Text Messaging

[Jacques Bosch]

Yes, I have now confirmed that it doesn't read messages at all while composing. It doesn't even read it if you save it to the drafts and then open it again.
So it just reads incoming text and email messages, as well as the few menus, and the address book entries.

Jacques
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Stephen Giggar 
  To: The Accessible Phones Discussion List 
  Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 5:45 AM
  Subject: Re: Text Messaging


  >From a earlier post on this list this weekend; A person stated; the Motorola V8 will not read a 
  message as you compose it. It will only read incoming messages.

  Signed: Stephen Giggar
  sgiggar at sbcglobal.net
  Skype: dr-phone.

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: "Tom S" <tsykora at willmarnet.com>
  To: "The Accessible Phones Discussion List" <blindphones at mosenexplosion.com>
  Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 9:42 PM
  Subject: Re: Text Messaging


  > Hi,
  > Well, I guess the below responses beg the question re the Motorola
  > V8.  Does anyone know if the V8 allows composing messages, or only
  > reading them.
  > Tom
  >
  > At 09:09 PM 1/13/2008, you wrote:
  >
  >>That is correct! The message reader as the name implies just reads
  >>messages. It will not read
  >>anything for writing them.
  >>
  >>Signed: Stephen Giggar
  >>sgiggar at sbcglobal.net
  >>Skype: dr-phone.
  >>
  >>----- Original Message -----
  >>From: <jordmartin at suddenlink.net>
  >>To: "The Accessible Phones Discussion List" <blindphones at mosenexplosion.com>
  >>Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 8:04 PM
  >>Subject: Re: Text Messaging
  >>
  >>
  >> >I think the message reader is just that; a message reader.
  >> >
  >> > Juanita Martin
  >> > ----- Original Message -----
  >> > From: "Christopher Chaltain" <cchaltain at austin.rr.com>
  >> > To: "The Accessible Phones Discussion List"
  >> <blindphones at mosenexplosion.com>
  >> > Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 6:34 PM
  >> > Subject: Re: Text Messaging
  >> >
  >> >
  >> >>I have not, but I suspect that with Voice aid and Message Reader, both
  >> >> which come on the N75, you could probably read your incoming text
  >> >> messages. I don't think these applications would allow you to compose
  >> >> text messages though. Remember that since I have Talks on my phone, I
  >> >> haven't really tried using Voice Aid and Message Reader without Talks
  >> >> running so take this with a grain of salt.
  >> >>
  >> >> Tom S wrote:
  >> >>> Hi Chris        Have you or anyone else tried text messaging using
  >> >>> the message reader software you mentioned before installing Talks or
  >> >>> mobile speak?  Is it possible for a total to use message reader out of
  >> >>> the box?
  >> >>> Thanks,
  >> >>> Tom
  >> >>> At 07:59 PM 1/12/2008, you wrote:
  >> >>>
  >> >>>
  >> >>>> No, any Nokia phone with the Message Reader application will read text
  >> >>>> messages right out of the box. I don't know which Nokia phones have
  >> >>>> Message Reader, but I know the Nokia N75 does.
  >> >>>>
  >> >>>> Tom S wrote:
  >> >>>>
  >> >>>>> Hi,
  >> >>>>> Is the Motorola V8 the only cell phone that currently will read text
  >> >>>>> messages out of the box with no need for an additional screen reader.
  >> >>>>> Thanks,
  >> >>>>> Tom
  >> >>>>>
  >> >>>>>
  >> >>>>>
  >> >>>>>
  >> >>>> --
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  >> >>>> cchaltain at austin.rr.com
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