Hi Bob,

I don't know how to contact the people you mentioned but the phone you were 
talking about sounds very interesting! I'll have to look in to it.
                    God bless,
                    Mark (Frederick)
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Tinney" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 5:11 PM
Subject: Accessible Cell phones


> Hi,
>
> I know that cell phones are not amateur radio, but this is radio related.
> I'm hoping that someone on this list might have info that would be 
> helpful.
>
> Does anyone know of a way to contact someone in the Software group of
> Verizon Wireless?  New phones have been brought out by LG Electronics that
> could be very accessible if a few talking features were added.  I learned
> from LG last week that a new Sprint phone is going to be introduced called
> the VX5500 or something like that that will speak most menus and text
> messages.  Now I need to get to the powers that be at Verizon Wireless to
> ask for access similar to what Sprint customers are going to receive.  The
> Corporate concrete firewall around Verizon Wireless is not easy to break
> through.  If you know of anyone who works for Verizon Wireless, please let
> me know.  As I've said, these new phones have both voice input and text to
> speech output that need a little additional software help to really make
> these phones GREAT!
> 73
> Bob, [log in to unmask], K8LR
> Skype Name: bobtinn
> Life is GOOD!
>
>