[nabs-l] accessible phones

[Ashley Bramlett]

Gloria,
I haven't read all this thread, but it seems like most are recommending the 
I Phone and you do not want one.
If you just need a phone, I understand that. The fancy I phone is so much 
more than a phone and you won't want to pay for internet service and all it 
has when you won't use it.

I cannot answer that question. I use a verizon phone, and it hardly talks, 
so much of it is inaccessible. It will only talk when you get an incoming 
call by announcing the number and you can set it to announce the numbers as 
you dial; I think that is all is voiced.

The accessible phone verizon has is the haven. Not sure if its still being 
made.
You might want to just go to the store and ask the sales staff about 
accessibility. Ask them to show it to you; don't take their word  that it 
talks to you. If they show you, then you know what it does.
Also consider what you want in a phone. Do you just want to make calls on 
it? Do you feel you want or need to text with it?
If you just want a phone, you really don't need a smart phone.

I think companies really should do more to make accessible phones. Last time 
I looked for a phone, and verizon  is my provider, I hardly found accessible 
phones. The only one I saw accessible was the haven, and it was sold online. 
So I could not see how accessible it was; but I heard even it was not all 
accessible, but the major functions  of it would be.
And if you're like me, you do not want a touch screen phone.
Good luck finding a phone meeting your needs.
Ashley

-----Original Message----- 
From: Gloria G
Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 9:58 AM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: [nabs-l] accessible phones

Hi all,
I am checking out phones. Has anyone heard of the LG My Touch Q? If so, is 
it accessible? I talked to the carrier which is Teen Mobil, but I have had 
situations in which the carrier will say something is accessible or has 
speech capabilities and they do not and vice versa. Thanks for any help you 
can give.
Gloria
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