Hi John, as Kevin indicated you'll get the sort
of answers from people you would if you'd asked
whether or not they like marmite. While firmly
in the no camp on that one, I'm absolutely with
Kevin on support for the iPhone. I have a
little sight but really do work with the touch
screen and have done so ever since getting my 4
in 2010. I've not read any of the tutorials,
though of course I have had advice and
assistance from other iPhone users. I'm now
using my iPhone 5 for everything from Twitter to
listening to podcasts and from texting to
reading books via the Amazon Kindle app for
IOS. I know and know of plenty of totally blind
people who're doing the same. My impression
from this and other lists is that far fewer
people have taken the Android option and then
when you do you probably need to be a bit more
technically savvy and prepared to learn more
before being able to fully use and access the
functionality. Having said all that, I think you should wait to see if a
n android supporter like Steve Nutt responds
to this thread as he holds very different views with equal vehemence.
On 24 May 2013, at 18:42, John Farley wrote:
> Hello list,
>
> I must apologise in advance, I have seen many subject lines similar to mine
> here, but at the time I had no interest in changing my phone and so did not
> follow those threads.
>
> I currently use a Nokia C5, which has done
me proud and I have really liked
> it. However, I have now been told that the screen has just about had it and
> I feel that it should be replaced.
>
> Yes, I am aware that these can still be purchased and then TALKS can be
> transferred across to it, which would cost something over £210. I also feel
> that would be continuing on a dead line of
technology and it might be better
> to move to something more modern, although at a greater price.
>
> It seems clear that the two outstanding competing offers at the moment are
> the Samsung Galaxy S4 and the I-Phone 5.
>
> I am a little uncomfortable about using a touch phone, is this really as
> easy as it may appear from the e-mails on this list?
>
> From a blind person's perspective, which is
the better of the two to go for?
>
> I cannot help here too much with my
requirement as I currently do not have a
> smart phone and therefore do not know which features I would want to use.
>
> Clearly, I want to make phone calls and handle text messages.
> Additionally it might be good to have proper access to the internet etc.
> I do not know if I would want to go as far as e=-mails, simply due to the
> number I get daily from the various lists I am a member of which currently
> get filtered off into various folders in Outlook on my PC.
>
> Any personal experience in using such phones would be a good help for me in
> deciding which way to go.
>
> Many thanks in advance.
>
> Regards, John.
>
>
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