[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 13:12:59 +0100
Hmm, will look at those, I have a griffin one at the moment, that's a
plastic shell which clips onto the phone, then a rubber case which slips
over the lot, leaving the screen free, which I promptly covered with a
screen protector.
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Ibrahim Gucukoglu
Sent: 27 June 2014 13:08
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: iphone and other stuff was RE: Re: More Nokia C5
Woes
Hi Martin.
Have you looked at the Otter box Defender range of cases? I'm sure I
remember seeing one for the iPhone 5C and yes, they are pretty much
indestructible as the case consists of a plastic polycarbonate shell and
rubber overlay, so that's two layers of protection.
All the best, Ibrahim.
-----Original Message-----
From: martin wilsher
Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 11:42 AM
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] iphone and other stuff was RE: Re: More Nokia C5 Woes
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.
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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 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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