[Electronics-Talk] getting accessible simple phone used on Verizon Wireless

Tue Feb 8 15:03:41 UTC 2022

Honestly, my opinion as soon as you said internet access is iPhone! iPhone has both zooming features and VoiceOver. It also has great voice command and dictation called Siri. It might scare you at first to start using a smart phone but there are plenty of people on here and in your chapters to help. Also there are great VoiceOver resources on the internet.

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Today's Topics:

   1. getting accessible simple phone used on Verizon Wireless
      (Ashley Bramlett)
   2. Re: getting accessible simple phone used on Verizon Wireless
      (Amanda Lee)

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Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2022 13:50:30 -0500
From: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
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Subject: [Electronics-Talk] getting accessible simple phone used on
        Verizon Wireless
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Hi All,

I will be switching phones this year because Verizon is updating their network to 5 G or some higher network status.

My phone will be too old to run on their new network.
My need for a portable phone remains simple. My phone should be able to make calls, have accessible menus so I can independently access my contacts, calendar, and alarms as well as read out text messages. I have low vision but expect I?ll use speech because no phone I?ve found magnifies the text except for some smart phones.

It would be nice if the phone could connect to internet to read email too but that is not totally necessary. Most flip phones also have alarms, timers, and some have stopwatch abilities. That would also be good to have in a phone.

So anyone have suggestions? I know Arlene posted in last June about a LG classic phone  but the message Arlene sent said it ran on another carrier.

Please tell me what features talk and what kind of voice it has; like male or female.

I find little phones hard to use because even phones with buttons have buttons so small, so close together too!
One feature I love about my current cell phone which btw does not talk much, is the feature that uses voice commands. When you press a certain button, you can speak to it and have it call someone in your contacts. For instance, I say call Steve to reach my brother. This has been very helpful because its hard for me to dial since the buttons are so close together.
The old LG exalt did this too and the gusto 3 but those phones are no longer sold and may not even be supported.

Thanks,
Ashley

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Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2022 14:31:04 -0500
From: "Amanda Lee" <amandainparadise777 at gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] getting accessible simple phone used
        on Verizon Wireless
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I would contact Verizon's  at either of the phone numbers and the email address below:
Wireless:
Customer Service Center
1-888-262-1999
8:30 am to 5:30 pm EST Monday - Friday

Fios & Traditional phone
Verizon Center for Customers with disabilities
1-800-974-6006 Voice
or TTY 1-508-251-5301 Videophone
8:30 am to 5:00 pm EST Monday - Friday
Email: vccd at verizon.com

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Subject: [Electronics-Talk] getting accessible simple phone used on Verizon Wireless

Hi All,

I will be switching phones this year because Verizon is updating their network to 5 G or some higher network status.

My phone will be too old to run on their new network.
My need for a portable phone remains simple. My phone should be able to make calls, have accessible menus so I can independently access my contacts, calendar, and alarms as well as read out text messages. I have low vision but expect I?ll use speech because no phone I?ve found magnifies the text except for some smart phones.

It would be nice if the phone could connect to internet to read email too but that is not totally necessary. Most flip phones also have alarms, timers, and some have stopwatch abilities. That would also be good to have in a phone.

So anyone have suggestions? I know Arlene posted in last June about a LG classic phone  but the message Arlene sent said it ran on another carrier.

Please tell me what features talk and what kind of voice it has; like male or female.

I find little phones hard to use because even phones with buttons have buttons so small, so close together too!
One feature I love about my current cell phone which btw does not talk much, is the feature that uses voice commands. When you press a certain button, you can speak to it and have it call someone in your contacts. For instance, I say call Steve to reach my brother. This has been very helpful because its hard for me to dial since the buttons are so close together.
The old LG exalt did this too and the gusto 3 but those phones are no longer sold and may not even be supported.

Thanks,
Ashley
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