[nabs-l] accessible phones with verizon -- or should we switch toAT&T?

[Mark J. Cadigan]

I have a Motorola Q V9h with mobile speak. I love it.

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From: "Mandi Marks" <seihsif at hotmail.com>
To: <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, December 25, 2009 9:22 PM
Subject: [nabs-l] accessible phones with verizon -- or should we switch 
toAT&T?


>
> Last week my boyfriend upgraded his phone at Verizon Wireless to the HTC 
> Ozone with Talks, and it has turned out to be an utter disappointment. 
> Though the HTC Ozone appears to be a good phone in itself, it seems 
> completely incapable of handling the Talks program. The phone crashes 
> almost daily and frequently freezes up if you tap the keys too quickly. 
> Verizon also requires him to pay an
> extra $30 a month for the data package (since it's a smart phone), and the 
> program isn't capable
> of running anything that the data package is needed for. The software uses 
> so much of the phone's processor that the
> internet times out before it can even get a web page loaded. We have yet 
> to be able to try out the internet or any of the apps on this phone 
> because we simply can't get them to work with TALKS running.
>
> He is about ready to give up on it to say the least, but we are having a 
> hard time finding another phone with Verizon that will give him the 
> accessibility he wants. Really all he wants to do is to be able to know 
> who's calling, manage his contacts, customize the sounds and ringtones, 
> and text. I have an EnV which will do all those things and read text 
> messages but won't read who they're from. He is somewhat considering 
> switching to AT&T and getting the iPhone but that is a last  resort. So 
> I'm really just looking for input from other blind cell phone users who 
> have Verizon. Or even if you own an iPhone I'd love to hear what you think 
> of it. Also, I heard that in 2010 Verizon will be releasing an Android 
> software upgrade for their Droid phones which could provide free 
> text-to-speech software, but I'm not able to find much information about 
> it on the internet. Does anyone know anything about this?
>
> Your feedback is greatly appreciated.
>
>
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