I agree unlocked and unbranded phones are the way to go, but they are going to cost more than an unbranded phone. You'll need to decide if what you're giving up is worth the extra money to purchase an unbranded phone instead of going with a branded phone that's bundled with a service contract.
There is a minor problem for a blind person installing Talks on an E71X without sighted help. The default cable connection is not PC Suite. You'll need sighted help to switch this to PC Suite when you first connect your phone to your PC. Once you've done this, there's no problem installing or using Talks on the E71X. -- Christopher chalt...@gmail.com -----Original Message----- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Keith Gillard Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2009 12:56 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: cell phone recommendations, anyone? Hi, You need to be careful buying AT&T phones if you want to continue to use talks. Locked phones can sometimes prohibit the installation of 3rd party applications. Your best bet is to purchase an unlocked phone then insert your sym card into it! Of course, you will need to transfer your talks lisence to the new phones's EMEI for a cost. Another thing you can try is to contact AT&T and see if they still offer an accessible phone which is a contract phone with talks installed. They used to do this with the Nokia 6682 but that is an older phone and may in fact be the one you are using. Nokia phones come in many form factors i.e. slider, candy bar, flip etc. The N82 is a very popular slider phone and works well with talks. You can also pick up an N95-3 which is also a slider phone with loads of features including 3g connectivity. It really depends on what you want the phone to do. Good candy bar phones that work well with talks are the N73, N79 and E51 and E71. Don't grab the E71X from AT&T as it is locked and I have heard that users are having issues installing talks on it. hth....KG ----- Original Message ----- From: "russell Bourgoin" <ru...@thesoundzone.com> To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2009 10:57 AM Subject: cell phone recommendations, anyone? Hi listers, I hope that this is not off topic for this list, but my cell phone died after four years and I'll need to replace it. Its so old that at the at&t store here in the sticks of Gardner Mass, they told me that they no longer could replace the battery a year ago when I first started having problems. I got a new battery on the internet, at ebay, and thusly extended the phone's life for quite cheaply. However, now I think its about time to get a new one. So, I am an a t and t customer. What would be a good phone to get. I've been using the talks software, but, I think that is not transferrable. Who can help. I thought I'd never get a cell phone millenia ago, but having done so, now I can't live without one. I don't think I want to pay for data plans and all, but, what works as a solution these days. Thanks, in advance, for any ideas! Rusty Life is short, Break the rules, Forgive quickly, Kiss slowly, Love truly, Laughuncontrolably, and never regret anything that made you smile! check out my personal site at: www.thesoundzone.com Check out my band site at: www.thebluerustband.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4311 (20090806) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4311 (20090806) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
