CapTel announcement by Sprint

Dennis S.

Dennis S.

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Last week, Sprint announced nationwide their launch of CapTel (short for Captioned Telephone), a relay service that allows deaf and hard of hearing individuals who can speak for themselves to understand what the hearing person on the other end of the line is saying.

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040324/cgw005a_1.html

I hope more states get this service! Missouri is stuck in a trial service still, boo-hoo!
 
hawaii was the first to get it and mine's in order i ll be getting it next week! YAYAYAY so ince i get the phone IM GONNA use that for only drs and etc. AND also will be using it for work YAYAYAY! that reminds me need contact someone to ensure it's deffy on the way :) :dance:
 
Soonersfan79 said:
is that the same as VCO ?
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It's considered by the federal government as "Enhanced VCO" meaning it's VCO with advantages that VCO normally doesn't have, such as no need to say GA or SK.
 
I've been one of 200 beta-testers of this macine in California for about a year now; however, I'm not supposed to discuss the details of my testing. In the end, after all bugs and such have been taken care of, cleaned up, and otherwise ready for marketing, it should be a good product for those who could use it.
 
Dang, Sooner, is it really a coincedence that you're asking questions that I just asked my buddy Hector Brual last week? :)

He said he couldn't answer me at that time because of some top secret stuff coming up, but you know, it's been a week, it wouldn't hurt if you asked him, right?

You might as well as him about Sprint Relay Wireless or if there are any hot deals for Sprint pagers (GO TREO 600!)
 
hawaii was the first to have a trail run we're now setting up distrubtion now that we're done with our trail i decided to wait so that it can all be worked out with no bugs and blah SO will be getting that soon! :)
 
that is not correct, it is like VCO for hearing with the exception that they CAN hear the caller, maybe they cant hear 100 percent that is where the "captel" comes in....You have to be HOH in order to use it. That is what I was told when I spoke with the SPRINT rep for the deaf.
 
BabyPhat21 said:
that is not correct, it is like VCO for hearing with the exception that they CAN hear the caller, maybe they cant hear 100 percent that is where the "captel" comes in....You have to be HOH in order to use it. That is what I was told when I spoke with the SPRINT rep for the deaf.
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Isn't that what everyone has been saying all along? Did I miss someone saying otherwise? You're correct, it's like VCO, but BETTER than VCO -- of course, you have to be able to use your voice clearly. I have some DEAF DEAF DEAF friends who use it -- but they can speak just fine.
 
Christo said:
What is CapTel?
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The latest quotable tidbit of CapTel from their website, for your convenience:

The telephone that displays written, word-for-word captions of everything the caller says.

How can you get a CapTel phone?

CapTel is currently only available in states that offer the CapTel Captioning Service as part of their Relay Service. To see if your state offers CapTel, please visit: States Providing CapTel Service.
 
I am trying to figure a way to tell my favorite great-aunt in Indiana about the CapTel services, I thought she would find it to be very useful for her to use. I am afraid that she would be offended or get upset if people knew about her hearing loss in recent years. I have even told my grandmother about the services and suggested her to tell her sister about the services, but she thinks she knows more so it is no use to repeat any to her again. :) I think she is afraid she would get her sister offended/upset as well.

I thought maybe I will take some time off in mid-October so I could be in Indianapolis and get my hearing cousin (or his wife) to come along to the Deaf Expo so that way they can check out the demo site for CapTel and see how useful it could be for his grandmother.
 
The only thing I can think of is that since the CapTel phones are provided for free, you should email your great aunt's relay manager (see the post above yours for their contact info) and explain your situation. They have done some amazing things with some people that deny that they have any hearing loss.

I'm sure that if they talk to your great aunt and show her that phone covers all her needs, and that she can get it for free, I'm sure she'll think twice before saying "no."
 
Thanks Dennis for your advice. I will go ahead and E-mail InTRAC for more information.
 
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