Hi. I wouldn't recommend the S3 as my x has one and it keeps dropping wifi connection. Then she blaims it on the internet provider. dozy mare that she is lol. On 02/08/2014, Jackie Brown <jackieannbrown62@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi CJ > > You appear to be coming through to the list now! (smile). > > I was just trying to make the point that people wanting to buy Telorion > will > have a job to do so if they wish to take their phone out on contract. This > has nothing to do with wanting the latest and greatest, there are only two > phones to choose from at present, and you would struggle to get either on > contract. That's all I am saying, just that if they don't get a move on > with new handsets, there won't even be a choice. > > Anyway, fingers crossed we see the likes of the S5 and Nexus 5 appearing > with Telorion. I am happy with the S4 Mini and have no wish to change to > run Telorion, but anyone coming into the Telorion project might want a new > model, and they might only want a contract rather than do as I did and > purchase it outright. > > > > Kind regards, > > Jackie Brown > Emails: jackieannbrown62@xxxxxxxxx > thebrownsplace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Twitter: @thebrownsplace > Skype: Thejackmate > -----Original Message----- > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > cj@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: 01 August 2014 19:54 > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [access-uk] Re: just noticed an update for tellorion > > OK, fourth attempt to post this message. Let's see what happens this time. > > Hi Jackie > > I take your point, and it would be good to have a wider variety of phones > to > choose from. However, don't forget, a lot of people are still using Talks > and buying second hand Symbian phones for this purpose. We've just sold a > Nokia N82 with Talks installed, and another friend has just bought a Nokia > C5. There will always be people who just want the access to a mobile phone > and won't necessarily want the latest and greatest. > > My wife bought her S3 when it first came out, and is still using it and has > no desire to change it even though it is now out of contract. It is a good > phone and does everything she needs it to do. It may be an old model now, > but there is no reason to go for the latest model unless there is a > specific > feature that you want or need. If Telorion can provide the phone access > plus > extras that it does for someone who finds mobile technology difficult to > use, like me, then does it really matter what the base model is? Once you > use the Telorion overlay, what else lies underneath is a bit irrelevant. It > will only really matter if Telorion evolves to use any new Android > features, > or the individual phone features which are not available on older handsets. > In which case, like everything else in technology today, you will have to > buy an new one to keep up with it. > > If you really want to use the Android features themselves, and can manage > the touch technology in Android directly, then you don't really need > Telorion anyway. In which case, you can take you pick of handsets. In my > case, I'm loving the Telorion S4 mini, and it is the first mobile phone I > have been able to fully use since I lost my sight. It really has made a > difference to my life. > > Just my two cents. > > Cheers > CJ > > On 01/08/2014 14:34, Jackie Brown wrote: > > > Hi Steve > > I'm not knocking Telorion, it is a great concept that many will > like. But > the S3 probably isn't available on contract any more, and the S4 > Mini will > go the same way very soon. That leaves the option to currently buy > one or > the other outright, but at £560 or £500, it isn't open to every > individual. > I've had mine almost two months and there hasn't been any sign of > another > handset added to the list, and while I completely agree with you and > John > that it isn't easy to do this, the lack of choice will greatly > detract from > the appeal to purchase in the end. I don't doubt for a second that > the > company is committed and doing its best, but if Telorion is to be > widely > available to use, then more phones have to be on offer. I guess > this is the > argument against the sort of garden-walled effect, but I know not > everyone > can use touchscreen technology, enter Telorion! 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