[Electronics-talk] Accessible Phones for Verizon

Wed Sep 8 16:50:09 UTC 2010

Verizon now has the Samsung Haven!  It reads all levels of menus.  It is a 
basic phone, no qwerty keyboard, can text message.  For now, this is what 
they have going!

Jim
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jude DaShiell" <jdashiel at shellworld.net>
To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
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Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 2:48 AM
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> Does verizon even have any model of accessible cell phone on the market 
> where users have access to all levels of menus?  Whenever I had a Verizon 
> phone in the past, I could only go down just so far on menu levels and 
> then the accessibility stopped; there was no speech or menu choices beyond 
> that point.  Another problem with verizon phones I had was no useable apps 
> for the phones that were accessible either.  This was also true for AT&T 
> phones until I got my IPhone 3gs then all of those problems went away. 
> Best money I ever spent on a cell phone in my life!On Fri, 16 Apr 2010, 
> Gail The U. S. Male, Proud Grandpa wrote:
>
>> Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think I am. the Nokia N82 is a gsm 
>> phone, not a CDMA.
>> Gail
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>> From: " Rob Tabor" <rob.tabor at sbcglobal.net>
>> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
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>> Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 5:33 PM
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>>> The Nokia N82 phones we have is currently subscribed to AT&T Mobile. The 
>>> N82
>>> is an unlocked CDMA 3G phone which is compatible with two mobile phone
>>> carriers, of which the other is T-Mobile.
>>> HTH
>>> Rob Tabor
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>>> From: "Dreicer, Zachary, Survey" <z.dreicer at emissives.com>
>>> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics andappliances"
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>>> Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 2:08 PM
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>>> By the way what company are you using on your phone N82 that you
>>> demonstrated last weekend?
>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Haro, Juan, CFB" <Juan.Haro at state.nm.us
>>>> To: "Rob Tabor" <rob.tabor at sbcglobal.net>,"Discussion of
>>> accessible electronics and
>>> appliances"<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
>>>> Date sent: Fri, 16 Apr 2010 09:45:31 -0600
>>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Accessible Phones for Verizon
>>>
>>>> I believe that Talks does not work on Windows Mobile but Mobile
>>> Speak does.  Hope this helps.
>>>
>>>> Juan F.  Haro, M.A., NOMCT
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>>>> -----Original Message-----
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>>> [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Rob
>>> Tabor
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 9:49 PM
>>>> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
>>>> Subject: [Electronics-talk] Accessible Phones for Verizon
>>>
>>>> Dear colleagues.
>>>> My employer is considering changing mobile phone carriers to
>>> Verizon in an effort to save telecom expense in our tight budget.
>>> Luckily, our executive director is very conscientious in
>>> considering my needs for accessibility, which prompts my
>>> question.  Can anyone commend a good accessible phone,
>>> preferrably one that runs Talks, since I use Talks as the screen
>>> reader for my personal phone which is a Nokia N82? I understand
>>> LG has several models keyed to Verizon's communication relay
>>> towers.  If we end up electing to take phones running Windows
>>> Mobile instead of Simbian OS will Talks run on a Win Mobile
>>> phone? Thanks in advance.
>>>> Rob Tabor
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