Thanks Paul... This info is very helpful. I'm actually leaning towards the nexus 4, so this is good to know.
Christopher Edmerson [email protected] www.edmersonworldtravel.com Sent from my iPhone On Apr 12, 2013, at 11:41 AM, Paul McKee <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Chris and Leslie > Just to add my thoughts, for what they're worth. I came from a nokia > background, I kept searching around for the best experience but never quite > found it. Then I switched to android and kept searching, using MA at first > but I felt a bit caged in by that, perhaps protected would be a better > description. I tried atouch screen first an HTC legend, it was a lovely phone > but I couldn't manage the screen too well. Ithen went for two phones with > physical keyboards, actually make that three. I had a huawei, an alcatel and > a sony mini pro. I was looking for the same touchtyping experience that I > have on the PC and of course unless you have tiny hands you won't get that. > So when I was texting or whatever I needed to hit the delete button very > often. I probably could have improved but I'm not a heavy user so didn't want > to invest too much time. > Eventually I discovered jellybean, eureka! I have a nexus 7 tablet and a > nexus 4 mobile. The experience is very consistent and the touch keyboard is > so easy to use that I make far fewer mistakes than I did with the physical > keys. The phone is perfect apart from being a litlle larger than I need and > the lack of an FM radio. The tablet is likewise marbellous and I've now > overcome its lack of memeory issue with nexus media importer, which allows me > to connect 64gb pen drives. > I still use MA for phoning contacts and when I need a litttle security but > generally it's useful but not essential. > Of course I use tune in, I also have loads of music in the Amazon mp3 cloud > which is accessible. Talkback is great now and just to keep the old school > nokia vibe, I got the acapela app and use the same voice (Heather) on all my > devices. > > Things are improving for us very quickly on android and there is still a > place for MA if they can put in a little extra flexibility such as shortcuts > to other apps and extra menu pages, the eyes-free shell has these. > Hope this helps and good luck. > Cheers > Paul > > > > On 12/04/2013 06:04, Christopher Edmerson wrote: >> Also, I hope to purchase in a couple of weeks... What resources for >> accessible android phones and apps would you recommend? Thanks again. >> >> Christopher Edmerson >> [email protected] >> www.edmersonworldtravel.com >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Apr 11, 2013, at 5:39 PM, Leslie Fairall <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi Chris: >>> >>> You raise a good question. It depends on features you want in a phone. For >>> me, the main reason why I bought my smartphone and no longer use my N86 >>> (which I still love) is because of the ability to listen to radio and >>> music. Both types of phones (touch screen and physical keyboard) will allow >>> me to do this. The IPhone and Android phones both have similar apps. I >>> downloaded TunedIn radio and an app for one of my local radio stations, and >>> they work very well. I believe they would work on both a touch screen and >>> physical keyboard. Most phones that include a physical keyboard also have a >>> touch screen as well, so it's nice to have the best of both worlds. I >>> believe the use of a physical keyboard or touch screen is a personal >>> preference and reflects what is important to you. What specific features >>> are you looking for on your phone? >>> >>> -- >>> Leslie Fairall >>> mailto:[email protected] >>> _______________________________________________ >>> ma_mailing mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://list.codefactory.cat/mailman/listinfo/codefactory.cat.ma_mailing >> _______________________________________________ >> ma_mailing mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://list.codefactory.cat/mailman/listinfo/codefactory.cat.ma_mailing > > _______________________________________________ > ma_mailing mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.codefactory.cat/mailman/listinfo/codefactory.cat.ma_mailing _______________________________________________ ma_mailing mailing list [email protected] http://list.codefactory.cat/mailman/listinfo/codefactory.cat.ma_mailing
