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

Jude DaShiell jdashiel at panix.com
Mon Jun 3 21:53:32 UTC 2019 

Until dash lane gets hacked.  That already happened to last pass once.

On Mon, 3 Jun 2019, Judy Jones via BlindTlk wrote:

> Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2019 17:48:00
> 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...
>
> Yes, but if you download and use an app like Dashline, that should take care
> of that problem.
>
> Judy
> "Embrace the day with its mercies and blessings."
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlindTlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jude
> DaShiell via BlindTlk
> Sent: Monday, June 3, 2019 2:39 PM
> To: Ericka via BlindTlk
> Cc: Jude DaShiell
> Subject: Re: [BlindTlk] Help buying a smart phone please...
>
> Unfortunately, these phones don't export passwords.  When I get
> passwords and when I remember I write those down in braille.  If other
> braille users are around, I can always use encryption.
>
> One simple technique for encryption has everything broken into 5 letter
> groups and the first letter is a clear letter but every letter after
> that first letter gets added to the last letter.  An example, the word
> letter encrypts like this:
> lqkejd.
>
> Alphabet has 26 letters in it unless you want to put upper-case and
> numbers in which case the character set has 62.
> To make things easy, lower-case upper-case then numbers in that order
> could lay out the character set.
> For password encryption if you went beyond letters and numbers and that
> happens often you'd have to use the whole 95-character printing set
> omitting the space.
>
> On Mon, 3 Jun 2019, Ericka via BlindTlk wrote:
>
> > Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2019 16:41:13
> > From: Ericka via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> > To: Blind Talk Mailing List <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> > Cc: Ericka <dotwriter1 at gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [BlindTlk] Help buying a smart phone please...
> >
> > 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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