Hi, I believe RNIB and Humanware sell the battery. All the best Steve -- Computer Room Services 77 Exeter Close Stevenage Hertfordshire SG1 4PW Tel: 01438-742286 Mob: 07956334938 Fax: 01438-759589 Email: steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Web: http://www.comproom.co.uk -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kevin Cussick Sent: 07 July 2012 18:40 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Lover Price for Victor Reader Stream Hi, Yes you can change the battery in the streem your self and the breeze but I don't know where to source them I hope maybe as Rnib sells both products they will stock the battery. On 07/07/2012 03:59, Carol Pearson wrote: > Can we change the battery ourselves, by the way, and can we get a > correct battery without paying the £10? > > Carol P > ---- Original Message ---- > From: "Kevin Cussick" > <the.big.white.shepherd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: > <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, July 06, 2012 12:12 > PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Lover Price for Victor Reader > Stream > >> agreed mate and 10 pounds for sending a battery out for >> the streem or breeze stinks ripoff. >> >> On 06/07/2012 11:54, roger.south@xxxxxxxxxx wrote: >>> On Tid Bits yesterday an article stated the US parent of >>> Humanware are reducing the price of the VRS including >>> the Softpack down to $258 which converts to around >>> £165. Their UK web site shows the price as £245. Iâ?Tm >>> not sure if this is inclusive of VAT but even if it is >>> still massively higher than the US price. Is this yet >>> another case of the disabled being ripped off or will >>> the same old hackneyed excuses of support etc. be >>> trotted out? If the Americans can do it why the hell >>> canâ?Tt we? The excuse of low turn over keeping the >>> prices high carries no weight at all. Bring the prices down to an >>> affordable level and >>> sales will boom. It most certainly has in the able bodied field. >>> Roger >> >> ** 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 > > ** 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 > ** 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 ** 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