[Electronics-Talk] change in voice mail

Arlene arlenes71154 at earthlink.net
Fri Apr 1 10:52:07 UTC 2016


Vince, that's interesting.

Arlene
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "cheez via Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
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Cc: "cheez" <cheez at cox.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2016 11:24 PM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] change in voice mail


> Hi, Arlene:
>
> Since my wife is on my Verizon share plan, and she uses The Haven, the 
> Voice Message option still works for her.
>
> I have a feeling it has something
> to do with one phone being an analog device, [I reckon, correct me someone 
> if I'm wrong], and my iPhone being a digital device.
>
> Now I don't know about my daughter who's on my family plan too.  She has 
> the Galaxy 5S.  And you know how some youngsters are these days.  They 
> don't listen to Voicemail let-alone talk on the phone.
> My girls only respond when I send them a text message and tell them to 
> call me or answer their phones.
>
> Vince
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Arlene via Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> To: "Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances" 
> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: "Arlene" <arlenes71154 at earthlink.net>
> Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2016 11:52 AM
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] change in voice mail
>
>
>> It's not a big deal but I wonder why they aliminated that option from the 
>> voice mail. Maybe not very many people were using it.
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "cheez via Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> To: "Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances" 
>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: "cheez" <cheez at cox.net>
>> Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2016 11:49 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] change in voice mail
>>
>>
>>>I have 4 months to go on a two-year contract with Verizon.
>>>
>>> Vince
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Arlene via Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> To: "Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances" 
>>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> Cc: "Arlene" <arlenes71154 at earthlink.net>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2016 8:30 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] change in voice mail
>>>
>>>
>>>> Vince, that actually sounds about when I noticed the change. I know 
>>>> what I said before, but it just dawned on me that when we purchased 
>>>> that additional gusto III it was november of 2014 not 2015 and it's 
>>>> been over a year. Time really flies when the timing of something gets 
>>>> muddled up in your mind. I remember up until at least the summer of 
>>>> 2014 my 2 friends and I were still using the voice mail for messaging 
>>>> some of the time. one of my friends and I both lived in joplin, 
>>>> Missouri at the time and we were both on prepaids and my other friend 
>>>> is in new york and she's on a regular plan. Are you on a regular plan 
>>>> or do you have the prepaid service? I was just curious since I haven't 
>>>> had a chance to ask my friened that's on the regular plan, which I 
>>>> don't know what you'd call it since verizon no longer does contracts. 
>>>> It's a small thing really, but if it was aliminated from even the 
>>>> phones on the regular plans, that would be kind of disappointing.
>>>>
>>>> Arlene
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: "cheez via Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>> To: "Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances" 
>>>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Cc: "cheez" <cheez at cox.net>
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2016 8:46 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] change in voice mail
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>I noticed that change of option when i switched to the iPhone about 
>>>>>2-1/2 years ago.
>>>>>
>>>>> Vince
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>> From: "Arlene via Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>>> To: "Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances" 
>>>>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>>> Cc: "Arlene" <arlenes71154 at earthlink.net>
>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2016 6:24 PM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] change in voice mail
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Barb, and everyone, the part of the voice mail in the prepaid verizon 
>>>>>> phones where you could press 2 in voice mail to make a message to 
>>>>>> another verizon customer. I don't know exactly when that was 
>>>>>> eliminated from the voice mail but I noticed it gone in november. 
>>>>>> I't's not anything I absolutely need or would use all the time. 
>>>>>> Mostly I used it with 2 friends, which besides phone calls we used 
>>>>>> that method of messaging to keep in touch.  I just thought I would 
>>>>>> mention it since it wasn't always that way.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Arlene
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>>> From: "Barb O'Connor via Electronics-Talk" 
>>>>>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>> To: "Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances" 
>>>>>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>> Cc: "Barb O'Connor" <broconnor1972 at comcast.net>
>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 12:23 PM
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] accessible verizon flip phone
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You can't seem to send messages by going through your voicemail box 
>>>>>>> anymore. Unfortunately, the only thing you can do is call the person 
>>>>>>> and hopefully not bother them. I, too, liked being able to send 
>>>>>>> voicemail through my box but ...? I have a friend who leaves me 
>>>>>>> voicemail in the night so, I put do not disturb on my phone so I am 
>>>>>>> not disturbed at 3:00 in the morning.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Barb
>>>>>>>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>>>>  From: Arlene via Electronics-Talk
>>>>>>>  To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
>>>>>>>  Cc: Arlene
>>>>>>>  Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 12:47 AM
>>>>>>>  Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] accessible verizon flip phone
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>  Hi, Vince, on the gusto III I could write text messages just fine, 
>>>>>>> but
>>>>>>>  reviewing them, I can't seem to do, unless it's something I just 
>>>>>>> don't know
>>>>>>>  how to do and I've tried to do it.Another thing I've noticed that 
>>>>>>> you or
>>>>>>>  possibly someone else might know. It seemed as if it was back in 
>>>>>>> the fall
>>>>>>>  some time. In November when my boyfriend had gotten a gusto III I 
>>>>>>> was
>>>>>>>  showing him some things about the voice mail and I found that you 
>>>>>>> could no
>>>>>>>  longer send a message to someone, someone on verizon  through the 
>>>>>>> voice
>>>>>>>  mail, which I've done a lot with 2 of my friends.  I was surprised 
>>>>>>> to find
>>>>>>>  that change and I tried my gusto and it too had changed. It's 
>>>>>>> really kind of
>>>>>>>  a small thing but being able to message someone through the voice 
>>>>>>> mail could
>>>>>>>  be handy at times. I'd like to find out more about the non prepaid 
>>>>>>> service
>>>>>>>  with verizon next time I go to the store. It's almost 2 years, I 
>>>>>>> think since
>>>>>>>  I've had the gusto phones of which I started with the gusto II.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>  Arlene
>>>>>>>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>>>>  From: "cheez via Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>>>  To: "Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances"
>>>>>>>  <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>>>  Cc: "cheez" <cheez at cox.net>
>>>>>>>  Sent: Monday, March 28, 2016 11:25 PM
>>>>>>>  Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] accessible verizon flip phone
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>  > Correct me if I'm wrong, but on the Gusto III, one can't 
>>>>>>> proofread text
>>>>>>>  > messages. right?
>>>>>>>  >
>>>>>>>  > Vince
>>>>>>>  >
>>>>>>>  > ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>>>>  > From: "Arlene via Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>>>  > To: "Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances"
>>>>>>>  > <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>>>  > Cc: "Arlene" <arlenes71154 at earthlink.net>
>>>>>>>  > Sent: Monday, March 28, 2016 1:52 PM
>>>>>>>  > Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] accessible verizon flip phone
>>>>>>>  >
>>>>>>>  >
>>>>>>>  >> Ashley, There's an accessible flip phone for verizon I'm going 
>>>>>>> to tell
>>>>>>>  >> you about, though the lg 450 is a flip phone that runs on either 
>>>>>>> t-mobile
>>>>>>>  >> and family mobile that's on t-mobile. The accessible flip phone 
>>>>>>> that runs
>>>>>>>  >> on verizon is the gusto III made by samsung.. All the menues 
>>>>>>> talk, you
>>>>>>>  >> could write in your contacts, write text messages, go into 
>>>>>>> settings, note
>>>>>>>  >> things in the notepad area, calculator, set ringtones easily and 
>>>>>>> more. I
>>>>>>>  >> have the gusto III with verizon as a prepaid which  at Walmart 
>>>>>>> costs
>>>>>>>  >> $12.88. I have some friends that have the gusto III on a verizon 
>>>>>>> contract
>>>>>>>  >> plan and the gusto III for the contract plans cost about $90. I 
>>>>>>> know of a
>>>>>>>  >> few people that are both on a contract plan with verizon that 
>>>>>>> each needed
>>>>>>>  >> a new gusto III and for some reason they couldn't get it, but 
>>>>>>> that could
>>>>>>>  >> just be true for certain parts of the country.  So if you're on 
>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>  >> contract plan with verizon see if you could get the gusto III on 
>>>>>>> your
>>>>>>>  >> plan. The unlimited service with the prepaid is $35. 2 things 
>>>>>>> about the
>>>>>>>  >> gusto III, when you close the phone it will tell you the time 
>>>>>>> and date,
>>>>>>>  >> and each time you open the phone you'll hear the voice of the 
>>>>>>> activation
>>>>>>>  >> voice  for you to please say a command, which is no trouble, 
>>>>>>> just press
>>>>>>>  >> the end key when you open the phone. The phone, anyway to me, 
>>>>>>> has a
>>>>>>>  >> pleasant voice. If you have someone assisting you in one of the 
>>>>>>> stores
>>>>>>>  >> most of the sales associates know how to turn the speech on, but 
>>>>>>> if you
>>>>>>>  >> get one that isn't familiar what you want is full read out. My 
>>>>>>> neighbor
>>>>>>>  >> across the street was able to turn the speech  on, on one of my 
>>>>>>> gusto
>>>>>>>  >> threes so it's not that hard to do. Along with all that you have 
>>>>>>> caller
>>>>>>>  >> id too. I really love this phone.
>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>  >> Arlene
>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>  >> Arlene
>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>  >> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>>>>  >> From: "Ashley Bramlett via Electronics-Talk"
>>>>>>>  >> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>>>  >> To: "Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances"
>>>>>>>  >> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>>>  >> Cc: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
>>>>>>>  >> Sent: Monday, March 28, 2016 10:54 AM
>>>>>>>  >> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Android Cellphones: Are They 
>>>>>>> Worth It
>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>  >>
>>>>>>>  >>> is this lg phone a flip phone with buttons?
>>>>>>>  >>> Do you know if it runs on the verizon network? I've always 
>>>>>>> wanted a more
>>>>>>>  >>> accessible phone but I'd rather have a simple flip phone.
>>>>>>>  >>> Since my phone only speaks incoming calls, I cannot read texts 
>>>>>>> that come
>>>>>>>  >>> in and that is important.
>>>>>>>  >>>
>>>>>>>  >>> Ashley
>>>>>>>  >>>
>>>>>>>  >>> -----Original Message----- 
>>>>>>>  >>> From: Arlene via Electronics-Talk
>>>>>>>  >>> Sent: Monday, March 28, 2016 3:20 AM
>>>>>>>  >>> To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
>>>>>>>  >>> Cc: Arlene
>>>>>>>  >>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Android Cellphones: Are They 
>>>>>>> Worth It
>>>>>>>  >>>
>>>>>>>  >>> Marsha, On saturday I got the lg450, and it is a nice little 
>>>>>>> phone. I'm
>>>>>>>  >>> just
>>>>>>>  >>> exploring the phone and getting use to it, which won't take 
>>>>>>> long. I like
>>>>>>>  >>> the
>>>>>>>  >>> calculator in the phone. I tried sending a text message which I 
>>>>>>> was able
>>>>>>>  >>> to
>>>>>>>  >>> write, but I couldn't seem to find the option to send the 
>>>>>>> message. I did
>>>>>>>  >>> find the delivery options. I'm going to see if I could figure 
>>>>>>> it out. I
>>>>>>>  >>> got
>>>>>>>  >>> the phone at walmart with family mobile. I also went on the 
>>>>>>> internet
>>>>>>>  >>> with it
>>>>>>>  >>> for a while, where it had the news stories. I was just 
>>>>>>> wondering if you
>>>>>>>  >>> knew
>>>>>>>  >>> the subscribing directions for the lg phone list. Thank you.
>>>>>>>  >>>
>>>>>>>  >>> Arlene
>>>>>>>  >>>
>>>>>>>  >>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>>>>  >>> From: "Marsha via Electronics-Talk" 
>>>>>>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>>>  >>> To: "Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances"
>>>>>>>  >>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>>>  >>> Cc: "Marsha" <marcatony at yahoo.com>
>>>>>>>  >>> Sent: Friday, March 25, 2016 9:42 AM
>>>>>>>  >>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Android Cellphones: Are They 
>>>>>>> Worth It
>>>>>>>  >>>
>>>>>>>  >>>
>>>>>>>  >>>> HI
>>>>>>>  >>>>  The model of the LG cell phone is LG450.  It is a flip phone. 
>>>>>>> It is
>>>>>>>  >>>> 3G capable.  It has Bluetooth connectivity.  It is a straight 
>>>>>>> phone
>>>>>>>  >>>> keypad. It can do E-Mail, text messaging, and internet, I 
>>>>>>> don't use
>>>>>>>  >>>> this feature. Text to speech and voice commands.  It's nothing 
>>>>>>> fancy
>>>>>>>  >>>> but a nice little phone. I know it works on T-Mobile and 
>>>>>>> Family Mobile.
>>>>>>>  >>>>
>>>>>>>  >>>> Marsha
>>>>>>>  >>>>
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