Off topic -- Mobile accessibility V Talx

[Deedra Waters]

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Actually, right now I'm mainly looking at options. my phone is on the verge of dying, and it would be really nice to have a phone that I don't have to have someone read to me.


On Thu, 25 Dec 2003, Janina Sajka wrote:

> Please note that our experience came last July, before Mobile
> Accessibility was on the market in the U.S. I believe they've released a
> new version since then, and any notes we might have may well not be all
> that helpful today. In any case, I don't have such notes, and I won't be
> back in the office until January 2.
> 
> Have you talked with the product vendor about this issue?
> 
> Also, have you handled the device you want to install this software on
> to be sure that you will like working with it? The 3650 has a dial pad
> that I have personally found unpleasant to use because I spent so much
> time finding the next button to push. It's not a typical touch-tone
> keypad.
> 
> 
> Deedra Waters writes:
> > From: Deedra Waters <dmwaters at gentoo.org>
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> > Hmm, I guess that this answers the question I just asked. Is there a place where I can get theese directions? I'm guessing that I can probably get my mother to help me get accessibility stuff put on the phone or something.
> > 
> > 
> > On Wed, 24 Dec 2003, Janina Sajka wrote:
> > 
> > > When we first got the 3650 back in April we shipped it to Switzerland to
> > > get Mobile Accessibility installed. In july we upgraded the software
> > > ourselves following Svox' directions and using BlueTooth. We did not
> > > find this process accessible. In other words, our sighted intern had to
> > > do it.
> > > 
> > > igueths at comcast.net writes:
> > > > From: "igueths at comcast.net" <igueths at comcast.net>
> > > > 
> > > > Janina, you mentioned the 3650 at Afb. Did you have to send the phone in to
> > > > have the software installed, or did you install it yourself?
> > > 
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