[talks-uk] Re: RNIB Bashing!

  • From: "Neil Barnfather - TalkNav" <talks@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:49:13 -0000

Eleanor,

In which case I could use volume 10 setting, what I object to is people on
the over head flying Jumbo Jet being able to hear my talking watch which is
set on volume one! 



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-----Original Message-----
From: talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Eleanor Burke
Sent: 13 November 2008 17:09
To: talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [talks-uk] Re: RNIB Bashing!

Yes Neil jbut you might be a deep sleeper, lol.

Eleanor
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Neil Barnfather - TalkNav" <talks@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 4:50 PM
Subject: [talks-uk] RNIB Bashing!


Barbra,

More to the point why do they insist on making the Alarms and clock
announcements so dam noisy! We're blind not deaf after all!



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-----Original Message-----
From: talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Barbara Wilson
Sent: 13 November 2008 12:53
To: talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [talks-uk] Re: moving talks

Probably playing with all those clocks they make. Someone asked me recently,

why do RNIB feel the need to put a clock on ever damn product they produce?

Barbara

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eleanor Burke" <eleanorburke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 12:22 PM
Subject: [talks-uk] Re: moving talks


> What are they doing is what I want to know.  If you want to speak to
> Hi-Tech and have a demonstration of something that has to be on a Thursday

> here in London.  What are they doing the other 4 days because they they do

> not always return my calls or if I ask them to e-mail me they do not.  I
> think they just sit in an office!!!!
>
> Eleanor
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Darren Harris" <darren_g_harris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 12:16 PM
> Subject: [talks-uk] Re: moving talks
>
>
> What the rnib? They're a bunch of prats who really haven't got a clue at
> the end of the day.
>
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> Sent: 13 November 2008 11:59
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> Subject: [talks-uk] Re: moving talks
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> I should get used to them being around though.
>
> They are taking over everything it seems.
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> Still, another list another discussion I guess!
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Eleanor Burke
> Sent: 13 November 2008 11:47
> To: talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [talks-uk] Re: moving talks
>
> Well I have always seen (for want of a better word) the RNIB as the
> Auricle but now I am changing my mind.
>
> Eleanor
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Barbara Wilson" <barkingbabs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 11:24 AM
> Subject: [talks-uk] Re: moving talks
>
>
>> Hi Eleanor
>>
>> Don't ever be surprised that the RNIB know very little!
>>
>> Barbara
>>
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>> businesses owned and run by disabled people and associated support and
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>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Eleanor Burke" <eleanorburke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 10:19 AM
>> Subject: [talks-uk] Re: moving talks
>>
>>
>>> Neil
>>> Thank you for that.  I am a bit fed up at present, want to buy the
>>> Wayfinder, got one price from RNIB, another at Sight Village from the
>
>>> Company and another from Computer Room Services.  Now I am not
>>> complaining about any of these Agents for the product but the
> cheapest
>>> price came at Sight Village here in London and they did not say it
> was
>>> for the day only. I thought I had time to go away and think about it.
>
>>> Now I am not going to purchase it.
>>>
>>> In fact it was only when I asked Steve or someone on the Access list
>>> a
>>> question about upgrading Talks that a person at RNIB who had told me
> I
>>> could not upgrade then said it was news to her that I could upgrade
> from
>>> Vodafone Talks to Premium Talks on another phone for £50.00.  That
> from
>>> RNIB Hi-Tech!
>>>
>>> Eleanor
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Neil Barnfather - TalkNav" <talks@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 10:03 AM
>>> Subject: [talks-uk] Re: moving talks
>>>
>>>
>>> Eleanor,
>>>
>>> That's correct, whilst Talks continues to work, minus the ability to
>>> move the license again, WFA can only function on one handset at a
>>> time.
>>>
>>> But they don't charge to move from phone to phone.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Neil Barnfather
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>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> [mailto:talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>>> On Behalf Of Eleanor Burke
>>> Sent: 13 November 2008 10:01
>>> To: talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: [talks-uk] Re: moving talks
>>>
>>> No deactivation of Talks there Scot from what Steve said.  He
>>> explained
>>> that
>>>
>>> very well about upgrading from phone A to B and B to C.  Have a look
>>> at
>>> his
>>> reply there again.  Steve has told me though that Wayfinder would
>>> deactivate
>>>
>>> from one phone to another if put on a second phone.
>>>
>>> Eleanor
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Scott C" <castledine10@xxxxxxx>
>>> To: "Talks List Talks List" <talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 9:47 AM
>>> Subject: [talks-uk] Re: moving talks
>>>
>>>
>>>> Thanks mate.  So wen moving from B to C does talks stay on B or
>>>> deactivate?
>>>>
>>>>  Thanks Scott.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Steve Nutt - Email Address: steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Sent On: 13/11/2008 09:38
>>>> Sent To: talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Email Address:
>>>> talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Subject: [talks-uk] Re: moving talks
>>>>
>>>> Hi Scott,
>>>>
>>>> As many times as you like, but you can only use one phone per
>>>> upgrade.
>>>> In
>>>> other words, you buy Phone A, you then use Phone A to upgrade to
> Phone
>>>> B.
>>>> You can still use Phone B to upgrade to Phone C, but you can't use
> Phone
>
>>>> A
>>>> to upgrade to Phone C.  So in other words, if you sell on Phone A,
>>>> the
>>>> new
>>>> customer can't use it for an upgrade, if you have done so.
>>>>
>>>> All the best
>>>>
>>>> Steve
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> [mailto:talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>>>> On Behalf Of Scott C
>>>> Sent: Thursday 13 November 2008 09:37
>>>> To: Talks List Talks List
>>>> Subject: [talks-uk] moving talks
>>>>
>>>> Hi folks.  How many times can talks be moved from one phone to
>>>> another?
>>>>
>>>> I know it's £50 to move it over from one to another, but how many
>>>> times can I?
>>>>
>>>>  Thanks Scott.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
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