Fw: Fw: More Info on New Accessible Cell Phone

[Janina Sajka]

Sean McMahon writes:
> From: "Sean McMahon" <smcmahon at usgs.gov>
> 
> 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
> > Email: janina at rednote.net
> > Phone: (202) 408-8175
> >
> > Director, Technology Research and Development
> > American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
> > http://www.afb.org
> >
> > Chair, Accessibility Work Group
> > Free Standards Group
> > http://accessibility.freestandards.org
> >
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Janina Sajka
Email: janina at rednote.net		
Phone: (202) 408-8175

Director, Technology Research and Development
American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
http://www.afb.org

Chair, Accessibility Work Group
Free Standards Group
http://accessibility.freestandards.org