[Blindtlk] mobile phone

[Robin]

Has anyone thought of purchasing the NEW Motorola SMART Phone by 
Google? I'm referring to the Motto X.

 From what I have been able to determine, it's not as robust as other 
Android phones or the iPhone, but it does boast a long battery life 
along with numerous other Voice activated options.

At 04:55 AM 8/26/2013, you wrote:
>I totally agree.  After having the iPhone for almost a year, the LG 
>Optimus G phone I have was very easy to work with.  Since we're with 
>AT&T, the Mobile Accessibility screen access is free of charge, and 
>can be downloaded from the Google Pllay Store, and uses the 
>vocalizer voices, i.e. the same voice used in Apple's VoiceOver.
>
>All Android devices now use this speech, but also have TalkBack 
>built in.  I have tried them both and find them very easy to use.
>
>I've only had this device a couple of weeks, but am very happy with it.
>
>Judy
>
>-----Original Message----- From: Mike Freeman
>Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2013 2:24 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
>To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
>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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