Andy, you can find Verizon reps at different times in what walmart calls the " connection center" in most walmart stores it is behind or beside the electronics de;partment. ask the connection the center for any rep. in our area A T and T are pushing some sort of phone but I think it is just a pay as you go phone.. Personally I would not go to my local verizon store as they are the next best thing to rude and I invited one of them to try out my folding cane to find her brain cells. Lee
On Wed, Apr 01, 2009 at 04:04:38AM -0400, Andrew J. LaPointe wrote: > Hi, I am getting ready to upgrade my lg verizon phone. The one I have now > is the 4650 and works very well for me. I got this phone about 2 years ago > and would like to know wht would be better as far as voice activated types. > Last time I upgraded, I spoke to a verizon rep who gave me the > recommendation to the 4650 but, now, due to the closing of Circuit City, I > don't know where she is. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Andy > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]on > Behalf Of Tom Vos > Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 10:28 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] New info on Verizon TALKS phone > > > Hi, > I'm not with Verizon, but I'm using the Motorola Q9c. > I'll admit the small qwerty keyboard scared me at first, but it is doable. > I'm slow, but I'm learning to send text messages and e-mails with it. > On the other hand, if you only want to talk on your phone, you might be able > to do just fine with one of the LG phones that have some speech stuff built > in, without the expense of going to a smart phone. > You might need some help entering contacts, but after that, some of the > digit dial or name dial features work well on some phones. But not all work > equally well. Check them out first if you can, before you buy. > Blessings, > Tom > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]]on Behalf Of Mike & Barbara > Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 6:55 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] New info on Verizon TALKS phone > > > Hi All, > > I have just learned that the new phone by Verizon that has the TALKS > program > installed is listed as either a PDA or Smart Phone. It has a Qwerty > keyboard and the buttons are very small too say the least. I learned of > the > keyboard layout from a friend that can see, not from anything I read on > the > Verizon website. This might work for someone with low vision but, for the > totally blind this is an attempt to make an inaccessible phone accessible. > I know other companies offer cell phones with screen reading programs but, > I > would prefer to stay with Verizon because of poor service in our area with > other providers. I just wanted to let anyone know that is looking to > purchase the Verizon Motorola Q 9c TALKS phone what they are in for. > Again, > nowhere in my reading did I read anything about this particular phone > using > a Qwerty keyboard. I'll just have to stick with my LG4650 until something > comes along that works as a totally accessible phone without camera, video > recorder, internet service, and all that other crap that I will never use. > Whatever happened to just getting a functional cell phone? Long winded > but, > done! 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