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where have all the windows standard smartphones gone?

tashiegirl

Jan 8, 2009, 9:40 AM
Hi, I'm totally blind. This means that I access my smartphone (a samsung bj 1) with a screenreading program called mobile speak smartphone. I have at&t, and am eligible for an upgrade. The problem: what to upgrade to. It seems like all of at&t's new phones have touch screens. That wouldn't be an issue, except that in order to use a phone with a touch screen, I would have to pay another three hundred dollars to purchase a different version of the mobile speak software. Since I don't have that kind of money to spare, I was wondering whether at&t is planning to come out with any new windows standard smartphones, or whether there are newer, unlocked phones that people would recommend. I need something with a qwerty keyboard, preferably a slid...
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Menno

Jan 8, 2009, 2:26 PM
I did a search:
https://www.phonescoop.com/phones/finder_results.php ... »

It seems that the only ones that will fit this would be the Motorola Q (Global), The Samsung Epix, or the Samsung Blackjack.

I don't know about upcoming phones, and I'm not familiar with ATT phones or that program, but at least those three are a place to start.
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tashiegirl

Jan 8, 2009, 3:05 PM
unfortunately the epix requires the pocket pc version of the screenreader software, and the other phoness you listed have been around for a while, so there's not really much point in upgrading.
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PhonemanJ

Feb 6, 2009, 12:00 PM
According to our Samsung Rep, the Blackjack 3 is due out in the next few months. She said that it will be a slider format similar to the Samsung Propel.
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TmobileEmp

Mar 6, 2009, 7:53 PM
I believe they all went to the trash can? 🙄
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