You can use the phone's 3g (that goes for any phone I know of), provided you purchase the "mobile hotspot" or "tethering" option with your plan. Using this, your phone basically turns into a router, like any other, so the bn can see the wifi broadcast and connect to it. The difference, of course, is that this "router" can move around and is not tied to the wall like conventional routers. Be aware, though, that some 3g devices cannot make or receive phone calls while being used in this way, so check with your carrier to see if the phone you get can do this (4g devices usually can, 3g usually cannot).
As to bluetooth, it is not involved in the above setup. Where bluetooth comes in is for using the apex (mPowers and other bn models are not supported) as a braille display and keyboard for the iPhone. In this case, you are using the iPhone to go online and run apps, except that you see what the iPhone's screen reader says in braille on your apex and you can use the apex's keyboard to enter commands or text. This is the cheaper option, since you are not tethering other devices to the iPhone for it and so you do not have to pay for the tethering plan. Notice, though, that I only mentioned iPhones; only they can bluetooth with an apex (or other supported display), Android devices have no such capability. The accessibility experience on the iPhone overall is also much better than that on Android, though Android 4.0 is slowly catching up. That said, only a few of the many Android devices even have 4.0, and even if you get one that has it, you still will not be able to connect a braille display. On 1/6/12, Chris Nusbaum <[email protected]> wrote: > Peter, > > So does this mean I can use the phone's 3G network to connect to > email and Internet using the BN's Keymail and Keyweb programs? Or > would you have to use the phone's Internet/email program? How > does the bluetooth setup work? Will it work on the Android > smartphones? I know I have a lot of questions as well, but I hope > you or someone can help both Jessica and me with this! > Thanks, > > Chris > > "The real problem of blindness is not the loss of eyesight. The > real problem is the misunderstanding and lack of education that > exists. If a blind person has the proper training and > opportunity, blindness can be reduced to a mere physical > nuisance." > -- Kenneth Jernigan > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Peter Bosher <[email protected] > To: jessica <[email protected]>, bn > <[email protected] > Date sent: Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:59:00 +0000 > Subject: Re: [Braillenote] a few questions about internet and > cellphones > > Hi Jessica, > > To answer some of your many questions: yes, you can use a > standard > cell-phone to access the internet from your Braillenote wherever > you > have cell coverage. This means that you can use Keyweb and > Keymail > while away from your home WIFI network, though you can't send SMS > text messages directly as you asked. Many phones will do this > including the Nokia range. The Bluetooth set-up isn't > particularly > easy, but once it's done, it's very useful and works well. > > I hope that helps a bit. > > Best, > > Peter > > > At 08:14 PM 12/29/2011, jessica wrote: > Hi. I have a few questions about cellphones and internet. If I > got a > bluetooth cellphone, Would I be able to pair it with the bn and > be > able to text and go on the internet through the cell towers > without > ever having to touch the phone? I mean just do everything from > the > bn. Or would I be able to just text or just go on the internet > or > will it not work at all? Also, What kinds of cellphones could I > get > that are bluetooth and have all buttons and no touch screen and > they > talk? But I mean a normal cellphone, not one made for blind > people. > Could I pare a phone with my empower, or would I have to get an > apex? How much would these phones be in canadian dollars? Ok. > Now > moving away from cellphones and in to those things, I don't know > what they are called, but they are not cellphones and they let > you > use the internet through the cell towers. That way, You can be > on > the internet when you are on the go and you do not have to be > somewhere with a router. Can these devices be used with the bn? > If > they can be used with the bn, Then would they work with my > empower > or would I have to get an apex? If the devices can be used with > the > bn Then how much are they in canadian dollars? Would they let me > text to or are they just for internet? 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