[Electronics-talk] Cell phones

[Baracco, Andrew W]

You can't usually acquire a cell phone that way.  I guess that perhaps
you could convince your state rehab agency to get you a KNFB reader, and
then you would have an unlocked cell phone.  Here in California, there
is a program to distribute accessible telephone equipment to persons
with certain disabilities, but it is restricted to landline phones.
They are exploring distribution of cell phones, but because cell phones
are distributed differently, they have not been able to come up with a
workable distribution mechanism for them.

Andy


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[mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of cheez
Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 10:58 PM
To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Cell phones

If a phone comes with the basic features you want, buy it and don't use
the 
other features you don't want.  Everything these days come with features

that aren't used.  Simple as that.
And if the IPhone is not in your price range, then see if you can get
one 
under the auspices of your state agency, like many blind folks do.
Vince

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Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 8:41 PM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Cell phones


> You're right.  The iPhone looks like the best thing going for blind
folk.
> If I could afford their damn PDA data plan, I'd be running one now.
>
> However, the questioner seemed to be looking for something more basic.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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BlindTechs
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> And what is wrong with the Iphone offered by AT&T? now, that is
> accessibility out of the box if I may say so.
>
> Gabe Vega
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> -----Original Message-----
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>
> Verizon seems to be the best company for offering phones that have
some
> level of accessibility right out of the box.  This is just my
observation
> from reading a few lists. I am stuck with AT&T for now.  I haven't
heard
> whether Verizon has any prepaid phones with access features.
>
> There is a lot of talk out there about Sprint getting together some
kind 
> of
> accessible phones.  They own the Boost prepaid phone service as well. 
> Might
> be worth looking into.
>
> Best of luck.
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Shonen
> Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 4:34 PM
> To: electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [Electronics-talk] Cellphones
>
> Can you give me some suggestions on a cellphone, please? There
> seem to be so many choices. I have never used one, so I would be
> a beginner, do not need to text or use the internet etc. as I
> have a computer. I would just like the telephone capacity, but
> don't have a lot of money, so would like a phone that I could use
> with a prepaid phone card. Thanks, Shonen
>
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