[Electronics-talk] New Talking Cell Phone

[James Aldrich]

One can do most everything independent of sighted help!  The biggest 
disadvantage is one cannot read their finished message before posting! 
Guess it is better than not texting at all!

Jim


----- 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 8:33 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" 
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> Sent: Saturday, September 04, 2010 4:59 PM
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] New Talking Cell Phone
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>> 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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