Terri,

You can use the Talks speech screen reader on the Verizon phone called Ozone 
by HTC.  My wife just upgraded to it and she complains of fast battery burn 
out time but she uses her cell phone for business and at first, trying to 
learn it, of course, you spend a lot of time making it talk.  The voice 
sounds just like Eloquence speech to me but it is softer on the phone than 
on the computer and I think even sounds better than Eloquence on a computer. 
Plus a 30 page MS Word manual can be read on your computer.  She bought the 
phone, we downloaded the software, and installed it.  It does lock up 
occasionally but how much of that is operator error and how much is software 
related, is on known at this time.  This software release is dated March 31. 
I can upgrade May 18th so I am looking forward to getting my Ozone phone.

Phil.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Terri Pannett" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, April 19, 2010 2:37 PM
Subject: accessible Verizon cell phones


> Hi,
>
> I have my service with Verizon Wireless and I'm eligible for a new phone.
> What is the most accessible Verizon phone?  I have a license for the
> MobileSpeak Smartphone, and I like it, but I would have to know which 
> phone
> I could use it with.  The drawbacks of smartphones is their low battery 
> life
> and they take longer to boot up.  The LG phones talk straight from the 
> box,
> but not everything is accessible.  I want a phone I can program the 
> contacts
> myself and doesn't require voice recognition to do so.  I want to stay 
> with
> Verizon--I don't want to switch carriers.
>
> Terri Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA.
>