Fw: Fw: More Info on New Accessible Cell Phone

[Sean McMahon]

I may have already asked but how accessable is the 3650 compared to the new
toshiba assuming you're using the mobile accessability and how does talks
compare? Sean
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Janina Sajka" <janina at rednote.net>
To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Monday, December 29, 2003 7:12 AM
Subject: Re: Fw: Fw: More Info on New Accessible Cell Phone


> Time is our friend on these things. It's $300 today. In a few months
> it'll be under $100. By this time next year it will be free with a
> 2-year contract.
>
> This is exactly how things went with the Nokia 3650 which also started
> out at over $300 last April.
>
> As to how complete the accessibility is, I can't really say. But, But,
> please recognize that this is one vendor's first attempt at that, and
> please recognize that they rushed that feature to market.
>
> So, it's probably best to go to a store and play with one to figure out
> whether what it does do is sufficient for your particular needs. Maybe
> you'll decide it is. Or, maybe you'll decide it is when the price drops
> in a few months.
>
> Or, maybe you'll decide to wait for another phone to compare this one
> with.
>
> Charles Crawford writes:
> > From: Charles Crawford <ccrawford at Starpower.net>
> >
> > $330 for a cell phone?  Eh hem?  It appears to be a video cell phone
which
> > is great for folks who can see the screen.  Irrespective of that, cell
> > phones are supposed to have their various model lines accessible.  We
> > should see what is happening with a regular cell phone.
> >
> >
> >
> > -- 
> > -- Charlie Crawford
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> Janina Sajka
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> American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
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