[Nfbmo] Looking for Info About Basic Cell Phones

Fred Olver goodfolks at charter.net
Mon Mar 18 04:16:00 UTC 2013 

Dan there is a phone, the Jitterbug with buttons which are a bit larger. It 
can be had from http://www.greatcall.com or from Independent Living Aids 
which website is http://www.independentliving.com

Fred olver

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <DanFlasar at aol.com>
To: <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2013 10:28 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] Looking for Info About Basic Cell Phones


> Gary,
>    I understand your point - I put off buying an iPhonbe  for a long, long
> time.  But after 3 different phones that seemed to offer  some speech
> assistance and each one being lacking, or getting to be more and  more 
> expensive,
> the iPhone didn't look that bad.
>    But hopefully, technology has advanced in the area of  'regular' phones
> as well?  I sure would like to know of what's out there  that actually is
> accessible and doesn't cost excessively.   I have  friends who have severe
> visual impairment and/or arthritis that makes trying to  press tiny 
> buttons to
> be a major problem.  Actually, I had the same problem  with small button
> phones myself - another reason that the larger icons of the  iPHone helped 
> me
> a great deal.
>   But, what's out there in terms of non-smart phones?
> Dan
>
>
>
>
> In a message dated 3/17/2013 8:54:21 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
> gwunder at earthlink.net writes:
>
> Hello,  Fred.  I have no wish to be argumentative, but I have to tell you
> that  there are a lot of older blind people, not to suggest that Shelia
> Wright is  one of them, who simply want to telephone to be a telephone.
> They
> are  not interested in going to a menu that says they want to use the 
> phone
> as a  phone rather than a web browser, an email client, or a music player.
> The  advance that Apple has given to blind people in working out a 
> strategy
> for  us to use touchscreen technology is fantastic and I love it, but I
> realize  that I am a power user who very much likes all of the extra
> features
> that  the iPhone provides. It is the best radio I've ever had, but it is 
> not
> the  best cell phone I've ever had.
>
> One of the items that will be on our  convention agenda has to do with 
> smart
> phones and all they can give to  blind people, but in our board meeting
> there
> was an equal chorus for having  something on the agenda for people who
> simply
> want a telephone to be a  telephone.  I think we dare not forget about 
> this
> segment of the  population.  Not every blind person can afford in iPhone;
> not
> every  blind person can learn to use one; not every blind person once the
> hassle  involved in using touchscreen technology when we can still find
> telephones  with buttons.
>
> Warmly,
>
> Gary
>
>
> -----Original  Message-----
> From: Nfbmo [mailto:nfbmo-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of  Fred Olver
> Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2013 5:55 PM
> To: NFB of Missouri  Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] Looking for Info About Basic Cell  Phones
>
> At this time, I can't imagine anyone wanting "just a basic cell  phone" 
> when
> the Iphone has so much to offer.
>
> With it you can read  books, send and receive email, order dinner, use it 
> as
> a GPS alternative  while traveling by car, bus or on foot. You can surf 
> the
> internet, access  NFB newsline, get local weather forecasts, listen to 
> your
> favorite radio  stations etc. To settle for something less capable is a
> mistake because the  21st century's need is for instant communication on 
> all
> sorts of levels.  The android sector of phones are severely limited in 
> terms
> of offering  accessible software from the phones' manufacturer as well as
> other sources  of possible downloads in the google play store. Also, 
> because
> of the  configuration of the Android phones there appears to be much more 
> of
> a  possibility of viruses being able to get in to your phone.
>
>
> -----  Original Message -----
> From: "Shelia Wright"  <sbwright95 at att.net>
> To: "'NFB of Missouri Mailing List'"  <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2013 5:44  PM
> Subject: [Nfbmo] Looking for Info About Basic Cell  Phones
>
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I just got a Sam Sung M400 out  of necessity. My initial impression is
> very
>> positive. The voice menus  are very similar to my antique LG-550 - Fusic
>> with
>> even added  voice menus thus expanding the accessibility. However, there
>> still  seems to be some features not accessible yet. I do love the
> quality
>>  of
>> sound and almost no learning curve.
>>
>>
>>
>>  I would like to be able to text but the sales rep at the Sprint store
> said
>> he was 99% sure that it would not read the incoming text  messages.
>> Therefore, I left text messaging blocked on my phone as  there is still a
>> additional fee for basic phone plans; However, when  experimenting with
> the
>> phone, I received a text from Sprint about  usage of minutes. The phone
>> read
>> this message aloud. So does  anyone know if it will read incoming text
>> messages from other  sources.
>>
>>
>>
>> Also, if you've used this phone is  there any drawbacks. There is a short
>> window of time in which I could  return it if not satisfied.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>  Shelia
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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