Suppose your a blind person, and you want an accessible phone you can use to make calls, store some PIM information and send and receive text messages, but you don't want or need a data plan. Unfortunately, there aren't many low end cell phones that will meet your needs, so you'll have to go with a smart phone to get the accessibility you want. In this case, why should you have to pay for a data plan you don't want and won't use just to get an accessible cell phone? This is why a blind person might want a smart phone without a data plan.
On 03/06/12 13:48, Arnold Schmidt wrote: > Well, it appears the old cliche applies one more time. I just called > the number given in the following message, and this is what I was told. > First, the following does not apply to the IPhone at all, one must buy a > data plan for the IPhone. Apparently, for the android phones, and > blackberries, one can apply for this exemption, but it does not mean one > can get free data. Under normal circumstances, one has to buy a minimum > data plan, even if they are not going to use it, just to get one of > these devices. This exemption will allow the device to be used for phone > calls, maybe texting (I am not sure about texting), but not for data, > meaning the web and email. I can't imagine why one would want a smart > phone if they weren't going to use it for the web and email, being that > now some companies are offering unlimited text and phone calls for cheap > prices, using a regular phone. Apparently, their data networks are > being overwhelmed by smart phones, and they want people to buy and use > the simple phones for texting and phone calls. Oh well, I hoped. > > Arnold Schmidt > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Caron" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2012 11:33 AM > Subject: Re: new to the group and some questions > > > Hello Arnold, > > If the price of the data plan is the only thing keeping you from getting > the iPhone you may want to consider asking for a waiver. AT ant T > allows Blind users in the US to fill out a application that allows for > certain services. One is free information. Another is exemption from > the data plan. > I don't know if other service providers have a option like this for > blind users. > > I am using the free information service. I did not use it often as I > preferred Bing 411. However, Bing 411 is ending at the end of june so > I'm glad I have the AT and T information option in place and ready to > use. It works very similar to the Bing 411 service, even the same voice, > but an operator takes over if there is a need. > > The application process is a bit tedious and takes time to complete and > requires a doctor's portion to be completed. > > I think the phone number to call AT And T for a application is: 1 866 > 241 6568 > > eric Caron > > On Jun 3, 2012, at 6:30 AM, Arnold Schmidt wrote: > >> I am even newer than you, in that my subscription was approved only >> hours ago. Also, I do not have an IPhone yet. The idea of getting >> one greatly appeals to me, but if I do not, it will be for the same >> reason that I have not gotten one so far, I am too cheap to want to >> pay that hundred dollars a month after month, after month after month >> to the phone carrier. However, I know I would love my IPhone and would >> probably not mind that charge too much, considering the benefits to me. >> >> One thing that has me excited again about getting one is the book, >> published by National Braille Press. Getting Started with the iPhone >> and iOs5 for Blind Users, by >> Anna Dresner with Dean Martineau. I have purchased this book, and >> am reading through it. I do recommend this book for new users. >> According to it, one can set up their IPhone independently, so long as >> they have ITunes on their computer, with One caveat. There are some >> things one has to enter onto their phone itself, so one will have to >> type on it very early in the game, as it were. As long as one feels >> confident to do this typing, it can be set up independently. >> >> The link to the aforementioned book is >> http://www.nap.org/ic/nap/IPHONE-IOS5.html >> It is $22, and can be had in hardcopy braille, as a brf file, or as a >> daisy audio file, read by a pretty good synthesizer, I do not know >> which one. >> >> Arnold Schmidt >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rebecca Ilniski" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2012 3:31 AM >> Subject: new to the group and some questions >> >> >>> Hi all. I'm new to the group and have some questions. I'm going to >>> be upgrading on 5/5/12. I have some questions and will post them here. >>> 1. I have decided to get the iphone 4s and will be ordering that on >>> Tuesday. First question did you get your i phone online or at the >>> apple store? I can go to verizon and get it but wonder if they will >>> be more helpful at apple and can they help with things like porting >>> your number over from the old phone to the new? Did you order yours >>> online or go to the store? if you ordered it directly from your cell >>> provider can you set it up independently or did you have to go to the >>> store to get help? >>> 2. Do you use a bluetooth keyboard with yours or just the i phone? >>> 3. What podcasts are out there for the iphone 4s? Is there a good >>> resource for learning the gestures and using the flat screen? >>> 4. How many gigs would you recommend? I don't plan to watch a lot of >>> movies, download videos and mainly want to use my phone for calls, >>> facebooking, and twitters? Maybe here or there a video but I don't >>> plan to go overboard. I have wifi here at home and plan to use >>> that. When I'm away is it easy to use your data plan if there aren't >>> any wifi connections available especially if i"m on a bus or something? >>> Thanks for answering all of my questions. I'm sure I will have more >>> as I go along. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Rebecca and Zeb >>> email: [email protected] >>> facebook: facebook.com/rebeccai5 >>> Zeb's facebook: facebook.com/zeb.ilniski >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>> Google Group. >>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >> Google Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > -- Christopher (CJ) chaltain at Gmail -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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