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Deaf/Hard of Hearing

kas125

(2,472 posts) Thu Jan 26, 2012, 02:40 PM Jan 2012

Has anyone tried the Caption Call phone?

My dad is deaf and not in good health and I'm his caregiver. I just discovered this last night and was wondering if anyone here has used it, and if so, what do you think of it?

https://www.captioncall.com/CaptionCall/Default.aspx

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Has anyone tried the Caption Call phone? (Original Post) kas125 Jan 2012 OP

No, but that's a neat idea. Very hard to talk on the phone if you can't hear what's being said. GreenPartyVoter Feb 2012 #1

This looks interesting, thank you. I've not heard of them but it looks interesting. uppityperson Feb 2012 #2

CapTel Phone madmax Dec 2017 #3

GreenPartyVoter

(72,377 posts)

1. No, but that's a neat idea. Very hard to talk on the phone if you can't hear what's being said.

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Sat Feb 4, 2012, 05:43 PM

Feb 2012

uppityperson

(115,677 posts)

2. This looks interesting, thank you. I've not heard of them but it looks interesting.

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Sat Feb 4, 2012, 10:21 PM

Feb 2012

madmax

(16,612 posts)

3. CapTel Phone

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Thu Dec 14, 2017, 12:09 AM

Dec 2017

I have a CapTel phone which I recieved free from the State of North Carolina. Check out their website www.captel.com It's pretty good but, if the caller speaks at the speed of light you will have a little lagtime. It's better than nothing or having to ask people to make calls for you or to take this call because you can't hear the words. I have sensory nueral hearing loss hear some sounds but, not others. Give it a try - what do you have to lose. Good Luck

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