[nabs-l] KNFB Reader

Thu Apr 29 21:29:38 UTC 2010

What does a KNFB reader look like? Does it look like a gun?
----- 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 4:42 PM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] KNFB Reader


> Thanks J.J. I'm going to have to do some research. I have mobile speak and 
> an AT&T phone (which I have to upgrade anyway)... So I'm going to have to 
> get the price for just the phone and software. Or else just the software, 
> because I'm not sure if it costs me anything to upgrade from my current 
> phone to one compatible with KNFB Reader.
> Thanks for the help <smile>
> Hope and Beignet
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> From: "J.J. Meddaugh" <jj at bestmidi.com>
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> Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 2:19 PM
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] KNFB Reader
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>> 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" 
>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> 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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