[nabs-l] connecting to the internet service on a braille note

[Ashley Bramlett]

Katie,
thanks. that sounds easy. I would guess these wireless cards aren't too 
expensive, are they?
I did not realize humanware sold them.

-----Original Message----- 
From: Katie Wang
Sent: Friday, December 14, 2012 6:39 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] connecting to the internet service on a braille note

Hi Ashley,

You can purchase the specialized wireless card from Humanware and have
it shipped to you. There is not too much to do in terms of set-up:
Just insert the card into your BN, then go to Options > Connectivity >
Wireless Ethernet and select Scan for Wireless Networks. As others
have said, I find the web-browsing experience on the Braille Note
pretty limiting and slow (even with my new Apex model) and have come
to use it less and less often over the years, but it does work well
for certain things, such as downloading books from Web Braille (which
I believe is now integrated with BARD) and reading blindness-related
publications (e.g. Braille Monitor). I also transfer files between my
PC and Braille Note via email from time to time, so Internet access is
useful for that purpose. It is up to you to decide whether a wireless
network card purchase is a worthwhile investment. Good luck!

Katie


On 12/14/12, Kirt <kirt.crazydude at gmail.com> wrote:
> Ashley,
> Sorry for the double post, but it seems that I didn't read your message
> carefully enough the first time around. Yes, stick with text only sites,
> mobile sites, or… If you have to do other things with it, be prepared for
> really slow Loading And lots of confusion. But, on text only or mobile
> sites, it generally navigates around just fine.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Dec 14, 2012, at 2:40 PM, "Griego-Dreicer, Zachary n"
> <zdreicer at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I have connected mine seamlessly when I had an MPower. You can join a
>> braille note list to discuss anything braille note at the following URL:
>> freelists.org/lists/braillenote
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone using VoiceOver
>>
>> On Dec 14, 2012, at 2:29 PM, "Ashley Bramlett" 
>> <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>> Now that I have some time coming up as the semester winds down, I want 
>>> to
>>> investigate connecting my braille note to the internet!
>>>
>>> I am considering getting wireless connectivity for my braille note; its
>>> an empower, but I heard it still will connect wirelessly but may be a
>>> little slower.
>>> What has been your experience connecting wirelessly? I guess I will call
>>> humanware to inquire how to set it up because I do not know which
>>> wireless card I need. I read the user manual, but its not too specific.
>>> How was the setup process? Was it easy once you got the wireless card? 
>>> To
>>> connect to a wireless router, do you simply go to connectivity under
>>> options menu and choose the wireless ethernet option and then it scans
>>> for a spot? I’m thinking this is beneficial in wi-fi hotspot areas such
>>> as cafes, Starbucks and hotels.
>>> Also, which websites work best on a braille note? I imagine it cannot
>>> handle sites with lots of graphics and frames. Will it handle text based
>>> sites best? Some sites offer a text only site and I would think it would
>>> work better on a text site or mobile site.
>>> Thanks for any feedback!
>>> Ashley
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