[Electronics-talk] New Talking Cell Phone

[Carol J. Feazell]

I thought this phone was a Verizon phone.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Aldrich" <jajkaldrich at gmail.com>
To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
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Sent: Saturday, September 04, 2010 4:57 PM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] New Talking Cell Phone


> 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" 
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> 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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