I got the motorola v60, for free, with only one year contract. I got the first two months free to try, just in case i change my mind. It is a flip flop little phone, but I doubt it would work with any of the mobile accessibility software in the market. But heck, I got the phone for free anyway. Cheers, Cris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janina Sajka" <janina@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Friday, December 26, 2003 7:44 PM Subject: Re: Off topic -- Mobile accessibility V Talx > Glad to hear you had a good experience at the cell store. > > You're about right on target for price, too. Except for the newest > phones (which are sold to the leading edge bragging junkies), the cell > phone itself is pretty much a loss leader for the service contract > anymore. > > Chuck Hallenbeck writes: > > From: Chuck Hallenbeck <chuckh at sent.com> > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > Hi gang, > > > > I was encouraged by recent posts on this subject and stopped by > > my local cell phone store today to see what they had that might > > be useful for me. I have not previously used a cell phone. They > > showed me a beautiful little gem that I can use quite well for > > common functions: placing a call, answering a call, detecting > > whether it is on or off, adjusting volume. It is a little bigger > > than a pack of cigarettes (anybody remember cigarettes?) and has > > nice big keys, almost chiclet size. It is the Nokia model 5165. I > > am sure it has functions that might be problematic for me, but I > > am very happy to be able to use it as well as I indicated above. > > They charged me $0.99 for the thing, plus of course a two year > > contract. > > > > Chuck > > > > > > - -- > > The Moon is Waxing Crescent (16% of Full) > > In a world without Fences or Walls no one needs Windows or Gates. > > My web site is now at: http://mysite.verizon.net/vze7qefb/chuckh > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) > > > > iQCVAwUBP+y6gDVdG8M9x9tGAQIsIQP9G2f2Ws33Kg88udlAMCnYDFUw2cazMk2O > > b9mYR/LFFprWSmQQ/puXzvZs7Bm196v/jXbdDP7THIHfdC/9hMdf+/j4U/4xR1J0 > > Tornm2ywK4dtRyVhHsYGpYjglNHZVbVE+FEJh8NO7m+9BndCMXwh7dT418EbdkI6 > > nIXt3ilitVo= > > =r5tG > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > -- > > Janina Sajka > Email: janina at rednote.net > Phone: (202) 408-8175 > > Director, Technology Research and Development > American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) > http://www.afb.org > > Chair, Accessibility Work Group > Free Standards Group > http://accessibility.freestandards.org > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
