Mary Ellen, Please don't make me laugh! One upgrade in how many upgrades? six? Seven? Isaac
On Sat, 23 Jul 2005, meearls wrote: > Isaac a couple of years ago, we did get a free upgrade because Humanware was > iniating the planner and they decided that since it had been roughly a year > and a half since their last upgrade they'd give us a free one. > > Mary Ellen Earls > Remember! Today is the Tomorrow you thought about yesterday. > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sarai D. Bucciarelli" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2005 9:23 AM > Subject: Re: [Braillenote] MP3 books > > > > I think so. Tat was a while ago. > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Isaac Obie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2005 11:19 AM > > Subject: Re: [Braillenote] MP3 books > > > > > > So you went from 4.02 to 5.1 for free?????? > > > > On Sat, 23 Jul 2005, Sarai D. Bucciarelli wrote: > > > > > The BN's upgrades are free, the BN doesn't crash all of the time nor loose > > > data, the Spanish software is 10 times better on the BN than the PM. The > > > BN > > > isn't made of cheap materials like the PM. The PM can use pocket windows > > > software such as pocket Word, it can play Audible books, the GPS is > > > cheaper, > > > I'm not sure if it can get viruses, You can download different software > > > programs, etc. > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Isaac Obie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2005 8:17 AM > > > Subject: Re: [Braillenote] MP3 books > > > > > > > > > Well, I've heard this same tale from other customers about Humanware. So > > > this doesn't say a thing. It's just one opinion versus another. I hear > > > that Humanware gouges you on prices. their Brailliant displays are more > > > expensive than other vendors products. that's just an example. their > > > resusal to send me a braille manual via free matter for the blind is > > > another example. so you see, this line of discussion goes nowhere. It > > > proves nothing. If you don't like a product, I wish you would give more > > > concrete ideas so others can learn something. I see advantages in both > > > units and that's a good thing I think. > > > I traded my last Pac Mate because I saw something I wanted more. I am > > > happy with that trade. > > > the Pac Mate has instant messenger now. It can be used with a tty for the > > > deaf-blind. the gps for the Pac Mate is a heck of a lot cheaper than for > > > the Braillenote. > > > the upgrades for the Pac mate are free!!!!!!! > > > they're not cumulative either!!!!!!!! > > > I think you get the point. Show merits for a product. As I said, I see > > > good points in both products. > > > Isaac > > > > > > On Sat, 23 Jul 2005, Kathy Williams wrote: > > > > > > > Yes, there were some interesting things about the pakmate.However, > > > > their > > > > salesman at the convention wher I saw it was so flip and illinformed > > > > that > > > > I was unable to learn just what they were and weren't. For instance I > > > > couldn't get a straight answer from him about whether all was lost when > > > > power was lost or how much had to be restored, something that was > > > > talked > > > > about much and seemed to be far better with the braillevoicenote. I > > > > also > > > > couldn't get a straight answer from him as to the cost of a model > > > > without > > > > braille because I was supposed to want braille more than life > > > > itself.I'm > > > > afraid the salesman is reflected in the view of the product, and > > > > Humanware > > > > has a much better image as far as I was concerned. Given that the > > > > Creative > > > > Labs MuVo plays books just fine, having them play on the voicemante > > > > would > > > > just be a plus, not a necesity for me. And certainly not reason to by a > > > > product that was so offputting from the start. > > > > > > > > ___ > > > > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > > > > http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ___ > > > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > > > http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > > > > > > > > > > > ___ > > > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > > > http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > > > > > > > > > ___ > > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > > http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > > > > > ___ > > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > > http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > > > > > > > ___ > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > >
