[Electronics-talk] Data plans

Sun Sep 14 18:30:41 UTC 2014

Hi,
  I tend to fully agree with both of the below. If you are careful and 
manage your money wisely, a  smart phone is quite do-able. I too do not have 
a land line and like below do not spend money on things like manecures... 
(my one extravagance being good-quality coffee:)). Plus, as Gale mentioned, 
the apps for things like bar code scanners, OCR, and color identification 
(which are actually quite good given the size of the camera) are about 100th 
of the price of the devices you would by for each separately or are free:)! 
it is worth it (e.g., Digit Eyes gives almost exactly the same info as i 
have seen in demos of IDMate, is equally as easy to use fro mwhat I have 
seen, and does all that the IDMate Quest  can do at a fraction of the 
price). Actually, the apps are the only real reason that I want the smart 
phone. I actually do not really like the quality of the phone's built in 
phone and do not really care too much for texting so the apps are what I am 
willing to spend  that money on. Plus, depending on what carrier you have, 
cell phones are often cheaper than what you noted. For example, my carrier 
told me that once my early update comes around, between the update fee and 
the cost of the phone I will likely pay around $30.99 for a $649 phone so no 
where near the $200 price for the phone without the carrier. Also, my flip 
phone's plan is only about $10-$15 less than what I will pay for an iPhone 
plan according to my carrier, so not much of a difference for a much better 
plan.
Have a great rest of the day!
Chris
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Linda via Electronics-talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
To: "Gail the U. S. Male" <gailcrowe1959 at gmail.com>; "Discussion of 
accessible electronics and appliances" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2014 1:20 PM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Data plans


>I agree with Gail.  It is a tradeoff.  I have never had a cable bill, even 
>when I was working.  I do not get manicures, pedicures, go to the hair 
>salon, the gym or the spa.  I am not a shoe or clothes hog.  It is just a 
>matter of what you want to spend your dollars on.  I am going to get a 
>smartphone, because I want one and that's what I want to spend my money 
>for.  Some people pay hundreds for cable, others spend it on their phones, 
>some have both.  My brother smokes and spends about $200 a month, and says 
>he does not get enough money to live on.  I believe it is usually not how 
>much money you get, but what you do with it that counts.
>
>> On Sep 14, 2014, at 12:37 PM, "Gail the U. S. Male via Electronics-talk" 
>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> Gerald, I'm not going hungry, but I do alot a large chunk of my available 
>> spending money, after paying bills, to my cell phone. But, I would spend 
>> just as much if I used a landline, and my cell is almost always with 
>> me,when I'm out and about. So, I can call if I have an emergency out in 
>> the streets. also, I've saved tons of money, buying apps for my iPhone! 
>> things like bar code readers, OCr apps, GPS apps, things like that. 
>> which, if I purchased a stand alone device for each of these purposes 
>> would have run me to thousands of dollars, which my rehab agency wouldn't 
>> pay for. also there are the sports and radio apps.  The town where I live 
>> is  sadly, in my opinioon lacking decent radio broadcasts, so I use my 
>> phone, with speakers for my radio, and follow all my teams, which are 900 
>> miles away, and I couldn't get their broadcasts over radio. you have to 
>> make tradeoffs. I don't smoke, or drink, and don't do much else, since 
>> transportation is also terrible here.
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerald Levy via Electronics-talk" 
>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> To: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>; "Discussion of accessible 
>> electronics and appliances" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2014 11:23 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Data plans
>>
>>
>>>
>>> What I don't understand is how someone on a fixed income can afford an 
>>> IPhone, which typically costs $299 plus the $70 or $80 a month for 
>>> service. And that's only if you sign a two-year contract, which is a 
>>> minimum commitment of at least $1500.  And a prepaid IPhone costs about 
>>> $600, plus monthly service, but at least you are not locked into a 
>>> contract.  It seems like almost every blind person is running around 
>>> with an IPhone these days, even though the unemployment rate among the 
>>> blind is purported to be 70% or higher.  Either this figure is bogus, or 
>>> else there are a lot of affluent blind folks out there, or else a lot of 
>>> blind folks are going hungry  for the sake of their IPhones.  Something 
>>> is definitely wrong with this picture.
>>>
>>> Gerald
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tracy Carcione via Electronics-talk" 
>>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
>>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2014 11:03 AM
>>> Subject: [Electronics-talk] Data plans
>>>
>>>
>>>> What I don't understand is how someone on a fixed income can afford a 
>>>> data plan.  I'm employed, and I think the data plan prices I've seen 
>>>> are absolutely ridiculous, way more money than I my use would warrant.
>>>> Are there reasonable data plans out there, or pay-as-you-go?
>>>> Tracy
>>>>
>>>>
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