[Electronics-talk] New Talking Cell Phone

Sun Sep 5 14:35:56 UTC 2010

o the phones--both of them--will auto-read txt mgs if you tell it 
to.  Want instructions for the NV3? Just let me know!

 ----- Original Message -----
From: "Carol J.  Feazell" <cfeazell at comcast.net
To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and 
appliances"<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Sun, 5 Sep 2010 10:14:27 -0400
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] New Talking Cell Phone

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"
<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
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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