[Reader-users] classic

[James Jolley]

Hi,

I don't personally credit this at all. I wonder what KNFB reading  
technologies are playing at?
Giving back your old reader to get a mobile phone that will be out of  
date in a year is beyond stupidity. What is the point of having  
everyone's old reader back if there already out of date? Also, the  
fact that I have only had one update to the software in the 11 months  
or so of use is completely unfair. Sight and Sound technologies should  
give those of us who haven't had it more than a year some of our money  
back. 2625 pounds I paid for this.

Best

-James-On 2 Feb 2008, at 19:19, william lomas wrote:

> well i'm sorry i'd demand a refund to all of you who brought the
> classics, you ahve had nor will have, no significant updates to the
> product you have spent money on. how can they have maxed out the
> hardware, it beats any phone.
>
> On 2 Feb 2008, at 19:01, Keith and Tracy wrote:
>
>> 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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