Ok, well final word on this since it really is not Apple related, but thanks for the clarification. I can't tell you what version I'm running, since upgrading isn't necessary at this point, but at long as you have the proper version you won't have to pay, but if not, get ready to shell out more money to add to what you already spent initially.
On Jul 19, 2009, at 7:40 AM, patrickneazer wrote: > 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. > > Love > > Me > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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