[nfbwatlk] Screenless Phone

[Mike Freeman]

A Samsung GSM PHONE; I don't remember the model number. It's a clamshell phone.

Mike

----- Original Message -----
From: Alco Canfield <amcanfield at comcast.net>
To: NFB OF Washington Talk Mailing List <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org>
Date: 2008/11/19 04:15:59
Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] Screenless Phone

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> So, Mike, what phone are you using now?
> 
> Alco
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: FreemaneaMike - TOSD-DITT-2 <JMFREEMAN at BPA.GOV>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 2:43 PM
> To: nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [nfbwatlk] Screenless Phone
> 
> Hi, all.
>  
> Connie forwarded me the inquiry re the Screenless Phone, that is, the
> Oasys 22C.
>  
> Lark has one; she's in the Fifth Year program at WSSB. She likes it.
> However, the people at the IBTC SAY IT's overpriced for what you get and
> in speaker-mode, there is quite an echo. so the IBTC DOESN'T RECOMMEND
> it. However, one must remember that the IBTC CONSISTS OF A BUNCH OF
> geeks so their recommendations, while valid, should be taken with a
> grain of salt.
>  
> but it is true that for the price you'd pay, you'll get more out of one
> of the Nokia phones. It is also true that T-mobile has one of the bundle
> deals with the 22C sorta like that for the KNFB Reader Mobile but I
> doubt you (Noel) would get the discount as you are already a T-mobile
> subscriber.
>  
> Final word: I can't figure out how Lark got her phone. When I looked
> into the 22C this last summer, I was going to purchase one but the
> people marketing the phone in the U.S. neither returned my phone calls
> nor my emails.
>  
> Bottom line: there's some good and some n-so-good about the 22C.
>  
> 
> Mike Freeman
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