I think I pay around $60 a month, I've been with t-mobile since 2005 and have no desire to switch. On Oct 19, 2012, at 7:03 PM, Steve Schnelle wrote:
> Any for sale? Do you mind telling the price of the plan that you're talking > about? If you want you can email me at [email protected] to discuss > further. Thanks Mike. > Steve > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Arrigo" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Cc: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, October 19, 2012 10:44 AM > Subject: Re: [ATI] accessible GPS > > >> Boost is a CDMA carrier, I think they use sprint's network. So, you are >> limited to the phones they offer. That's one reason why I don't like CDMA, >> not to mention it's not really used anywhere else in the world. With GSM >> carriers, at&t and t-mobile, you can get unlocked phones, that is, phones >> that are not tied to any carrier. Your account information is stored on the >> sim card, not the phone itself, just insert the sim card and you're good to >> go, much more flexible. T-mobile offers a good plan if you provide your >> phone, it's umlimited talk and text and 2 GB of data a month, that's the >> plan I have and I can use any unlocked phone I want, and I have several of >> those. >> Original message: >>> Hi Mike. I tried to get a phone through Boost like my wife and kids have >>> because they have no plans and they have unlimited talk, and data plan for >>> minimal money. They told me that they didn't support Jellybean 4.1 like you >>> mentioned in your presentation at the ATI meeting. I'd like to take >>> advantage of the Android phone and all of it's functions but I don't want to >>> pay a huge amount. That is why I was looking for a talking GPS that you can >>> enter an address in and navigate to that place. Any thoughts or suggestions? >> >>> Steve >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Mike Arrigo" <[email protected]> >>> To: "Adaptive technology information and support." <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 10:40 PM >>> Subject: Re: [ATI] accessible GPS >> >> >>>> I would not get a device like the trekor breeze. It's silly to pay that >>>> much money for a product that does one thing, you can get this >>>> functionality in a cell phone for much cheaper and the device does much >>>> more. >>>> On Oct 18, 2012, at 10:02 PM, Alicia Starner wrote: >> >>>>> Hi Steve, >> >>>>> there are some GPs devices for the blind on the market. There is the >>>>> Trekker Breze, which I have heard is a decent GPS. It is sold by >>>>> Humanware for approximately $900. I have the Trekker p\Pro, which >>>>> unfortunately not being made any longer, but is very accurate and easy to >>>>> use. I also think there is a GPS that is made by Code Factory called Geo >>>>> Mobile that installs on a cell phone. to check out these devices you can >>>>> go to either: >> >>>>> http://www.codefactory.com >>>>> or >>>>> http://www.humanware.com >> >>>>> I hope this helps. >> >>>>> alicia >> >>>>> From: ATI [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Steve Schnelle >>>>> Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 9:08 PM >>>>> To: Adaptive technology information and support. >>>>> Subject: [ATI] accessible GPS >> >>>>> I don't need a phone with all the bells and whisels, all I am looking for >>>>> is a GPS that talks through the menues, that I can put an address in and >>>>> it will tell me how to get there. I've been listening to the gps's tell >>>>> drivers where to go for years but is there one that a blind guy can >>>>> manipulate? Any help would be appriciated. >>>>> Steve >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> ATI (Adaptive Technology Inc.) >>>>> A special interest affiliate of the Missouri Council of the Blind >>>>> http://moblind.org/membership/affiliates/adaptive_technology >> >> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> ATI (Adaptive Technology Inc.) >>>> A special interest affiliate of the Missouri Council of the Blind >>>> http://moblind.org/membership/affiliates/adaptive_technology >> >> >> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> ATI (Adaptive Technology Inc.) >>> A special interest affiliate of the Missouri Council of the Blind >>> http://moblind.org/membership/affiliates/adaptive_technology >> >> _______________________________________________ >> ATI (Adaptive Technology Inc.) >> A special interest affiliate of the Missouri Council of the Blind >> http://moblind.org/membership/affiliates/adaptive_technology > > > _______________________________________________ > ATI (Adaptive Technology Inc.) > A special interest affiliate of the Missouri Council of the Blind > http://moblind.org/membership/affiliates/adaptive_technology _______________________________________________ ATI (Adaptive Technology Inc.) A special interest affiliate of the Missouri Council of the Blind http://moblind.org/membership/affiliates/adaptive_technology
