Hello LIsters,
I wish this List of phones that can beused with Mobile SPeak was
made avaialbe to use before I bought my Cellphone, Nokia Model
6256!
Perhaps the information below will helps others in considering
what cellphone to buy.
KC
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Here is the list of cell phones supported by MobileSpeak as
listed on their website.
Supported phones are: Nokia 3230, Nokia 3650, Nokia 3660, Nokia
6260, Nokia 6600, Nokia 6620, Nokia 6630, Nokia 6670, Nokia 6680,
Nokia 6681, Nokia 6682,
Nokia 7610, Nokia 7650, Nokia N70, Nokia N90, Nokia N-Gage, Nokia
N-Gage QD, Samsung SGH-D720, Siemens SX-1, Panasonic X700,
Panasonic X701.
----- Original Message -----
From: "kathleen spear" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2006 1:33 PM
Subject: Re: [DBT] HumanWare and BrailleNotes
: IN additon to the website Jeff reuested, can anyone tell me if
: Mobie SPeak can be installed inmly Nokia 6256 cellphone?
: KC
:
: > ----- Original Message -----
: >From: Jeff Bohrman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
: >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
: >Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2006 08:21:51 -0500
: >Subject: Re: [DBT] HumanWare and BrailleNotes
:
: >Can anyone give us the website for Mobilespeak and anyone know
: the cost of
: >the software program? Thanks! Jeff
:
: >-----Original Message-----
: >From: Public discussion list on issues of technology for
: deafblind
: >people [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of David Tanner
: >Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2006 12:32 AM
: >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
: >Subject: Re: [DBT] HumanWare and BrailleNotes
:
:
: >That is great, if your Braille Star has bluetooth you could
use
: it with one
: >of the off-the-shelf PDAs and MobileSpeak Pocket to do both
: Braille input
: >and get Braille output. By next July I would guess you will
be
: able to do
: >Grade 2 input and get Grade 2 Braille output. At this time I
: believe you
: >would have Grade 1 input and Grade 1 output.
:
:
: >----- Original Message -----
: >From: "Ron Ocken" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
: >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
: >Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 5:54 PM
: >Subject: Re: [DBT] HumanWare and BrailleNotes
:
:
: >: Hi Jeff,
: >: Thanks for the clarification on software upgrades.
: >: I'm absorbing it all. Still not in a hurry. Possibly next
: July.
: >: Right now I'm using Braille Star 40.
: >: Ron
: >: ----- Original Message -----
: >: From: "Jeff Bohrman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
: >: To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
: >: Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 8:15 PM
: >: Subject: Re: [DBT] HumanWare and BrailleNotes
: >:
: >:
: >: > Hi Ron:
: >:
: >: > I kinda answered your first question below but want to
: clarify on this.
: >: > Pac
: >: > Mate uses annual software updates for $50 each year. For
: BrailleNote,
: >you
: >: > pay $150 for two major software upgrades usually within
one
: year so for
: >: > this
: >: > category it's more expensive for BN than for PM.
: >:
: >: > Jeff
: >:
: >: > -----Original Message-----
: >: > From: Public discussion list on issues of technology for
: deafblind
: >: > people [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Ron Ocken
: >: > Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2006 7:34 PM
: >: > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
: >: > Subject: Re: [DBT] HumanWare and BrailleNotes
: >:
: >:
: >: > Hi Barbara,
: >:
: >: > Very interesting post.
: >:
: >: > I have 2 questions:
: >: > 1. Are you saying that you have to do annual software
: upgrades on the
: >: > BrailleNote and/or Pac Mate?
: >: > 2. Does the Pac Mate use US standard batteries?
: >:
: >: > Thanks,
: >: > Ron
: >: > ----- Original Message -----
: >: > From: "Barbara J Wagreich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
: >: > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
: >: > Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2006 5:21 PM
: >: > Subject: Re: [DBT] HumanWare and BrailleNotes
: >:
: >:
: >: >> Hi David:
: >:
: >: >> I'm curious to know which other braille notetakers on the
: market today
: >: >> you
: >: >> consider to be better and cheaper than the BrailleNote?
: >:
: >: >> I have a PacMate in addition to a BrailleNote mPower. I
: don't find the
: >: >> cost of maintaining a PacMate any cheaper than a BN
mPower
: -- in fact I
: >: >> believe the annual hardware maintenance contract for the
: PacMate (which
: >: >> includes boththe base unit and the braille display) may
be
: more, and
: >the
: >: >> same goes for the annual software update. In addition
the
: PacMate
: >would
: >: >> be distressing to users who don't own a PC because
: ACtivesync is needed
: >: >> to
: >: >> install third party software on the PacMate (and must be
: reinstalled
: >: >> everytime the PacMate firmware is upgraded OR the PacMate
: needs a hard
: >: >> reboot, in which case all third party software and files
are
: wiped out
: >: >> and
: >: >> you didn't use Sprite backup to save everything to a
compact
: flash card
: >: >> to
: >: >> restore. I would also be cautious about saying that the
: PacMate works
: >: >> better than the BN mPower -- it is painful to read
documents
: in either
: >: >> text or Ms Word on the PacMate -- FSEDIT on the PacMate
is
: not as good
: >as
: >: >> Book Reader on the BN is with text/word document files.
: Also the
: >mPower
: >: >> is much lighter to put on your lap than the PacMate QX440
: (the PacMate
: >: >> withthe QWERTY keybord and 40-character braille display).
: >:
: >: >> And the other two braille notetakers on the market -- the
: Briallex Elba
: >: >> and Braille Sense -- are hardly ever mentioned.
: >:
: >: >> So I'm curious to know which other braille notetakers you
: consider to
: >be
: >: >> better than the BN mPower? I'm not challenging you, just
: curious to
: >know
: >: >> if you've used the other braille notetakers extensively
and
: what you
: >: >> would
: >: >> recommend.
: >:
: >: >> I look forward to h earing your recommendations. Perhaps
: there is a
: >new
: >: >> braille notetaker I've missed?
: >:
: >: >> thanks,
: >: >> Barbara Wagreich
: >:
: >:
: >: >> On Sat, 28 Oct 2006, David Tanner wrote:
: >:
: >: >>> I am not going to comment on what may have been said by
: Scott. But,
: >: >>> there does seem to be a tendancy to favor BrailleNote on
: this list to
: >: >>> the
: >: >>> exclusion of other products that may work as well or
: better, and may
: >not
: >: >>> cost as much to repair or update. BrailleNote has had a
: record over
: >the
: >: >>> years of costing the most to update, cost the most to
get
: repaired,
: >and
: >: >>> often take far longer to get repaired and back to the
: customer than
: >any
: >: >>> company in the notetaker business.
: >:
: >: >>> I have had my BrailleNote since December 2000, and I
have
: spent nearly
: >: >>> $10,000 on it to date. With all that expense it would
cost
: me an
: >: >>> additional $1,000 to bring it up-to-date, and $550 or
more
: for the
: >: >>> annual
: >: >>> maintenance agreement on that unit. No matter how much
I
: might like
: >the
: >: >>> BrailleNote I cannot justify spending that much more.
Nor
: can I
: >justify
: >: >>> the $2,595 that Humanware wants to take my 5 year old
: Braille display
: >: >>> and
: >: >>> put it into a new MPower. The fact is that a new MPower
: without a
: >: >>> Braille display, i.e. is a VoiceNote. And, the last
time I
: looked the
: >: >>> VoiceNote price was around $2,000.
: >:
: >: >>> If your choice is BrailleNote then that is fine, but
other
: folks have
: >a
: >: >>> right to their opinions too. There are other choices
that
: work as
: >well
: >: >>> as BrailleNote and give as much or more flexability of
use
: without as
: >: >>> high a price for upgrades, repairs or original price.
: >:
: >: >>> As an adaptive technology specialist I would encourage
you
: to check
: >out
: >: >>> the options, compare features, prices, ease of use, and
: technical
: >: >>> support
: >: >>> before discounting other options other than BrailleNote.
: >:
: >:
: >: >>> ----- Original Message -----
: >: >>> From: "kathleen spear" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
: >: >>> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
: >: >>> Sent: Friday, October 27, 2006 11:18 PM
: >: >>> Subject: Re: [DBT] HumanWare and BrailleNotes
: >:
: >:
: >: >>> : FYI: Humanware replairs and update the Brailoenote
: devices as
: >: >>> : well.
: >: >>> : I wish you would stop this Scott. what are you trying
to
: prove?
: >: >>> : HHumanware in Concord, is an integral part of an
: International
: >: >>> : Company, something it was ot in the past.
: >: >>> : (I don't intend to participate in your hassment any
: longer!)
: >: >>> : KC
: >: >>> :
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