[gui-talk] Cell phone questions:

Thu Aug 13 15:24:34 UTC 2009

The only Verizon LG phone that will read text messages is the ENV
series.
Andy

-----Original Message-----
From: gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
On Behalf Of Steve Jacobson
Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 6:17 PM
To: NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [gui-talk] Cell phone questions:

Sorry, I had the impression that it did read text messages.

On Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:23:55 -0700, Baracco, Andrew W wrote:

>No!  not at all.
>Andy

>-----Original Message-----
>From: gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>On Behalf Of Steve Jacobson
>Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 1:56 PM
>To: NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List
>Subject: Re: [gui-talk] Cell phone questions:

>Andy,

>Does your phone read text messages?  If so, do you have to do something
>special to read them when they come in?  I am trying to figure out how
>to read them on 
>the LG Rumor 2 we have through Sprint and there may be similarities.

>On Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:31:28 -0700, Baracco, Andrew W wrote:

>>I have an 8350.  What is the difference between the 8350 and the 8360.

>>Andy

>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>>On Behalf Of Joel Deutsch
>>Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 12:18 PM
>>To: NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List
>>Subject: Re: [gui-talk] Cell phone questions:

>>Andy,

>>I'm an LG phone user and a member of the Blind users list I recently 
>>provided the subscribe address for. I'd just like to make one small 
>>amendment to the below. and that's the fact that this ENV 3 is LG's
>>latest, 
>>but not in the overall sense of being its one and only newest
offering.
>>As I 
>>tried to say, badly, in an earlier post, there's a whole line of LG
>>phone 
>>that are current and worth considering for their accessibility
>features.

>>like the LG VX 8360. For instance. it's not been superseded by the ENV
>>3. 
>>It's just not as fancy in terms of having the qwerrty keyboard and
>>generally 
>>being more like a PDA, so to put it.

>>that's all. There are a number of LG phones available through Verizon
>>right 
>>now, and not just this one. It's simply the latest in its own model
>part
>>of 
>>the LG line, and supersedes the ENV 1 and ENV 2.

>>I hope that's a helpful distinction for me to have made.

>>Joel
>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>From: "Baracco, Andrew W" <Andrew.Baracco at va.gov>
>>To: "NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List" <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 8:25 AM
>>Subject: Re: [gui-talk] Cell phone questions:

>>I believe that the current LG offering from Verizon is the ENV3.  It
>has
>>both a standard keypad and QWERTY keyboard.  All basic functions talk
>>including getting info like battery status, signal strength, etc,
>>creating and adding and deleting from the address book, talking caller
>>ID, and it will also read text messages.  The main thing that does not
>>talk is Email and internet. I have seen it on specials for as little
as
>>$79.

>>Andy

>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>>On Behalf Of albert griffith
>>Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 5:48 PM
>>To: 'NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List'
>>Subject: Re: [gui-talk] Cell phone questions:

>>Steve, are the LG phones reasonably accessible?  Can  you add
contacts,
>>access its address book, and enter voice prompts without sighted
>>assistance?
>>I'm investigating the possibility that many of us can avoid paying for
>>and
>>learning an additional program
>>If these rudimentary functions can be performed without outside help.
>>P.S.
>>if you feel one of these phones is accessible, what's its version
>>number?
>>thanks
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>>On
>>Behalf Of Steve Jacobson
>>Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 5:02 PM
>>To: NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List
>>Subject: Re: [gui-talk] Cell phone questions:

>>Joel,

>>My family currently uses two LG phones that have some accessibility
>>built in
>>through Sprint.  According to Sprint, the LG Rumor 2 can read text
>>messages
>>but I have
>>not figured out how yet and can find nothing in the manual.  Even
>though
>>the
>>list you mention is oriented to Verizon, possibly there is enough
>>similarities between the
>>various LG models that someone may have ideas.  Have you already
>>provided
>>the subscription address and I just missed it?

>>Best regards,

>>Steve Jacobson

>>On Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:22:50 -0400, albert griffith wrote:

>>>I've signed up for the list anyway.  thanks

>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
[mailto:gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>>On
>>>Behalf Of Joel Deutsch
>>>Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 11:33 AM
>>>To: NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List
>>>Subject: Re: [gui-talk] Cell phone questions:

>>>Then don't bother with my list, if you don't want. Find a mailing
list
>>for
>>>the other ones They have them. Others jay know the Web pages that are
>>their

>>>homes where you can subscribe. Sorry.
>>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>>From: "albert griffith" <albertgriffith at sbcglobal.net>
>>>To: "'NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List'" <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 7:01 AM
>>>Subject: Re: [gui-talk] Cell phone questions:

>>>I'm researching this question for a good friend who just isn't tech
>>savvy
>>at
>>>all.  I don't think I'm at the lurking stage yet, smile.  I noticed
>>>something interesting on the mobile speak price list: the two
programs
>>and
>>> The software with a phone included are all listing for $295.  I'd
>>think
>>>there'd be some difference in pricing.
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
[mailto:gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>>On
>>>Behalf Of Joel Deutsch
>>>Sent: Sunday, August 09, 2009 10:33 PM
>>>To: NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List
>>>Subject: Re: [gui-talk] Cell phone questions:

>>>Al,

>>>I've got an LG VX 4650, which is kind of an old model by now, but
>still
>>>works fine for me and provides all the accessibility I need, although
>>there
>>>are now newer models of the LG line that is mostly sold to Verizon
>>>customers, and of all cell phones except for the brand new IPhone,
>>which
>>>costs a good deal more and offers capabilities that someone like me
>>doesn't
>>>even care about, the LG line is pretty cool. The best. The phones
that
>>work
>>>with that third party software that's like screen reader stuff, so
you
>>pay
>>>for the phone and then a few hundred more for the software, that's
>>another
>>>trip entirely. Another ball game.

>>>If you want, I can provide the subscribe email for the LG blind users
>>list,
>>>I mean now it's called the Verizon blind users list, and if you
>>subscribe
>>to

>>>it you can lurk and start getting an idea of what's up with the
>Verizon
>>>phones, especially the LG line.

>>>Joel
>>>Original Message ----- 
>>>From: "albert griffith" <albertgriffith at sbcglobal.net>
>>>To: "'NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List'" <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>Sent: Sunday, August 09, 2009 7:17 PM
>>>Subject: [gui-talk] Cell phone questions:

>>>I've read some about off-the-shelf accessibility of some cell phones
>>such
>>as
>>>the LG series.  However, I haven't been able to find articles written
>>>recently.  Is this because Mobile speak and Talks have covered the
>>market
>>>for right now or what?  Thanks
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