Hmm I agree with you on this, but that's because if I am going to spend that price on a phone. I am going to get something that does everything, and comes from a company that I know is good.
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On 12/11/18, Gerald Levy <bwaylimited@...> wrote: A slight correction. Kapsys phones are sold through Irie-AT, a relatively unknown online company that sells products for the blind from other, relatively unknown companies. They are certainly not as well-known in the blindness community as ILA, Maxi-Aids, AT Guys and LS&S Products. And although their Kapsys Smart Vision 2 phone may sound like the greatest invention since sliced bread, it is hard to justify spending $900 for a phone made by an obscure manufacturer that is sold by an equally obscure online merchant who may or may not be around when you need help or tech support. Caveat emptor.
Gerald
On 12/11/2018 8:36 AM, Gerald Levy wrote:
I am very skeptical about Kapsys, a relatively littel-known start-up company whose phones seem overpriced for what they offer. Since their products are aimed at a small, niche market, their long-term viability isquestionable. Remember Odin Mobiel, a similar company whose mission was to offer accessible, blind-friendly cell phones? How did that work out? Where are they now? How many blind consumers got stuck with their products? Unfortunately, it may simply not be possible to find a basic, affordable cell phone that offers both a tactile keypad and talking caller ID. But to me, it is important for someone who is not tech savvy to be able to handle a cell phone that he/she isinterested in before actually buying it. Obviously, this is not possible with the Kapsys phones, which, at present, are not sold through major retailers like Target, Walmart,Best Buy or Costco. So if you shell out $900 for a Smart Visions 2 phone, and Kapsys goes belly up like Odin Mobile, you're totally screwed.
Gerald
On 12/11/2018 7:47 AM, Gene wrote:
They appeal to seniors who don't have enough vision loss to make the phone not properly accessible. The question is, are there phones that serve those who are in that category? Gene ----- Original Message ----- *From:* Gerald Levy <mailto:bwaylimited@...> *Sent:* Tuesday, December 11, 2018 6:18 AM *To:* main@TechTalk.groups.io <mailto:main@TechTalk.groups.io> *Subject:* Re: [TechTalk] Kapsys SmartVision 2 cell phone
No, I don't think Jitterbug phones offer speech output. But they are designed to be "ssenior friendly", wwith large, tactile buttons and other features designed to appeal to seniors or others who are not tech savvy or do not want a traditional touchscreen smart phone.
https://www.greatcall.com/phones
Gerald
On 12/11/2018 7:01 AM, Brian K. Lingard wrote:
Dear Gene & List:
Do Jitterbug cell phones offer Speech output?
Brian K. Lingard
*From:*main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> *On Behalf of *Gene *Sent:* December 11, 2018 6:32 *To:* main@TechTalk.groups.io *Subject:* Re: [TechTalk] Kapsys SmartVision 2 cell phone
Does it have talking caller ID? I doubt it.
Gene
*From:*Gerald Levy <mailto:bwaylimited@...>
*Sent:*Tuesday, December 11, 2018 5:29 AM
*To:*main@TechTalk.groups.io <mailto:main@TechTalk.groups.io>
*Subject:*Re: [TechTalk] Kapsys SmartVision 2 cell phone
Tell your friend to visit a nearby Best Buy store and check out the Jitterbug phone. Jitterbug is now owned by Best Buy, and their in-store Geek Squad technicians can help your friend get started.
Gerald
On 12/10/2018 8:46 PM, Carolyn Arnold wrote:
I have an elderly, partially-sighted friend. Her flip phone died, but she needs a replacement. She went to three Wal-Marts and could not find a flip phone that would announce a caller. I suggested that she go to a Verizon store, and she thought she might call Maxi-Aids and Independent Living. She just wants a phone to use as a phone strictly, doesn't even want texting. They told her at Wal-Mart that their only suggestion was an iPhone - like yeah, I'll bet they'd like to have five or six hundred dollars for that phone that would literally overwhelm my poor friend, who lives 1,200 miles from me.
Best regards,
Carolyn
From:main@TechTalk.groups.io [mailto:main@TechTalk.groups.io] On Behalf of Victor
Sent: Monday, December 10, z2018 7:08 PM To:main@techtalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Kapsys SmartVision 2 cell phon> It’s good to know that there are android phones that have physical keyboards. It’s good to know that these phones are main stream. I don’t think there’s any need to go with a phone made for the visually impaired if you can get one from a mainstream company. Chances are, you’ll be better off in the long run. Give yourself a chance to learn how to use a phone with a touchscreen. That may be the only choice any of us will have an a few years. I don’t know how long phones with physical keyboard will be around.
Victor
On Dec 10, 2018, at 2:41 PM, Carolyn Arnold<4carolyna@... <mailto:4carolyna@...>> wrote:
The ones Olusegun mentioned are more up to date too. Once I finally got used to a touch screen, I would not want a phone with buttons. They seem clumsy now and like they don't react as quickly as the touch pad and text fields on a touch screen. We all have different wants and needs.
Best regards,
Carolyn
From:main@TechTalk.groups.io [mailto:main@TechTalk.groups.io] On Behalf Of Olusegun -- Victory Associates LTD, Inc. Sent: Monday, December 10, 2018 2:40 PM To:main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Kapsys SmartVision 2 cell phone
Fanus, whether or not the asking price for Capsys phone is worth its price depends on how much you're willing to pay for it. If you're happy with a touchscreen device in the mainstream market, keep
running
with it. However, if using a smartphone is important to you and you need one that comes with a tactile keypad, then Samsung Folder2 and Blackberry's KeyOne, both in the mainstream market, may be worth looking at. They are certainly far more cheaper than the Capsys phone
and getting tech support if necessary could be a tad easier since these devices are in the mainstream.
I've never played ball with any of these devices 'cause I prefer touchscreen devices and have a few of them that I throw against the wall for fun time and time again, yikes, silly me! I will only settle
for the likes of Capsys if I can't seem to find anything in the mainstream market that does what I am trying to accomplish with ease even if there's a slight learning curve. Good luck on the decision-making process and all the very best!
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