I don't know about your specific experience, but I frequently get calls on my 22C while I'm using it, and getting that second call does not cut off the first one. In fact, I generally answer the second call simply by pressing the Send key, and I sometimes conference the two calls together by pressing 3 Send. Janina Michael Whapples writes: > Hello, > I will try and stay away from some of my thoughts on most specifically made > for the blind devices when making some comments on this, but it may be hard > for me. > > Some times these things have bugs that simply shouldn't be there, one that > my Aunt has mentioned about hers is that if you are on the phone and some > try to call you and the network sends a signal to alert you, it cuts you > off. With a main stream phone such as my Nokia 6670, things like that simply > wouldn't happen, and if on the occasions that a bug that impacts on > usability, then upgrades are normally made available and can be done locally > (in the UK with in the town the owner lives in), what is the situation for > firmware updates for the owasys? Does it have to be sent away? If so, how > long will you be without a phone? Also is hardware such as the battery and > charger a standard type charger (i.e. one of the common types used in other > mobile phones)? If not, how much will replacement batteries cost when you > need one? > > May be the people who have these are happy with what they have, but I > question in my mind whether it really was the best choice for all of them. > Did they just choose it because they believe it will be superior for them to > use because the entire device was designed for the blind? Although main > stream products may be equally usable (I have absolutely no problems with > the keyboard on my nokia 6670 and I can think of other devices I have which > I have which are main stream and are perfectly usable). > > From > Michael Whapples > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Farhan" <i.am.farhan at gmail.com> > To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > Sent: Monday, July 17, 2006 11:31 AM > Subject: Re[2]: Owasys 22C Screenless Cellphone > > > > Personally, I like my Nokia 3650, it doesn't work with cingular's 850 mhz > > band, and I get random calls asking if jillian is around but I am free to > > put whatever I want on my phone. > > Not saying that you can't put stuf on the oasis but Nokia's way of doing > > things is much more practical, because if the oasis's operating system > > screws up, you have to send it in for repairs and with Nokia phones, there > > is probably a local service center. > > Stupid question, does the oasis work on the 850 mhz band? > > > > On 7/17/2006 at 5:26 Lorenzo Taylor said > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > I saw one of these at the ACB convention last week. Except for the > > voice, the screenless phone has the functionality of the free phones > > provided when you get a contract with most companies, but at a price of > > $199 with 2-year contract with t-mobile. It's big, it's fat, and it is > > an extremely basic phone providing only a very few features that I have > > come to expect in a cell phone at less than half its price. > > > > Just my personal experience, > > Lorenzo > > - -- > > Everything will be just tickety-boo today. > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) > > > > iD8DBQFEuw8gG9IpekrhBfIRAnG4AJ9aRg1t9MnPwjbHK6G1erfC8XkRXwCeNM52 > > C/n2tbVJ1inexuV6e2K7q/s= > > =1qln > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Janina Sajka Phone: +1.202.595.7777 Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC http://CapitalAccessibility.Com Marketing the Owasys 22C talking screenless cell phone in the U.S. and Canada--Go to http://ScreenlessPhone.Com to learn more. Chair, Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) janina at freestandards.org http://a11y.org
