[gui-talk] Cell phone questions:
Steve Jacobson
steve.jacobson at visi.com
Tue Aug 11 20:56:22 UTC 2009
Andy,
Does your phone read text messages? If so, do you have to do something special to read them when they come in? I am trying to figure out how to read them on
the LG Rumor 2 we have through Sprint and there may be similarities.
On Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:31:28 -0700, Baracco, Andrew W wrote:
>I have an 8350. What is the difference between the 8350 and the 8360.
>Andy
>-----Original Message-----
>From: gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>On Behalf Of Joel Deutsch
>Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 12:18 PM
>To: NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List
>Subject: Re: [gui-talk] Cell phone questions:
>Andy,
>I'm an LG phone user and a member of the Blind users list I recently
>provided the subscribe address for. I'd just like to make one small
>amendment to the below. and that's the fact that this ENV 3 is LG's
>latest,
>but not in the overall sense of being its one and only newest offering.
>As I
>tried to say, badly, in an earlier post, there's a whole line of LG
>phone
>that are current and worth considering for their accessibility features.
>like the LG VX 8360. For instance. it's not been superseded by the ENV
>3.
>It's just not as fancy in terms of having the qwerrty keyboard and
>generally
>being more like a PDA, so to put it.
>that's all. There are a number of LG phones available through Verizon
>right
>now, and not just this one. It's simply the latest in its own model part
>of
>the LG line, and supersedes the ENV 1 and ENV 2.
>I hope that's a helpful distinction for me to have made.
>Joel
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Baracco, Andrew W" <Andrew.Baracco at va.gov>
>To: "NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List" <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
>Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 8:25 AM
>Subject: Re: [gui-talk] Cell phone questions:
>I believe that the current LG offering from Verizon is the ENV3. It has
>both a standard keypad and QWERTY keyboard. All basic functions talk
>including getting info like battery status, signal strength, etc,
>creating and adding and deleting from the address book, talking caller
>ID, and it will also read text messages. The main thing that does not
>talk is Email and internet. I have seen it on specials for as little as
>$79.
>Andy
>-----Original Message-----
>From: gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>On Behalf Of albert griffith
>Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 5:48 PM
>To: 'NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List'
>Subject: Re: [gui-talk] Cell phone questions:
>Steve, are the LG phones reasonably accessible? Can you add contacts,
>access its address book, and enter voice prompts without sighted
>assistance?
>I'm investigating the possibility that many of us can avoid paying for
>and
>learning an additional program
>If these rudimentary functions can be performed without outside help.
>P.S.
>if you feel one of these phones is accessible, what's its version
>number?
>thanks
>-----Original Message-----
>From: gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>On
>Behalf Of Steve Jacobson
>Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 5:02 PM
>To: NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List
>Subject: Re: [gui-talk] Cell phone questions:
>Joel,
>My family currently uses two LG phones that have some accessibility
>built in
>through Sprint. According to Sprint, the LG Rumor 2 can read text
>messages
>but I have
>not figured out how yet and can find nothing in the manual. Even though
>the
>list you mention is oriented to Verizon, possibly there is enough
>similarities between the
>various LG models that someone may have ideas. Have you already
>provided
>the subscription address and I just missed it?
>Best regards,
>Steve Jacobson
>On Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:22:50 -0400, albert griffith wrote:
>>I've signed up for the list anyway. thanks
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>On
>>Behalf Of Joel Deutsch
>>Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 11:33 AM
>>To: NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List
>>Subject: Re: [gui-talk] Cell phone questions:
>>Then don't bother with my list, if you don't want. Find a mailing list
>for
>>the other ones They have them. Others jay know the Web pages that are
>their
>>homes where you can subscribe. Sorry.
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "albert griffith" <albertgriffith at sbcglobal.net>
>>To: "'NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List'" <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 7:01 AM
>>Subject: Re: [gui-talk] Cell phone questions:
>>I'm researching this question for a good friend who just isn't tech
>savvy
>at
>>all. I don't think I'm at the lurking stage yet, smile. I noticed
>>something interesting on the mobile speak price list: the two programs
>and
>> The software with a phone included are all listing for $295. I'd
>think
>>there'd be some difference in pricing.
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>On
>>Behalf Of Joel Deutsch
>>Sent: Sunday, August 09, 2009 10:33 PM
>>To: NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List
>>Subject: Re: [gui-talk] Cell phone questions:
>>Al,
>>I've got an LG VX 4650, which is kind of an old model by now, but still
>>works fine for me and provides all the accessibility I need, although
>there
>>are now newer models of the LG line that is mostly sold to Verizon
>>customers, and of all cell phones except for the brand new IPhone,
>which
>>costs a good deal more and offers capabilities that someone like me
>doesn't
>>even care about, the LG line is pretty cool. The best. The phones that
>work
>>with that third party software that's like screen reader stuff, so you
>pay
>>for the phone and then a few hundred more for the software, that's
>another
>>trip entirely. Another ball game.
>>If you want, I can provide the subscribe email for the LG blind users
>list,
>>I mean now it's called the Verizon blind users list, and if you
>subscribe
>to
>>it you can lurk and start getting an idea of what's up with the Verizon
>>phones, especially the LG line.
>>Joel
>>Original Message -----
>>From: "albert griffith" <albertgriffith at sbcglobal.net>
>>To: "'NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List'" <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>Sent: Sunday, August 09, 2009 7:17 PM
>>Subject: [gui-talk] Cell phone questions:
>>I've read some about off-the-shelf accessibility of some cell phones
>such
>as
>>the LG series. However, I haven't been able to find articles written
>>recently. Is this because Mobile speak and Talks have covered the
>market
>>for right now or what? Thanks
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