It's possible that we're mixing upgrades with SMAs. If you fall behind in JAWS versions, you may have to pay an upgrade price in addition to the SMA.
Andy -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Brent Harding Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2015 5:30 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] [EXTERNAL] jaws SMA info I thought the only two types there would be are dependent on whether you have a pro or home license. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Baracco, Andrew W" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2015 2:37 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] [EXTERNAL] jaws SMA info > That's strange! I always thought that an SMA would entitle you to 2 > upgrades. > > Andy > > > -----Original Message----- > From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Kevin > Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2015 12:33 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [EXTERNAL] [JAWS-Users] jaws SMA info > > this is what FS responded > If you purchased the SMA with the JAWS screen reading software version > 16.0 release, it will enable you to obtain the next release or the next > two releases depending on the SMA you purchased. Therefore, if your SMA > will allow you to obtain the JAWS 17.0 release and the JAWS 18.0 release > if this is the following release after JAWS 17.0. If you have a SMA for > the nenxt release that enable you to get JAWS 17, you can’t not use JAWS > 17 and use JAWS 18.0 for your SMA. > > so I guess there are many types of SMAs that can be purchased, you need to > ask about which one is best for your needs! > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Neil Towery > Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2015 4:28 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] november windows 10 update > > I will be very interested in what FS tells you. So, please put something > in > your subject line about SMA and upgrades. I do not want to miss the > answer. > Thanks. Neil > > > -----Original Message----- > From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Kevin > Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2015 11:10 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] november windows 10 update > > um, when I bought jaws 11 I FS gave me 3 SMAs and I did not use them until > 15 came out. I used one to authorize 15 then when 16 came out I used > another! so I don't understand what your saying. I'll contact FS to > confirm what you say! > > -----Original Message----- > From: Londa Peterson > Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2015 8:02 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] november windows 10 update > > If you have one upgrade remaining, that's the sma. You have to use it for > 17. If you try and use it for 18, you won't be authorized. It will know > that > you've tried to skip, and it won't let you. I would encourage you to call > FS > to verify what I'm saying to you. I just hate to see you waste a perfectly > good upgrade thinking that you can use it later when you can't. > > -----Original Message----- > From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Kevin > Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2015 10:36 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] november windows 10 update > > well when I go to my help menu in jaws it still says 1 remote upgrade > remaining. I'm not sure if this is the SMA everyone speaks of, I don't > even > know what a SMA is all I know is I can upgrade one more time! > > -----Original Message----- > From: Londa Peterson > Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2015 6:27 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] november windows 10 update > > Hi Kevin, > Unfortunately,, as far as I know you can't save SMA's. If you don't > install > 17, you still can't get 18 if you only have one SMA left. You've simply > wasted your SMA by not installing 17. Unless FS has changed something > recently that is. > > -----Original Message----- > From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Kevin > Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2015 12:19 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [JAWS-Users] november windows 10 update > > the first major windows 10 update fixed the crashing that was happening > with jaws don’t ask how, but I am not experiencing jaws crashes anymore. > this is good because I won’t need to use a SMA to upgrade jaws, 16 latest > is > good enough! > Email is golden!!! > Kevin Lee > 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/ > > > 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/ > > > 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/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
