[BlindTlk] Help buying a smart phone please...

[James Kelm]

This is great!  I am enjoying the discussion concerning Cell phones, and you
all are helping me to feel less of a dinesore.  LOLL

      OK, what are your thoughts?  I spoke with my carrier, and they said
that I can get a iPhone 6S for around $250, I can't recall the exact number,
and it would cost me around $20 per month, which is definitely within my
budget.  They of course have all of the iPhones up to the current model, but
they cost more.  The 6S caught my attention because the guy said that he
couldn't see it being unsupported for quite a while, and it is the lowest
priced iPhone that they have.


Respectfully,
James


-----Original Message-----
From: Jude DaShiell [mailto:jdashiel at panix.com] 
Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2019 11:54 PM
To: James Kelm via BlindTlk
Cc: James Kelm
Subject: Re: [BlindTlk] Help buying a smart phone please...

You're out of date already with the iPhone 4s.  For the android choice
I'd ask what operating system upgrade can it take.  Android 4 is
Ice-cream Sandwich and I got my tablet I think in 2014 that had a later
operating system on it than that.  Android Q will be available later
this year and that's version 10.  It's best to keep current with
operating systems if you value security.  The iPhone 4s is obsolete
according to Apple.

On Sun, 2 Jun 2019, James Kelm via BlindTlk wrote:

> Date: Sun, 2 Jun 2019 10:45:08
> From: James Kelm via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List' <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: James Kelm <jameskelm at earthlink.net>
> Subject: [BlindTlk] Help buying a smart phone please...
>
> Dear friends,
>
>     OK, I am going to be trying to enter into this century, at least as
far
> as telephones go!  LOLL  I can use your help!
>
>     I need to get a smart phone for work.  But like so many others, I have
a
> limited financial budget.  I need the phone for calls of course, but that
is
> actually somewhat secondary.  I mainly need it so that I can learn about
the
> wide range of aps out there that are especially helpful for the blind.  So
> my main question is this, I can get an affordable price on the following
> phones: Sky Devices 5.0Q 8GB 3G/4G Android 4.4 Unlocked $79.99, and the
> iPhone 4S 8 GB $99.00.  Are either of these phones a particularly good
> choice for me to start my smart phone journey on?  Also, are they
something
> that will serve me well, or will I be frustrated and out of date very
> quickly.  Are they like getting a computer with an OS of Windows 5?  I
tend
> to be more interested in the iPhone, but is this one a great deal
different
> from those that were just released?  Like I said I need this for work, so
I
> want to make the right choices.
>
>     Thank you so much for your help!
>
>
> Respectfully,
> James
>
>
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