[Electronics-talk] lon lasting talking watch?

[dreicer, zachary]

can we please be done with the talking watches thing?

 ----- Original Message -----
From: "David Evans" <drevans at bellsouth.net
To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and 
appliances"<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 12:38:16 -0500
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] lon lasting talking watch?


Dear Gerald,

It is not ILA's fault,  The watches are made in china and  china 
made
batteries that do not last.  I have had the same trouble with the 
last few
watches I purchased and I got them from Maxiaids and SP.
I also got them fromILA too and they told me that there is just 
no way of
telling  which watches are good and which have bad batteries or 
construction
without trying them out.  the Chinese don't care.  Their motto is 
"buyer
beware."
The catalog companies just get stuck with their crap and get the 
bad rap.

David Evans, NFBF and GD Jack.
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From: "Levy" <bwaylimited at verizon.net
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Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 7:34 AM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] lon lasting talking watch?



 This is one of my biggest pet peeves: talking watches whose 
batteries die
 prematurely.  Of course, you can't replace the battery yourself, 
and it's
 not always easy to find a jeweler or watch repair shop willing 
to do it.
 Battery life also depends on where you buy a talking watch.  In 
the past
 year, I have purchased two talking watches from Independent 
Living Aids
 whose batteries lasted a little more  than three months, just 
after the 90
 day warranty expired.  I will never buy another talking watch 
from them.
 I recently purchased a talking pen watch from Future Aids.  It 
runs on two
 AG13 batteries which are user replaceable, so if they die 
prematurely, I
 can replace them myself.

 Gerald


 ----- Original Message -----
 From: <SSommer126 at aol.com
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 Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 9:04 PM
 Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] lon lasting talking watch?


 Hello,
 Has anyone found a talking watch that last more than a year?
 I have tried several without success.  Thank you
 Susan
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