[blindza] Re: Accessable cell phone "upgrade" from Vodacom?
- From: "Boshoff, Deon (GP Health)" <Deon.Boshoff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "blindza@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <blindza@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 09:27:53 +0000
Yep, I have kept all my phones I have had up to now, but for some of the older
ones, which are still working famously, I cannot buy a decent battery any more.
I am also still using my 4 year old 6210; the c5 I got last time is stil
unused in it's box. I have this nasty feeling that the c5 was the last
user-friendly phone we will see for a long time, untill manufacturers start
thinking of producing gadgets which could actually be used by people who most
of the time buy things that they don't need. In that way, I have paid enough
"scool fees" up to now.
IF IT WORKS, DO NOT FIX IT! Also, don't replace it
BTW, the walls around me are all bloody because I seem to keep on bumping my
head against them all....
Best wishes,
Deon
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From: blindza-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:blindza-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Carel Ewald
Sent: 18 July 2013 11:16 AM
To: blindza@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blindza] Re: Accessable cell phone "upgrade" from Vodacom?
Deon,
Very funny but true. However, my advice to you would be to stick with what you
got untill it breaks. I am also waiting to see what this new android
accessability phone would be, if it will have a normal 12 button key
arrangement or QWERTY. But with all your requirements listed, better to stick
with what you have - and maybe buy a extra one to keep should yours break.
Regards,
Carel Ewald
Cell: +27 83 463 4023
From: Boshoff, Deon (GP Health) [mailto:Deon.Boshoff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: 18 July 2013 11:02 AM
To: blindza@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blindza] Accessable cell phone "upgrade" from Vodacom?
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Well, I wanted to ask you guys something, but I'm not too sure how to send a
message to this list, so I'll try this way and see who gets it?
My problem is that within a few months I will be upgrading my cell phone
contract with Vodacom. But, as Technology seems to be running away from me all
the time, and these gadgets become more inaccessable to stupid old me, I
thought there might just be someone as lazy and easy-does-it as myself who
could tell me what obtions of models there are to me to choose from. I would
still prefer a simple Nokia with only 12 or so buttons, but it has to be able
to be used as modem, and I still want to use e-mail on it. I don't want a
thing that I have to move my fingers around on a stupid piece of glass; I don't
want to swing my arms and legs around to operate this thing; I don't want a
laptop-sized, irror-looking thing which I cannot carry around. I need a simple
thing which talks to me, instead of showing silly pictures on a screen, as I
have had up to now. I phoned Vodacom's Special Needs, but after they had
transfered my call from one to the other untill they had transfered me around
the world back to where I started my call, I can still not figure out what
model I should go for when I "upgrade". And words like "FREE", "Democracy" and
"Accessability" or "Developement"or "Special Needs"or "challenges" are driving
me up the bloody wall?
So, is there still an accessable phone for us? I know recently there was a
message on this list about a "new, exciting Androyd" phone coming up, watch
this space", so I'm watching this space...
Someone has asked me why I don't ware glasses so I can see, but please note
that I am blind, not stupid, and I need a phone for blind people, not one for
stupid people.
Let us know what recent phones you have started using, and what your
experiences are with these?
Best wishes,
Deon
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