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Anthony Vece <[log in to unmask]>
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Blind-Hams For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 22 Sep 2004 04:14:31 -0400
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Thank you Andy.

I'll wait to receive it.

73 De Anthony W2AJV
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ECHOLINK NODE NUMBER: 74389

----- Original Message -----
From: "Andy Baracco" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2004 12:32 AM
Subject: Re: cell phone question


> hi Anthony,
>
> I have a blind friend who figured out a way to do it.   It involves
> memorizing some keystrokes, but it works.  i'll try to find the Email
> message, and send it to you.
>
> Andy
> At 05:26 AM 9/21/04 -0400, you wrote:
>>Hi Andy;
>>
>>It's just a great phone.
>>
>>Have you found a program yet that would let you enter speed dialing
>>addresses?
>>
>>I can't seem to do this with the program from VERIZON?
>>
>>73 De Anthony W2AJV
>>[log in to unmask]
>>ECHOLINK NODE NUMBER: 74389
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Andy Baracco" <[log in to unmask]>
>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>Sent: Monday, September 20, 2004 11:36 PM
>>Subject: Re: cell phone question
>>
>>
>>> The battery life on the LG VX4500 is astounding.  I have never run it
>>> down.
>>> i charge it every weekend.
>>>
>>> Andy
>>> At 10:04 PM 9/20/04 -0400, you wrote:
>>>>Hi Everyone;
>>>>
>>>>Here is yet another reason why some of these companies hesitate to get
>>>>involved with issues like ours.
>>>>
>>>>Their are people who expect something for nothing just because they are
>>>>blind.
>>>>
>>>>Now, ideas like these give us a bad name.
>>>>
>>>>How much could the software cost, maybe $50 or so.
>>>>
>>>>And, if it is too much money now, why not wait until the price comes
>>>>down
>>>>or, maybe the software can be written so that it may work with more than
>>>>one
>>>>phone.
>>>>
>>>>If it works with more than one phone then, the prices of the phones will
>>>>not
>>>>be as costly.
>>>>
>>>>I just picked up and LGVX4500 and, I am perfectly happy with it.
>>>>
>>>>If you are not demanding, and you know how to talk to people maybe you
>>>>can
>>>>ask someone if your battery is low or, how good the signal strength is.
>>>>
>>>>We all need to interact with one another.
>>>>
>>>>As for me, I'll wait until my two year contract is up.
>>>>
>>>>By then, the price will have leveled off or, the program may work with
>>>>other
>>>>phones as well.
>>>>
>>>>I am not a push over,I just do my best to get along with people.
>>>>
>>>>Anthony
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>From: "Harvey Heagy" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>Sent: Monday, September 20, 2004 8:47 PM
>>>>Subject: Re: cell phone question
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Well, Mat, you did better than I did.  I couldn't get anyone from
>>>>> Cingular
>>>>> to even talk to me about it as everyone seemed at best to be only
>>>>> vaguely
>>>>> familiar with it.  But I heard that Cingular will waive the cost of
>>>>> the
>>>>> software in exchange for a 2 year commitment.  73.
>>>>> Harvey (N.5.H.A.U.)
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>

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