Hi Harry, No, it does not. The Freedom Box service is based around your existing computer, or if you take the pass key, any computer. All the best -- Computer Room Services: the long cane for blind computer users. Telephone Voice: +44(0)1438 742286, Fax/BBS: +44(0)1438 759589 mobile: +44(0)7956 334938, Email: Steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Web site: http://www.comproom.co.uk -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Harry Lyddall Sent: 12 May 2005 07:18 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: freedom box in the UK does this include a player to take around with you? harry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Hartgen" <brian@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 7:00 AM Subject: [access-uk] freedom box in the UK > Hi > Following a recent discussion on this list about freedom box, I would like > to let people know that computer room services are now a UK reseller of > many > of the products in the range, which is excellent news. I would publicly > like > to wish Steve and Angie Nutt the very best of luck with this, since I > really > do believe in this product and what it has to offfer visually impaired > people in the future. > As far as I can gather, the UK price for the yearly subscription, where > you > receive the software, access to the freedom box network for a year and the > system access screen-reading product is 70 pounds. I know I have said this > on Infotech and this list before, but that makes this the cheapest > screen-reading product available in Britain, and it's damn good for the > money! Couple this with the superb internet facilities you have within > freedom box, and you really have a bargain. > The subscription to the pass key, which is the ability for one to take > freedom box and system access around with you wherever you go, is 199 > pounds. I feel this this is good value for money, since included within > that > cost is a year's subscription to the freedom box network. The cost to > renew > the pass key access thereafter is 70 pounds per year. > I hope that Steve and Angie will be able to influence the content of the > freedom box network a little more towards including a UK perspective, and > I > certainly have a few suggestions as to how that might be done if they are > welcomed. However, there is certainly stacks of value in the use of the > network as it stands. > For more information, Steve Nutt is ever active on this list, or visit the > web site at > http://www.comproom.co.uk > > > Brian Hartgen > E-Mail: brian@xxxxxxxxxxx > MSN: brian@xxxxxxxxxxx > Skype: brianhartgen > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq