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

[Ericka]

James, you were up in Duluth right? I had a six ass and really enjoyed it. I got the opportunity to switch to our nearly paid for 6S plus which is now paid off and because I have some vision I appreciate the larger phone. Personally I don’t want to use a phone without a headphone jack so I’m reluctant to change. As long as it works in your neck of the woods and your carrier is sure that the phone won’t be out of fashion and out of support for a while I’d go for it.

I’d like to T-Mobile but for the most part in southern Wisconsin we have good coverage. If you wanted to go north of Madison however you’re better off with Sprint or another company. The phone probably works, as long as it’s supported by the manufacture but it’s a carrier that causes more of the problems. Right now I have little troubles with US cellular but I don’t know how it covers in other places.

Ericka Nelson

> On Jun 3, 2019, at 2:28 PM, James Kelm via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> 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 You're out of date already with the iPhone 4s.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  The iPhone 4s is obsolete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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