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Hello List
Does anyone use this phone? Is the button keyboard a qwerty keyboard? It is
quite expensive, so is it worth while?
Regards
Fanus
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Olusegun -- Victory Associates LTD, Inc.
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!
Sincerely,
Olusegun
Denver, Colorado
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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
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-----Original Message-----
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!
Sincerely,
Olusegun
Denver, Colorado
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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
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On Dec 10, 2018, at 2:41 PM, Carolyn Arnold <4carolyna@windstream.net> 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
-----Original Message-----
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!
Sincerely,
Olusegun
Denver, Colorado
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I don't think the slower reaction has anything to
do with buttons versus touch screen. Buttons are usually on feature
phones, not smart phones. Feature phones have much slower processors than
smart phones. Pushing a button completes a circuit. There should be
no difference between that and however touch screens cause the equivalent.
I'm not sure just what you are referring to by
clumsiness but the speed issue is not related to buttons. After all, every
key on a computer keyboard is actually the equivalent of a button on a
phone. They are all switches.
Gene.
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Sent: Monday, December 10, 2018 6:08 PM
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Kapsys SmartVision 2 cell
phone
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@...>
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 > > > -----Original
Message----- > 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! > >
Sincerely, > Olusegun > Denver, Colorado > > >
> > > > >
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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
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-----Original Message----- From: main@TechTalk.groups.io [mailto:main@TechTalk.groups.io] On Behalf Of Victor Sent: Monday, December 10, 2018 7:08 PM To: main@techtalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Kapsys SmartVision 2 cell phone 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@windstream.net> 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
-----Original Message-----
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!
Sincerely,
Olusegun
Denver, Colorado
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The buttons were on my Folder 2. It could be that I needed the thing to talk long enough for me to get used to it.
Best regards,
Carolyn
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-----Original Message----- From: main@TechTalk.groups.io [mailto:main@TechTalk.groups.io] On Behalf Of Gene Sent: Monday, December 10, 2018 7:26 PM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Kapsys SmartVision 2 cell phone I don't think the slower reaction has anything to do with buttons versus touch screen. Buttons are usually on feature phones, not smart phones. Feature phones have much slower processors than smart phones. Pushing a button completes a circuit. There should be no difference between that and however touch screens cause the equivalent. I'm not sure just what you are referring to by clumsiness but the speed issue is not related to buttons. After all, every key on a computer keyboard is actually the equivalent of a button on a phone. They are all switches. Gene. ----- Original Message ----- From: Victor <mailto:victorelawrence@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2018 6:08 PM To: main@techtalk.groups.io <mailto:main@techtalk.groups.io> Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Kapsys SmartVision 2 cell phone 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@windstream.net <mailto:4carolyna@windstream.net> > 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
-----Original Message-----
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <mailto: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 <mailto: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!
Sincerely,
Olusegun
Denver, Colorado
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Olusegun -- Victory Associates LTD, Inc.
Victor, I may be wrong on this, but I think that Blackberry came out first
with phones that have keypads. If memory serves, there seem to be two such
phones from Blackberry. I don't believe these phone offerings have too much
traction even in the mainstream. Far too often, they are available for sale
at giveaway prices.
I do understand why many folks may want a toy with a keypad; I never thought
I would part with my Nokia N86--remember that one? It was for me the best
toy I thought I ever had. Oh well, no tutorials, no teachers, no show &
tell; I grabbed a Samsung toy, it fitted snugly in my hands and my tinkering
fingers went to work. Four days later following procurement, I shocked
myself when I sent my first text message on a touchscreen toy.
Sincerely,
Olusegun
Denver, Colorado
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You might be right about some of these phones with keypad is not gaining any traction. I think the cited world has embraced touch screens and they see no need for keypads. We blind people will eventually have to adapt to that as I don’t think adaptive phones will be around for very long. Phones with physical keyboard will soon be a thing of the past. If you want that kind of phone, you will probably have to resort to eBay or some other auction site. Even then, that phone might not be compatible with your carrier. Sometimes we just have to do the work, break a sweat and learn new things. Whether it’s android or iOS, people can learn to use the touchscreens. Blind people should not be afraid of them.
Victor
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On Dec 10, 2018, at 7:26 PM, Olusegun -- Victory Associates LTD, Inc. <ukekearuaro@valtdnet.com> wrote:
Victor, I may be wrong on this, but I think that Blackberry came out first
with phones that have keypads. If memory serves, there seem to be two such
phones from Blackberry. I don't believe these phone offerings have too much
traction even in the mainstream. Far too often, they are available for sale
at giveaway prices.
I do understand why many folks may want a toy with a keypad; I never thought
I would part with my Nokia N86--remember that one? It was for me the best
toy I thought I ever had. Oh well, no tutorials, no teachers, no show &
tell; I grabbed a Samsung toy, it fitted snugly in my hands and my tinkering
fingers went to work. Four days later following procurement, I shocked
myself when I sent my first text message on a touchscreen toy.
Sincerely,
Olusegun
Denver, Colorado
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Dear Carolyn & List: In UUSA, ask your friend to phone (800) MOT-OROLA (800) 668-6752. That is Motorola. They sell mail order or can recommend a local dealer. Brian K. Lingard From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf of Carolyn Arnold Sent: December 10, 2018 20:47 To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Kapsys SmartVision 2 cell phone 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, 2018 7:08 PM To: main@techtalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Kapsys SmartVision 2 cell phone 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@windstream.net> 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
Famous, whether or not the asking price for Kapsys 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!
Sincerely,
Olusegun
Denver, Colorado
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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
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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
-----Original Message-----
From:main@TechTalk.groups.io [mailto:main@TechTalk.groups.io] On Behalf Of Victor
Sent: Monday, December 10, 2018 7:08 PM
To:main@techtalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Kapsys SmartVision 2 cell phone
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@windstream.net> 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
-----Original Message-----
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!
Sincerely,
Olusegun
Denver, Colorado
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Does it have talking caller ID? I doubt
it.
Gene
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----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2018 5:29 AM
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 > > > -----Original Message----- >
From:main@TechTalk.groups.io [mailto:main@TechTalk.groups.io] On Behalf Of
Victor > Sent: Monday, December 10, 2018 7:08 PM >
To:main@techtalk.groups.io > Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Kapsys SmartVision 2
cell phone > > 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@...>
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 >> >> >> -----Original
Message----- >> 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! >> >>
Sincerely, >> Olusegun >> Denver,
Colorado >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > >
> >
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There is an old saying that you can't have your cake and eat it,
too. To my knowledge, the Jitterbug phone does not have talking
caller ID. But this is a minor drawback compared to the
advantages of a phone with a large, tactile keypad that is
designed for seniors with desterity problems that make it
difficult for them to use standard touchscreen cell phones.
Besides, this individual does not sound like someone who is tech
savvy and would be comfortable purchasing a cell phone sight
unseen online, if she is even computer literate, in the first
place, which the majority of blind and visually impaired seniors
are most definitely not. If she could not find a suitable phone
at a Walmart or Verizonstore, then her best bet would be to check
out the Jitterbug phone at a Best Buy store.
Gerald
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On 12/11/2018 6:32 AM, Gene wrote:
Does it have talking caller ID?
I doubt it.
Gene
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2018 5:29 AM
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
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:main@TechTalk.groups.io
[mailto:main@TechTalk.groups.io] On Behalf Of Victor
> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2018 7:08 PM
> To:main@techtalk.groups.io
> Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Kapsys SmartVision 2 cell phone
>
> 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@...>
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
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> 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!
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> Olusegun
>> Denver, Colorado
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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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. Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2018 5:29 AM 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@...> 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!
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> Olusegun
>> Denver, Colorado
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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
toggle quoted messageShow quoted text
On 12/11/2018 7:01 AM, Brian K. Lingard
wrote:
Dear Gene &
List:
Do Jitterbug
cell phones offer Speech output?
Brian K. Lingard
Does it have talking caller ID? I doubt
it.
Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2018 5:29 AM
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@...>
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!
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> Olusegun
>> Denver, Colorado
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Talking caller ID was a specific feature asked for,
and these days, with constant robo calls, accessible caller ID, if needed, is a
necessity. When discussing or recommending a phone, if it doesn't have
that feature, it is important to say that if you know it doesn't.
I don't know if an adequate phone can be found that
has this feature and the other features asked for.
Gene
toggle quoted messageShow quoted text
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2018 5:52 AM
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Kapsys SmartVision 2 cell
phone
There is an old saying that you can't have your cake and eat it, too.
To my knowledge, the Jitterbug phone does not have talking caller ID. But
this is a minor drawback compared to the advantages of a phone with a large,
tactile keypad that is designed for seniors with desterity problems that make it
difficult for them to use standard touchscreen cell phones. Besides, this
individual does not sound like someone who is tech savvy and would be
comfortable purchasing a cell phone sight unseen online, if she is even computer
literate, in the first place, which the majority of blind and visually impaired
seniors are most definitely not. If she could not find a suitable phone at
a Walmart or Verizonstore, then her best bet would be to check out the Jitterbug
phone at a Best Buy store.
Gerald
On 12/11/2018 6:32 AM, Gene wrote:
Does it have talking caller ID? I doubt
it.
Gene
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2018 5:29 AM
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
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:main@TechTalk.groups.io
[mailto:main@TechTalk.groups.io] On
Behalf Of Victor
> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2018 7:08 PM
> To:main@techtalk.groups.io
>
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Kapsys SmartVision 2 cell phone
>
> 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@...>
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
>>
>>
>> -----Original
Message-----
>> 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!
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> Olusegun
>>
Denver,
Colorado
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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Not from what I recall from what I've
read.
Gene
toggle quoted messageShow quoted text
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2018 6:01 AM
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Kapsys SmartVision 2 cell
phone
Dear
Gene & List:
Do
Jitterbug cell phones offer Speech output?
Brian
K. Lingard
Does
it have talking caller ID? I doubt it.
Sent:
Tuesday, December 11, 2018 5:29 AM
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@...>
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!
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> Olusegun
>>
Denver, Colorado
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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
toggle quoted messageShow quoted text
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2018 6:18 AM
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
Does it have talking caller ID? I doubt
it.
Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2018 5:29
AM
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@...>
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!
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
Olusegun
>> Denver, Colorado
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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
toggle quoted messageShow quoted text
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 -----
Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2018 6:18 AM
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
Does it have
talking caller ID? I doubt it.
Sent:
Tuesday, December 11, 2018 5:29 AM
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@...>
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!
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> Olusegun
>> Denver, Colorado
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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
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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 -----
Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2018 6:18 AM
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
Does
it have talking caller ID? I doubt it.
Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2018 5:29 AM
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@...>
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!
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> Olusegun
>> Denver, Colorado
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