Off topic -- Mobile accessibility V Talx

[Chuck Hallenbeck]

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Thanks, Kenny -- I clearly have a lot to learn about this new
toy.

Chuck

On Thu, 1 Jan 2004, Kenny Hitt wrote:

> Hi.  Just because you don't travel doesn't mean you shouldn't be
> concerned about roming.  When I used ATT, I had to get a plan that
> allowed free roming because the signal for ATT was really bad in my
> house.  I started out with a plan that wouldn't allow the phone to rome
> but this kept me from using the phone when I wanted it most.  You might
> want to make sure your phone can't rome or ask sighted friends to read
> the phone's screen in the places you use it most to make sure it isn't
> roming.  If you have weak signal, the phone will try to rome to a tower
> with better signal.
>
> Hope this helps.
>           Kenny
>
> On Thu, Jan 01, 2004 at 06:30:13AM -0500, Chuck Hallenbeck wrote:
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> > Hi Tommy,
> >
> > Thanks much, but I have asked my local provider to get a braille
> > manual from Nokia for me, and they tell me it is on the way. I
> > decided to go through my local provider so that they become aware
> > of the gestures toward accessibility that Nokia has adopted.
> >
> > I am glad to know of your experience with the 5165. It is my
> > first cell phone, and I continue to be happy with it, although
> > following this thread it is clear there are important functions I
> > cannot so far perform, such as detecting battery level. I am not
> > worried about the roaming alert since I do not travel much these
> > days.
> >
> > Chuck
> >
> > PS: Happy New Year to all
> >
> > On Thu, 1 Jan 2004, Tom Moore wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Chuck.
> > > I have this phone and it works really nice for me.
> > > I suggest downloading the manual if you can, and if you can't find it let me know and I'll send it to you in text format.
> > > You can use some of the menu functions if you memorize the numbers to hit after pressing the menu key to access certain functions.
> > > You can change the ring, change the volume of the ring and set the security codes on the phone as well as other things.
> > >
> > > I'm actually in the market myself for a newer phone so seeing the topic come up on the list is a good thing...
> > > Can any of these phones that have been mentioned be plugged in to a laptop for mobile internet access while on the go??
> > >
> > > Tommy
> >
> >
> >
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