Great! Thanks! So will this work on the Android network?
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: Alex Hall <[email protected]
To: Chris Nusbaum <[email protected]
Date sent: Fri, 6 Jan 2012 15:59:53 -0500
Subject: Re: [Braillenote] a few questions about internet and
cellphones
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? Thank you in advance for
any
and all help! sent from my BrailleNote
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