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

Sat Dec 15 22:49:23 UTC 2012

A wireless card usually costs about $80.

 ----- Original Message -----
From: Katie Wang <bunnykatie6 at gmail.com
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
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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