[Nfbmo] Looking for Info About Basic Cell Phones

DanFlasar at aol.com DanFlasar at aol.com
Mon Mar 18 04:27:35 UTC 2013 

Yep - a friend has one of those.  But there a re other people who have  
problems reading any text because of macular degeneration.  I've gotten  them 
on to Talking Books (albeit in other states) - phones w/ text-to-speech  
would be much appreciated.  And there is the vanity factor - they don't  want to 
be seen in public with one of those clunky jitterbugs.
     Dan
 
 
 
In a message dated 3/17/2013 11:17:23 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
goodfolks at charter.net writes:

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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