[nabs-l] accessible phones with verizon -- or should weswitch to AT&T?

[Jacob Struiksma]

Well mobile speak 4 will be much better and has been running on windows
mobile longer then talks has been.  The talks that Verizon puts on the ozone
phone has been changed in ways so it could maybe work on windows mobile.
Verizon should and be using mobile speak and have contract with code factory
so Verizon customers can get a break on mobile speak.
From
Jacob Struiksma

 

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Of Steve Jacobson
Sent: Saturday, December 26, 2009 8:14 PM
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Subject: Re: [nabs-l] accessible phones with verizon -- or should weswitch
to AT&T?

I would agree.  You can try Mobile Speak for thirty days, but TALKS should
be disabled first.  I have heard it said that TALKS is more stable than
Mobile Speak under the Simbian operating system, but it seems that Mobile
Speak has more experience under Windows Mobile so it is worth a try.  I am
using it on a Sprint HTC SNAP, and while my experience is not without
frustration, it isn't bad.  In general, there is a lot to learn about these
phones, though, and many of my frustrations came from things I was doing
wrong.

Best regards,

Steve Jacobson

On Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:44:35 -0800, Maurice Mines wrote:

>hi if your boyfrend changes to moblespeak it will work just grate. maurice
ham call kd0iko.
>On Dec 25, 2009, at 6:22 PM, Mandi Marks wrote:

>> 
>> 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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