[Electronics-talk] New Talking Cell Phone

[Sherri]

The Haven is not a QWERTY phone.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carol J. Feazell" <cfeazell at comcast.net>
To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
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Sent: Saturday, September 04, 2010 11:02 PM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] New Talking Cell Phone


> Yes, my only problem with my NV3 is that I cannot seem to read sent txt 
> messages without someone helping me.  I know there is a pattern bu it's 
> not a spoken pattern.  I am wondering if this phone we are talking about 
> it a QWERTY phone.  I do like the keyboard feature for sending TXT.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Sherri" <flmom2006 at gmail.com>
> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
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> Sent: Saturday, September 04, 2010 10:55 PM
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] New Talking Cell Phone
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>> The ENV3 doesn't seem to have the capability to review your message, but 
>> you can back up a letter or clear a letter at a time if you think you 
>> made a mistake.
>> Sherri
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Carol J. Feazell" <cfeazell at comcast.net>
>> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Saturday, September 04, 2010 10:33 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] New Talking Cell Phone
>>
>>
>>> I'm wondering if that's ging to be any different from my NV3.  I can 
>>> send. I just can't easily (without sighted help) get to the sent 
>>> messages.
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "James Aldrich" <jajkaldrich at gmail.com>
>>> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
>>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Saturday, September 04, 2010 4:59 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] New Talking Cell Phone
>>>
>>>
>>>> One can text with the Samsung Haven!  Unfortunately one cannot read 
>>>> back what they wrote but each letter echoes as typed.  One can delete a 
>>>> wrong letter easily!  Messages can be reviewed easily!
>>>>
>>>> Jim
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: "Carol J. Feazell" <cfeazell at comcast.net>
>>>> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
>>>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Friday, September 03, 2010 1:51 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] New Talking Cell Phone
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Do you know if it will read and send text messages?  Mine currently 
>>>>> will do that but although I can send easily, I have had difficulty 
>>>>> figuring out how to receive messages nad for that reason don't do much 
>>>>> of it. Not that I am all that much of a texter but with so many of my 
>>>>> friends functioning that way, I would sure like to think that I could 
>>>>> more easily.
>>>>>
>>>>> Carol Feazell
>>>>> ----- 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 3:35 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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