According to the last report on cellphone trends released by the FCC, cdma is only slightly more common in terms of coverage in the US. 99% for cdma VS. 98% for gsm. That was for population percentages not area which still was about 69% coverage for all cellphone technology in total. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Holmes" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Monday, March 05, 2007 7:45 AM Subject: Re: Text-To-Speech on Phones: Nuance Talks > Another thing I think is better with Mobile Speak is it has been ported > to CDMA phones and I don't think Talks has. Here in the US, CDMA is > more common and available in more areas than GSM. It seems like all the > progressive development happens with GSM but getting that into CDMA is > like pulling teeth. > > On Mon, Mar 05, 2007 at 05:45:53AM -0500, David Poehlman wrote: >> There's been a lot of progress in Mobile speak lately. I've heard >> that talks and the 6682 do not play well together. >> >> On Mar 4, 2007, at 10:36 PM, Shawn Keen wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> I've tried both talks and mobile speak, Talks I use on my Nokia 6620 >> and I >> tried mobile speak on a nokia 6682. Using dectalk speech I found it >> very >> sluggish, with talks when you hit a key you hear the function of >> that key >> and I didn't see the same type of responsiveness with MS. Mostly a >> lot of >> hangs and stuttering speech and a few lockups. >> >> I wasn't aware of the custom menus problem, maybe that was early in it's >> development. >> >> I didn't try it with any other synths besides dectalk so maybe >> that was >> the problem but after giving it a week of using it I was ready to >> wait till >> I could afford to get talks on my 6682. >> >> I like how code factory has a screen reader for the pDA's. that is >> something I was real interested in looking at. and from the demos >> I've herd >> of it sounds real nice. Hopefully it's a more stable program. >> >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Gregory Nowak" <greg at romuald.net.eu.org> >> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." >> <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> >> Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2007 4:51 PM >> Subject: Re: Text-To-Speech on Phones: Nuance Talks >> >> >> > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> > Hash: SHA1 >> > >> > - From what I recall hearing on acb radio's main menu a while back, >> > the >> > problem with mobile-speak vs. talx is that it doesn't give you access >> > to all the menu options of the phone, rather, it presents you with its >> > own custom menu, as opposed to the phone's actual menu. Has this >> > changed, or is that still true? >> > >> > Also, on a scale of hundreds, and in some cases thousands of dollars, >> > 46 dollars more isn't too much of a difference, especially if it means >> > that you can access more of what the phone has to offer. >> > >> > Greg >> > >> > >> > >> > On Sun, Mar 04, 2007 at 05:17:50AM -0600, Kenny Hitt wrote: >> >> Hi. >> >> >> >> If you are going to push commercial screen readers, you should >> >> mention >> >> both. >> >> >> >> Mobile-speak is also available for the same phones that run talks >> >> and it >> >> is cheaper. I bought it for only $249 instead of $295. Mobile-speak >> >> also supports more software synths than talks. >> >> >> >> http://codefactory.es >> >> >> >> Kenny >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Speakup mailing list >> >> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> > >> > - -- >> > web site: http://www.romuald.net.eu.org >> > gpg public key: http://www.romuald.net.eu.org/pubkey.asc >> > skype: gregn1 >> > (authorization required, add me to your contacts list first) >> > >> > - -- >> > Free domains: http://www.eu.org/ or mail dns-manager at EU.org >> > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >> > Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) >> > >> > iD8DBQFF601o7s9z/XlyUyARAm0aAJ9cdGf4Ci1b5VggBKIerx1zUh247wCgszKg >> > 8JPp+AVlT5kQz/5mbwBKNIo= >> > =lrFt >> > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Speakup mailing list >> > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> > >> > >> > -- >> > No virus found in this incoming message. >> > Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> > Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.7/710 - Release Date: >> > 3/4/2007 >> > 1:58 PM >> > >> > >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > -- > HolmesGrown Solutions > The best solutions for the best price! > http://holmesgrown.ld.net/ > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
