Orb

[LaBrentha Coles]

Hi Jonathan,
Thanks for responding so quickly.
I know nothing about Orb, so please start from the beginning.
.  If you think the info might be too elementary for the list, feel free to 
send to
lamaco at cox.net.
Thanks loads.

Lala


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jonathan Mosen" <jmosen at mosen.org>
To: "'The Accessible Phones Discussion List'" 
<blindphones at mosenexplosion.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 4:32 PM
Subject: RE: Orb


> Hi Lala, I changed the subject line, since I was very naughty and didn't
> change it yesterday.
>
> Before I answer your question, how much do you know about Orb? Should I
> start from the very beginning?
>
> Jonathan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindphones-bounces at mosenexplosion.com
> [mailto:blindphones-bounces at mosenexplosion.com] On Behalf Of LaBrentha 
> Coles
> Sent: Friday, 4 April 2008 10:23 a.m.
> To: The Accessible Phones Discussion List
> Subject: Re: Nokia 6620
>
> Hello Jonathan,
> Please explain more about Orb.
> I'd very much like to be able to hear Windows Media streams on my N95-3.
> Might I be able to use Orb as a transcoder?
> If so, how is that done?
>
> Lala
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jonathan Mosen" <jmosen at mosen.org>
> To: "'The Accessible Phones Discussion List'"
> <blindphones at mosenexplosion.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 5:56 PM
> Subject: RE: Nokia 6620
>
>
>> Hi Aman, thanks as always for your very reasoned and objective response.
>>
>> The phone in question that would not output the speech to the Smartlink
>> was
>> the HTC S630. I bought this one because it offered 3G in New Zealand, and
>> had very good specs.
>>
>> I can confirm that, at least in my experience, there is no Nokia phone
>> that
>> charges from the USB port when you are synchronising or have the device
>> connected for any purpose. However, it's possible to charge a Nokia by
>> running a cable from the power socket to the USB port, which served my
>> needs
>> OK.
>>
>> You mentioned that you are willing to put up with poorer battery life
>> because of the increased capability of WM phones. I would be interested 
>> to
>> hear what you perceive the increased capability to be? The only annoyance
>> I
>> have with the N82 is that it won't stream Windows Media streams, but Orb
>> as
>> a transcoder can get around that one.
>>
>> Thank you for your view that the Windows Mobile devices crash a lot more,
>> I
>> think there can be little doubt of this. For me personally, this is the
>> clincher. I don't want to be waiting for a call, only to find that I
>> missed
>> it because of a crash.
>>
>> Jonathan
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blindphones-bounces at mosenexplosion.com
>> [mailto:blindphones-bounces at mosenexplosion.com] On Behalf Of Aman Singer
>> Sent: Thursday, 3 April 2008 11:46 a.m.
>> To: 'The Accessible Phones Discussion List'
>> Subject: RE: Nokia 6620
>>
>> Hi, Jonathan.
>> It's precisely as you say, this is one of those OS debates, but
>> allow me, if I may, to stick my nose into this one. After all, even an OS
>> debate can, at times, be interesting.
>> I'm particularly interested because I use a smartlink myself and
>> find it works perfectly with all the Windows Mobile phones I've used it
>> with. These are the T-Mobile dash, HTC s720, HTC wizard, and HP HW 6955.
>> I'm
>> not sure which phone you used this unit with, I do remember your posts
>> about
>> it but don't remember the model in question, but I have, as I said, used
>> it
>> on four WM phones without trouble. I have also used it, for demo 
>> purposes,
>> on several Symbian phones without difficulty and generally have found 
>> that
>> it is a very well-behaved Bluetooth device and that most phones support 
>> it
>> quite nicely.
>> I'd also mention, for anyone who doesn't want to buy the smartlink,
>> which is, IMHO, quite expensive, that there are two or three Bluetooth
>> neck
>> loops/silhouettes for hearing aids. I've only tried one, the Artone
>> Bluetooth loop, needing, as I did, my Smartlink for other uses, but that
>> too
>> has worked well with all phones.
>> Finally, I find that, though the battery life on WM devices is
>> sometimes slightly less than that on Symbian phones, this isn't
>> significant
>> given the increased capability of the WM phones and their ability to
>> charge
>> from a USB port, which the Symbian phones I've used don't seem to have.
>> Finally, I have found that the WM phones most certainly crash more than
>> the
>> Symbian phones do. I should say, though, that I don't say that Symbian is
>> in
>> any way bad. It's a matter of preference, IMHO, what is to be used. 
>> Having
>> used both, I appreciate a good many things about each device type.
>> Aman
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blindphones-bounces at mosenexplosion.com
>> [mailto:blindphones-bounces at mosenexplosion.com] On Behalf Of Jonathan
>> Mosen
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 4:53 PM
>> To: 'The Accessible Phones Discussion List'
>> Subject: RE: Nokia 6620
>>
>> Hi Isaac, well now, you'll get a variety of opinions on that question. My
>> opinion is worth what you paid for it, but here you go.
>>
>> I really like my Windows Mobile-based PAC Mate for writing documents and
>> running a whole bunch of cool programmes, but I have never particularly
>> liked Windows Mobile-based phones. It would take a lot to convince me 
>> ever
>> to buy one again. They don't sound as good to me, and they lock up too
>> much.
>> Others will have a different view. It's just another operating system
>> debate
>> and you'll have proponents of either. I will say though that the main
>> reason
>> why I got rid of my last Windows Mobile phone was that I couldn't get
>> speech
>> to go through my Phonak Smartlink, which is Bluetooth capable. That, and
>> the
>> lock ups and the absolutely abysmal battery life.
>>
>> For me, you can't go past Symbian on phones for stability, sound quality,
>> and awesome hardware.
>>
>> Jonathan
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blindphones-bounces at mosenexplosion.com
>> [mailto:blindphones-bounces at mosenexplosion.com] On Behalf Of isaac obie
>> Sent: Thursday, 3 April 2008 9:46 a.m.
>> To: The Accessible Phones Discussion List
>> Subject: Re: Nokia 6620
>>
>> Jonathan,
>> Excellent points. Not only do I hear the music when the phone boots p, 
>> but
>
>> I
>> can feel it as well. It's just that this is my first real experience with
>> a
>> phone. I've seen them, touched them, but not really done anything with
>> them.
>>
>> I wish it would pla some music when shutting down as well. More than a 
>> one
>> second jingle. But the loop setting is a great idea. I never thought of
>> that. that setting sometimes let me know people have left the monitor on
>> on
>> the computer. Do you think I might do better with the I-Mate sp5m phone?
>> thanks.
>> Isaac
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Jonathan Mosen" <jmosen at mosen.org>
>> To: "'The Accessible Phones Discussion List'"
>> <blindphones at mosenexplosion.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 11:59 AM
>> Subject: RE: Nokia 6620
>>
>>
>>> Hi Isaac, the phone will take a few seconds to boot up. The 6620 is a
>>> smart phone, so it is in fact a computer.
>>>
>>> It's been a while since I've seen one but I would estimate you'd have
>>> to wait a good 15 seconds at least. The phone should then play the
>>> Nokia start-up sound which you may or may not be able to hear. One
>>> trick I find quite useful, given that you wear hearing aids, is to put
>>> your hearing aids onto the loop setting. If the phone is on, you
>>> should definitely be able to detect some electromagnetic activity from
>>> the phone to tell you that it's on.
>>>
>>> Jonathan
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: blindphones-bounces at mosenexplosion.com
>>> [mailto:blindphones-bounces at mosenexplosion.com] On Behalf Of isaac
>>> obie
>>> Sent: Thursday, 3 April 2008 3:52 a.m.
>>> To: blindphones
>>> Subject: Nokia 6620
>>>
>>> Hi all:
>>> Why does it take so long for the phone to come on once you press the
>>> button?
>>> It acts like a windows 98 computer, slow as molasses climbing a hill
>>> in the middle of winter. I can't tell if it's on or off at times. that
>>> button seems to be worn out. You have to press it so hard for so long.
>>> I don't think I am going to like this phone much. Are they all
>>> stubborn like this?
>>> Thanks
>>> Isaac
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