[Reader-users] classic

[J.J. Meddaugh]

Where do you get the price of $4100? You're looking at more like $1100 for 
the upgrade or $1400 with Mobile Speak or Talks. And of course, the classic 
will still function with its current feature set.


J.J.
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Keith and Tracy" <hear2c at mchsi.com>
To: "Kurzweil National Federation of the Blind Reader user list" 
<reader-users at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2008 2:01 PM
Subject: Re: [Reader-users] classic


> as of today, on the KNFB reader listserv, the classic, as it is now 
> called,
> will not have updates to the software.  Officials at the KNFB HQ state 
> that
> the hardware will not support any more software updates, as they say, they
> have tapped out what the hardware can handle.  The phone does not have to 
> be
> activated, to be used as a phone.  It does have a GPS receiver, which, 
> when
> loaded with waypoint software, will allow someone to know where they are,
> but I haven't used the software, and don't know how useful it is.  I
> personally think that those who got the classic version are getting 
> screwed,
> the upgrade will cost a total of about $4100 US total, so it's kind of a
> kick in the butt for us who decided to help the company out and buy it 
> when
> it first came out.  Buyer beware I guess.  The same happened when sighted
> people first bought hybrid cars.  The batteries in the engine would catch
> fire when they first came out...
>
> Keith
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "william lomas" <lomaswilliam at googlemail.com>
> To: <reader-users at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2008 11:04 AM
> Subject: [Reader-users] classic
>
>
>> hello to all
>>
>>
>> I am a potential user of the KNFB reader
>> for some time now here in the united kingdom, i ahve been considering
>> this fabulous sounding product to aid in my indipendance
>> what though is the status going to be if i get the classic, as it is
>> now known. will i get future upgrades
>> if not, why not. not everybody want a mobile phone do they? surely the
>> reader using the classic runs on a much higher specification PDA than
>> any phone?
>> will
>>
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