[nabs-l] KNFB Reader
J.J. Meddaugh
jj at bestmidi.com
Thu Apr 29 18:19:16 UTC 2010
Hope,
The reader is compatible with AT&T and T-Mobile, though remember phone
service is not required to use the reader.
The current cost is roughly $1,770 which includes the screen reader.
Hope this helps.
J.J. Meddaugh - ATGuys.com
A premier Licensed Code Factory and KNFB Reader distributor
----- Original Message -----
From: "Hope Paulos" <hope.paulos at maine.edu>
To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
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Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 12:26 PM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] KNFB Reader
> Can someone tell me which phone service does *not* work with the brands
> that run the knfb reader software? Also, approximately how much does the
> knfb reader cost?
> Thanks so much!
> Hope and Beignet
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jedi" <loneblindjedi at samobile.net>
> To: <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 10:27 PM
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] KNFB Reader
>
>
>> Jorge,
>>
>> I would recommend the KNFB Reader especially since you can save documents
>> as text in the phone and read them in Braille using a Braille display. If
>> you really want phone service with the phone, you could get a pre-paid
>> plan so it wouldn't be too expensive to maintain. However, many of the
>> phone's features are quite usable without the phone capabilities
>> themselves. Does that make sense? I definitely think my high school years
>> would have been much easier with a KNFB Reader on many levels.
>>
>> Respectfully,
>> Jedi
>>
>> Original message:
>>> Hi all.
>>> I'm now starting highschool this fall in NYC, and I'm considering
>>> several things to get to be ready for school. I have different ideas,
>>> depending on what I noticed, but one of things I realized is that there
>>> are times, specially towards the start of the year, but it still happens
>>> that the Science or Social Studies teacher is telling us to read out of
>>> certain books and we don't have them or its not scanned yet, but we have
>>> to do the classwork for that day.
>>> Do you think the KNFB READER would be a good idea to get?
>>
>>> The other thing too is that when we go places--restaurants and the like,
>>> the menus have to be read to me. Now don't get me wrong, I'm not against
>>> having things read to me when its absolutely needed, but the thing is,
>>> I'm always thinking - what if I'm by myself? Or with friends? With my
>>> parents its fine, and I'm sure my friends would never say anything, but
>>> if I can do this by myself why not?
>>
>>> What do you guys think? Is it worth saving up for a KNFB mobile device?
>>
>>> (getting the cell version is would force our family plan out the window
>>> cause we'd have to switch companies)
>>
>>> Any feedback is appreciated.
>>
>>
>>> Thanks.
>>
>>> Jorge
>>
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