Finally Taking the Plunge

[Aman Singer]

Hi, Caroline.
	Two pieces of information which might interest you. First, you may
want to subscribe to the Mobile Speak Smartphone list
http://www.codefactory.es/en/list.asp?id=88
	which has quite a few Q9 users. Indeed, I'd say they form the
majority of the list's membership and would probably be of assistance to you
in starting with the phone.
	Secondly, the layout for the Motorola Q9H is below. This is going to
be very similar to, though may not be the same as, the layout for the Q9C
you're after. I realize you're going to get a layout from the people at the
store, but a written layout is always helpful, even if you get an expert at
the store who is able to take the time to go over the phone carefully. 
	HTH.
	Aman 

Motorola Q 9H

The Smartphone is rectangular with a slightly curved top and bottom. It
measures approximately 11.5 centimeters long by 6.5 centimeters wide and 1
centimeter thick.

Orientation

Holding the device with the screen facing you, you will notice that the
device is divided into two parts. The upper part  has the screen and a
protuberance above it. This is simply a raised Motorola logo.

Below the screen there is a 4-direction rounded button to move up, down,
left or right in the menus. It has another button inside it, and this is the
select or enter key. To the left of this button there are a set of 4 keys.
They are divided by a tactile marker. The upper left key is the web browser
key. The upper right is the left softkey. The lower left is the Dial key and
the lower right is the Home key. To the right of the 4-direction selector is
a set of 4 keys 
also divided by a tactile marker. The upper left key is the right softkey.
The upper right is the messaging key. The lower left is the Back key and the
lower right is the End Talk key. A long press of this key is the power
button on the device.

Below these buttons is a QWERTY styled keyboard. It has only 37 keys with
three rows of ten keys each and one row, the bottom row, of seven keys. The
bottom row has the space bar, which occupies the space of two keys in the
center of the bottom row. Almost every key has an alternative function
performed by pressing the alt key, followed by that key. The following
descriptions describe each row from left to right
The first row has the letters Q through P on a QWERTY keyboard. The
alternative functions are: !, @, 1, 2, 3, dollar sign, per cent, &, ( and ).
The second row has the letters A through L and then the Enter key. The
alternative functions are: minus sign, equal sign, 4, 5, 6, question mark,
colon, double comma and apostrophe. The enter key has no alternative
function. The third row begins with Alt, then Z through M and it continues
with period and finally Shift. The alternative functions for this line are
(beginning with Z and not from alt) asterisk, 7, 8, 9, hash, bar, comma and
semicolon. The last row begins with the Calendar Key, then Contacts, plus
symbol, Space, Multimedia key, Camera and finally the Speaker key. Note that
for using numbers you have to press the Alt Key together with the following
keys:

E for number 1
R for number 2
T for number 3
D for number 4
F for number 5 (This key has a mark on it)
G for number 6
X for number 7
C for number 8
V for number 9
Plus sign for number 0
Z for Asterisk
B for Hash

On the left side of the device, near the top there is a lid which gives
access to the microSD slot. Near the bottom is the miniUSB connector.

On the right side of the device, near the top, there is a set of 4 buttons.
They are, up arrow, Confirm selection/enter, down arrow, and Back.

On the rear of the device, near the top, is placed the camera lens.  The
speaker is near the bottom. The battery lid takes up almost half of the
space on the back of the device.

-----Original Message-----
From: blindphones-bounces at mosenexplosion.com
[mailto:blindphones-bounces at mosenexplosion.com] On Behalf Of Caroline
Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2008 10:06 PM
To: The Accessible Phones Discussion List
Subject: Finally Taking the Plunge

Hi everyone.  First off, for those who are interested, everything went well
at today's conference with the Nokia N82 and Mobile Speak.  Thanks again for
all the help.

Second, and probably most important, my current phone, the LGLX550 Fusic
from Sprint has pretty much decided to take the plunge of death, causing me
no end of trouble today, so it's time to replace it.  A few months back I
asked some questions about phones, operating systems, and speech products.
I'm going with the Motorola Q9C, also from Sprint, because I don't have any
desire to change providers, and AT&T and I have a love/hate relationship so
I won't be going with them again any time soon.  I'll be getting a Mobile
Speak license within the next couple of days.  So, for the first time, I'm
going to have a phone that I can really interact with, and I'm really
looking forward to it.  I recently had the opportunity to play with the Q,
and it seems like a nice one.  

This all leads me to my question.  Is there anyone else on this list using
this phone who could give me some tips and/or tricks for getting started?
I'm going to be looking over the manual for Mobile Speak, but apparently I
shouldn't have any trouble installing the software on my own, and getting up
and running.  I hope to be able to get the basic phone layout from the store
when I go tomorrow to pick up the phone, so I'm assuming that I should be
able to get up and running fairly quickly.  I'm looking forward to having
yet one more way to keep my calendar and contacts synchronized with my
computer in addition to my PAC Mate.  So, if anyone has any thoughts, I'd be
interested in hearing about them.  Thanks much.

Caroline

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Caroline; Milwaukee, Wisconsin
http://www.CarolinesKittyCorner.com
Skype: ccongdon
MSN/Windows Live: cat_lover1976 at att.net
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