[talks-uk] Re: buying a new phone
- From: Graham Page <gpage@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 31 May 2011 13:54:07 +0100
Amie I think it is probably the htc
Desire z that you are talking about.
I also would fully agree with Adrian and Neil on the pros and cons of touch
screen devices.
Most people would want to get a new phone perhaps by upgrading through their
provider and i think there will soon be no devices with a keypad we can get
hold of in this way.
Sent from my iPhone
On 31 May 2011, at 12:48, "Amie Slavin" <amie.slavin@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> It's an Android something Desire. Think it's Android THC Desire; can that
> be right?
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Eleanor Burke
> Sent: 31 May 2011 11:51
> To: talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [talks-uk] Re: buying a new phone
>
> How about giving the model number then.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Amie Slavin" <amie.slavin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 11:48 AM
> Subject: [talks-uk] Re: buying a new phone
>
>
>> My partner's android definitely has a proper little qwerty keyboard, I
>> promise; it lives in the same house with me lol.
>> A
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> On Behalf Of Graham Page
>> Sent: 31 May 2011 09:08
>> To: talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [talks-uk] Re: buying a new phone
>>
>> Far far from it.
>>
>> Firstly, most android phones are touch screen phones. Some have a track
>> ball or arrow keys that you can use but the trend is more and more towards
>> touch phones.
>>
>> There is a company called Code Factory that had created some accessible
>> programs and a screenreader to work on android phones. This is great and
>> the programs are accessible but the problem seems to be that there is no
>> accessibility built into the heart of Android. It is fair to say that
>> Android phones and IPhones will eventually both be very accessible but
>> these are all touch screen phones. We really do need an alternative with
>> a
>> t9 keypad.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Graham
>>
>> Graham Page
>> Mobile: 07753 607980
>> Fax: 0870 706 2773
>> Email: gpage@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> MSN: gabriel_mcbird@xxxxxxxxxxx
>> Skype: gabriel_mcbird
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> On Behalf Of Amie Slavin
>> Sent: 31 May 2011 08:40
>> To: talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [talks-uk] Re: buying a new phone
>>
>> Sounds sensible. What about android though? That seems like maybe the
>> full
>> solution to everything, is it?
>> A
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> On Behalf Of Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
>> Sent: 30 May 2011 22:31
>> To: talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [talks-uk] Re: buying a new phone
>>
>> Paul,
>>
>> firstly, :) grin, this is a Talks list, and as such, not really tasked
>> with
>> helping you choose between a Talks powered device and a none Talks device.
>>
>> however, since this is a highly covered topic right now here's a view for
>> you.
>>
>> The iPhone is a very good consumption product, that is to say, if you are
>> accessing info from it then it is excellent. however, if your objective is
>> to input into it, then it starts undoing at the scenes.
>>
>> let me explain some more, the iPhone is very well adapted for our needs
>> when
>> you consider accessing apps, reading web pages, reading e-mail, reading
>> text
>> messages, checking the weather or listening to music / pod casts.
>>
>> where it falls down is the reverse of this, i.e. you inputting data back
>> into it, in these instances it is slow, cumber sum and irritating.
>>
>> this is not an exclusive issue to iPhone, but in fact almost any touch
>> only
>> device. so notably though since we're on the Apple cart, so to speak, iPad
>> and iPod Touch etc.
>>
>> My advice would be this, consider your phone call and SMS text messaging
>> one
>> issue, and your other mobile needs another. a touch only device is never
>> going to be that great as a device for making and receiving calls and
>> typing
>> out SMS messages... its just not, and yes, sure some folk will say that
>> you
>> can cart about blue tooth keyboards etc, but its just adding complexity
>> and
>> weight to a solution, when something perfectly good without those issues
>> already exists.
>>
>> Now for your music playing, podcast listening, possibly internet surfing,
>> depending on what you do online, i.e. surfing to read, or inputting to,
>> and
>> app usage, these are things that the iOS Apple devices do well.
>>
>> My personal recommendation would be an iPod Touch, basically an iPhone
>> without the phone, you can install Skype etc onto it, making it into a
>> phone
>> should you wish to, but principally it is cheaper, no rental and will give
>> you all the advantages of this type of device... but will not compromise
>> your phone call / texting ability.
>>
>> I hope that this helps in some way.
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Neil Barnfather
>>
>> Talks List Administrator
>> Twitter @neilbarnfather
>>
>> TalkNav is a Nuance, Code Factory and Sendero dealer, for all your
>> accessible phone, PDA and GPS related enquiries visit www.talknav.com
>>
>> URL: - www.talknav.com
>> e-mail: - service@xxxxxxxxxxx
>> Phone: - +44 844 999 4199
>>
>>
>>
>> On 30 May 2011, at 22:19, Paul Roberts wrote:
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Whilst I am generally happy with my E51, which I have had since june 2009,
>
>> I
>>
>> feel I would like to upgrade to something which I may find is easier to
>> navigate round the internet.
>>
>> I either want something like an E71, whith it's very wel defined keyborad
>> or, I may be brave and go for an Apple Iphone.
>>
>> regarding the latter, I was told by someone on Saturday night that I could
>> get one of these from a Vodafone store but is this the case as I wouldn't
>> have thought so.
>>
>> I am on a contract and may visit the store tomorrow afternoon.
>>
>> I did have a go with an Iphone on saturday night, although I feel I could
>> do
>>
>> with more time to play with one, before deciding whether or not to buy
>> one.
>>
>> Any thoughts and suggestions on the above would be most welcome.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> paul.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -----
>> No virus found in this message.
>> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
>> Version: 10.0.1375 / Virus Database: 1509/3669 - Release Date: 05/30/11
>>
>>
>>
>> -----
>> No virus found in this message.
>> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
>> Version: 10.0.1375 / Virus Database: 1509/3670 - Release Date: 05/30/11
>>
>>
>
>
> -----
> No virus found in this message.
> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
> Version: 10.0.1375 / Virus Database: 1509/3670 - Release Date: 05/30/11
>
>
Other related posts:
