[Reader-users] classic

[David]

There's a huge flaw there.  What happens when there's no 
coverage, or if someone doesn't want to use the phone to text 
message? I think it's great the way it is.
Regards,


David Bouchard


Executive Grand Communicator


Watonala Lodge, Order of the Arrow

> ----- Original Message -----
>From: James Jolley <james.jolley at homecall.co.uk
>To: Kurzweil National Federation of the Blind Reader user 
list<reader-users at nfbnet.org
>Date sent: Sat, 2 Feb 2008 20:54:17 +0000
>Subject: Re: [Reader-users] classic

>Hi,

>Why should I give credit to a company that screws us? Also, I 
think
>that there must be other ways of doing this.  Perhaps having the
>pictures sent via the MMS protocol and recognised by a version of
>K1000 on a server.  the results could then be sent back to you 
either
>as a text or something similar.  Surely using the phones 
internals is a
>daft way to go.

>On 2 Feb 2008, at 20:30, Dave Wright wrote:

>> Indeed, you are correct in that there are a few phones out there
>> with 5mp
>> cameras and xenon flash, however they tend to not have stable
>> operating
>> systems.  The two phones I know of are a soney ericson model and 
a
>> Samsung
>> model.  KTI is constantly searching for new technology to assist 
in
>> this
>> venture, who knows if the technology doesn't develop, instead of
>> sitting
>> here and complaining about it, perhaps some individuals should
>> consider
>> getting out in the field and developing it themselves.  It is 
fairly
>> easy for
>> us to talk about what could be better, and how we could have 
done
>> things
>> different, but it is a different story to be out in the field 
doing
>> the
>> developing.  Just a thought guys.  Lets do our best to give 
credit where
>> credit is due here.



>> Regards,
>> Dave Wright
>> University of Illinois at Chicago, UIC
>> Email: dwrigh6 at uic.edu
>> Mobile: (832)518-0707
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>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "James Jolley" <james.jolley at homecall.co.uk
>> To: "Kurzweil National Federation of the Blind Reader user list"
>> <reader-users at nfbnet.org
>> Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2008 2:02 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Reader-users] classic


>>> 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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