I think it sounds like a bizarre and out-of-touch way of designing products for the blind market. A market which wants more flexibility.
The whole point of buying an accessible radio is to gain independence. I might as well purchase a 50 quid inaccessible internet radio, which doesn't need a subscription, and have my girlfriend find new stations if that's how it works. Surely it must be better than that? It's totally counter-intuitive relying on a 'help the blind' model. Subscriptions, third party agencies, goodness me.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Terry Clasper" <terry.clasper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, January 03, 2010 11:07 AM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Internet radio
Complete nonsense if you ask me. I mean come on would a sighted person buy something like that? No I don't thin kso! -----Original Message-----From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf OfJackie Cairns Sent: 03 January 2010 11:06 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Internet radio Hi Peter But that's just pure madness. I mean, why sell an Internet radio and onlyallow a handful of stations to be at your disposal, then ask why you'd wantto add others yourself? Using the analogy of the mobile phone, imaginewanting to add lots of contacts, or even music tracks. You ask your dealer to add them for you, and they are going to say why would you want to? It'shysterical! Kind Regards, J Jackie Cairns jackie.cairnsplace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx -----Original Message-----From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf OfPeter Beasley Sent: 03 January 2010 10:40 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Internet radio Maybe you can do it but they don't wish you to do so. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jackie Cairns" <jackie.cairnsplace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, January 03, 2010 10:37 AM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Internet radioWell Steve, whatever the spelling, the version TNAUK sold definitely didn't let you add your own stations yourself. You most certainly had to phone them and get it done for you, one reason of a few why I didn't like it. Kind Regards, J Jackie Cairns jackie.cairnsplace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve Nutt Sent: 02 January 2010 23:41 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Internet radio Hi Jackie, It is the Sonata, not the Sanata, as in a musical piece. All the best Steve -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jackie Cairns Sent: Saturday 2 January 2010 12:40 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Internet radio Hi guys No, Peter is talking about something different. The Dutch gadget is made bySolutions Radio, which was originally sold here by TNAUK, and is now beingsold by Wireless For The Blind. Least that's my understanding. I had a trial of one of these radios, and I didn't think much of it at that time. I thought it was far too expensive, and the user had limited functionality,whereby stations needed to be added by TNAUK on your behalf. I don't knowwhat the situation is now though, I've kind of lost track of it. I believe it is called the Sanata these days, but still costs an arm and a leg. The radio that interested me more was the one George demonstrated some years ago, but which never came to fruition. I never saw it, but I wanted one if it had come off. Kind Regards, J Jackie Cairns jackie.cairnsplace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Damon Sent: 02 January 2010 11:53 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Internet radioIt was quite a big gizmo and cost around 350 pounds if I recall correctly,made by a Dutch company. Looked like it did what you'd want it to do but quite pricey. I couldn't justify it. Nor the space on my night stand.----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Beasley" <pjbeasley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 11:48 AM Subject: [access-uk] Internet radioI seem to recall seeing at Sight Village a few years ago, an internet radiowhere everything spoke. you could select the country and once there, selecta radio station. I don't recall the name of this, but it worked fine, evenon a dialup connection which it was connected to. I think from memory it was George's company that were demonstrating it. 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