[Electronics-talk] Accessible Phones for Verizon

Thu Sep 9 03:34:00 UTC 2010

Hello Evelyn and list,

This business of signal strength is relative!  There really isn't a standard 
as far as I can tell!  How the signal is measured varies from phone to 
phone!  Both the Haven and my LG VX5300 show a maximum signal strength of 
four.  One can get quite a bit of signal at the zero point or even at 2 the 
halfway mark!  My old 4650 had a maximum reading of six!  I do have 
reception problems in my basement at times but it is no worse than my old LG 
VX5300.  The advantage of the Haven is it usually tells me when I'm out of 
service or when I'm back in service again!  I might move a few inches before 
I'm out of service and back in again! The antenna sticks out on the 5300 but 
one doesn't see it on the Haven!  I find the signal quality to be better on 
the Haven.  I understand that the 8300 series phones had exceptional 
reception and they may be hard to beat!  I haven't used one myself so can't 
comment!  I can say one thing though!  the accessibility is so much better 
than anything I have used to date!  I downloaded seven ringtones today!  I 
never did this before!  I even made one myself which worked in this phone 
but I didn't keep it!  Believe me!  This Haven is an amazing phone!  Try it 
for thirty days and if you don't like it, return to Verizon and go back to 
your 8300.

This Haven phone is well worth the money!

Jim

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Evelyn Weckerly" <weckerly at i2k.com>
To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
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Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 2:02 PM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Accessible Phones for Verizon

> Hi,
>
> There is a price though. I stopped at a Verizon Wireless store yesterday 
> and asked about its reception quality as compared to my three-year-old LG 
> 8350.
> the man said that the Haven's reception is lower quality. I have decided 
> that I will not pay that price. I know enough people who have reception 
> problems with their phones. I've had a few, but I don't want an increase 
> there. When Verizon and Samsung improve the reception quality, I'll be a 
> lot more interested.
>
> I listened to Mike Barber's podcast. In it he mentioned that in his 
> basement where he was making the recording, the Haven's reception wsas 
> zero bars. No thanks.
>
> Evelyn
>
> At 12:50 PM 9/8/2010, you wrote:
>>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" 
>><electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 2:48 AM
>>Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Accessible Phones for Verizon
>>
>>
>>>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
>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>From: " Rob Tabor" <rob.tabor at sbcglobal.net>
>>>>To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
>>>><electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>>Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 5:33 PM
>>>>Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Accessible Phones for Verizon
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>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
>>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>>From: "Dreicer, Zachary, Survey" <z.dreicer at emissives.com>
>>>>>To: "Discussion of accessible electronics andappliances"
>>>>><electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 2:08 PM
>>>>>Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Accessible Phones for Verizon
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>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
>>>>>>Cane Travel Instructor
>>>>>>Commission for the Blind
>>>>>>408 N.  White Sands Blvd.
>>>>>>Alamogordo, NM 88310
>>>>>>Phone: (575) 437-0401
>>>>>>Email: juan.haro at state.nm.us
>>>>>
>>>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>>>From: electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
>>>>>[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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