I see - so it's one or the other. That's what I thought, though I'm definitely not impressed. In any case, thanks for the prompt reply!
Grant On 9/12/10, chris hallsworth <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Bran. > The dongle costs $45 but I would confirm this with Freedom Scientific. > I suspect they will not allow you to have an ILM license and a dongle at > the same time. Of course if you have an existing ILM key installed then > JAWS will of course use that. > Hope this helps. > > > From Chris H in Derbyshire > Please check out my blog at http://chrishallsworth.klangoblog.net. Many > thanks. > > On 12/09/2010 22:53, Grant Hardy wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> I own a desktop and a laptop, and occasionally use a family computer >> as well. I've had a variety of circumstances this year that have >> resulted in my needing quite a few more activations of JAWS than >> Freedom Scientific seemed to like: I upgraded some hardware in my >> desktop, had some technical troubles with my desktop resulting in my >> having to reinstall Windows, found that my locking code changed once >> completely at random, and so on. The last time I needed my activations >> reset I had to write a letter that got passed on to a supervisor. I >> have just gotten a job at my college, and I feel pretty certain that I >> won't be able to get another activation reset out of FS for a good few >> months. Rather than explaining my views that this activation scheme >> punishes legitimate users of JAWS by controlling how many times they >> can make changes to their computer systems and continue to use JAWS, >> I'll proceed to my question. >> >> I'm thinking maybe a USB dongle would be a better solution. I have a >> few questions: what is the approximate cost of a dongle - is it sold >> pretty much at cost or is it in the hundreds? And if I purchase a >> dongle, can I still continue using the ILM scheme as well and have >> both, or will it completely change how I am licensed to use JAWS? >> >> Thanks all for the help! >> >> Grant >> >> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
