Hi Steve Loved your Spanglish analogy, it really made me laugh.I suppose the Owasys phone is ok if you just want to dial out by using the limited phone book facility, or text. The buttons on the handset are certainly larger and easier to feel than a conventional mobile. But when Ian had a shot of one, we couldn't understand the speech very well, it was appalling given you only had it to rely on and no screen to be checked for you. For those who haven't seen it, the Owasys is just like holding a small TV remote control.
The worst thing about it, for me, is the fact you press a button to get it to read what you have written, but you can't arrow through it at all. So if someone gives you a code number or something important in a text message, you have to keep pressing the button to read it in its entirety without being able to navigate it.
Also, the way you edit your contacts and messages isn't clever either.There probably is a place for it in the market if you just want to do very basic things, but it gets a very big thumbs down for me personally.
Jackie----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 11:16 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: re owasys
Hi Denis, You are the first person I have heard to say that the Auasys is reliable.It usually crashes all over the place from the reports I have heard, and thespeech is some kind of Spanglish. It is hard work! All the best Steve -----Original Message-----From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf OfDenis Tocher Sent: Friday 25 January 2008 14:11 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: re owasys Hello Brian,I chose the Owa-sys phone because I did not want an all singing and dancingmobile phone. The phone is essentially only useful for calls and text messaging. It has some fancy features like ringing tones plus the essential date/time and phone book features. It is a robust and reliable mobile. I use a Vodafone Pay-as-you-go tarriff and find buying voice packs at £25for 200 mins the best value. Also, from time-to-time, I top up the callingcredit for texts etc and £25 worth goes a long way in my case. HTH. Denis -----Original Message-----From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Ofbrian parker Sent: 25 January 2008 10:57 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] re owasys Hi list, is anyone out there using the owasys mobile phone that the rnib sponsors. if so, what do you think of it. brian. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG.Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.11/1242 - Release Date: 24/01/200820:32 ** 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
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