Lauren,
From reading through the text version of the manual that Verizon posted
online, it seems to be a fully functional version of Talks for Windows
Mobile, and it would probably do everything you want, including text
messaging, email and Internet. However, if you look at the answer to
question 3 on the Answers page that I sent the link for, you will hear the
word "nontransferable" in the answer about the cost. This makes me think
that the $99 price is just for a Talks license for this phone and cannot be
transferred to another phone later.
Mobile Speaks has a higher initial cost, but it can be transferred to a new
phone when a better one comes along.
If you have the Blackberry Tour 9630, you can wait for Orator for Blackberry
to be released by Humanware. They say it will be released soon, but they
don't say when, and they don't give a price. They say it will support all
of the core Blackberry applications. This is the only Blackberry model they
mention specifically in the information on their web site.
Gary King
w4...@bellsouth.net
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lauren" <lotusris...@att.net>
To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 11:34 AM
Subject: Re: Talks question
Hi Tim,
Thanks for the info. Verizon sells the Ozone with Talks preloaded, but I
can't find out if it is a limited or fully functioning version. If I
choose it, do you know if I can navigate everything myself like accessing
menus, email, internet and texting? Use of the internet would really be
great for me!
The Talks cost $99; the Mobile Speaks, does it allow you to do everything
and would it work on a Blackbury? I think I mad the mistake of buying a
Blackbury Tour with Vlingo, but am discovering it won't let me access what
I need. Verizon will let me trade to another phone without any penalty
because of my disability.
Please advise and thanks to Gary also for his very helpful link.
Sincerely,
Lauren
----- Original Message -----
From: "Martin, Tim A., NMDOT" <tim.mar...@state.nm.us>
To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 11:38 AM
Subject: RE: Talks question
Good morning List,
Here is the promised information.
A few months ago I started hearing talk of a Smart Phone that was fully
accessible to blind people. This phone was from Verizon and contained
the Talks program. The phone was a Motorola Q-9C and with the speech
program cost $249 with a 2 year contract. According to Verizon, the
Moto phone was the only one they offered that would do this. Of course
I was eager to have a phone that would allow me complete access to all
it had to offer. I was currently using the Env 2 and I could read and
compose text messages, but as far as simple things like setting an alarm
or leaving myself a note, and many other things, it just wouldn't
happen.
I purchased the phone and found it to work fairly well, but it had a few
issues. It came with Pocket Word that wasn't accessible with the Talks
program. This left me a bit frustrated because I wanted full use of all
the features of this phone, and so I began to inquire of other types of
phones and different speech programs. Through my searching, I
discovered that the Talks program Verizon sells and on the Moto phone
was not the fully functioning version of the program.
I was able to return the Moto Q to Verizon for a full refund after
hearing of a program called: Mobile Speaks. This program can be used
on Smart Phones running Windows Mobile along with Pocket PC's. It works
with several different service providers and costs about $300.00. I was
able to purchase the Moto Q-9C from an individual and used the Mobile
Speaks program for a 30-day trial to make sure I liked all it had to
offer. This program works great, and I'm able to use features on a
different new phone I've purchased which is called the Ozone from
Verizon. I kept the Moto to use as a spare, but I wanted a brand-new
phone.
Since all of this, I found out that the Talks program, like Mobile
Speaks is a fully functioning program, but doesn't work with as many
smart phones and with as many carriers.
I might also point out that when you purchase a Smart Phone from Verizon
that has come out after November of last year, that you must have a Data
package with your current plan. A Data package gives you access to the
Internet and E-mail from your phone. This is not meant for everyone,
but if you think there might be a reason for this function, then a
Windows Mobile device running a speech program might be what you need.
If anyone has any questions, they can keep the thread going on this list
or contact me off list at:
tim.mar...@state.nm.us
Here is the link to where you can get a trial of the Mobile Speaks
software.
http://www.codefactory.es
To get a good detailed tutorial on installing and using this program,
also a place to purchase once you've used the trial of Mobile Speaks:
http://www.handytech.us/demos.html
Hope all this helps.
Sincerely,
Tim Martin
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