[nabs-l] accessible phones with verizon -- or should we switchto AT&T?

[Jacob Struiksma]

I know from my friend that mobile speak works lots better on the ozone phone
from Verizon 
From
Jacob Struiksma
 

-----Original Message-----
From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Alberto Arreola
Sent: Saturday, December 26, 2009 6:51 PM
To: 'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] accessible phones with verizon -- or should we
switchto AT&T?

He might be interested in trying the EnV 3, or putting Mobile Speak smart on
his ozone.  He has 30 days to try Mobile speak.  30 days is the trial period
that Code factory offers.

-----Original Message-----
From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Mandi Marks
Sent: Friday, December 25, 2009 7:22 PM
To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Subject: [nabs-l] accessible phones with verizon -- or should we switch to
AT&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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