Thanks Darrel! I hope you can get the Hands-Free Land-Line up and
running. It would be a Godsend for us quads that can't afford Cell
phones. Please keep up the good work.
Dan
At 10:28 PM 6/21/2010, Darrell Huff said something that elicited my response:
Quad-List members,
If you consider this Spam...please let me know and I promise to
never make a similar posting again. I just don't know how else to
let you all know that I will give any Quad-List member a 10%
discount on any NoButtonsHeadset products. Just enter the coupon
code QUAD-LIST during checkout.
I currently have the Truly Hands-Free Bluetooth Cell Phone Headsets
(NoButtonsHeadset) and I am working on some more
products...including a totally Voice Controlled landline and a mouse
control that you hold in your mouth and bite to click (no wires or
anything attached to it...it works wirelessly).
I am trying to keep the products as inexpensive as possible because
my son is Quadriplegic and I know assistive devices can be soooo
expensive. But I am spending lots on research and development right
now and it is hard to recover those expenses because the
Quadriplegic population is relatively small. For example, I recently
found out that I have to send the adapted landline to the FCC for
certification (required for any electronic device that is to be used
in a home). It can cost up to $3000...still I will try to keep the
prices well below other devices that perform a similar function. My
goal is to make them better and less expensive than what is
currently on the market. I also make a commitment to excellent support....
I learn a lot from reading your posts and hopefully the 10% will
give back a little.
Darrell Huff
<http://www.nobuttonsheadset.com>www.nobuttonsheadset.com
----- Original Message -----
From: <mailto:[email protected]>Joan Anglin
To: <mailto:[email protected]>'Quadius' ;
<mailto:[email protected]>'quad-list'
Sent: Friday, June 18, 2010 5:00 PM
Subject: RE: [QUAD-L] hands-free cell phone
Hey Quadius
I posted this several times and for me and seems to be the cheapest
possible solution. I have now had my Sony Ericsson four yrs, and it
is still working. I just recently bought a new one on Ebay for
$65.00. I wanted a backup just in case my old one failed. I do use
a Bluetooth, and recently have used the BlueAnt Bluetooth for the
last 18 months. It is now not working correctly so I purchased A
Jawbone-but it arrived DOA. They are sending me replacement with no
problems dealing with the company.
Here is what I use:
Sony Ericsson-here is linked to
<http://catalog.ebay.com/Sony-Ericsson-W600-Walkman-Unlocked-/51469579?rt=nc&LH_ItemCondition=1&_dmpt=Cell_Phones&_fln=1&_htch=1&_pcatid=11&_ssov=1&_tab=2&_trksid=p4295.c0.m282>http://catalog.ebay.com/Sony-Ericsson-W600-Walkman-Unlocked-/51469579?rt=nc&LH_ItemCondition=1&_dmpt=Cell_Phones&_fln=1&_htch=1&_pcatid=11&_ssov=1&_tab=2&_trksid=p4295.c0.m282
Jabra A210-here is a link:
<http://catalog.ebay.com/Jabra-A210-Bluetooth-Adapter-/82847006?_fifpts=1&_pcatid=619&_refkw=Jabra+a210&_trksid=p3286.c0.m271>http://catalog.ebay.com/Jabra-A210-Bluetooth-Adapter-/82847006?_fifpts=1&_pcatid=619&_refkw=Jabra+a210&_trksid=p3286.c0.m271
And it requires an adapter from radio shack that costs about $3.00.
I purchased my Jabra one craigslist here in Reno for $10.00.
As I said, I do use a Bluetooth, and I also use AT&T because they
have a feature Called Voice Connect. Although I can easily just use
my magic word to open up the Sony and say call-and it will-utilizing
the voice connect enables me to call any number by just saying the
numbers. So I can call any business etc without having to program
it into the cell phone.
I have stayed with a W600 because it has a glitch-if somebody calls
and I do not answer I cannot call out without erasing a missed the
message notification. This works well for me because I cannot
inadvertently call somebody when I'm in a noisy situation. I have
only once or twice in four years been unable to make a call when I
needed it because the phone had hung up and no one was around. All
of the Sony Ericsson phone has made in the last 3 years are supposed
to be able to use this system.
You should easily be able to use a headset. I don't want one
because I cannot reach up and adjust it if it becomes uncomfortable.
The entire system can be purchased for under $150 Max.
There's also the option:
<http://nobuttonsheadset.com/index.php?main_page=index>http://nobuttonsheadset.com/index.php?main_page=index
and
He has posted on here and seems to be very open to helping us need
such specialized equipment.
Hope that helps. It works for me, and I'm willing to put up with
some inconveniences such as dialing inadvertently to have the
freedom to be out and about by myself for hours.
Joan
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
Robert Frost
