[Electronics-talk] Cable/settop boxes

[Brett Boyer]

Wait a minute. So you mean we'll still have to fight to get s A p carried 
through the greedy cable companies? When nbc and fox and everybody roles out 
this supposed new thing the cable companies will have to be persuaded to 
carry the signal too? If that's the case than that is going to be an uphill 
battle.
I really hope thats not the case.
bb

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ray Foret Jr" <rforetjr at att.net>
To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, June 18, 2012 4:20 AM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Cable/settop boxes


> Now that's interesting that you should mention that about their Iphone 
> app.  When I tried it, it was an accessibility disaster.  I could see that 
> I had recorded shows but couldn't read the titles to save my life.  This 
> was around March of 2010.  Maybe I'll have to give it another look then. 
> I have tried and tried to pursuade AT&T U-verse to pass  through the SAP 
> channel for my locals but the only one they will do that for is channel 
> 12, my local PBS.  Ain't given' up though.
>
> It, however, is true that one can turn on SAP with relative eas using the 
> AT&T U-verse remote.
>
>
> Sincerely,
> The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!
>
> Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!!
>
> Skype name:
> barefootedray
>
> On Jun 18, 2012, at 12:43 AM, Brett Boyer wrote:
>
>> es! And thanks to barefooted Ray. The way to turn sap on and off with 
>> at&t u-verse remote. Not to mention that there i-phone app is 70 perdent 
>> accessible. Enough to view and record shows. It's not perfect butt maybe 
>> with a letter to the developers it could be.
>> Anyway just throwing this one out there.
>> bb
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jenny Keller" <jlperdue3 at gmail.com>
>> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2012 3:01 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Cable/settop boxes
>>
>>
>>> Just for anyone's knowledge.  Comcast has it to where you can program 
>>> your DVR and watch on demand programs on the computer, also, if you have 
>>> an iPhone, and you have a compatible box for the xfinity ap, you can do 
>>> the programming of the DVR, and control your TV and voiceover works with 
>>> that.
>>>
>>> Just for people who didn't know that.
>>>
>>> It doesn't do me any good to have the ap on my iPhone, cause I don't 
>>> have a compatible box, but I use the on demand thing if I miss a show or 
>>> something.
>>>
>>> I don't know about with JAWS or window eyes, but I know that the site, I 
>>> believe it's xfinitytv.net, or you can just call comcast itself to ask 
>>> what the site name is to get to on demand is, and it's very accessible 
>>> with voiceover.
>>>
>>> Jenny
>>> On Jun 15, 2012, at 6:55 AM, from tim aune wrote:
>>>
>>>> If you have comcasts converter boxes for older tv's, they have an SAP 
>>>> button on the supplied remote.  I think that the boxes for HD tv boxes 
>>>> make you go into the menue to get to the SAP service.
>>>> Tim Aune
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message----- From: John Riehl
>>>> Sent: Friday, June 15, 2012 6:42 AM
>>>> To: 'Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances'
>>>> Subject: [Electronics-talk] Cable/settop boxes
>>>>
>>>> I just read the announcement re more descriptive audio being available 
>>>> soon.
>>>> That's great!
>>>>
>>>> I'm curious what the status is of the cable companies and TV 
>>>> manufacturers
>>>> providing accessible settop boxes. I've tried contacting comcast but 
>>>> can't
>>>> find a contact info; I'm not sure where to start with Verizon. What are 
>>>> NFB
>>>> and orgs like AFB doing in this regard?
>>>> I'm tired of paying for services I  can't use, much less not being able 
>>>> to
>>>> navigate my tv's menu. I know about the talking Panasonic tv's being
>>>> available in Great Britain; are they available here in the US?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for any info anyone has!
>>>>
>>>> Panasonic
>>>>
>>>> John Riehl
>>>>
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