[blparent] accessable cell phones?

Tue Oct 13 10:54:36 UTC 2009

Cell phonhe pricing varies at VZW by as much as 50% if you are willing to
wait.

If you are happy with your current phone and plan VZW will continue to
charge you monthly without extending your contract. You will be contract
free until you sign a new one.

I Copy mp3 and text files from the pc to the  SD card fitted into a card
reader which is plugged into a USB drive on my PC. It's faster than active
sync and the files work just fine.
This works great on phones with easily accessible sd cards, not so good if
the card is buried under the battery.

Verizon will let folks with   smart phones released prior to October 2008
remove the data feature but newer phones after that date are required to
have the data feature. It's expensive.  Now that I have the Book Sense to do
my reading and music listening I'm seriously considering getting a cheap LG
phone and dealing with the lack of accessibility. At least the LG phones
will allow use of the contact list.  
The EnV III specs out at 4-5 oz lighter than the Env II.  And it allows you
to take a self portrait with the front LCD screen. I wonder if I could get
my 3 year old to take his own picture since he hides his face and won't let
us take pictures any more. LOL
Eileen

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Eva Adams
Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2009 4:50 PM
To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] accessable cell phones?

Hey Ali,
I will tell you that you will need sighted assistance to put mobile speak on

the e71x if you are a jaws user. I have not been able to find a copy of 
nokia pc sweet that will work fully with jaws. I like the window smart 
phones, because I have found the program to be accessible to transfer files 
to the phone. Who has told you guys that you have to have a data plan for 
the phones? My fiance bought the e71x a few months ago, and didn't have to 
have a data plan. I bought my pantech duo in February, and didn't have to 
have a data plan. I am curious if this is a new thing. The only phone I have

heard of that you have to have a data plan for it the IPhone.

Eva
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Allie" <alliemartins at gmail.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2009 1:38 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] accessable cell phones?

> Hi Rebecca,
>
> I know Verizon has the HTC Ozone with Talks already installed on it. Not 
> sure how much it would be in the store, but it's $149.98 if you order it 
> online. That seems to be the best phone they have with Talks on it. They 
> also have the LG phones that talk straight off the shelf, and which 
> apparently have gotten better, but I don't know much about them.
> AT&T has a few different options you can choose from. My contract with 
> Verizon is up this month, and I was planning on switching to AT&T as well.

> The plan I'm switching to has the same amount of minutes and features for 
> the same price. I am also struggling with the data package idea; I really 
> don't want to pay 20 or 30 extra dollars a month for something I will 
> hardly use.
>
> Have you looked at www.letstalk.com? I was interested in the Nokia E71X 
> with a two year contract because it was free. You can't get mobile speak 
> through that site, but I was planning on calling the Disability Center at 
> AT&T anyway and getting mobile speak that way.
>
> Also, if you're not sure what AT&T phones mobile speak supports, you can 
> look up the list of supported phones on www.codefactory.es
>
> HTH.
>
> -- Allie
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Pickrell, Rebecca M (IS)" <REBECCA.PICKRELL at ngc.com>
> To: <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2009 10:57 AM
> Subject: [blparent] accessable cell phones?
>
>
>> Hi guys.
>> I don't know if this offtopic for this list or not.
>> Anyway, I'm thinking I want an accessable cell phone and am trying to
>> decide between AT&T and Verizon. We have Verizon and our contract is up.
>> A trip to the Verizon store and a talk on their phone about accessable
>> options was to say the least not very confidence enspiring. I had to
>> tell the Verizon lady on the phone and the guy at the store about Talks,
>> both seemed unaware of it.
>> AT&T seems to have a phone with Mobilespeak that will do what I want.
>> Does anybody on this list know anything about either plan or option and
>> have any feedback?
>> AT&T says if I give them proof of my blindness they will take the data
>> package off the phone with Mobilespeak. I am not a big cell phone user,
>> don't really want the data package, but nor do I want to give AT&T any
>> medical info.
>> All I want is a phone where I can add contacts, use menus and know who's
>> calling.
>> Thoughts?
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