Re: [QUAD-L] hands-free cell phone

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 17:58:30 -0700

I think this e-mail is not only fine, but one of the reasons for the List. It might not help everyone, but there are some who will be helped. No e-mail is going to be wanted by everyone.  Sure it's selling something, but it's something directed towards quads.
I say let us know if you make anything else.
 
Greg
 
> 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
> www.nobuttonsheadset.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From:
> Joan
> Anglin
> To: 'Quadius' ; '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&_p
> catid=11&_ssov=1&_tab=2&_trksid=p4295.c0.m282
>
>
> Jabra
> Adapter-
> /82847006?_fifpts=1&_pcatid=619&_refkw=Jabra+a210&_trksid=p3286.c0.m27
> 1
>
>
> 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:
>
>
> 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
>
>
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