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----- > From: access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > 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 > > -- > Computer Room Services > 77 Exeter Close > Stevenage > Hertfordshire > SG1 4PW > Tel: +44(0)1438-742286 > Mob: +44(0)7956-334938 > Fax: +44(0)1438-759589 > Email: steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Web: http://www.comproom.co.uk > > > -----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 > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq