[Electronics-Talk] best currently-available flip phones

[S L Johnson]

Hello:

I have had the same negative experience with the LG phones.  I returned 
three before I gave up and found another phone.  I got a Kyocera from Virgin 
mobile.  My phone is not made any longer and from what I read on the Virgin 
Mobile site they don't have much to offer that has any speech output.  Also 
they have done away with their less expensive prepaid plans.  For someone on 
a limited income the cell phone prepaid and plan prices are getting a bit 
too expensive.  .  I was looking forward to the new Nokia 3310G.  I had the 
original 3310 before they made talking phones.  I liked the nice easy to 
feel buttons.  Unfortunately Nokia did not include any accessibility 
features on the 3310G.  This is very disappointing because I am also one who 
really does not want to have to go to a flat screen for my phone. 
Unfortunately I probably will have to if I want a good phone that will talk 
and allow me to use some of the helpful apps for the blind.  Will we ever 
see the day when everything will be accessible right out of the box?  I sure 
hope so but do not think it will ever happen.

Sandra Johnson
SLJohnson25 at comcast.net

-----Original Message----- 
From: Arlene via Electronics-Talk
Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2017 10:19 AM
To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
Cc: Arlene
Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] best currently-available flip phones

I have heard of the Tera phone, but I hadn't thought about that one for a
long time. I've never seen that phone. Due to my experience with the lg 450
and the lg 470, I'm rather hessitant about lg phones. I won't say that they
are all awful, but something is very wrong where when the speech goes out on
the phone, especially after the first night of having the phone. The lg
phones with the speech seems to work a bit differently than some of the
other phones, in some ways I think that could be improved, but at least they
did in cluded the speech on some of their phones.

Arlene
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jude DaShiell via Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
To: "evelyn weckerly via Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: "Jude DaShiell" <jdashiel at panix.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2017 5:59 AM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] best currently-available flip phones


>I hope that is more accessible than the LG 4500 I had several years ago.
>  Many menu options simply would not return any spoken feedback when used
> with that model.  Any LG electronics I treat with suspicion going
> forward.
>
> On Tue, 21 Nov 2017, evelyn weckerly via Electronics-Talk wrote:
>
>> Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 20:59:27
>> From: evelyn weckerly via Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
>>     <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: evelyn weckerly <weckerly at i2k.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] best currently-available flip phones
>>
>> Sandra,
>>
>> If you are with Verizon, check out the LG Tera.  It has full screen
>> read-out-in  other words, everything talks.  It's much bigger than older 
>> LG
>> flip phones.  As for contracts, the big companies have been doing away 
>> with
>> them.  I got mine a couple months ago and just paid for the phone 
>> outright
>> and am on no contract any more.
>>
>> Evelyn
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Sandra Streeter via Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
>> To: <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
>> Date sent: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 15:40:27 -0500
>> Subject: [Electronics-Talk] best currently-available flip phones
>>
>> Hi, all,
>>
>> Well, I???? finally deciding that, in their current iterations, I am just 
>> not
>> made for smartphones, so have come to the somewhat painful but also
>> liberating decision to investigate currently-available flip phones.  I 
>> had a
>> Haven back in the day, and also tried the LGNV 3 and Gusto, but found 
>> they
>> weren???? easy to text with.  I am totally blind, and so need full TTS so 
>> I
>> can navigate and use functions without sighted assistance; preferably a
>> track-phone, but willing to go with plans if I have to????ust would like 
>> not
>> to spend some money on contracts, monthly bills, etc.  Any ideas? Thanks!
>>
>>
>>
>> Sandra
>>
>> ????f a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because 
>> he
>> hears a different drummer.  Let him step to the music he hears, however
>> measured or far away.??????
>> (Henry David Thoreau)
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