Re: Blackberry (8703e) & t-coil compatibility

[Guest guest]

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Nina, I bought it at www.tecear.com/Artone-Bluetooth-Loopset.htm

for $169.00. Bluetooth neckloops are also available from

www.puredirectsound.com/id36.htmlp for the same price.

Nope, no plugging in!

> Judy,

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> Can you tell me where you purchased your bluetooth neckloop? Does that mean

you

don't have to plug into your BB? Thanks,

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> Nina

> Blackberry (8703e) & t-coil compatibility

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> > The Blackberry has been under discussion. I've had the

> > BB for less than a year. I usually use it with my

> > bluetooth neckloop. I do that because of the interference

> > I hear on my cochlear implant. That really annoyed me

> > because it's rated M4/T4.

> >

[Guest guest]

Judy,

Can you tell me where you purchased your bluetooth neckloop? Does that mean you

don't have to plug into your BB? Thanks,

Nina

Blackberry (8703e) & t-coil compatibility

> The Blackberry has been under discussion. I've had the

> BB for less than a year. I usually use it with my

> bluetooth neckloop. I do that because of the interference

> I hear on my cochlear implant. That really annoyed me

> because it's rated M4/T4.

>

> I printed out the users manual and found that I had to enable

> the t-coil. It gave instructions but the options mentioned

> were no place to be found on my BB. Hubby tried it too.

> I went back to the Sprint store and was there an hour while

> the " chief " technician tried to follow the instructions.

> Then he disappeared into the back room and emerged

> 20 minutes later to say that I had the wrong users manual

> (I had brought in only the page 46 where they were listed).

> I said to him the reason I bought the BB was that it is

> hearing aid compatible (plus getting e-mail). I had no way

> to back up my arguments , because stupidly, I had left the

> whole manual home as well as the box and assorted papers

> which came with it.

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> He said the only BB that is hearing aid compatible is

> the newer international version ($599 unless you get

> with the program. Ha.) I said, are you kidding me?

>

> Long story short: It's supposed to say H-T on the screen

> to indicate that the t-coil is enabled. I got home and

> after some further inspection saw the H-T WAS on the

> screen. It apparently had been on there the whole

> time. One further thing, it dawned on me that

> although the BB is hearing aid compatible, it is not

> cochlear implant compatible, so I shall continue to use

> my bluetooth neckloop or my t-links.

>

> What say you, who use BBs with CIs?

>

> Judy in Jax

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[Guest guest]

Judy-- I am thinking it might have to do with the type of service that we get. I

get my cell service from Verizon which is CDMA . It does not have or very little

interference at all. The other type gives out tons of interference. I can hear

the BB very well with or without the T coil activated. So you might want to ask

Sprint if their service is CDMA or what they have. Then that might be your

answer. The rating T4/M4 is compatible with both implants and hearing aids. I

was talking with a verizon rep about a month before I brought the BB and we had

a great conversation about the cell towers , t coils and rating. He knew what he

was talking about. And I was the first CIer that he has met too.

Mom wears a hearing aid and she could hear very clearly and so did my dad.

Snoopy

[Guest guest]

What is CDMA ?

[Guest guest]

, I'll bet you are right. After reading your message, I told my

husband: " I told you so. I told you so. " LOL

I have a friend who has a BB with Verizon and has no problems

with interference and now I believe it is no coincidence.

Anyway, I'll go back to Sprint, armed with my papers and the

original box along with your notes. Even if I don't get resolution,

I still teach them a thing or two.

Thanks for your help.

Judy in Jax

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> Judy-- I am thinking it might have to do with the type of service that we get.

I get my

cell service from Verizon which is CDMA . It does not have or very little

interference at all.

The other type gives out tons of interference. I can hear the BB very well with

or without

the T coil activated. So you might want to ask Sprint if their service is CDMA

or what they

have. Then that might be your answer. The rating T4/M4 is compatible with both

implants and hearing aids. I was talking with a verizon rep about a month before

I brought

the BB and we had a great conversation about the cell towers , t coils and

rating. He knew

what he was talking about. And I was the first CIer that he has met too.

>

[Guest guest]

, thanks for the question: I had to google it: I think it's one of two

kinds:

Definition: The most common and most recent digital cellular technology in North

America.

What differentiate CDMA from other phone technologies is that in order to carry

many

conversations over one frequency, it sends all communications in groups of bits

mixed

altogether, but tags each group, belonging to a specific communication, with a

different code

(CDMA stands for & Code Division Multiple Access & ). Therefore, at the other end,

each

communication can be rebuilt in the correct order, based on the unique codes

attached to

certain groups of bits.

The others is GSM - Global System for Mobil Communication.

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> What is CDMA ?

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[Guest guest]

Sprint has been using CDMA for some time. It used to be that AT & T

uses TDMA but I understand most carriers are now CDMA. There is other

issues that can cause interference is distance from the cell tower

that will force the cell phone to use more power and the blackberry

big screen being close to your ear and that the same reason the apple

I-phone does not work as well with hearing aids on the T setting. I

get a very interference with my blackberry but the Sanyo phone I have

tried at Sprint did not.

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> > Judy-- I am thinking it might have to do with the type of

service that we get. I get my

> cell service from Verizon which is CDMA . It does not have or

very little interference at all.

> The other type gives out tons of interference. I can hear the BB

very well with or without

> the T coil activated. So you might want to ask Sprint if their

service is CDMA or what they

> have. Then that might be your answer. The rating T4/M4 is

compatible with both

> implants and hearing aids. I was talking with a verizon rep about

a month before I brought

> the BB and we had a great conversation about the cell towers , t

coils and rating. He knew

> what he was talking about. And I was the first CIer that he has

met too.

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