[nabs-l] accessible cell phones

[humberto]

Hi katie.

My phone is a Nokia 3650 phone. This phone was the latest 
smartphone back in 2003, and, obviously, is quite outdated now. 
It runs Talks version 2.0 (an old but compatible version), and it 
runs beautifully, I don't have any major problems with my phone. 
My teacher of the blind was so generous and bought this phone for 
me off E-bay and he also installed the version of Talks for me. 
So you might look around for a similar phone and see if you can 
afford a version of talks or mobile-speak that is suitable for 
that phone. Or perhaps you may ask around, see what you can find.
Cheers, Humberto


> ----- Original Message -----
>From: Katie Wang <bunnykatie6 at gmail.com
>To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>Date sent: Sat, 9 Apr 2011 20:35:34 -0400
>Subject: [nabs-l] accessible cell phones

>Hello, all,
> First, I would like to say that I have very much enjoyed the 
lively
>discussion on the role of technology in our lives, and I agree 
with
>the point that balance is key. Technology has no doubt opened 
many
>important doors for blind people, but we also need to be cautious
>about not relying on them excessively and not wasting too much 
our
>time on the various social media out there, such as Facebook and
>Twitter. I have definitely been guilty of both accounts on one
>occasion or another, and I know people, both sighted and blind, 
who
>have had similar experiences, so i'm glad that we are having this
>dialogue and raising awareness of this issue.
> On another note, I have noticed from the discussion that many 
people
>are looking for a cell phone with no bells or whistles, and I'm 
so
>happy to learn that I'm not alone in this quest. While I admire
>Apple's technology and its high priority in accessibility, I have 
no
>desire to learn to use a touch screen or pay for an expensive 
data
>plan; I also do not picture myself using a phone to do things 
other
>than making calls and send occasional texts. I have, however, 
been
>hard pressed to find such a basic phone that is also accessible. 
Some
>phones like the Samsung Haven Bridget mentioned are great for 
this
>purpose, but they seem to be exclusively carried by Verizon 
Wireless
>(I currently use T-mobile). I know that screen readers like Talks 
and
>Mobile Speaks are compatible with some earlier models of Nokia 
phones,
>but it's hard to locate them in the market as they are so 
out-of-date
>(I'm not interested in investing in the KNFB Mobile Reader at 
this
>point, so one of these phone-reader packages will not work for 
me).
>Has anyone found a good solution for this problem? Any 
suggestions
>would be much appreciated!
>  Katie

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