I am afraid my friend, that Spice phone doesn't work like phones having Talks software, it only reads the dialed and incoming numbers. But it is praiseworthy that they have taken an initiative and done this much and you can ask that company that who have motivated them to do so and they have assured me that they will soon start work on launching a fully speech enabled phone.----- Original Message ----- From: "Subramani L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2008 8:35 PM Subject: Re: [AI] ask Nokia
> Even on that count, I am afraid, you are not to be found correct, > because in the list I remember reading a posting about 'spicephone' > releasing a cheaper voice based mobile phone with Braille keys. > > Subramani > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of manoj gupta > Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2008 11:29 AM > To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in > Subject: Re: [AI] ask Nokia > > I am very much sorry to say that you have misinterpreted my mail and > didn't > fully understand my intention, I had in my mind concerns about a common > blind person who cannot afford a costly phone, it's another thing that > you > and me can afford to have a highly priced phone, we have to think about > the > masses, not the classes. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Pamnani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> > Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2008 4:10 PM > Subject: Re: [AI] ask Nokia > > > > I dont quite agree with you Manoj on 2 issues. > > 1. I think there is a phone for the visually challenged. The model > number > is > > "Nokia communicator 9290" atleast thats what I have saved from an > email > > received on accessindia. I havent checked this. > > > > > > > > 2. Also I would rather that everything became accessable than have one > > special thing for myself. I want to have a choice. I like the way > screen > > readers work with ordinary computers. We need to integrate at all > levels. > > Several Nokia models work with Talks and Mobilespeak therefore we have > a > > choice. Choice is important on price, looks and features. Currently I > have > a > > phone that hardly any one has but I love its looks and feel. > > > > > > > > It would be nice to write to other mobile phone manufacturers to make > their > > phones accessable and useable with screen readers. I personally dont > like > > Nokia phones so I would be very happy if any other phone maker would > have > > fully accessable phones. So at present I am stuck with Nokia. > > > > I have seen some other phones which have some voice features foreg. > these > > read out the missed calls. I wish they were fully useable but alas at > > present they are not. > > > > So Manoj when there is "accessability" possible with "integration" and > > "universality" please dont ask for "isolation" and "special". > > > > your intentions are good and I am sure many will support your email > but > just > > for a minute think of what I have just written. > > > > Kanchan > > > > > > > > > > Kanchan Pamnani > > Advocate & Solicitor > > 9, Suleman Chambers, > > Battery Street, Colaba, > > Mumbai - 400 039. > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "manoj gupta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> > > Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2008 10:09 AM > > Subject: [AI] ask Nokia > > > > > > > Hello Guys, > > > During the last six months, I have written at least 7 times to > Nokia > > > asking for launchof either a talking cellphone by default for the > blind > or > > > launch > > > a comparative cheaper Symbian phone, in which Talks can be loaded, > they > > > have replied positively but did nothing. Nokia is launching a new > handset > > > almost > > > every week, why can't they launch a special set for us so that every > > > common blind person to have one, since they are earning revenue in > > > billions from our > > > country, therefore, I request all you guys to write them at > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > it is their social responsibility also and by our collective efforts > we > > > can force them to meet our needs. We should also write to other > phone > > > manufacturing > > > companies. > > > regards and love, > > > Manoj > > > Join Access India convention: For updates on it visit: > > > http://accessindia.org.in/harish/convention.htm > > > Registration is now open! > > > > > > To unsubscribe send a message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > with the subject unsubscribe. > > > > > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other > changes, > > > please visit the list home page at > > > > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.i > n > > > > > > > > > Join Access India convention: For updates on it visit: > http://accessindia.org.in/harish/convention.htm > > Registration is now open! > > > > To unsubscribe send a message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > > > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.i > n > > > > > Join Access India convention: For updates on it visit: > http://accessindia.org.in/harish/convention.htm > Registration is now open! > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.i > n > > Join Access India convention: For updates on it visit: http://accessindia.org.in/harish/convention.htm > Registration is now open! > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > Join Access India convention: For updates on it visit: http://accessindia.org.in/harish/convention.htm Registration is now open! 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