Hi Michele and list,
I managed to try out the LG VX4500 phone which I'd report back to you
about. It does have a serial cable available for it which can be connected
to the BN. Its speech features are greatly limited as I see it! One is
able to hear the time of day, the number of the caller as the call is
coming in provided the ringers aren't selected, new message is spoken when
one has new messages in their voicemail, a very limited help feature which
attempts to summarize how the voice modes work. This phone is very good
for voice activation. One can simply tell the phone to dial their
voicemail, dial a specific number or contacts in the phone book etc. Based
on what I have been able to find out in a shourt period of time, scrolling
through menus and hearing where one might be isn't possible! If one heard
a number while the call was coming in, there is no way to audibly go back
and hear that number again. There doesn't seem to be a good way to set up
the phonebook independently without sighted assistance as I see
it! It is hard to know which features may be on or off! I think they
might be on the right track with this phone but they have a long way to
go. It certainly may be okay for someone who has some vision and it may be
useful to some who would rather dial a number verbally! I'm not certain
that the audio was the greatest on that phone. It did have good minature
piano keys for dialing! I would say the phone is a bit complicated to
use! I'm very happy to be using my V60S phone again. I think I would wait
till another phone with better verbal capabilities comes on the
market. I'm very pleased that Verizon let me give this phone a try!
Please feel free to Email me privately if you have more questions.
Jim Aldrich
At 11:37 PM 07/15/2004 , you wrote:
Dear Jim
Do you know if this brand is available in Australia?
Cheers!
Michele
> ----- Original Message -----
>From: "James Aldrich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]
>Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2004 17:05:22 -0700
>Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Mobile phone with serial cable
>Hi Sara,
>The Brand is LG from what I understand!
>Jim
>At 01:59 PM 07/14/2004 , you wrote:
>>Jim,
>>I'm just curious, do you know who makes this phone? Is it Motorola, or is
>>it another brand? I just switched phones so I could use mine with my BN
>>and my plan won't allow me to switch again for another ten months. Oh
well.
>>Happy Wednesday!
>>Sarah
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of James
>>Aldrich
>>Sent: Friday, June 11, 2004 6:00 PM
>>To: Braillenote List
>>Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Mobile phone with serial cable
>>Hello!
>>I'm about to try an LG VX4500 phone! I believe it has serial cable
>>capabilities but I haven't confirmed this as of yet! This phone has
>>audible caller ID, quick key commands to arrive at specific menu items as
>>ringer settings. One can program the call list which holds up to 499
>>numbers. Some numbers on that list may have distinctive rings programmed
>>to them. A call from a spouse may ring differently from how the phone
>>normally rings! It isn't perfect but I actually heard caller ID
>>information on that phone. It will even audibly say the time of day if
>>prompted to do so. This phone also uses voice recognission for a number of
>>functions. I believe though blind persons can program this phone without
>>needing to rely on others to help! I should know more shortly! Verizon
>>and Singular Wireless are using this paticular phone. Perhaps others on
>>this list have more information. I'll report back or you can Email me
>>privately!
>>Jim Aldrich
>>At 12:13 PM 07/13/2004 , you wrote:
>>>Hi everyone,
>>>Does anyone know of a mobile phone that is easy to operate for blind
>>>people and can be connected to the BN via a serial cable?
>>>Thanks in advance for any info.
>>>Regards,
>>>Ilona.
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