Hi all I'm Jamie from England and am new to the list and to accessible mobile phones. I have owned a Nokia E51 for one day and am currently using a trial...
Jamie
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Nov 6, 2008 11:31 am
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Good I see it did work. Brad N75 dpap ... From: "Jamie" <jamie.lawson4@...> To: <blind-mobile@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008...
Brad Keller
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Nov 6, 2008 12:36 pm
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Hi Jamie from england, I'm Lamar from U S A. :) Welcome aboard! Feel free to ask anything you would like, no matter how simple. Most of us are just starting...
I agree. As another N75 user with Mobuile Speak. I certainly don't call myself an expert. However in the year that I've been using this type of software and as...
Brad Keller
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Nov 6, 2008 3:46 pm
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I currently have a Nokia 6680 and an N82. Does anybody know of versions of Quick Office or similar programs that allow users to both read and edit files using...
Do you know what version it is that is there? Anything above v3.10 will be inaccessible by mobile screen readers. If you have v3.08 then what you have is the...
Brad Keller
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Nov 6, 2008 4:14 pm
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Hi Thanks for your welcome to the list. I would really appreciate some feedback on whether people write text messages using predictive text or just the basic...
Jamie
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Nov 7, 2008 8:54 am
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I use predictive text all the time, and not just for texting, but for emailing, calendar and to-do entries, in the notes program, when using msn and yahoo...
You can also press and release the power button to bring up a listt of things like your complete profile list, power off, locking phone/keypad, and removing...
Brad Keller
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Nov 7, 2008 4:57 pm
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Also on some phones you can press and hold the star to turn on and off the bluetooth. Produced on a Nokia N73 smart phone using a Symbian based screen reader. ...
If I press the number key and hold in my N72, the profile switches to silent. Doing it again brings me back to general. Vetri. ... From: Stephen Giggar To:...
Is anyone else getting incredibly ancy about the increasing prevalence of touch screen technology? How would screen readers even be able to manage something...
lol! I'm glad you bring this up! I myself have been wondering how we'll get around the touch screen issue. I think code factory is off to an excellent start...
That is a great idea Lamar. My local Grocery Store (Safe way ) has those touch screen point of purchase devices. They are impossible to use without eyesight....
Bob Campbell
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Nov 17, 2008 7:05 am
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Hi. I am not looking forward to the touch screen revolution at all. I just can't bring my self to embrace the the latest tech ideas being introduced. It sounds...
Saqib
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Nov 17, 2008 9:32 am
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Lamar, I'm not that impressed with the idea of MS Pocket, turning the screen into four sensor zones strikes me as a half hearted approach to resolving the ...
Neil Barnfather - Tal...
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Nov 17, 2008 9:54 am
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Sounds cool to me!! Regards, Claude Everett American by chance, Californian by choice. Everyone has a disability, some are more aware of it than others. "If we...
Claude Everett
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Nov 17, 2008 2:05 pm
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Oh Gosh! I'm sorry that happened! It happened to me at our local grocery store, food for less, which incidentaly, is owned by the same corperation that owns...
Truthfully, I understand what you're saying, which is why I lean alot mroe toward the pac-mate omni, when it comes to pocket pc use. I applaud code factory,...
My contract is about to expire this december, and I'd like to upgrade to the nokia N82. However, AT&T Wireless says they don't carry the N82, and, the N82...
First yes you'd have to purchase it from a 3rd party retailer. I don't think you will be able to get one with a contract renewal. You could try ...
Brad Keller
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Nov 18, 2008 6:47 am
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In addition to Brad's info, I thought you might like to read this. It was posted to another list a few days ago: N82 price drops to $349.00 RSS Feeds:...
Bob Campbell
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Nov 18, 2008 7:56 am
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On the issue of lost money, Safeway was very helpful and apologetic. They immediately fired and arrested the courtesy clerk. They refunded my $300 as well. ...
Bob Campbell
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Nov 18, 2008 8:22 am
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Lamar Just to add some to this thread! Their are many Nokia phones with WiFi. The N82 is just one of them. The N95 dash 3 (N95-3), N95 dash 4 (N95-4), E51,...
I agree with Neill. I'm not a big fan of touch screens either. I think Mobile Speak Pocket did a brave thing to try to make these devices accessible, Dolphin...
Fi Dunn
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Nov 18, 2008 12:38 pm
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Or they could just have buttons. LOL! Fi _____ From: blind-mobile@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blind-mobile@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Bob Campbell Sent: 17...
Fi Dunn
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Nov 18, 2008 12:43 pm
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Out of principle I don't use the bank Debit card as a Debit card where I have to use my PIN at stores, unless they have a point of sale PIN device which I...
Claude Everett
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Nov 18, 2008 2:40 pm
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Fi, buttons, gosh how 20th century of you! come on get with it, touch screen is all the outrage these days! note the deliberate typo! Neil Barnfather WFA List...