[Electronics-Talk] best currently-available flip phones

Fri Nov 24 12:55:49 UTC 2017

Pam, It didn't seem to talk the symbols from when I was looking at it in the 
store, such as the question mark, at sign, comma and so on. I'll have to 
write the list from one of my other phones because most likely the list is 
the same so that's what I would do if I ever got the same phone you have. On 
the t-199, I just press the 1 key until I hear the right symbol. On the 
gusto 3 the symbols are in the options and it works that way with the 
kyocera. Now, Pam, I was just going through exploring the phone in the store 
so I could have missed something. That at&t phone that I said was just like 
the alcatel, it has a radio included in that phone but we haven't gotten it 
to work, even putting head phones on as it says to do. Is there a radio in 
the alcatel. The difference between the alcatel and the sim mobile is that 
you have more options and menues in your phone, than the sim mobile. It's 
really strange the sim mobile only has one ringtone. Does your alcatel come 
with a bunch of ringtones like other phones come with?

ARlene
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> What did you find that it did not speak?  For me, I know it speaks a lot,
> but I don't know if it speaks everything accurately.  On this phone, I can
> check battery level, but I can't check signal strength.  I also can't 
> figure
> out the settings about flip open to talk, or not.  I want to be able to 
> put
> a headset on without having to have the phone open.  Pam.
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Arlene via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2017 3:22 PM
> To: steve.jacobson at visi.com ; Discussion of accessible home electronics 
> and
> appliances
> Cc: Arlene
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] best currently-available flip phones
>
> Steve, I'm just curious, if you would or could answer, which carrier your
> wife's alcatel is through? Since you mentioned sprint, you both might be 
> on
> sprint. I haven't looked into what flip phones that sprint  has. I took a
> good look at the alcatel phone at the t-mobile store, after the salesman 
> put
> the speech on for me, and there were some things it doesn't speak.
>
> Arlene
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> From: "Steve Jacobson via Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
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> Cc: "Steve Jacobson" <steve.jacobson at visi.com>
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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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> Behalf Of evelyn weckerly via Electronics-Talk
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> Cc: evelyn weckerly <weckerly at i2k.com>
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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
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
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> appliances"<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Wed, 22 Nov 2017 19:23:45 -0600
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] best currently-available flip
> phones
>
> 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.
> ----- Original Message -----
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> Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2017 7:59 PM
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> phones
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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
>
> ----- Original Message -----
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> Date sent: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 15:40:27 -0500
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>
> 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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