[Ohio-talk] New Verizon telephone

[Deborah Kendrick]

Hi Susan and all,
First, it's high time Verizon did this.  When I got the press release last 
week, I called Verizon right away.  The reason was that we have a Motorola Q 
here -- it was Caitlyn's a year or so ago, and then she went on to a 
Chocolate.  I wanted to know if it was the right Motorola.  Well, the rep I 
talked to had NO  CLUE what I was talking about.  She didn't know about 
Talks or the "rollout" on March 15.  THen, she said that yes, my Motorola 
was the right one.  I had a feeling it wasn't, so had someone look at it. 
It is the Motorola Q.  The one that works with Talks is Moto Q9C. If anyone 
has luck getting one of these, I'd love to hear about it.
FYI, for those of you who may not know, the Talks program has been around 
for some time and runs on a number of phones available through other 
providers, like T-Mobile and AT&T.
Deborah
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Susan Day" <tday24 at woh.rr.com>
To: "'NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List'" <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 10:57 AM
Subject: [Ohio-talk] New Verizon telephone


Hi! Everyone. I received this information over the weekend from my niece
Emily who works for Verizon.  They have launched a new cell phone on
Saturday, March 15th. It is called the TALKS. it is a downloadable software
that is geared for customers that are blind or have low vision. Talks will
read out all information that appears on the handset screen including text
messages, emails,notes, caller ID, and all levels of menu. Verizon Wireless
has partnered with Nuance on a CDMA software download. The first device that
will be compatible with TALKS is the Motorola Q9c. It will allow the user to
control volume and the rate of speed. It will remain silent if used in
conjunction with VZ Navigator or any other device voice command function.
The cost is $249 with online $70 rebate. If you need more info please
contact me.

Have a good day Susan Day
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