[Electronics-talk] New Talking Cell Phone

[James Aldrich]

Hello Andy and list,

My wife and I got this phone Thursday!  It certainly isn't perfect but much 
better than the LG offerings from VZW.

Jim


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Baracco, Andrew W" <Andrew.Baracco at va.gov>
To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, September 03, 2010 1:35 PM
Subject: [Electronics-talk] New Talking Cell Phone


>A friend of mine recently bought a new cell phone from Verizon Wireless.
> It is called the Samsung haven.  It is apparently a basic no frills cell
> phone, but he says that all menus and functions speak. You can get it on
> an upgrade for $39, or for $169 if you are not eligible for an upgrade,
> or are a new VZW customer.  He did say that the speech seems to drain
> the battery faster, but there is a long life battery that you can get
> for $45.  Considering that model runs for cell phones seem to be getting
> shorter and shorter, you might want to snatch this one up pretty soon if
> you are interested.  With the eminent passage of the 21st Century
> Communications and Video Accessibility Act, you will probably soon see
> an increase in offerings of accessible phones.  It is possible that
> Samsung is being proactive here.
>
> Andy
>
>
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