Owasys 22C Screenless Cellphone

[Janina Sajka]

I don't know about your specific experience, but I frequently get calls
on my 22C while I'm using it, and getting that second call does not cut
off the first one.

In fact, I generally answer the second call simply by pressing the Send
key, and I sometimes conference the two calls together by pressing 3
Send.

Janina

Michael Whapples writes:
> Hello,
> I will try and stay away from some of my thoughts on most specifically made 
> for the blind devices when making some comments on this, but it may be hard 
> for me.
> 
> Some times these things have bugs that simply shouldn't be there, one that 
> my Aunt has mentioned about hers is that if you are on the phone and some 
> try to call you and the network sends a signal to alert you, it cuts you 
> off. With a main stream phone such as my Nokia 6670, things like that simply 
> wouldn't happen, and if on the occasions that a bug that impacts on 
> usability, then upgrades are normally made available and can be done locally 
> (in the UK with in the town the owner lives in), what is the situation for 
> firmware updates for the owasys? Does it have to be sent away? If so, how 
> long will you be without a phone? Also is hardware such as the battery and 
> charger a standard type charger (i.e. one of the common types used in other 
> mobile phones)? If not, how much will replacement batteries cost when you 
> need one?
> 
> May be the people who have these are happy with what they have, but I 
> question in my mind whether it really was the best choice for all of them. 
> Did they just choose it because they believe it will be superior for them to 
> use because the entire device was designed for the blind? Although main 
> stream products may be equally usable (I have absolutely no problems with 
> the keyboard on my nokia 6670 and I can think of other devices I have which 
> I have which are main stream and are perfectly usable).
> 
> From
> Michael Whapples
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> From: "Farhan" <i.am.farhan at gmail.com>
> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Monday, July 17, 2006 11:31 AM
> Subject: Re[2]: Owasys 22C Screenless Cellphone
> 
> 
> > Personally, I like my Nokia 3650, it doesn't work with cingular's 850 mhz 
> > band, and I get random calls asking if jillian is around but I am free to 
> > put whatever I want on my phone.
> > Not saying that you can't put stuf on the oasis but Nokia's way of doing 
> > things is much more practical, because if the oasis's operating system 
> > screws up, you have to send it in for repairs and with Nokia phones, there 
> > is probably a local service center.
> > Stupid question, does the oasis work on the 850 mhz band?
> >
> > On 7/17/2006 at 5:26 Lorenzo Taylor said
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> > I saw one of these at the ACB convention last week.  Except for the
> > voice, the screenless phone has the functionality of the free phones
> > provided when you get a contract with most companies, but at a price of
> > $199 with 2-year contract with t-mobile.  It's big, it's fat, and it is
> > an extremely basic phone providing only a very few features that I have
> > come to expect in a cell phone at less than half its price.
> >
> > Just my personal experience,
> > Lorenzo
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Janina Sajka				Phone: +1.202.595.7777
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