[bcab] Re: Cell or mobile query

Hi Steve,

I hadn't got round to trying the other voices before becoming frustrated by the 
voice I was presented with.  When I installed talks, I had immense trouble 
understanding the voice and was unable to continue.  The voice present I found 
to be inaudible.  I might add at this point that my ears are about as good as 
my eyes and in my experience, I have found the phonics package with mobile 
speak to be the best for me.  Others may find that they prefer other voice 
synthesizers, but for me, I have found something that works.

However, if you can give me step by step instructions as to how to get and try 
different voices with talks, I would be happy to re-evaluate my findings.  On 
that matter, do you know if talks works with the excel and word elements of 
quick office?  If so, which version of quick office and where can I get it?

I've found that with mobile speak that version 3 of quick office is supported 
but not later.  Do you know where I can get version 3 of Quick office?

Cheers

Roger


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Steve Nutt 
  To: bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Friday, May 23, 2008 5:24 PM
  Subject: [bcab] Re: Cell or mobile query


  Hi Roger,

   

  Easier to understand than Eloquence?  You do surprise me.  What about the 
Realspeak or Vocaliser voices?

   

  All the best

   

  Steve

   


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  From: bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf 
Of Roger Woolgrove
  Sent: Wednesday 21 May 2008 11:14
  To: bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  Subject: [bcab] Re: Cell or mobile query

   

  Hi Steve,

   

  I haven't found the speech very easy to understand.  It is as simple as that. 
 I've found that the mobile speak phonics are much easier to understand.

   

  Roger

   

   

    ----- Original Message ----- 

    From: Steve Nutt 

    To: bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 

    Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 6:39 AM

    Subject: [bcab] Re: Cell or mobile query

     

    Hi Roger,

     

    Out of interest, what didn't you like about Talks?  In my experience, it is 
more stable and has more features than Mobile Speak, and works on the web where 
MS is nowhere near as good.

     

    All the best

     

    Steve

     


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    From: bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
Behalf Of Roger Woolgrove
    Sent: Wednesday 21 May 2008 00:25
    To: bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
    Subject: [bcab] Re: Cell or mobile query

     

    Hi Steve,

     

    Fair enough, I just didn't have the website to hand.  Thanks, I can see how 
that develops.

     

    Roger

     

     

      ----- Original Message ----- 

      From: Steve Nutt 

      To: bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 

      Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 7:31 PM

      Subject: [bcab] Re: Cell or mobile query

       

      Hi Roger,

       

      And what about http://www.nuance.com/talks or 
http://www.nuance.com/zooms?  I know you didn't like it, but might as well give 
it a plug eh?

       

      All the best

       

      Steve

       


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      From: bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
Behalf Of Roger Woolgrove
      Sent: Tuesday 20 May 2008 10:52
      To: bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
      Subject: [bcab] Re: Cell or mobile query

       

      Hi BSG,

       

      The salesman is lazy, I used to use an N73 and that was fine.  Now I'm 
using an N95 8Gb.

       

      If it's phone accessibility you're looking for, Symbian series 60 phones 
are accessible using mobile speak.  If this is what you're looking for then 
take a look around codefactories website, they give a list of phones which 
their software works on and a list of the most popular.

       

      Be aware if using Quick Office that version 4 and later are not currently 
fully supported.

       

      I also understand that talks screen reader for mobile phones is out there 
but when I tried it, I didn't like it.

       

      I've been really quite happy with 3 network for support and service.

       

      Here are a couple of websites if you want to take a look.

       

      http://www.three.co.uk

       

      http://www.codefactory.es

       

      Best of luck

       

      Roger

       

       

        ----- Original Message ----- 

        From: bernard.georgiou 

        To: BCAB List 

        Sent: Monday, May 19, 2008 4:21 PM

        Subject: [bcab] Cell or mobile query

         

        Hello to all,

         

        I currently have a contract with Vodaphone for my mobile and this is 
coming due at the end of the month, with so much on offer out there, can anyone 
give me some advice on what phone to upgrade to, and what is really the best 
deal for us blind people. I did hear somewhere that there was a phone that was 
available for special use by the blind, but as to who supplies this is anyone's 
guess. Anyway if I can ask for advice from anyone, it would be greatly 
appreciated. My current phone is a Nokia N70 and Vodaphone tell me that there 
is nothing better to upgrade to, is this true or just a lazy salesman talking??

         

        B S GEORGIOU CISA CISM CITP CABM
        E-MAIL: bernard.georgiou@xxxxxxx
        MOBILE NO: 077 89818291


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