accessible phones and networks

[VIRGIE UNDERWOOD]

Hi David,
That is what Alfred told me, I was a little surprised but they do charge for 
the installation.

Virgie and Lady Hoshi
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Poehlman" <david.poehlman at handsontechnologeyes.com>
To: "The Accessible Phones Discussion List" <blindphones at mosenexplosion.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 8:46 PM
Subject: Re: accessible phones and networks


> they charge for installation?
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "VIRGIE UNDERWOOD" <v.underwood at verizon.net>
> To: "The Accessible Phones Discussion List" 
> <blindphones at mosenexplosion.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 8:42 PM
> Subject: Re: accessible phones and networks
>
>
> Hi,
> I spoke with Alfred at the disability department of AT&T and he told me I
> could order the phone and Mobile Speak from them.  He also said they would
> install Mobile Speak for me and they would charge me $49 for the
> installation.  I did talk with some others there but Alfred seems to know
> what he is talking about.
>
> Do you have the number for the disability department?  If you need it just
> let me know.
>
> Virgie and Lady Hoshi
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "James Watts" <jameswatts at intergate.com>
> To: "The Accessible Phones Discussion List" 
> <blindphones at mosenexplosion.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 8:30 PM
> Subject: Re: accessible phones and networks
>
>
>> Virgie, from what the disabilities center at A T and T told me, I could
>> not
>> order service plus the phone through them, but that I would first have to
>> get the phone with contract from a store, then ship it to them for the
>> screen reader install. It seems unlike when it was Cingular where one 
>> went
>> through the disabilities center to do everything. I'm glad I waited,
>> though,
>> since, hopefully, the newer phones with Mobile Speak are better than the
>> 6620 with basic Talks, but a couple of times in 06, when I called to try
>> to
>> order under the old system, I was continually told that the phone
>> supported,
>> the 6620, was out of stock, and to call back.
>>
>> Thanks, Kevin, for pointing out that the Q was available through Verizon.
>> I
>> did already know that but that fact confuses me, as, since Verizon runs 
>> on
>> CDMA and A T and T runs on GSM, the Q one can get from Verizon versus the
>> one from A T and T must be somewhat different. Also, as I have said, 
>> never
>> having done this before, I would need someone to demonstrate for me
>> installing Mobile Speak on any phone I get. I probably can get a Q from
>> Verizon for less as an existing customer than from A T and T, so the
>> overall
>> cost difference might not be that great.
>>
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