[Electronics-talk] Accessible Phones for Verizon

Thu Sep 9 15:29:47 UTC 2010

Yes it is!

Jim

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> is this phone a flip phone? thanks
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> Drew
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> From: "James Aldrich" <jajkaldrich at gmail.com>
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>> 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
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>> 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
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> 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
>>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Accessible Phones for Verizon
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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
>>>>> ----- 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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