[Electronics-talk] New Talking Cell Phone

Sun Sep 5 14:14:27 UTC 2010

Is it easy to find and read received text messages?  That is currently my 
problem on NV3.  I can send them, can't get the unspoken pattern down to 
receive and read messages sent to me.

Carol Feazell.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Aldrich" <jajkaldrich at gmail.com>
To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
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Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2010 9:38 AM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] New Talking Cell Phone

> 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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