Built-in TTS vs MobileSpeak/Talks

[simon]

hi joe,

  I agree with you on price. but  I can offer you this advice.
  I use a Device on a CDMA network. the same as sprint or verizon.
  and even with mobile speak pocket the device is a pain in the thing 
you sit on.
  yeah it's fully accessible  but  it's a clunker when being used as 
youve got to open it, unlock it find the place you need to go in the 
system be it phone or sms etc although phone isn't to bad. as you 
just press the start button.
  but using the likes of a symbian based device they tend to be all 
there ready to work with the touch of one finger or thumb. I find my 
htc 6800  I think it's called over there a pain to use and I'm 
currently looking to change to a more friendly device. for the reason 
of simple operating procedure.
but as for cost, mobile speak pocket is worth all most as much as my 
device was so yeah it is an issue.
symbian phones and software are so much cheaper. and just as good if 
not in some ways better.
At 07:25 a.m. 25/01/2008, you wrote:
>Hi Jonathan,
>
>Although I like and agree with the analogy, I can easily afford a
>bicycle whereas the daunting cost of a rocket ship is less likely to be
>approved by my fiscal advisory board (wife)... I had been researching a
>phone that would be mostly used for emergencies.  To carry on with the
>analogy, therefore, my wife would say that I only need a reliable way to
>get to work (a bicycle) and I do not need to fly there (although it
>would be a lot more fun)!
>
>Thanks for the input.  It boils down to how much I'm willing to pay...
>Doesn't everything?
>
>Joe
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: blindphones-bounces at mosenexplosion.com
>[mailto:blindphones-bounces at mosenexplosion.com] On Behalf Of Jonathan
>Mosen
>Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 11:56 AM
>To: 'The Accessible Phones Discussion List'
>Subject: RE: Built-in TTS vs MobileSpeak/Talks
>
>Hi Joe, as well as the accessibility of a smartphone being superior, you
>also have to consider functionality. To be blunt, comparing an LG phone
>to the functionality of a smartphone is like comparing the functionality
>of a bicycle to a rocket ship.
>
>Jonathan
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: blindphones-bounces at mosenexplosion.com
>[mailto:blindphones-bounces at mosenexplosion.com] On Behalf Of Drenth, Joe
>Sent: Friday, 25 January 2008 1:51 a.m.
>To: The Accessible Phones Discussion List
>Subject: RE: Built-in TTS vs MobileSpeak/Talks
>
>Hi Olusegun,
>
>Thanks for the information.  In follow-up, though, have you used the
>built-in TTS of the newest LG phones to compare its functionality with
>that of MobileSpeak?  In comparing the prices, I'd have to spend $300
>for MobileSpeak Pocket, plus at least $250 for a Smart Phone capable of
>running Windows Mobile, compared to getting a phone with just the
>built-in TTS for a total of $50 or less -- That is a large prices
>difference for I-DON'T-KNOW-WHAT improvement in accessibility.
>
>If anyone out there has the LG enV (VX9900) and can attest to the pros
>and cons of its built-in TTS, I would greatly appreciate it.
>
>Thanks,
>Joe Drenth
>Chalfont, Pennsylvania
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: blindphones-bounces at mosenexplosion.com
>[mailto:blindphones-bounces at mosenexplosion.com] On Behalf Of Olusegun --
>Victory Associates LTD, Inc.
>Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 12:27 PM
>To: The Accessible Phones Discussion List
>Subject: Re: Built-in TTS vs MobileSpeak/Talks
>
>Hi Joe:
>
>MobileSpeak will work primarily on phones with the Symbian software.
>These are mostly Nokia phones and they run on the GSM network.
>
>If you need a Code Factory product that would work on the Verizon CDMA
>network, consider the Palm Treo 700W for which you will need to purchase
>MobileSpeak Pocket.
>
>To read more information about the various platforms supported by Code
>Factory's speech access technology, visit:
>
>http://www.codefactory.es
>
>The LGS phones you referred to in your note WILL NOT WORK with any Code
>Factory speech access product.  Their built-in speech access is all you
>can get!
>
>Sincerely,
>Olusegun
>Denver, Colorado
>
>
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