[Electronics-Talk] iPhone SE / was Re: Introduction

Fri Dec 1 17:38:57 UTC 2017

I'm here in Los Angeles and I picked up my iPhone SE 32GB back in September 
from Walmart for $129. In October, it went back up to $199 and then on sale 
again for black friday. I'm sure it will come down again.

ronsmith131 at gmail.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Arlene via Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
To: "Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances" 
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Sent: Friday, December 01, 2017 6:37 AM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] iPhone SE / was Re: Introduction

> In july the iphone se at our verizon store in oklahoma city was $400, and 
> then about a month or so after that, I think it was at target that we saw 
> the se again and it was about $500 there, So it is less expensive than the 
> other iphones.
>
> Arlene
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "River Linda via Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> To: "Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances" 
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> Cc: "River Linda" <waterinmyroom at gmail.com>
> Sent: Friday, December 01, 2017 1:37 AM
> Subject: [Electronics-Talk] iPhone SE / was Re: Introduction
>
>
>> Hi Jenny,
>> The iPhone SE is the 4 inch version, same size as the iPhone 5 and 5S. 
>> The
>> screen size got bigger with the iPhone 6. The SE is a lot cheaper too,
>> about half the price of the iPhone 8. I miss having a smaller phone and 
>> am
>> seriously thinking about getting the iPhone SE.
>>
>> On Thu, Nov 30, 2017 at 12:34 PM Jenny Keller via Electronics-Talk <
>> electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>>> What is an iPhone SE
>>>
>>> Jenny
>>>
>>> Just remember in the winter far beneath the bitter snow.
>>> Lies the seed that with the sun’s love,
>>> In the spring becomes the rose.
>>>
>>> “The rose” Bette Midler
>>>
>>> > On Nov 30, 2017, at 10:34 AM, Roanna Bacchus via Electronics-Talk <
>>> electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > My family and I are you smart phone. I use voice over on my iPhone to 
>>> > do
>>> everything that you just described in your message and I love it. Hope 
>>> to
>>> hear from you soon.
>>> >
>>> > Sent from my iPad
>>> >
>>> >> On Nov 30, 2017, at 11:16 AM, Arlene via Electronics-Talk <
>>> electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> Hi, Roanna, welcome to this group. You'll really learn a whole lot
>>> here, and sometimes it could be a real mixture of things, from what 
>>> items
>>> are the most accessible to who takes to certain items  and  others would
>>> rather the other type of items, very much in the same sort of catagory 
>>> and
>>> both accessible in their own way. Just like in everything, everyone has
>>> their own ways of doing things, and they have a set items they make use 
>>> of.
>>> Listening to all of it is quite interesting. One set of items would be, 
>>> for
>>> example smart phones and the feature phones, the flip phones and there 
>>> are
>>> some bar type phones with buttons both accessible in their own ways. I
>>> think a majority of visually impaired individuals have smart phones, 
>>> just
>>> as everyone else does, and included in these phones is a screen reader. 
>>> So
>>> one can navigate on the screen as anyone else can. In some cases it 
>>> makes
>>> other items in the house more accessible, such as having things like an
>>> instapot, also some crockpots, working different things in one's house
>>> whether it be your thermostat or lights and other things. Doing email,
>>> going on the internet, listening to books, music and the radio on the
>>> phone, apps to be able to connect with someone to find out a description 
>>> of
>>> an item that you need a bit more information about, other useful apps 
>>> for
>>> scanning text, bar codes, gps, color identifier, and so much more. Then
>>> there's those feature phones that are flip phones or bar type phones, 
>>> the
>>> phones that have the buttons, that have the text to speech included in 
>>> the
>>> phone, which isn't exactly like the screen reading software in a smart
>>> phone, but makes it possible to navigate the phone with the buttons and
>>> many of these phones do talk everything in the menues in the phone.
>>> Personally for me, what I use is some of the different feature phones 
>>> that
>>> I'm very confortable with. As I'm able too I'll get more of these type 
>>> of
>>> phones so I could see what the phones are capable of and see what types 
>>> of
>>> things that I or anyone else can do with these phones. Of course, as in
>>> everything certain phones are better than others or rightfully so a bit
>>> better because the aspects of the phone may be a bit more advanced. Such 
>>> as
>>> seeing a difference in how a number of these phones work and what they 
>>> had
>>> in cluded 3 years ago, verses now presently. I think I'm going to do 
>>> some
>>> audio recordings about these phones. While there's so much more you can 
>>> do
>>> with a smart phone, with these feature phones, Besides navigating with 
>>> the
>>> phone for the settings, to type in new contacts, writing a text message, 
>>> I
>>> could use the calculater, I could use the calendar on some of them, I go 
>>> on
>>> the internet with them, some of the phones are a bit better than other
>>> phones. 2 of the phones that are better for going on the internet that 
>>> are
>>> quite new phones, probably as new as from last year are the sim mobile 
>>> for
>>> at&t and the alcatel for t-mobile. Not everyone is as crazy as I am, I 
>>> like
>>> to explore and try everything I can do with it, including going on the
>>> internet, which a number of people wouldn't even think about doing or
>>> wouldn't care about, and possibly wouldn't be interested in using 
>>> something
>>> like the calculator. It's just enough phone for many individuals to be 
>>> able
>>> to have a phone to use as  just a phone, from easily dialing a phone 
>>> number
>>> to navigating the phone with the text to speech included in the phone, 
>>> to
>>> be able to write a text message, go into your contacts to either look up 
>>> a
>>> phone number which takes no time or when you're going to type in a new
>>> contact or write a text message. As far as smart phones we have a modo g
>>> android phone, which neither one of us have really got the knack of 
>>> using
>>> and we really want to learn. We're going to get the android book from
>>> national braille press which should help in our learning, tremendously. 
>>> One
>>> of these days when we could afford it we'd like to get i phones. We have
>>> looked at both the i phones and  the android phones at the store, with 
>>> the
>>> sales person putting the screen reader on. One time we saw that little i
>>> phone the s e I think it's called, which seemed pretty easy to navigate,
>>> and the phone was a really nice size being small and being small enough 
>>> to
>>> put in a pocket. Everyone differs to much of an extent of how they use
>>> anything for that matter. For a smart phone we would want to have the
>>> scanning apps, the color identifier, possibly the gps, one  of those 
>>> apps
>>> in case we needed something described, for us not so much for reading
>>> books, and listening to the radio or tv, but that's some of what we 
>>> would
>>> use. Having the internet and email handy on the smart phones is great as
>>> well. Hopefully in time we'll get use to the smart phones, but I'll 
>>> never
>>> stop using the feature phones because they are just as usefull in their
>>> ownway. It's amazing, the topic of the phones is such a big topic. Then
>>> there's other things we write about here, sharing information about what
>>> appliances are more accessible, such as Roger recently told us about his
>>> stove and dryer that are both quite accessible, which was good for us to
>>> know about since we need a new stove. we write about our experiences 
>>> with
>>> some of the tvs that have the speech included in them, also share ideas
>>> about how to do certain things, whatever comes up for someone, even if 
>>> it's
>>> something like finding the best ways for labeling something, which a 
>>> number
>>> of us have our own individual ways of doing things, that one could 
>>> figure
>>> out and hear what is the closest way they would feel confortable in 
>>> doing
>>> whatever it is. As I said we all vary in either our skill or what we're
>>> plain confortable with, and that goes for anything, with so many
>>> possibilities. Feel welcome to asking any questions you have, and share 
>>> any
>>> experiences you have had.
>>> >> Arlene
>>> >>
>>> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "roanna bacchus via
>>> Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> >> To: <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> >> Cc: "roanna bacchus" <rbacchus228 at gmail.com>
>>> >> Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2017 1:22 PM
>>> >> Subject: [Electronics-Talk] Introduction
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>> Dear Members,
>>> >>>
>>> >>> My name is Roanna Bacchus, and I am currently seeking employment 
>>> >>> that
>>> will allow me to utilize my braille skills and degree.  I love learning
>>> about accessible electronics that the blind can use on their own.  I 
>>> joined
>>> this list so I can share my experiences using accessible electronics.
>>> >>>
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