Aaron,I couldn't agree with you more concerning the Haven. I can't even stand its voice!
I have two friends who own a Haven, one partially sighted and one totally blind. I really don't see what they find useful in the Haven. Just my two cents worth.
I was looking at a Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini today in a retail store, and the phone was defective. I didn't look at any others, but that one and its newer version, the S4, both run Jellybean 4.02. Gingerbread, I've not heard of. Are their smart phones other than Samsungs, and I'm sure there are, but I'm assuming they would all have touch screens. the rep I was working with today has an LG something which has a slide out keypad or keyboard, and she prefers the keyboard over the touch screen and she's fully sighted.
Any suggestions? Otherwise, I'll be looking for a successor to my trusty LG VX8300 in case it craters some day.
Jeanie On Saturday 5/24/2014 12:09 AM, Gmail wrote:
I totally agree Jeanie,Glen Im not sure where you are getting your information from my good sir but, your wrong. I fiancé used a haven. The menus do talk, you can text, but when you dive into say the contacts menu, try to find a contact and try to look up the number that doesnt read. The stopwatch doesnt read. Long texts that are sent in maybe 2 or 3 messages dont read. So, therefore its not accessible. truly accessible would mean everything speaks not just parts here and parts there. just an FYI. Hoping I dont come across as mean but, I know my tech and that phone sucks nuts compared to what you can get out of an iOS or android device today. Heck even a android phone running gingerbread 3.2 works a lot better than a haven. any blind person with any common sense never purchase a haven please, for the love of God don, you will regret your decision I promise you that.Thanks, Aaron Linson <http://blindpodcaster.com>Indescribable Studios Being Confident in your ability, not your disabilityOn May 23, 2014, at 10:06 PM, Jeanie Vejil <<mailto:proud2have-tsedog@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>proud2have-tsedog@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:Thanks. I know lots of people love the Haven, but I really don't even care for its voice. I think I'll stick to my current phone for as long as it lasts.Jeanie On Friday 5/23/2014 08:46 PM, Glenn wrote:You can get a like-new Samsung Haven from: <http://www.atguies.com/>http://www.atguies.com/ I think they have them at 65 dollars, and they set them up to speak. Glenn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeanie Vejil" <proud2have-tsedog@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <vi-android@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, May 23, 2014 5:39 PM Subject: [vi-android] Recently new member Hi everyone. I want to thank each and every one on list who sent me helpful hints concerning smart phones. AS it turned out, I had ordered a smart phone from VZW Corporate as it wasn't available in the store near me. The phone appears to be defective, and since I've had it past the 14 day worry free guarantee through no fault of my own as it didn't get to me when it should have thanks to Fed Ex, I cannot return it to Corporate. The phone will be handled through the retail store I visited today, and I will pick out a basic phone I can deal with, smile! I wish I knew how so many of you are able to work with iPhones and/or smart phones. This one was a Samsung Galaxy S III Mini. I have used an LG VX8300 flip phone for several years, and I don't quite know what to upgrade to as there aren't many basic phones left on the market. If anyone has some ideas or knowledge about a good basic phone in case my 8300 decides to crater, I'd appreciate the input. Thanks again for all of your help. Jeanie To post to the list, simply send email to vi-android@xxxxxxxxxxxxx. To unsubscribe from the list send an email to vi-android-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field (new users, use 'subscribe' to subscribe) To receive the list as a digest, send an email to vi-android-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'set vi-android digest' in the subject (to go back to receiving every message use 'unset vi-android digest' in the subject). To post to the list, simply send email to vi-android@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.To unsubscribe from the list send an email to vi-android-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field (new users, use 'subscribe' to subscribe)To receive the list as a digest, send an email to vi-android-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'set vi-android digest' in the subject (to go back to receiving every message use 'unset vi-android digest' in the subject).To post to the list, simply send email to <mailto:vi-android@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>vi-android@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.To unsubscribe from the list send an email to <mailto:vi-android-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>vi-android-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field (new users, use 'subscribe' to subscribe)To receive the list as a digest, send an email to <mailto:vi-android-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>vi-android-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'set vi-android digest' in the subject (to go back to receiving every message use 'unset vi-android digest' in the subject).
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