[Electronics-Talk] Accessible Phones?

[Gerald Levy]

Not so fast.  The Mini Vision 2 is the successor to the ill-fated Lucia 
phone and is made by the same obscure, no-name overseas company.  Many 
blind consumers unwittingly purchased a Lucia phone not being aware of 
the fact that it was 3G and thus not compatible with 4G and 5G networks, 
and when their carriers upgraded their networks to 5G, their Lucia 
phones no longer workd, after owning them for less than two years.  And 
reports on other lists suggest that the Mini Vision 2 may no longer work 
with some carriers after 2022. It costs $310, and like with the Lucia, 
the its US distributor offers minimal to nonexistent customer support.  
Caveat emptor.


Gerald



On 9/9/2021 1:39 PM, Susan Tabor via Electronics-Talk wrote:
> Hi, Jen:
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> Is the MiniVision 2 an Android? Does it contain all of the other features of an iPhone or Android? Generally how much does it cost, and where can it be purchased?  Thanks much, Jen!
> Susan
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> From: Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Jen via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Thursday, September 9, 2021 10:38 AM
> To: Donald Moore via Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Jen <spiderweb1 at sbcglobal.net>
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Accessible Phones?
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> The MiniVision 2 cell phone, which I'm thinking of getting, has real buttons and is accessible.
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> On Thursday, September 9, 2021, 07:57:11 AM EDT, Donald Moore via Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> I know this topic has come up here before, but a friend of mine has an old push button phone that their carrier won't support any more.  What is the newest one of these phones, and who sells it?
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> Thanks in advance.  I know this topic was a long thread on the list, so if you want to write privately, my email is:
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> don.moore48 at reagan.com
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> Thanks so much!
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