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.
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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.
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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.
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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 p0"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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