[Electronics-talk] AT&T Inspiration, and Galaxy two Cell Phones

[Jim Barbour]

Hey Frida,

What an interesting write up, thanks for sharing.

I don't think I agree that an iPhone is harder to get used to if
you're a windows user.  I think that for either the iPhone or an
android phone the user does need to get used to the phone.

I'm glad that AT&T is showing blind people accessibility options on
the Android phones.  I still believe that the iPhone and voiceover
provide a better overall user experience for a blind user than android
and talkback.  However, plenty of people don't need the overall
experience, they're happy to just read emails texts and make phone
calls.

The Code Factory thing, called mibile accessibility, is a screen
reader that also has some talking apps built in.  If your friends find
that they don't like the email or web browsing experience, they may
decide that mobile accessibility is a worth while investment.

Take Care,

Jim

On Sun, Nov 20, 2011 at 10:15:20AM -0800, Frida Aizenman wrote:
> Good morning,
> With some friends, recently, I went to RadioShack, and one of my friends bought the Inspiration accessible cell phone from AT&T without having to change the family plan. My friend will pay $30 extra due to the fact that now he is able to use the Internet on his Inspiration cell phone. Without the family plan, the Inspiration phone would have cost him $500.
> Recently, another friend got the AT&T accessible Galaxy Two cell phone.
> As for the talking part, on either one of the two phone mentioned, there were two choices.
> They could either go with Code Factory, the company from Barcelona, Spain who services the United States, and use their talking program for complex needs, and which costs a one time $100, or they could use the talking program, Talk Back.
> Talk Back is for free, but with less accessibility, however, the program seems to be pretty good. It depends on the person's needs.
> Once the Inspiration cell phone was bought, the RadioShack representative installed gmail on the Inspiration cell phone, and then went to the Talk Back market, and found something called, Library, or Library Engine, and download Talk Back. At first, the representative was having trouble finding the Library thingy on the Internet, but she got it.
> My friend also got a case, very important, so that the new screen will be protected from being scratched. It was bought for $15, but, with a rebate of $10, and if he fills out the survey on the Internet, he will get another $15 back.
> According to the representative at RadioShack, it is harder to get used to an Apple iPhone than an android Inspiration phone, or an android Galaxy Two phone, if you are a Windows user.
> One advantage of the iPhone, though, is Voiceover, which means that the iPhone talks right out of the box.
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