Jackie - Of course, not all phones will work in the way the wonderful N91 does, being that it is also a music player. I love it because it doubles up for me as a music player, a book reader, and I even put DVD sound tracks on it, so can listen to movies when away from home. Still the best phone in my opinnion! - Andy ----- Original Message ----- From: Jackie Cairns To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 2:31 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: MP3 V Stream for Music playback Hi Marg I haven't seen the Stream, so obviously won't comment on its ability to play MP3 files. But if it is as good as the Book Courier, then it should be fine. The Book Courier was good quality, but the channels were round the other way, and Ian rectified that by having a lead made that latched onto my headphones to reverse them. I have an Iriver for music which, to be honest, you would struggle to get now as they are no longer being made. But I use my mobile phone for MP3, and I think it's brill. Firstly, TALKS speaks all the song names, so that makes it easy to find them. Secondly, I can create playlists on it, which makes accessibility to my favourite tracks easier. And because I take my phone with me when I'm out anyway, it serves a great purpose for music. Your music is interrupted when you get a text message, or when someone rings you, and that is useful. When I rip CDs or download, I like the size to be 192. The Milestone allows you to play MP3, but I personally don't like it for music as there is a slight speed variation which is annoying. Also, it doesn't name your files and folders according to their proper titles unless you voice them. I'm sure others will give you more suggestions, but these are my thoughts that might give you an idea. Jackie ----- Original Message ----- From: Margaret Smith To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 2:18 PM Subject: [access-uk] MP3 V Stream for Music playback Hello I have recently purchased a Stream, and so far I am pleased with it. I am a total beginner as regards audio etc. Could anyone advise whether the Stream will be as good for listening to down-loaded music files etc as an MP3 machine? If MP3 is preferred, then could you kindly recommend a machine which would be user-friendly for a totally blind person. Many thanks. Marg ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.6/1086 - Release Date: 22/10/2007 19:57 -- This email has been verified as Virus free Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net