Hello Scott and all: You are correct Scott as long as you are moving from a version 3.xx license to a version 3.xx license. If however you are moving from a 2.xx license to a 3.xx license then there is a fee. There are still a number of 2.xx licenses in the field and you do have to pay.
On Jul 19, 2009, at 7:35 AM, Scott Howell wrote: > Just want to set the record straight. Not that I care about Mobile > SPeak, but you no longer have to pay a transfer fee. You can move > the license from one phone to another via the setup program. > On Jul 19, 2009, at 6:33 AM, patrickneazer wrote: > >> Hello Simon and all: >> >> One question you might want to consider is the issue of >> expandability. I am a user of a nokia 6650 with Mobile Speak and I >> love it. However, the number of applications that will work with it >> is not as robust as the Iphone. Second, while both my Mobile Speak >> and voiceover upgrades are free, the method of upgrading is quite >> different. I do not know about talks because I have never used it. >> However, if it is anything like Mobile Speak I cannot upgrade it >> independently. The only reason I make a point of this is the >> ability of being able to keep up with the latest updates to a >> system rather than being one step behind. Furthermore, does it make >> sense to have to pay a transfer cost if you either lose your phone >> or decide you want or need a new one. In the case of Mobile Speak, >> if you change phones for whatever reason there is a transfer cost. >> I do not know how it works with Talks. If I want another Iphone I >> just get another Iphone without incurring any additional costs for >> things beyond my control which may have resulted in the phone's >> loss or just for the freedom of wanting something different. >> >> There are a few more reasons I can mention though I will point out >> only one more ... with this arrangement of the Iphone and AT&T, the >> entire customer service flow is for the first time under one roof. >> If I have a problem with the Iphone I am able to take it to AT&T >> and they can be of assistance without necessarily farming it out to >> someone else and if they do farm it out to someone else ... that >> would be Apple and they would know that I am on the way (smile). >> With Mobile Speak it could be a mobile speak issue which I would >> have to go to Code Factory, it could be a phone problem where Nokia >> would have to be called in, it could be a billing problem where the >> Phone company would have to be tapped and, if I had a problem with >> the actual purchase of Mobile Speak and I did not purchase it from >> Code Factory I then would have to deal with AT&T's office of >> national disability concerns which is a completely separate >> operation from AT&T. I like the one umbrella that the Iphone has >> the potential to provide. I have both and love both and see the >> advantages to each. >> >> Just my two cents contributed to the discussion. No matter what >> your final conclusion, it will be a good one. >> >> Take good care. >> On Jul 19, 2009, at 4:35 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: >> >>> >>> Yeah, I had a sit down and play with the I phone for about an hour >>> today and >>> I gotta admit, the biggest problem is familiarity. >>> I'm so use to the Nokia and talks interface that the IPhones >>> system is not >>> as efficient yet as I would have hoped. >>> >>> However I gotta admit that I am thinking of reasons why I >>> shouldn't change >>> to one at this point, and the only reason so far is that my n82 >>> does >>> everything that the iphone does and that I need it to. >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>> [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of kaare dehard >>> Sent: Sunday, 19 July 2009 7:29 a.m. >>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: Re: IPhone accessibility >>> >>> >>> Honestly given what I have heard/read, because this interface is so >>> very different from what we have grown accustomed to, it's probably >>> tough to get fixed on it right away. it's probably a let's forget >>> about the old wisdom or at least set it aside while looking in to >>> this >>> and start from the ground. So, in a nutshell this is more like a >>> slow >>> growth to understanding product rather than something that can be >>> quickly affixed. >>> On 18-Jul-09, at 7:10 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Hi folks, >>>> >>>> Just wondering how many of you that are now using the Ipone 3gs, >>>> are >>>> totally blind rather than the partially / Visually impaired users. >>>> >>>> The device to me sounds more like it's for a VI person than a >>>> totally blind >>>> person. >>>> >>>> I'm total and I'm trying to compare this for useage / >>>> accessibility >>>> against >>>> my Nokia s60 device. >>>> And as I've only had a very quick play with the IPhone 3gs I can't >>>> say I'm >>>> fixed on it yet. >>>> And I'm keen to hear how the totally blind users are getting on >>>> with >>>> it. >>>> >>>> Cheers >>>> >>>> Simonf. >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> Take good care and I wish you enough. >> >> Love >> >> Me >> >> >> >> > > > > Take good care and I wish you enough. 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