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

[Jude DaShiell]

all iphones less than 10 will loose support with ios 14.0 which is due
to hit the market in a few months.
I'm sorry about that, but that's where we're now at.
The 6 series of iPhones started getting released in 2014 so it's about
time this happened since the hardware in them is too old to work with
the new software.

On Mon, 3 Jun 2019, James Kelm wrote:

> Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2019 15:28:02
> From: James Kelm <jameskelm at earthlink.net>
> To: 'Jude DaShiell' <jdashiel at panix.com>,
>     'James Kelm via BlindTlk' <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: RE: [BlindTlk] Help buying a smart phone please...
>
> 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 You're out of date already with the iPhone 4s.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  The iPhone 4s is obsolete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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