Eleanor, Android runs a wide range of phoens and tablets, so this could be a very long answer, but I'll give an example.
The Sony Xperia Pro phone is available at Carphone Warehouse and many other places for around £270. Sony will be updating it to Android 4 in the next couple of months. Android 4 has more accessibility built-in than previous versions, which will bring these phones a lot closer to the functionality of an iPhone. I'm riding roughshod over a lot of detail here, but hope that helps to put you in the picture.
Vince.----- Original Message ----- From: "Eleanor Burke" <eleanorburke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, February 20, 2012 2:56 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Help with Mobiles
Is it available in UK and in terms of pricing how much? What phone model? Where is it available from?-----Original message----- From: Debbie Palmer Sent: 20/02/2012, 2:39 pm To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Help with Mobiles what about the android phone platform and mobile accessibility which is cheaper than TALKS and very accessible. Debbie _____From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf OfEleanor Burke Sent: 20 February 2012 14:30 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Help with Mobiles Well I would have thought they should be buying the appropriate Blackberry and software from Humanware for blind people. In the meantime I havedifferent phones, all that support e-mail and Internet. You mention a Nokia C5 and that is OK but I would not go for that, even though I own one myself. It is one of the cheaper models on the market with very small screen and hasno wi-fi capability so Internet access and e-mail will be via contractservice provider only. There are the Nokia E7, E6 and E5, all of which youmight like to consider running Talks Premium. Talks Premium costs £150 (Ithink) for IMEI based and if you purchase Talks that is SIM based it is more expensive. There are many people on this list, I hink who use touch screen iPhone so that is another option. Finally of the 3 Nokia phones I mentionedthe E5 is not touch screen while the E6 and E7 are both touch screen and controlled by qwerty keypad. The E5 also has a qwerty keypad.----- Original Message ----- From: Howie, Sam <mailto:Sam.Howie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>To: 'BCAB Discussion List' <mailto:bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> ; 'access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' Sent: Monday, February 20, 2012 1:55 PM Subject: [access-uk] Help with Mobiles Hi All Looking for a bit of help for a colleague at work she was due to be issuedwith a blackberry for receiving emails and so on while away from the office. But for obvious reasons they are totally inaccessible and the software fromAmerica never seems to have arrived here in the UK. So we are looking forsome help with a decent talks compatible phone that would allow email to besent and received. Someone had mentioned about a Nokia C5. On the other side of things if the employer is offering blackberrys tosighted staff am I correct in thinking they should be buying the appropriatephone and talks for blind employee. Thanks Sam Sam Howie Resource Worker Performance & Information Systems Ground Floor Wheatley House 25 Cochrane Street Glasgow G1 1HL 0141 276 2258 mailto: <mailto:sam.howie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> sam.howie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxGlasgow - Proud Host City of the 2014 Commonwealth Games and Host Council ofthe 2012 Olympic Games ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- Disclaimer: This message is intended only for use of the addressee. If this messagewas sent to you in error, please notify the sender and delete this message.Glasgow City Council cannot accept responsibility for viruses, so pleasescan attachments. Views expressed in this message do not necessarily reflectthose of the Council who will not necessarily be bound by its contents. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------__________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signaturedatabase 6899 (20120220) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com__________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signaturedatabase 6899 (20120220) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq
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