[access-uk] Re: silent mobile phone

  • From: annick morris <annickmorris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2013 16:52:46 +0100

Hi David,

I've heard that the Alto 2s are ok but there are better ones around
which are more accessable.  I use the nokia e51 which has fairly
spaced out buttons and it isn't touch screen.  If you want any more
help your more than welcome to e-mail me annickmorris@xxxxxxxxx.

Annick

On 8/15/13, David Russell <david.russell8@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi all
>
> Thanks for your help on this one.
>
> I think the best option might be a new uncomplicated mobile phone with
> speech.  The only one I know of is the alto 2, which appears to be easy to
> use and has fairly large push buttons, which would be better than a touch
> screen in this case.
>
> All he needs it for is making and receiving calls and texting.
>
> Does anyone have experience of using this phone?  I know it has the Daniel
> and Serena voices which would be okay.
>
>
> Any comments would be welcome.
>
>
> David
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> On Behalf Of Steve Nutt
> Sent: 15 August 2013 09:57
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: silent mobile phone
>
> Hi David,
>
> You can't really.  You would need sighted help to get into the Talks
> program
> and enable it.  If it was just muted, it would come back on when you
> powered
> off and on the phone.  But it sounds like they've set speech to none, or
> the
> synthesiser has become corrupted.  Could mean a reinstall of Talks.
>
> All the best
>
> Steve
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of David Russell
> Sent: 15 August 2013 09:48
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] silent mobile phone
>
> Hi all
>
> A friend of mine who is not at all technically minded, has a Nokia mobile
> phone which hass stopped speaking.
>
> Talx is installed on the phone.
>
>   I believe the phone is the E65, but am not even certain of that.  I do
> not
> have anyone to look at the screen, but assume that either talx is turned
> off
> or muted in some way.  Could anyone give me suggestions as to key
> combinations I could try in order to regain speech.
>
>
> Thanks very much.
>
>
> David
>
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