Guest guest Posted November 10, 2006 Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 Folks sometimes have questions about CapTel here on the forum. I thought I'd share a link to their website with their quarterly newsletter. Might find some answers to questions there. http://www.captionedtelephone.com/download-newsletter.phtml Deb --------------------------------- Sponsored Link Degrees online in as fast as 1 Yr - MBA, Bachelor's, Master's, Associate - Click now to apply Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 10, 2006 Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 lisamunson wrote : It just got approved last week. Snoopy GRRRRRRRRRRR and WA is still deaf on this issue! We must be one of 6 states that don't have it. I need it so badly for my job yet, state don't listen. Last I heard about Washington, they are looking into taxing of cell phones. It works the same way as relay tax on land phone, but more and more people are dumping land phone for cell phone, hence, the need to have relay tax on cell phones. They said the biggest concern is lobbyists, namely cell phone companies! If all goes well, Washington might start CapTel sometimes next summer. I hope it does. Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 10, 2006 Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 Snoopy....................I'm also on the waiting list for Cap-Tel, I feel like a little kid waiting for Christmas. LOL. I have both TDY and VCO, but will be very happy to get the cap-Tel as that doesn't have to have relay. Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 10, 2006 Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 Lee-- I just looked at the map there are nine of you that just don't have captel yet. One thing that I am very surprised is MA!!! MA is one of the nine. Snoopy Re: CapTel lisamunson wrote : It just got approved last week. Snoopy GRRRRRRRRRRR and WA is still deaf on this issue! We must be one of 6 states that don't have it. I need it so badly for my job yet, state don't listen. Last I heard about Washington, they are looking into taxing of cell phones. It works the same way as relay tax on land phone, but more and more people are dumping land phone for cell phone, hence, the need to have relay tax on cell phones. They said the biggest concern is lobbyists, namely cell phone companies! If all goes well, Washington might start CapTel sometimes next summer. I hope it does. Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 10, 2006 Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 Congrats, that's great news. One down... Deb --- lisamunson <lisamunson@...> wrote: > Deb thanks so much!!! I just found out that RI now > has CapTel available and now am on the waiting list. > Ill get more info on Tuesday... It just got approved > last week. Snoopy > CapTel > > > Folks sometimes have questions about CapTel here > on the forum. I thought I'd share a link to their > website with their quarterly newsletter. Might find > some answers to questions there. > > > http://www.captionedtelephone.com/download-newsletter.phtml<http://www.captioned\ telephone.com/download-newsletter.phtml> > > Deb > > --------------------------------- > Sponsored Link > > Degrees online in as fast as 1 Yr - MBA, > Bachelor's, Master's, Associate - Click now to apply > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Sponsored Link Get an Online or Campus degree Associate's, Bachelor's, or Master's - in less than one year. http://www.findtherightschool.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2009 Report Share Posted September 12, 2009 Yes, there is a person in your conversation on Captel. You don't see or hear them - but they are there. They are much like the ones on a relay system. I had it but never liked it. I had enough hearing with aids or my CI where I could understand most of the conversation, and the captel was so slow that I often was finished talking to a person LONG before the translater caught up! If you have NO hearing it IS a godsend, because you don't know it's lagging and won't get confused. Just don't say anything you wouldn't say in front of a police officer - or your mother! (wink) Jackie ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2009 Report Share Posted September 12, 2009 I have a Captel, it's a God sent to me. I can hear enough now with the CI that I can hear the people talking to me but I can't make out everything. The Captel is slow and a lot of times they make a lot of mistakes but I am still graceful for it. Patsy Freedom 2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2009 Report Share Posted September 12, 2009 Oh, I'm glad to have it, Patsy. I just hate using it <g>. Virg >I have a Captel, it's a God sent to me. I can hear enough now with the CI > that I can hear the people talking to me but I can't make out everything. > The Captel is slow and a lot of times they make a lot of mistakes but I > am > still graceful for it. > Patsy > Freedom 2006 > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2009 Report Share Posted September 12, 2009 We just got the new CapTel 800i yesterday. It's our first CapTel phone; previously we used a TTY. (We got the TTY for free after I went deaf last year.) Now that I have the CIs and can hear a little bit on the phone (at least enough to hear my own voice!), we decided to get the new CapTel. (It's not available for free through the state yet and we didn't want to wait for it to become available; it was only $99 though which is very affordable.) We tried this phone at the HLAA convention in Nashville and were really impressed. My husband also has a hearing loss and has been making ALL the phone calls, so he is thrilled to have captioning available now. There's a slight lag but not much, and we are extremely happy with this phone. It uses an internet connection and I think that makes it faster than the old CapTel phone. I can hear a few words on the phone but not well enough to be comfortable with it (just yet). I'm hoping having the CapTel will give me the confidence to practice with the phone more! ~Wendi in Illinois http://suddensilence.wordpress.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2009 Report Share Posted September 13, 2009 Thanks for the info, Jackie. It doesnt sound like a service I would use, but I will keep all my options open. Ted F. > > Yes, there is a person in your conversation on Captel. You don't see or > hear them - but they are there. They are much like the ones on a relay > system. I had it but never liked it. I had enough hearing with aids or my CI > where I could understand most of the conversation, and the captel was so slow > that I often was finished talking to a person LONG before the translater > caught up! If you have NO hearing it IS a godsend, because you don't know it's > lagging and won't get confused. Just don't say anything you wouldn't say in > front of a police officer - or your mother! (wink) Jackie ) > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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