There's a huge difference in icom, acceptably accessible, and yaesu who 
doesn't care and is far from it and I don't have hundreds of dollars to 
spend on a phone. If I had much choice I wouldn't have a phone at all and 
there's no way I'd spend much money for one, never gonna happen. Same with 
getting used to a touch screen, I'll try one if I have to but I've dealt 
with them on other things before and I hate them so far and don't think I'll 
ever get the hang of one for anything more than minimal things if even that. 
The only way I'd have an iphone is if someone gave me one.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gerry Leary" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2012 9:49 PM
Subject: Re: OT cell phone help or suggestions


> Well first I say in my opinion get off of the free band wagon.  Unless you
> want an Iphone.  Apple is the only company who thought that blind people
> should have access to there productswith out adding anything.  It did take
> me a little while to get use to how the touch screen works, but once I
> actually rapped my brain around the concept I like them better then 
> buttons.
> Yes I know that is hard for some of us to imagine, but if you try hard you
> really get to feel that good.  But I don't think that anything else talks 
> a
> lot so if you get an android it will be like owning an icom or yeasu
> compared to a kenwood.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2012 7:47 AM
> Subject: OT cell phone help or suggestions
>
>
>> Hi all, OK,I'm up for a new cell phone tomorrow. I was considering an =
>> android or something different form the windows mobile phones I've been =
>> using, sick of lock ups and what not, I understand a few of you have =
>> androids, can anyone suggest one that's good for accessibility that will 
>> =
>> work on T-Mobile. I'd very much prefer with no touch screen since I hate 
>> =
>> touch screens but it seems like that's the majority of what's out there =
>> though my wife's phone has both which I could deal with if I had to. No =
>> iphones on t-mobile and I'm not paying for anything if it's not free =
>> I'll stick with what I have but I should have about anything available =
>> tomorrow free and am tired of my current phone needing the battery =
>> pulled once a week.