[access-uk] Re: iPhone and other stuff was RE: Re: More Nokia C5 Woes
- From: "martin wilsher" <martinwilsher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2014 11:57:44 +0100
I will look to one in the near future, a Bluetooth keyboard that is, but I
still want to be mobile, and a keyboard seems to make that a bit less
mobile, if you know what I mean. As for overpriced cases, hmm, depends what
you're looking for, tbh, the iiphone is so expencive, I want to bullet proof
mine, and for that u pay, hoping that what you paid makes that bigger
expense of replacing the iphone because you drop the thing, that little less
likely.
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
eleanor martha burke
Sent: 27 June 2014 11:46
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: iphone and other stuff was RE: Re: More Nokia C5
Woes
my local apple store does a variety of cases for the iPhone 5c admittedly
these are in my opinion overpriced have you considered getting a Bluetooth
keyboard there can be excellent in conjunction with your iPhone
Eleanor Martha Burke
> On 27 Jun 2014, at 11:42, "martin wilsher" <martinwilsher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
>
> I have recently gone for an apple iphone, as I didn't much like the
> moto g, and what's more, I got a fantastic deal on the iphone5c at
> upgrade time that completely rocks, so went that way. Finding the
> iphone 5c good, but finding accessories for it, cases etc, a pest to
> find. Found a stylus now so I can write and also type faster, I may
> try flexey as others have said that one to be a good app for speeding
> up typing when you're a fat fingered personage like me.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of john gallagher
> Sent: 27 June 2014 11:27
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: More Nokia C5 Woes
>
> one thing you must do is just sit down and really learn it all because
> the future is android or apple for us.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Vincent Thacker <vince@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Friday, 27 June 2014 11.20 am
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: More Nokia C5 Woes
>
>>
>>
>> Martin,
>>
>> I agree with most of what you say here, but would be a lot more
>> positive
> about Android. The fact remains that many blind people are finding
> phones like the Moto G usable, and the price is about #150. There are
> some active blind Android mailing lists, and other forms of support
> are growing. OK, something like the Moto G will feel very different
> from the C5, but some people are finding it a practical answer.
>>
>> Vince.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ========================================
>> Message Received: Jun 27 2014, 09.59 AM
>> From: "martin wilsher"
>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Cc:
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: More Nokia C5 Woes
>>
>> Imho at the moment The problem with drift of the mobile industry is
>> that we have the bespoke phones, alto 2, and another that I can't
>> remember the name of sold by Cobolt for those with usable sight. We
>> used to have talks, now defunct, then we get to Android, not easy for
>> older people, I consider android with its somewhat questionable
>> accessability to be the Linux of the mobile world. Then there is
>> apple, the gold standard at the moment. I have deliberately left out
>> Microsoft here, as their commitment to accessibility is questionable
>> imho, especially when they scrap cymbian, then put out a blog asking
>> "what do we do for blind p""com" when they realised they'd also
>> binned a screen reader with the old moble os. Microsoft are said to
>> be getting narrator for windows phone eight, though whether that will
>> be a patch on apple's voiceover, I can't say. Until then, the tie up
>> with mobilespeak seems to be a rather walled garden solution, not a
>> true screen reader at the moment. So basically for the budget user,
>> we have no usable solutions at the minute, other than the bespoke,
>> some call them blindie phones, I call them meeting a need in a very
>> confusing and fast moving market. Imho, Microsoft have acted in a
>> very short sighted and disgusting manner and did immeasurable damage
>> to their credibility with the move away from cymbian, without
>> implementing a full access solution for the new windows eight phone
>> before retiring the old os.-Original Message-----
>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
>> Behalf Of Jackie Brown
>> Sent: 27 June 2014 08.49
>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: More Nokia C5 Woes
>>
>> Hi Ibrahim
>>
>> I agree, absolutely, but Jim said he has limited funds, and unless he
>> goes to the second-hand market, I could only think of the Alto2 as a
>> quick solution.
>>
>>
>> Kind regards,
>>
>> Jackie Brown
>> Twitter: @thebrownsplace
>> Skype: Thejackmate
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
>> Behalf Of Ibrahim Gucukoglu
>> Sent: 26 June 2014 19.21
>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: More Nokia C5 Woes
>>
>> Hi Jackie.
>>
>> Surely the Alto 2 is a very basic phone which has very limited features.
>> You couldn't compare the two devices if you tried, and Jim would be
>> losing a
>>
>> lot of functionality by moving to such a cheap dumb phone.
>>
>> All the best, Ibrahim.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Jackie Brown
>> Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2014 4.43 PM
>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: More Nokia C5 Woes
>>
>> Hi Jim
>>
>> With limited funds, and in keeping with the type of phone you already
>> have, perhaps the nearest would be the Alto2 from RNIB? I suggest
>> this because it is unlocked, and will enable you to simply swap over
>> your Sim card. It also has a tactile keypad, and you wouldn't need to
>> purchase a Talks upgrade because speech is built into the Alto2.
>>
>> I hope this helps give you some food for thought.
>>
>>
>>
>> Kind regards,
>>
>> Jackie Brown
>> Twitter: @thebrownsplace
>> Skype: Thejackmate
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
>> Behalf Of Jim Williams
>> Sent: 26 June 2014 14.51
>> To: BCAB Discussion List
>> Cc: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [access-uk] More Nokia C5 Woes
>>
>> Hi Lists,
>>
>> Apologies for cross posting but I need as much advice as possible.
>>
>> I thought the battery had died on my C5 but tests prove this not to
>> be the case. I have been informed that is probably a display
>> malfunction or even a motherboard issue. The display will cost
>> #25-#30 alone to rectify, with possibly a similar amount for the
motherboard replacement.
>>
>> Rather than spend such an amount on repairs I was wondering if anyone
>> can point me to a replacement of some kind. Funds are limited at the
>> moment so I will need to consider very carefully what are my options.
>>
>> Thanks in advance for any ideas.
>>
>> Jim Williams
>>
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