Purple Communications, which has been providing voice and video relay services and other assistance to deaf and hard-of-hearing consumers for over a decade, is broadening its portfolio with its new ClearCaptions IP closed captioned telephone service. Captioning of real-time telephone conversations over the Internet is currently available from two other vendors, Sprint Relay and … [Read more...] about Competition Among Captioned Telephone Services Heats Up With New ClearCaptions Service From Purple Communications
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Hamilton CapTel Offers 800i Captioned Telephone With Free TV Ears Thrown In For Only $99
Want to save $600 and get two of the hottest assistive listening devices (ALDs) available? Hamilton Relay's Hamilton CapTel business unit is making a limited-time offer for its CapTel 800i captioned telephone, bundled with a TV Ears system, for only $99 combined. Hamilton CapTel has been special-offering its $595-list-price 800i captioned telephone system for $99 for a while, … [Read more...] about Hamilton CapTel Offers 800i Captioned Telephone With Free TV Ears Thrown In For Only $99
Product Review: Amplicom PowerTel 500 Cordless Phone Combines Land-Line Clarity With Wireless Convenience
I have been using the Amplicom PowerTel 500 cordless telephone for a month, and it's the first cordless handset I've tried that works well enough with my hearing aids to combine the superior clarity of a land-line phone with the portable convenience of my wireless cellular phone. It also combines amplification and sound-shaping features for hearing-impaired users with all the … [Read more...] about Product Review: Amplicom PowerTel 500 Cordless Phone Combines Land-Line Clarity With Wireless Convenience
Amplicom Enters North American Market With PowerTel 500 Amplified Phone For Consumers Who Need Hearing Assistance
Amplicom, the German supplier of amplified telephones and other assistive listening devices (ALDs) for hard-of-hearing consumers, has entered the North American market with first shipments of its family of PowerTel corded and cordless amplified phones. Amplicom USA, based in New York, said the new phones meet the Telecommunications Industry Association's TIA-1083 hearing-aid … [Read more...] about Amplicom Enters North American Market With PowerTel 500 Amplified Phone For Consumers Who Need Hearing Assistance
Live Captions of Your Phone Conversations Are Now Available On Your iPhone From Hamilton Web CapTel
Hamilton Web CapTel has introduced Mobile CapTel, an iPhone app enabling you to get live, real-time captions of telephone conversations you are having on your iPhone. Web CapTel is an amazing, free service available to anyone in the U.S. It lets you get real-time captions over the web for any phone conversation you may have. You sign up for a free Web Captel account and, when … [Read more...] about Live Captions of Your Phone Conversations Are Now Available On Your iPhone From Hamilton Web CapTel