[nfbcs] Fwd: email2phone Service for the Blind and Visually Impaired

Tue Mar 24 04:03:21 UTC 2009

Good evening,

I agree completely.  Not to mention, my cellular provider (Bell  
Mobility) provided this service 7 years ago, not really revolutionary  
technology.

Everett

On 24-Mar-09, at 12:55 AM, slery wrote:

> Someone needs to suggest to them that their wording should be  
> tweaked. The
> blind participate in email via computer all the time. The current  
> wording
> makes it sound like we do not use email so they have the solution.  
> They
> simply have a "different" solution for accessing email. I am pretty  
> sure
> there is also another service that provides email via phone. I am  
> not saying
> there shouldn't be competition by having more than one place offer  
> this type
> of service, simply that it is not good marketing to imply that we  
> are "out
> of the loop" without their service.
>
> Cindy
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org
>> [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of David B
>> Andrews (by way of David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com>)
>> Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2009 5:03 PM
>> To: david.andrews at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: [nfbcs] Fwd: email2phone Service for the Blind and
>> Visually Impaired
>>
>>
>> I have been asked to circulate the below announcement,
>> David Andrews
>>
>>
>> My name is Ron Schroeder, I am the Marketing Director for
>> email2phone.net an Internet and technology company that offers a
>> versatile service that converts ordinary text emails to voice
>> messages and delivers them over the phone. We are soliciting your
>> comments because we believe that email2phone.net may constitute a
>> powerful new and innovative tool for the blind and visually
>> impaired.  We are also attempting to establish a dialog with
>> organizations such as yours to gain feedback and possibly incorporate
>> any special requirements that you may suggest into future upgrades of
>> the email2phone system and web site.
>>
>> email2phone.net Service for the Blind and Visually Impaired
>> Through the use of assistive technologies, email2phone.net provides
>> the blind and visually impaired a means to utilize and participate in
>> the email connection without visual devices.   Using computer
>> software and modern speech technology, email2phone.net converts
>> ordinary text emails into phone voice messages and delivers them to
>> any phone, anywhere and also provides the user with the capability to
>> dial-in and listen to their email voice messages.  This simple
>> concept can help overcome the unique set of challenges faced by the
>> blind and visually impaired and place them 'in the loop' of
>> communications with family and friends.  To many it can also mean a
>> more active role in their job or organization.  Easy to set up, easy
>> to use, and virtually maintenance free, email2phone.net users do not
>> need to own a computer.
>>
>> How does email2phone.net work?
>> A user account is created with email2phone.net and an email address
>> similar to yourname at email2phone.net is assigned.   Emails may be sent
>> directly to this address.
>> Users may also set the preference in their regular email service
>> (AOL, Yahoo, Gmail, etc.) to forward emails to
>> yourname at email2phone.net.  Emails that are received by
>> email2phone.net are then converted into a high-quality voice messages
>> and delivered to the specified phone number.   The receiver of the
>> email2phone.net voice message has the option to reply to the
>> sender. The user may also choose to dial in to their
>> email2phone.net account
>> and select the messages they want to listen to as high-quality voice
>> messages.   An optional feature of email2phone.net, used instead of
>> forwarding emails from email service accounts, provides the user with
>> direct dial in access to unopened emails in their email service
>> accounts (visit the email2phone.net web site at
>> <http://www.email2phone.net/>www.email2phone.net for a complete
>> description of email2phone.net features).
>>
>> How can prospective users try email2phone.net service and how much
>> does it cost?
>> Prospective users can sign-up for a Free 30-Day Trial by visiting our
>> web site at <http://www.email2phone.net/>www.email2phone.net.  Users
>> may sign up for a regular paid account by visiting our web site or by
>> calling email2phone customer service.  email2phone.net package prices
>> begin at $10/Mo.
>>
>> Your comments and feedback
>> Much of our ability to deliver a useful, cost effective and reliable
>> product to the blind and visually impaired depends upon the feedback
>> we receive from our current blind and visually impaired users and
>> organizations such as yours.
>> We would appreciate your comments and feedback regarding
>> email2phone.net and if your organization has a formal process before
>> recommending new technologies or if our company requires
>> certification and what those processes might entail.
>>
>> Contact information
>> email2phone Website: <http://www.email2phone.net/>www.email2phone.net
>> Email Address:
>> <mailto:sales at corp.email2phone.net>sales at corp.email2phone.net
>> Customer Support: 888-364-5101
>> FAX: 888-794-3554
>> Mailing Address:       AcrossCommunications Inc.
>>                                     1001 Twelve Oaks Center
>> Drive, Suite 1022
>>                                     Wayzata, MN 55391
>>
>>
>>
>> Ron Schroeder
>> Marketing Director
>> email2phone.net
>> 1001 Twelve Oaks Center Drive, Ste 1022
>> Wayzata, MN 55391
>> Phone: 952-513-4392 Ext. 202
>> email: rons at corp.email2phone.net
>> email2phone.net
>>
>>
>>
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