[Blindtlk] mobile phone

[Mike Freeman]

I think texting except for information ("I'm going to be late" etc.) is a
waste of time and, in my view, damned rude during state conventions etc. I
want *everyone's* attention on the speakers, not on twiddling with their
devices. Multitasking is a myth! Else why have "don't text and drive"
campaigns?

Just my $0.02-worth.

Mike


-----Original Message-----
From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of justin
williams
Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2013 3:59 PM
To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] mobile phone

I really want to text more than anything.  I listened to parnell digs text
during the state convention.  Using that touch screen for texting in my
opinion  is way to slow.  For other stuff I wouldn't much care; the gestures
would do fine, but I am a texter; and I don't like people hearing what I
would tell seery.  I would just get impatient with the texting part; I don't
care to talk on the phones.  Sery would work just fine if I was at home, but
out in public, I would be annoyed at that touch texting from what it
appeared to me.    Selecting stuff with the gestures would be alright.  

-----Original Message-----
From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Mike
Freeman
Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2013 4:25 PM
To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] mobile phone

Justin:

In my opinion, the iPhone 5 is still the most accessible smartphone on the
market although various Android phones are becoming increasingly accessible.
The website you're looking for is <www.atguys.com>.

However, I'm going to have to disabuse you of a couple of notions. First,
although that miniature keyboard is cute and useful, it's not for the
faint-of-heart or the beginner as it is small and some keys do double-duty.
IMO you'd be better off to start with using a full-size Apple Bluetooth
keyboard; you can keep it in its box when not in use and it fits nicely into
a backpack.

The second notion is that you can use a keyboard in place of learning the
iPhone's VoiceOver gestures; you cannot. Some of the phone functions cannot
be done using only the keyboard. Better in my view to get the NBP books on
the iPhone and just plunge in, telling yourself that you're going to learn
those gestures before you eat your next prime rib dinner or buy yourself a
beer or whatever it takes for you to stay on-task of learning the gestures.
In other words, there is no easy way out. This goes double for android
phones. They're often more geeky than iPhones are in connecting devices. Or
so I am told by people whom I respect.

I'm not trying to change your mind so much as I'm telling you that your
expectations are unrealistic. Keyboards are great and have their place but
they won't substitute for buckling down and learning your phone.

Mike Freeman


-----Original Message-----
From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of justin
williams
Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2013 12:30 PM
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Subject: [Blindtlk] mobile phone

Good afternoon.  I am about to get another phone in the next couple of
weeks.  Is the eye phone five the most accessible and app friendly, or are
their others which I should consider.  Also, I would like an accessible blue
tooth keyboard to go with the phone for texting in public places.  I've lost
the web site with the 44 dollar keyboards which were available due to
several computer changes in the last several months.  Can anyone give me
that site for the mobile phone keyboards, or recommend another?  Before
anyone starts asking about use of a blue tooth keyboard for the mobile
phone, please respect that I have made a personal choice, and that I will
learn the gestures in time, but I'm not interested in pressuring myself
while I am in school.

Thank you for your answers.  

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