[Electronics-talk] New Talking Cell Phone

[James Aldrich]

Hello Ray,

All dialed calls, answered calls and missed calls speak!  Only the missed 
calls spoke on the LG phones.  I set a wake up alarm, tied a ring tone to a 
contact, sent numerous text messages thus far.  The TTS engine goes one 
speed!  Most menus speak from the phone's speaker, only a few commands go to 
the ear piece only!  Plugging in external headphones may be the only way to 
get complete privacy if that concerns you!  One may need an extended battery 
if one uses the phone heavily!  There is a dedicated 911 key but the phone 
has a prompt asking whether one wishes to do this or not!  That key isn't as 
pronounced to the touch as others so that's an advantage.  When texting, one 
only hears the letter echoed. One cannot read the text message after it was 
entered.  Keep them short and sweet and you should be fine!  One has 160 
characters for each message.  Almost like twitter! One can delete all text 
messages as well!  One can clean out calls as well! House cleaning is easy! 
This phone does not connect to the internet nor does it have GPS.  It 
doesn't have a camera!  It is a basic phone with great accessible features! 
It is a good low cost accessible solution!  If this is what you want, it is 
a great solution! For those of us on Verizon, it is about time! For now, it 
will be my phone till the I-phone is available (grin smile)!  The blind 
users Verizon phones lists has been discussing this almost non stop for 
three or four days now!  Curtis Deltzer is preparing a podcast about this 
phone where he'll go into depth  about its capabilities.  I don't have a 
link for this yet!

HTH

Jim


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ray Foret Jr" <rforetjr at comcast.net>
To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 04, 2010 5:55 PM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] New Talking Cell Phone


> Okay.  What's better about it than the LG line?  Do all the levels of 
> menus talk?  How about caller ID info?  Will it announce the name and or 
> number of the calling party?
>
> Very important as I'm thinking about this one for sure.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> Sincerely,
> The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!
>
> A Very Proud and Happy Mac User!!!
>
> E-Mail:
> rforetjr at comcast dot net
> Skype Name:
> barefootedray
>
> On Sep 4, 2010, at 3:57 PM, James Aldrich wrote:
>
> 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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