[Electronics-Talk] best currently-available flip phones

Thu Nov 23 16:46:39 UTC 2017

I have some things I don't understand about my Alcatel.  I don't know if 
they made the screenreader say wrong words, or what, but a lot of times, it 
says stuff like radio off and radio on where it appears it shouldn't.  This 
is when I am going through the menus to see if I want to change settings.  I 
also don't know how to check signal strength.  I can find out battery level, 
but signal strength evades me.  Pam.

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From: Steve Jacobson via Electronics-Talk
Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2017 11:18 AM
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My wife has an Alcatel phone, and although it technically does everything
it says it does, it has some rough edges.  I did not see the LG terra
offered through Sprint, is it an unlocked phone, and does anyone know how
it compares with the Alcatel phones, especially regarding voice quality and
responsiveness?

Best regards,

Steve Jacobson

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Hi, Arlene,

Roger Behm has sent excellent information to this discussion.  He
caught a really good sale.  I didn't, so I had to pay $100 for
mine.  At the time I didn't have much waiting time available and
help was intermittent.  My 7-year-old LG was getting prettyiffy,
and it's slowness was failing for getting help by phone with
themess-up in my voice mail.  I had to go to two Verizon stores
before getting a Terra, but I have no regrets at all.  Like Roger
and his disife, I use mine for phone calls and can use it for
text messages.  I too have no data plan.  Someone sighted has to
turn on the accessability, but after that everything talks.

Regards,

Evelyn

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Evelyn, how much does the lg tera cost? Hopefully I could find it
at the
verizon store where I live.  just in case anyone is wondering
about how much
the kyocera dura xv, I think it was about $120 which I purchased
out right.
I'm going to make sure on the price of it.
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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

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Date sent: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 15:40:27 -0500
Subject: [Electronics-Talk] best currently-available flip phones

Hi, all,

Well, I?™m 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?™t
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?”just would like not to spend some money on contracts,
monthly bills, etc.  Any ideas? Thanks!

Sandra

?œIf 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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