good stuff, the only problem I might be worried and this has been said before, is that will it go the same way as the KNFB reader went. I think this is what it is called. and the other thing is that at this time it doesn't support that many handsets. but I will keep an eye on it thanks and keep us informed.
On 28/05/2014 13:32, Steve Nutt wrote:
Hi Kevin, The GPS app is great for walking, but for driving it needs a bit of work. For example, it only allows you to hear things 60 metres or less away. This is great for walking but if you are driving at speed, you'll miss a lot. I have passed this on. It's a great GPS app though and will I have no doubt, get better. All the best Steve -- Computer Room Services 77 Exeter Close Stevenage Hertfordshire SG1 4PW Tel: +44(0)1438-742286 Mob: +44(0)7956-334938 Fax: +44(0)1438-759589 Email: steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Web: http://www.comproom.co.uk -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kevin Cussick Sent: 28 May 2014 12:40 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Telorion New User Review Hi, Thanks for this. I am most interested in the gps app if you have a chance please let us know how you go with this app. On 28/05/2014 12:35, Deddajay wrote:There has been a lot of interest in the new Telorion phone, and based on posts here and some additional research, we bought one last week. This is a review of it's use so far, written from both a blind perspective and a sighted perspective. Firstly, we opted for the S4 mini, rather than the larger S3. This is not only a bit cheaper at £500 against £560, but it is a nice size to fit in the hand. The phone arrived well packaged, albeit all the accompanying literature is in French as it is a European model. However, the English manual for the phone itself can be downloaded from the internet very easily. The phone is set up for immediate use and a manual is not strictly necessary but a sim card is needed, and this may require sighted help to install, which is where the manual does come in handy. Once that has been done, the phone just works. The main menu is shown in the screen at the top, whilst the rubberised number pad fits over the phone covering the bottom half of the screen. The menu can be accessed by typing the number item or by using the up and down keys, which are in the top 2 rows of the number pad, along with the menu key, ok button, back button and correction button. The correction button also doubles as an information key providing information about network, battery and wireless status. The menu key also turns on the speech on for dialling, text and email. Another way to navigate the menu is to use one finger on the screen and move the menu up and down. When the item is spoken you can select using the ok key. We have found this to be easier than using the up and down keys. Depending on which application you are using, the menu key provides additional options too. The reason that we chose this phone is that, not only is the user totally blind, but also has reduced sensitivity and mobility in his fingers. He tried a normal android phone, but was unable to feel the screen sufficiently well and tapping was difficult for him. The addition of the keypad means that he has more to guide him to the right place each time. It has taken a few days, but he can now navigate fairly quickly. One of the problems we did find was that to answer the phone you need to press the ok button. In theory, this is fine for most people but if you are not very quick to find the right button the caller has rung off before you can answer. Marie at Telorion was really helpful about this and advised that we could change this by going into the basic android settings so that we could change the answer button to the home button at the bottom of the phone, and the cancel call button to the on/off button on the side of the phone. Telorion are going to put this as an option into a future update so that it can be done from within the Telorion menus without having to go into the android environment. This phone is the easiest phone we have used to date. The radio is great, the initial selection is limited to the main BBC stations and a couple of others, but if you use the menu key to access folders when using the radio, there is another selection of all the UK stations you could possibly want. There is also the option of adding in your own stations if one is missing off the list. You can then add your chosen stations to the favourites folder and make that the default every time you go into radio. The sound quality is excellent. News is also very good, although limited to just 3 UK papers at present. We usually use Webbie to download RSS news feeds, but the Telorion phone seems to download them faster than on the computer and they are read well. The downside is that the speech doesn't seem to recognise apostrophes so pronunciation can be a bit peculiar at times, but that is probably a limitation of the android speech rather than Telorion itself. The colour application seems to work reasonably well, the OCR can be a bit tricky and you need to move the phone up and down to get the best position, but it is quite accurate when you get it right. It just needs a bit of practice. From within the Telorian menu you can access android apps and settings, although we have found that they are better used from within the android environment itself. This is easy to switch into from with Telorian and just removing the number pad makes it a basic android phone with all the usual functions. Just turning the phone off and back on again returns it to Telorion. We are still discovering new things within the menus and exploring more options and features. More are due to be added as Telorion update the phone and as these are free, the phone should become even more functional in time. For basic phone calls it is straight forward and you have the option of dialling the number into the keypad, using voice to call a contact or using the contacts address book. Loudspeaker can be turned on and off using the ok key during the call. Text messages are done the same way. The keyboard is the old Nokia style rather that querty, but you can add an external keyboard via bluetooth if you need this. Alternatively, dictating your message is simple and reasonably accurate. Again, practice makes perfect and it is best with a clear, precise diction for accuracy. GPS seems good, although we haven't had the opportunity to try it out to any great extent yet. Internet browsing seems ok but we are still working this one out, but it is not a high priority on a phone. We haven't tried emails yet, but again this is not a priority on a phone and this feature will probably not be used. However, if it works as well as the rest of the phone there shouldn't be any problem with it for those who do want this feature. So far, this phone has exceeded expectations. It is extremely easy to use and I would imagine that even non technical sighted people would appreciate the ease of use. It also looks good from a sighted perspective. Classy, even. As far as Telorion themselves are concerned, they have been really helpful with advice regarding one or two queries we had. They are open to suggestions for features or reporting any difficulties the user may be having and come back to you with answers very quickly. As a company we are very impressed with them. This contrasts with Georgie, which was also some thing we were considering as it seemed to be similar to the old Mobile Speak which we had used before. There was no one to answer the phone when we called to speak to them and, despite leaving a message for them to call us for a pre-sales talk, we are still waiting for them to come back to us 3 weeks later! Sorry Georgie, but you have lost a potential sale and any confidence that you would be able to support your users. For anyone considering buying this phone, we would highly recommend it. In just a week it has made such a difference to someone who had all but given up on mobile phones. 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