[Electronics-Talk] A New Totally-Featured Push-Button Phone is Definitely needed

Tue Jan 17 02:04:12 UTC 2023

Hi.

It's probably referring to folding touch screen phones like the Galaxy Z 
Flip 4, which is still all touch screen, it just folds up.

Cheers:
Aaron Spears, AKA Valiant8086 General Partner at Valiant Galaxy Associates "we make (VERY GOOD AUDIOGAMES) for the blind comunity" http://valiantGalaxy.com

On 1/16/2023 8:34 PM, cheez via Electronics-Talk wrote:
> I heard on the radio today, that flip phones are the craze amongst the younger generation.
>
> There are Tick-tock videos showing their anticipation and elation as they open the boxes.
>
> Don't know what that means.  Maybe it's just history repeating itself.  Or, a marketing scheme.
>
> Vince
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Aaron Spears via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2023 3:41 PM
> To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Aaron Spears <valiant8086 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] A New Totally-Featured Push-Button Phone is Definitely needed
>
> Hi.
>
>
> The last button phone I know about for the time being that is mainstream is the Unihertz Titan Pocket. However it has some issues that need addressing before you give one to a newbie user. For starters, its power management is too aggressive and it kills Talkback. It's fixable, but the beginner with no patience will not put up with that.
>
>
>
> Cheers:
> Aaron Spears, AKA Valiant8086 General Partner at Valiant Galaxy Associates "we make (VERY GOOD AUDIOGAMES) for the blind comunity" http://valiantGalaxy.com
>
> On 1/15/2023 1:47 PM, Amanda Lee via Electronics-Talk wrote:
>> My 89 year old Mom is the same way.  Also, I have never been impressed
>> with the call quality fromcertain phones so I still have both.
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf
>> Of Arlene via Electronics-Talk
>> Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2023 7:15 AM
>> To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: Arlene <arlenes71154 at earthlink.net>
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] A New Totally-Featured Push-Button
>> Phone is Definitely needed
>>
>> My brother and my brother-in-law, both totally sighted prefer a
>> feature or flip phone, and texting isn't for them. What's best for
>> anyone, such as a type of phone is wjat they feel more confortable with.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Christopher Chaltain via Electronics-Talk"
>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> To: "Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances"
>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: "Christopher Chaltain" <chaltain at outlook.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2023 6:00 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] A New Totally-Featured Push-Button
>> Phone is Definitely needed
>>
>>
>> Are feature phones still available for sighted cell phone users? If so
>> then they should also be available for blind users. Blind people
>> shouldn't be forced to use a smart phone if sighted people aren't also
>> being forced to do so. In other words, the same reason a sighted
>> person would prefer a feature phone would also apply to a blind
>> person. I have a smart phone myself, and I wouldn't consider switching
>> to a feature phone, but I'm not every blind person.
>>
>> --
>> Christopher (AKA CJ) =>÷
>> Chaltain at Outlook, USA
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf
>> Of Peter via Electronics-Talk
>> Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2023 2:49 PM
>> To: 'Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances'
>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: Peter <pdonahue2 at satx.rr.com>
>> Subject: [Electronics-Talk] A New Totally-Featured Push-Button Phone
>> is Definitely needed
>>
>> Good afternoon everyone,
>>
>> I don't mean to belabor the point but the points made below are a
>> clear reason why a fully-featured push-button smartphone is needed
>> instead of the sorry dumb phones that have come out recently which do
>> not allow one to use services like Lyft and Uber forcing customers
>> capable of using these services with a push-button phone to use of
>> third party services like Gogo Grandparent making the use of rideshare
>> services less costly. This is just one of many examples I can think of
>> why a fully-featured push-button smartphone is needed. I smell a
>> resolution in the works for consideration at this year's NFB Convention.
>>
>> Peter Donahue
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf
>> Of Gerald Levy via Electronics-Talk
>> Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2023 5:57 AM
>> To: cheez via Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: Gerald Levy <bwaylimited at verizon.net>
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] That New Phone
>>
>>
>> GoGo Grandparent allows you to book Uber rides with any telephone,
>> even a land line phone, once you register with them.
>>
>> They charge the regular Uber fare, plus an additional charge of 27
>> cents per
>>
>> minute for their service.  So a one hour Uber trip would cost the
>> regular Uber fare, plus about an additional $16for the Gogo Grandparent service.
>> This could become very, very expensive if you make a lot of trips with Uber.
>>
>> But the dirty little secret about Uber and Lift that nobody likes to
>> talk about is that they can leave you stranded with no way to get
>> home.  Suppose you book a Uber trip to go  to a doctor's appointment.
>> When the appointment
>>
>> is finished, you call for a return trip to go home, but you are told,
>> sorry,
>>
>> we don't have any vehicles available to pick you up?  Then what?  Gogo
>> Grandparent tells you to have a "Plan B" for such a contingency.  Seriously?
>>
>> What are you supposed to do?  Walk all the way home?  Caveat emptor.
>> For anyone who has used GoGo, please share your experiences.
>>
>>
>> GoGo Grandparent:
>>
>>
>> 855-GOGO-USA
>>
>>
>> Gerald
>>
>>
>>
>> On 1/12/2023 6:34 AM, cheez via Electronics-Talk wrote:
>>> I wonder if that 800-number gives you the lowest price for an Uber.
>>> I've never tried the 800-number.  I have the app and it shows at
>>> least
>>> 4 options.
>>>
>>> Vince
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Electronics-Talk<electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org>  On
>>> Behalf Of Darla J. Rogers via Electronics-Talk
>>> Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2023 5:57 PM
>>> To: 'Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances'
>>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> Cc:djrogers0628 at gmail.com
>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] That New Phone
>>>
>>> Oh; no I'm not.  I live near Kansas City, MO.
>>>
>>> Because of hand difficulties and lack of sensitivity in my hands plus
>>> tremors, this phone might be a real solution for me.
>>>
>>> Darla
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Electronics-Talk<electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org>  On
>>> Behalf Of Donald Moore via Electronics-Talk
>>> Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2023 6:30 PM
>>> To: 'Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances'
>>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> Cc:don.moore48 at reagan.com
>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] That New Phone
>>>
>>> I don't know if you're still in Florida, but they have an 800 number
>>> that blind people without the app can call.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Electronics-Talk<electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org>  On
>>> Behalf Of Darla J. Rogers via Electronics-Talk
>>> Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2023 5:18 PM
>>> To: 'Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances'
>>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> Cc:djrogers0628 at gmail.com
>>> Subject: [Electronics-Talk] That New Phone
>>>
>>> I think it is called the Blind Shell Classic; while it seems to be
>>> able to do some things, can anyone look into their crystal ball to
>>> see if they can or will add programs like Uber?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Darla
>>>
>>>
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