The problem is, though, once you've spent the $250 for the phone you still
have to buy the software which I expect is more than $300 making your
whoping price for this wonderful piece of technology more than $550, and
then you have to sign up for an expensive email plan on top of it.
Fred
----- Original Message -----
From: "Anthony Vece" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 2:46 PM
Subject: Fw: [blindusersLG] Verizon wireless Press Release regarding Talks
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> Hi Everyone;
>
> Here is some great news from Verizon.
>
> Anthony
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stephen Guerra" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 10:36 AM
> Subject: [blindusersLG] Verizon wireless Press Release regarding Talks
>
>
>> TALKS for Verizon Wireless Offers Mobile Accessibility to Blind and
>> Visually
>> Impaired Customers
>>
>>
>>
>> Available Initially on the MOTO Q 9c, TALKS for Verizon Wireless Gives
>> Blind
>> and Visually Impaired Customers Audio Feedback Support for Writing and
>> Reading Text Messages, E-Mail and Notes
>>
>>
>>
>> BASKING RIDGE, N.J., March 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The owner and operator of
>> the
>> nation's most reliable wireless network announced today the availability
>> of
>> TALKS(TM) for Verizon Wireless -- a new assistive technology that
>> converts
>> displayed text into highly intelligible speech for Verizon Wireless
>> customers who are blind or visually impaired. Available initially on
>> MOTO(TM) Q 9c smartphones beginning March 15, TALKS for Verizon Wireless
>> supports audio feedback for writing and reading text messages, e-mail and
>> notes.
>>
>>
>>
>> Powered by Nuance Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: NUAN), TALKS for Verizon
>> Wireless uses ETI-Eloquence text-to-speech software -- similar to other
>> screen-reading packages on Windows(R) PC platforms -- to offer visually
>> impaired and blind customers instant familiarity and the highest
>> intelligibility. With the TALKS application, the MOTO Q 9c from Verizon
>> Wireless can:
>>
>>
>>
>> Read the caller ID of an incoming call
>>
>> Dial a number from the phone's Contacts directory
>>
>> Add and edit entries in the Contacts directory
>>
>> Read and write text messages and e-mail
>>
>> Read and write documents using Mobile Office
>>
>> Access and compose multimedia message service (MMS) messages
>>
>> Use Mobile Internet Explorer to access the Internet
>>
>> Control speech volume and rate of speech
>>
>>
>>
>> "The TALKS application helps Verizon Wireless provide the best wireless
>> experience for our customers who are visually impaired," said Jeffrey
>> Dietel, vice president - marketing operations for Verizon Wireless.
>> "TALKS
>> for Verizon Wireless turns the MOTO Q 9c smartphone into a communications
>> tool that will help customers with impaired vision stay connected to
>> family,
>> friends and colleagues through methods beyond voice calls."
>>
>>
>>
>> The MOTO Q 9c with TALKS for Verizon Wireless will be available online at
>> www.verizonwireless.com on Sunday for $249.99 after a $70 online instant
>> rebate with a new two-year customer agreement. Existing MOTO Q 9c
>> customers
>> who wish to add the TALKS application should contact Verizon Wireless
>> Customer Service at 800-922-0204.
>>
>>
>>
>> Customers can learn more about TALKS for Verizon Wireless by visiting
>> www.verizonwireless.com/accessibility. For more information about Verizon
>> Wireless products and services, visit a Verizon Wireless Communications
>> Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or go to www.verizonwireless.com.
>>
>>
>>
>> About Verizon Wireless
>>
>>
>>
>> Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable and largest wireless
>> voice and data network, serving more than 80 million customers.
>> Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with more than 85,000 employees
>> nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications
>> (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). For more information, visit
>> www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video
>> footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on
>> to
>> the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at
>> www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.
>>
>>
>>
>> TALKS(TM) is a trademark of Nuance Communications, Inc. and/or its
>> licensors
>> and is used under license.
>>
>>
>>
>> SOURCE Verizon Wireless
>>
>>
>>
>> Link:
>>
>> http://news.prnewswire.com/DisplayReleaseContent.aspx?ACCT=104
>> <http://news.prnewswire.com/DisplayReleaseContent.aspx?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/s
>> tory/03-12-2009/0004987528&EDATE>
>> &STORY=/www/story/03-12-2009/0004987528&EDATE=
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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