 wrote: »
    I spoke to a mobile phone network agent who stated that Apple are finding "Difficulty" in getting Siri to work with Irish accents. Unusual! Also they are keeping the price hush hush but speculating anything up to €275 on bill. eeep.

    Sylvia

    How would a mobile network agent in pokey little country like ours by privvy too the technical goings on at Apple ? I'd ignore everything that person told you they were spoofing


  • #131
    pleasant Co.
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 7,411 Mod ✭✭✭✭pleasant Co.


    opinion guy wrote: »
    How would a mobile network agent in pokey little country like ours by privvy too the technical goings on at Apple ? I'd ignore everything that person told you they were spoofing

    You mean the very same pokey little country where Apple's European headquarters are located? not really that hard a pill to swallow - although I wouldn't believe it either :pac:


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  • #132
    Bigcheeze
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,858 ✭✭✭Bigcheeze


    Mobile network staff know nothing about their own companies so unlikely they would know stuff about others.


  • #133
    jcoote
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,968 ✭✭✭jcoote


    I have read a lot about Siri not understanding our Irish accents but I assume it works of basically the same technology as the voice control on the iPhone 3gs and 4 at the moment. If this is the case it should be ok??


  • #134
    naasrd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,408 ✭✭✭naasrd


    maninblack wrote: »
    It should work find on the Southside of Dublin ;)

    The southside as in Dolphin's Barn, Drimnagh, Inchicore? Or the cliched one where only the rich supposedly live?


  • #135
    Et Cetera
    Registered Users Posts: 177 ✭✭Et Cetera


    naasrd wrote: »
    The southside as in Dolphin's Barn, Drimnagh, Inchicore? Or the cliched one where only the rich supposedly live?
    I'm not sure why you'd think he's not telling the truth, voice has been tried before many times and it's the variance in accents is what makes it inconsistent, and my God does Ireland vary with accents.


  • #136
    jay28
    Registered Users Posts: 423 ✭✭jay28


    Siri seems to be working fine for me, the only thing that doesn't work is the location services, other than that I find it very handy especially when driving.


  • #137
    Gileadi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,126 ✭✭✭Gileadi


    So far it seems to pick up around 95% of what I'm saying, that's with a west Dublin accent.

    Once you don't use too much slang I'd imagine your fine.


  • #138
    Eoin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,257 ✭✭✭✭Eoin


    So it's enabled, but not supported. Good enough for me.


  • #139
    Et Cetera
    Registered Users Posts: 177 ✭✭Et Cetera


    The big question is does it use the British or American accent? The guys on Engadget said you couldn't change it.


  • #140
    AlanD
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,494 ✭✭✭AlanD


    It's possible too that as Irish people use it, it may be learning how to figure out our accents too, assuming there is some AI built in.

    I have used Dragon Dictation by Nuance before and it's very accurate. Siri uses the same speech recognition software.


  • #141
    Stainless_Steel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,155 ✭✭✭Stainless_Steel


    Gileadi wrote: »
    So far it seems to pick up around 95% of what I'm saying, that's with a west Dublin accent.

    Once you don't use too much slang I'd imagine your fine.

    Castleknock west or blanch west?


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  • #142
    Gileadi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,126 ✭✭✭Gileadi


    Neither castleknock or west blanch, also you can change the accent in settings>general>siri


  • #143
    murpho999
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,533 ✭✭✭✭murpho999


    Gileadi wrote: »
    So far it seems to pick up around 95% of what I'm saying, that's with a west Dublin accent.

    Once you don't use too much slang I'd imagine your fine.

    Will Siri know the difference between you're and your?


  • #144
    ROS123
    Registered Users Posts: 428 ✭✭ROS123


    Whats the story with SIRI now, is it working well in Ireland or at all ?. Do you need wifi connection for SIRI to work well?


  • #145
    opinion guy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,001 ✭✭✭✭opinion guy


    ROS123 wrote: »
    Whats the story with SIRI now, is it working well in Ireland or at all ?. Do you need wifi connection for SIRI to work well?

    Its been upgrading with the Leprechaun Brogue update.

    It will work in Ireland, but only if you speak like a cast member from Darby O Gill and the little people


  • #146
    ROS123
    Registered Users Posts: 428 ✭✭ROS123


    opinion guy wrote: »
    Its been upgrading with the Leprechaun Brogue update.

    It will work in Ireland, but only if you speak like a cast member from Darby O Gill and the little people

    Well named 'opinion guy', my sarcasm app is not working today, don't know whether to take that response with a pinch of salt or not?


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