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

[Robert Spangler]

If you switch to AT&T you may be able to get one of their Symbian
phones at a discount, with new service.  The Mobile Speak software is
only an aditional $90 or so from AT&T.

On 1/4/10, Amy Sabo <amylsabo at comcast.net> wrote:
> hello mandy and all,
>
> i too have the htc ozone phone and i love it! talks sucks imo! but, there is
> another screen reader that works on the phone. it's called mobile speak and
> you can find it and purchase it at www.atguyss.com for about $250.00.
>
> i hope this is helpful for you and for your boyfriend too!
>
>
> hugs,
> from amy
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mandi Marks
> To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Sent: Sat, 26 Dec 2009 02:22:02 +0000 (UTC)
> 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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Robert Spangler
The University of Toledo
Student Senator - Administrative Affairs Committee Chair, College of
Arts and Sciences