Cell Phones

[caldona]

Did you know that you can take a Cell Phone that you don't use anymore and as long as it has a sims card any card because your not going to be using to call anyone. But if you can use your hands you can type out a message for someone to read like a text message. This works because my daughter tried it on our old phone but it would not work without a sims card and we had several of them. I hope this helps

 

[Toto's Dorothy]

I can't use my hands anymore, but stll have voice left. I use my smart phone with the voice dialer and voice search pro grams. The search types what I speak so I can post here and text. Can't live without it.

 

[caldona]

I don't have smart phone. I can't use my hands but I have a Nokia phone and it works through my Dynavox computer. I also turn my TV off and on, change channels and my DVR once someone sets up the DVR.

 

[notme]

Anyone with low income can also get free cell phone service or reduced home cost phone. Any old cell will dial 911

 

[SueG]

Can no longer use my phone (voice and hands gone) but discovered that thru email I can get a text message to anyone else's phone on my carrier (V e r I z o n). Handy!

 

[CGARS]

Txting is my life line now.
Even if I'm not actually txting a person, I type it out and show them the words. less stress than my "marble talk" When my thumbs no longer work, I'll find another way.

 

[caldona]

See we all have good information to put out here. I have been trying for months to figure out some way for my neice to communicate they don't have a cell phone to text but I can get her and older phone to use

 

[notme]

If your niece is low income she can get a free cell phone -- with minutes -- through lifeline and various other services. They have free plans that have 250 minutes a month.

 

[caldona]

Yes she would be low income but she lives with her mom and brother they count all three incomes because her mother put all three names on their home.

 

[caldona]

How do you text using your e-mail.I have thought about it but never got that far yet

 

[notme]

Anyone on public assistance can get free cell phone service