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

[Ericka]

This depresses me. I don’t want to change! I’d better get all my passwords figured out before I have to get a new one. :-)

Ericka Nelson

> On Jun 3, 2019, at 3:07 PM, Jude DaShiell via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Try 2014 when I got a 6+ that was new then.
> On Mon, 3 Jun 2019, Judy
> Jones via BlindTlk wrote:
> 
>> Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2019 15:44:15
>> From: Judy Jones via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>> To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List' <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: Judy Jones <sonshines59 at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [BlindTlk] Help buying a smart phone please...
>> 
>> I believe iPhone supports their versions for five years, so depends on when
>> that one came out.  Correct me if I am wrong.
>> 
>> Judy
>> "Embrace the day with its mercies and blessings."
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: BlindTlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of James Kelm
>> via BlindTlk
>> Sent: Monday, June 3, 2019 12:28 PM
>> To: 'Jude DaShiell'; 'James Kelm via BlindTlk'
>> Cc: James Kelm
>> 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 You're out of date already with the iPhone 4s.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  The iPhone 4s is obsolete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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