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

[Alberto Arreola]

He will have to pay a restocking fee if this is the case of him still being
with in his 30 day period to return the ozone.
The Droid is accessible to a point, but from what I've heard it can't be
used on the internet, and the touch screen is not accessible at all with
talk back its screen reader.
Besides of it having that screen reader you would have to have people
install other applications for Talk back to work to the best of it's
abilities at the current time.

-----Original Message-----
From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Domonique Lawless
Sent: Sunday, December 27, 2009 5:55 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] accessible phones with verizon -- or should we
switchto AT&T?

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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