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

[Chris Nusbaum]

I completely agree and find myself using my BrailleNote less and less for
Internet-related things.

Chris

-----Original Message-----
From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Ashley Bramlett
Sent: Friday, December 14, 2012 7:02 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] connecting to the internet service on a braille note

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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