[access-uk] Re: Mobiles & Large Font
- From: Brendan Magill <brendan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 10:32:47 +0100
Hi Sam and everyone,
Sam, I went through this one about a year ago and found it very
difficult to identify a phone that would meet my needs. I wanted to be
able to use a standard phone, but I needed to be able to read the
screen. I went round a lot of phone shops and found little or no
interest in them supplying anything other than the standard models.
However, I found a very helpful guy in The Link here in Worcester, who
spent a good hour with me, going through several possible phones; he
really seemed to understand that I had some vision which I wanted to use
as much as possible.
The phone we eventually found was the Samsung D410, which I think is
no longer available. This phone has a relatively large screen and it is
possible to set a large font size when writing text messages.
Unfortunately, Samsung haven't got it quite right with this model, since
you cannot set the larger font as the default and you cannot use it for
menu and similar purposes. When you dial a number, it is displayed in
very big characters. Although menus and the like are nod in
particularly large characters, the display is very clear and there is
excellent contrast. I read with a COIL magnifier and have no difficulty
whatsoever with this phone.
I don't use the phonebook, organizer or other features, so am not
worried about how those are presented. I do sometimes take pictures
with the phone and can get some excellent results doing that.
As I said, the D410 is no longer available. However, there are some
later D models, so it could be worth taking a look at them to see
whether they have addressed any of the shortcomings mentioned above.
Hope this helps.
Cheers,
Brendan.
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BRENDAN MAGILL
Business, Employment &
Disability Consultancy
8 York Place
Worcester
WR1 3DR
England
Phone: +44 (0)1905 28286
Fax: +44 (0)870 127 7856
Web: www.magill.co.uk
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