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

[Mary Fernandez]

Hello,
I am an At&t user. At&t has a list of about four or five phones for
which you can get mobile speak for only 90 dollars. But if you don't
mind paying the full mobile speak price, there are very good phones
that at&t carries that work well because their processor memory
doesn't get so easily overloaded.  I use the nokia e71x, which works
really well. I know someone with the Iphone and it works really well
for her, but it's hard to text without looking. However, if he really
wants to try it's definitely a possibility and not impossible, it will
on'y take a little bit of practice.
Hope this helps.
Mary

On 12/27/09, Domonique Lawless <dlawless86 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> There is actually a built in screen reader on the motorola droid. I
> haven't had a chance to work with it a lot but from the little bit
> that I've played with it it has seemed to work decently. It might be
> worth checking out. It is about $40 more than the Ozone but it might
> be a possibility. Also, remember that if your boyfriend has had the
> phone for under 30 days he can return it for his money back or
> possibly swap it out for the droid for $40 more.
>
> I hope this Helps,
> Domonique
>
> On 12/27/09, Jacob Struiksma <lawnmower84 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>> 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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