Off topic -- Mobile accessibility V Talx

[Janina Sajka]

One of the more important "gotchya's" in the telecomm service world
these days has to do with whether your call is analog or digital. Many
service plans charge extra for analog calls. In many cases all those
hundreds (or thousands) of "included" minutes refer only to digital
calls. So, it can also be important, particularly where coverage is
spotty, to know if the call your making (or accepting) is going to cost
you extra because it's coming in analog.

Chuck Hallenbeck writes:
> From: Chuck Hallenbeck <chuckh at sent.com>
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> Thanks, Kenny -- I clearly have a lot to learn about this new
> toy.
> 
> Chuck
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> On Thu, 1 Jan 2004, Kenny Hitt wrote:
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> > 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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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