Hello
I have always had talking watches and just over a year
ago now, I bought one of these new radio controlled
watches from the rnib. It would be perfect but for the
fact that it keeps freezing on me. By that I mean it
will work fine for a few months and then it will stop
talking and the time will stop. On the face of it, it
seems as if the batterie has gone, but when I put my ear
to the face and listen carefully I can still hear it
ticking as if it is telling the time like a normal watch
would do. I have spoken to the rnib and they tell me to
get another batterie put in to see if that solves the
problem as the problem only started a few months ago so
there is a strong possibility that the batterie has
indeed gone and the watch is probably having a reaction
to that. The problem was solved when a jeweler took out
the battery tested it, and put it back in when he could
find nothing wrong with it. I then left it near the
window sill over night and it righted itself and was fine
up until the other week when it froze again. I will try
to get it sorted out again next week as no jewelers near
me will fit batteries into talking watches. Apparently
there excuse is that when they used to fit them, they
never talked any more so they decided not to do them
again.
All the best
Martin
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From: "Clive Pallett" <clive.pallett@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 12:58 PM
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Problem talking watches
Hello Catherine,
I use the RNIB talking calendar watch with the LCD
display and I would say the longest I have had one
before it gave up was around 2 years, sometimes less. I
like the watch as it has a timer which I use a lot for
cooking, etc.
I would be interested to hear others' experiences with
talking watches.
Best wishes,
Clive Pallett
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