[nabs-l] connecting to the internet service on a braille note
Sophie Trist
sweetpeareader at gmail.com
Sat Dec 15 22:49:23 UTC 2012
A wireless card usually costs about $80.
----- Original Message -----
From: Katie Wang <bunnykatie6 at gmail.com
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Date sent: Sat, 15 Dec 2012 13:12:06 -0500
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] connecting to the internet service on a
braille note
Hi Ashley,
I don't remember how much a wireless network card costs, but you
should be able to find out easily by calling Humanware and
speaking to
someone from Customer Services. Good luck!
Katie
On 12/14/12, Chris Nusbaum <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com> wrote:
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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