[Electronics-talk] SUGGESTION for Iphone

Thu Mar 7 22:39:05 UTC 2013

There are a few phones with slide out keyboards, such as the Motorola
Droid.  However, I don't know that any of these phones have gotten the
Jelly Bean Android update you'll want for accessibility.

The bottom line is that glass keyboards are really becoming the thing
on android devices as well as the iPhone.

My personal opinion is that unless you have some specific reason for
not going with the iPhone, I would go with the iPhone.  It's
accessibility still beats what you'll get on Android.

To be fair, Android is catching up.  But, it's not there yet.

Hope that helps,

Jim

On Thu, Mar 07, 2013 at 01:49:18PM -0600, Gene Coulter wrote:
> I have been debating between Iphone and Android forever not having  made the 
> plunge to smart phone.  I have missed around with wife’s Iphone some and don’t 
> really like typing on touch scren but think I could used to it. My question 
> then:
> Is there  an Android phone currently available  with slide out qwerty 
> keyboard; one that I can walk into the ATT store, for example, and pick up 
> off the rack?
> 
> From: Baracco, Andrew W
> Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2013 1:17 PM
> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] SUGGESTION for Iphone
> 
> The prices for the iPhone on AT&T are as follows. This is for the iPone
> 5.
> 
> 16 GB $199
> 32 GB $299.
> 64 GB $399
> 
> These prices are with a 2 year contract. Remember that with the iPhone,
> you will also have to sign up for a data plan. These are tiered
> depending on how much data you need. I believe that the cheapest is $15
> per month.   Remember that only data used over the cellular network is
> counted. if you are going to do most of your downloading and streming at
> home on your WIFI network, this does not count towards your limit. Also
> remember that if you use a GPS app that gets its data from on line map
> sources, that this does use data that is counted. Most people pay for
> more data then they actually use. The iPhone does have a utility that
> allows you to check on how much data you are using. If you are not
> sharing with anyone else, you might want to start with the cheapest data
> plan and bump it up if you find that you need more.
> 
> Andy
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of A Kelly
> Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2013 11:02 AM
> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] SUGGESTION for Iphone
> 
> Hello Anita; great name! Hahaha.
> 
> I am sorry, I really do not remember.  It may have been $299 or $399, as
> we got it with a two-year contract from AT&T.
> 
> Now, the other carriers also carry the iPhone.   I got my 4S several
> years ago.  The iPhone 5 is out now, But nothing is wrong with my 4S so
> I see no reason to upgrade to the 5.
> 
> Regards, Anita
> 
> On Mar 7, 2013, at 8:33 AM, Anita Ogletree <anita.ogletree63 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > Hi Anita.  Guess what!
> >
> > My name is Anita, too.  How coolth
> >
> > What did you pay for it, if you don't mind me askingth
> >
> > Anita
> >
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: A Kelly <gadgetgirlkelly at gmail.com
> >> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and
> > appliances<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
> >> Date sent: Thu, 7 Mar 2013 05:39:06 -0500
> >> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] SUGGESTION for Iphone
> >
> >> Hi, my husband bought me a 64 gig iPhone, and I am very happy
> > with it.  It has a lot of storage space and I can do a lot with it.
> For example, if you have the digit eyes app, you have the storage
> capacity to hold hundreds of records to scan.  You can print labels off
> of the computer, affix them to your items, Scan the label, and record a
> message for that particular label.  Similar to what the Omni bar code
> readers can do, But at a cheaper price.  Then there is Siri; Which is a
> big help when you don't feel like doing a lot of typing.  You just speak
> into the phone, and it transfers your speech into typing.  Sometimes
> it's accurate; sometimes it's not.  I have found with each update, Siri
> gets better and better.  There are a lots of android phones out there,
> but I don't think there is any that can rival the iPhone's accessibility
> features.  There are so many cool features an iPhone can do, That I
> recommend you go to an Apple Retailer and get an experienced associate
> to show you all the cool things and iPhone can do.  My husband took me
> to three different stores before we found someone who worked there with
> full knowledge of the power of an iPhone.  After the demonstration, and
> playing with it for good hour, he bought me one, and it's been love ever
> since.  LOL.
> >
> >> Sincerely,
> >> Anita K.
> >> also known as "Gadget Girl"
> >
> >> Sent via my Apple gadget.  Apple, Take a bite, Express yourself!
> >
> >> On Mar 7, 2013, at 5:08 AM, Anita Ogletree
> > <anita.ogletree63 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >>> Hello.  Can anyone recommend an Iphone? One that has the most
> > accessibility.
> >>> Thanks.
> >
> >
> >>> Anita
> >
> >>> _______________________________________________
> >>> Electronics-talk mailing list
> >>> Electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
> >>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/electronics-talk_nfbnet.org
> >>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account
> > info for Electronics-talk:
> > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/electronics-talk_nfbnet.org/gad
> > getgirlkelly%40gmail.com
> >
> >> _______________________________________________
> >> Electronics-talk mailing list
> >> Electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
> >> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/electronics-talk_nfbnet.org
> >> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info
> > for Electronics-talk:
> >> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/electronics-talk_nfbnet.org/ani
> > ta.ogletree63%40gmail.com
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Electronics-talk mailing list
> > Electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
> > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/electronics-talk_nfbnet.org
> > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
> Electronics-talk:
> >
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/electronics-talk_nfbnet.org/gadgetgirl
> kelly%40gmail.com
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Electronics-talk mailing list
> Electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/electronics-talk_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
> Electronics-talk:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/electronics-talk_nfbnet.org/andrew.bar
> acco%40va.gov
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Electronics-talk mailing list
> Electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/electronics-talk_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for 
> Electronics-talk:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/electronics-talk_nfbnet.org/escoulter%40centurytel.net
> _______________________________________________
> Electronics-talk mailing list
> Electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/electronics-talk_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Electronics-talk:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/electronics-talk_nfbnet.org/jbar%40barcore.com