[Nfbmo] Looking for Info About Basic Cell Phones
DanFlasar at aol.com
DanFlasar at aol.com
Thu Mar 21 02:10:52 UTC 2013
Gary,
I do not answer or initiate calls when driving. If the phone # is
something I don't recognize, I wait until I am stopped to answer or return a
call. In the not far future, unless you have a hands free phone, this will
be the law - if you want to talk on the phone, get off the road! Studies
have shown that driving while on a cell phone is, in terms of reaction
time, the equivalent of driving under the influence of two or three beers.
Dan
In a message dated 3/20/2013 8:47:51 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
gwunder at earthlink.net writes:
Have any of you noticed that the user of the newer smart phones seems to
drive just fine while using them, but often swerves when answering or
hanging up, with the bigger swerve being at the beginning of the call? I
have seen this three times now and with separate drivers. My assumption is
either that they are looking to see who is calling or looking for where to
press to answer or end the call. I wonder if it is reasonable to support
the
value of a touch-screen while still advocating for very primary functions
to
be tactile. Answer and hang-up would seem good candidates.
Gary
-----Original Message-----
From: Nfbmo [mailto:nfbmo-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Julie McGinnity
Sent: Monday, March 18, 2013 9:25 PM
To: NFB of Missouri Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] Looking for Info About Basic Cell Phones
Hi everyone,
Maybe I'm crazy, but it is hard for me to think of a lot of pros for the
touch screen. Raised buttons help everyone. That way sighted people can
dile their phone without looking at it or while they're engaged in
something
else. What started this whole touch screen revolution? I'm curious.
On 3/18/13, DanFlasar at aol.com <DanFlasar at aol.com> wrote:
> I think the touchscreen technology will have a larger share of the
> market but it will be some time before tactile buttons are entirely
gone.
> Dan
>
>
> In a message dated 3/18/2013 3:40:32 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
> b_wekamp at mediacombb.net writes:
>
> Hi Everyone:
>
> I wonder if the tactel keypad of a cell phone will one day be a thing
> of the past; it seems like most cell phones that I have seen on Tv or
> touch screen like the Iphone and androyd.
>
> Any thoughts.
>
>
> Brian Wekamp
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Fred Olver
> Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2013 11:37 PM
> To: NFB of Missouri Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] Looking for Info About Basic Cell Phones
>
> Dan, there are very few if any phones available with speech other
> than the Iphone and some of the Android offerings. You might check
> with AT&T or Verizon, but I'm thinking that because we are again such
> a small market that there is very little effort to grow this type of
> phone market. There is, however Public Law 255 which was passed by
> Congress in the 90's which was supposed to insure that all phones be
> made accessible, it never did happen, and to this day, it is not the
> phone carriers which have come forward, but either phone manufacturer
> or third party initiatives which have made some in-roads in to this
> market.
>
> Fred
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <DanFlasar at aol.com>
> To: <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2013 11:27 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] Looking for Info About Basic Cell Phones
>
>
>> 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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Julie McG
National Association of Guide dog Users board member, National Federation
of the Blind performing arts division secretary, Missouri Association of
Guide dog Users President, and Guiding Eyes for the Blind graduate 2008
"For
God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who
believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life."
John 3:16
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