- Cell Phone questions

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Hi ,

I am not sure I can be a great deal of help, being in Canada our

service providers and plans are much different, but I use a Samsung

A740 which has been a great phone for me. It is a camera phone which

is not going to be much use to you, but the unit does have some great

Voice Activation features, such as auto dialing when you say a persons

name etc. I find it is great when just using my CI Mic, but also works

well with my tCoil when I am in a noisy environment, my only complaint

is I find the key pad kind of small, but that is a minor issue the

phone is not expensive and it is nice and clear. I have also tried a

regular telephone headset I use at work and that is super, it is a

Plantronics and because the Cell and my office Telephone Amp both use

a 2.5mm Jack the headset is interchangeable, which is a bonus. If you

check with the Cell Providers in your area there is another model

Samsung the same as mine with out the camera and I suspect it is even

less, right now we get these free with a 2 year contract, but like I

said our plans a re much different. Hope this helps ;-)

Regards

Mike " Ears Hopin " P

Implanted June 3rd, 2005

Activated July 6th, 2005

Nucleus Freedom

Message: 3

Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 10:13:50 -0600

From: " Kozlik " <lisak70@...>

Subject: Question about Cell Phones

As many of you know, I've been using a Sony sson " candy bar "

shaped cell

phone for the past several months. Although I love this phone for its

accessibility and clarity of sound, I'm considering the purchase of a

clamshell phone which will make it easier for me to hear others when I

initiate a phone call.

For those of you who are currently using a clamshell phone with your

CI,

what brand/model are you using? If any of you are using a cell phone

with a

neckloop or similar attachments , I would appreciate hearing about

your

experiences as well. Thanks! <smile> !

By the way, there are several cell phones on the market which have

specialized software which allow it to " talk. " The software allows a

blind

or visually impaired person to access almost all of the features

available

on a cell phone including voice male, text messaging, address book and

calendar. I would *love* to have a phone like this, but can't afford

it

since the total cost of the phone and software can be as high as $600

or

more . <gulp> LOL!

Implanted: 12/22/04 Activated: 1/18/05

Deafblind/Postlingual

BTE hearing aid user 20 years

Severe-profound hearing loss 10 years

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