[nabs-l] accessible phones with verizon -- or should we switch to AT&T?
pajohns1 at vt.edu
pajohns1 at vt.edu
Sat Dec 26 12:37:54 UTC 2009
Try the LG eNV Touch, has all the features he wants w/o the need for
a data plan. Nice QWERTY keyboard for texting.
Patrick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mandi Marks" <seihsif at hotmail.com>
To: <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, December 25, 2009 9:22 PM
Subject: [nabs-l] accessible phones with verizon -- or should we switch to
AT&T?
>
> Last week my boyfriend upgraded his phone at Verizon Wireless to the HTC
> Ozone with Talks, and it has turned out to be an utter disappointment.
> Though the HTC Ozone appears to be a good phone in itself, it seems
> completely incapable of handling the Talks program. The phone crashes
> almost daily and frequently freezes up if you tap the keys too quickly.
> Verizon also requires him to pay an
> extra $30 a month for the data package (since it's a smart phone), and the
> program isn't capable
> of running anything that the data package is needed for. The software uses
> so much of the phone's processor that the
> internet times out before it can even get a web page loaded. We have yet
> to be able to try out the internet or any of the apps on this phone
> because we simply can't get them to work with TALKS running.
>
> He is about ready to give up on it to say the least, but we are having a
> hard time finding another phone with Verizon that will give him the
> accessibility he wants. Really all he wants to do is to be able to know
> who's calling, manage his contacts, customize the sounds and ringtones,
> and text. I have an EnV which will do all those things and read text
> messages but won't read who they're from. He is somewhat considering
> switching to AT&T and getting the iPhone but that is a last resort. So
> I'm really just looking for input from other blind cell phone users who
> have Verizon. Or even if you own an iPhone I'd love to hear what you think
> of it. Also, I heard that in 2010 Verizon will be releasing an Android
> software upgrade for their Droid phones which could provide free
> text-to-speech software, but I'm not able to find much information about
> it on the internet. Does anyone know anything about this?
>
> Your feedback is greatly appreciated.
>
>
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