[Electronics-Talk] change in voice mail
Arlene
arlenes71154 at earthlink.net
Thu Mar 31 18:52:27 UTC 2016
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.
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>I have 4 months to go on a two-year contract with Verizon.
>
> Vince
>
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> Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2016 8:30 PM
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>> 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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