Cell Phone Survey Results

by Rebecca White on July 20, 2010

Cartoon image of a phoneIn ZoomNews and in a previous blog post, we polled our readers about the best cell phone out there for someone who is vision impaired, with a related question about phones that are great for texting.  Everyone who submitted a response was entered into a raffle for a $100 Amazon.com gift certificate – congratulations to our winner, Christian Hugentobler!  Thanks to everyone who participated in the survey.

The top 5 phones nominated were:

  1. iPhone
  2. Jitterbug
  3. LG enV3
  4. Blackberry
  5. Nokia N82

I was really surprised at how much the iPhone really blew every other phone out of the water.  Check out the entire table of results in either a PDF or an Excel spreadsheet.  For the most complete information, you can read the document (in Word or PDF) that includes everyone’s complete answers behind their choice of phone.  I must warn you, it’s very long, but it provides so much more information than the mere table can do.

Thanks again for participating and keep an eye out for the next contest – it’ll be coming up in early August!

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  • Cynthia in Cibolo

    I am really interested in these responses; however, there is no mention of the costs. How expensive is the phone, monthly rates, texting charges, are there other “hidden” costs you must be prepared to pay. For instance, David Jones writes about the Nokia N86 with Talks Premium 5 and KNFB Reader. How much is this technology? Do these people just have unlimited budgets? Before I incur transportation costs to go to a phone store in San Antonio to actually try the device “hands-on,” why make the trip if its too expensive. So, I am kind of disappointed in these omissions.
    Cynthia in Cibolo, Texas

  • http://www.aisquared.com Becca Proskin

    We made the survey in such a way that people could respond however they wanted – perhaps to one person the best phone for the vision impaired is one that is affordable, but to another person it would be one that has the ability to read text messages aloud. It just all depends on your individual point of view.

    That's why we gathered up the results in their entirety in the Word document so you can read about the reasoning behind people's decisions. Some people did talk about the cost of things – for instance Mike Lascelle wrote: “If cost is an issue ‐ I like the Samsung M300″. In other cases, researching cost before you go to a store to test things out might be necessary – as in the Talks Premium 5 and the KNFB Reader you mentioned.

  • Howard inPHX

    my roomate who is LVision just got the jitterbug..a good phone for seniors however, the font on for seniors & low vision class 2.. what i mean is if you need 24+font the jitterbug minght work for you.. if you need Reverse or Black background it might not be suitable..

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  • Rocky

    The Just5 Easyphone is also an ideal phone for visually impaired. This is what my brother is using and he really can enjoy an easy communication using a cell phone with this device. Basically, it has big buttons and voice confirm so he is guided if he is pressing the right buttons. Just5 also offers very competitive rates so my brother doesn’t need to spend an expensive amount just to get a cell phone that properly addresses his needs.

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