Off topic -- Mobile accessibility V Talx

[cris]

I got the motorola v60, for free, with only one year contract.  I got the
first two months free to try, just in case i change my mind.  It is a flip
flop little phone,  but I doubt it would work with any of the mobile
accessibility software in the market.  But heck, I got the phone for free
anyway.
Cheers,
Cris
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Janina Sajka" <janina at rednote.net>
To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Friday, December 26, 2003 7:44 PM
Subject: Re: Off topic -- Mobile accessibility V Talx


> Glad to hear you had a good experience at the cell store.
>
> You're about right on target for price, too. Except for the newest
> phones (which are sold to the leading edge bragging junkies), the cell
> phone itself is pretty much a loss leader for the service contract
> anymore.
>
> Chuck Hallenbeck writes:
> > From: Chuck Hallenbeck <chuckh at sent.com>
> >
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> > Hi gang,
> >
> > I was encouraged by recent posts on this subject and stopped by
> > my local cell phone store today to see what they had that might
> > be useful for me. I have not previously used a cell phone. They
> > showed me a beautiful little gem that I can use quite well for
> > common functions: placing a call, answering a call, detecting
> > whether it is on or off, adjusting volume. It is a little bigger
> > than a pack of cigarettes (anybody remember cigarettes?) and has
> > nice big keys, almost chiclet size. It is the Nokia model 5165. I
> > am sure it has functions that might be problematic for me, but I
> > am very happy to be able to use it as well as I indicated above.
> > They charged me $0.99 for the thing, plus of course a two year
> > contract.
> >
> > Chuck
> >
> >
> > - -- 
> > The Moon is Waxing Crescent (16% of Full)
> > In a world without Fences or Walls no one needs Windows or Gates.
> > My web site is now at: http://mysite.verizon.net/vze7qefb/chuckh
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