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kas125

(2,483 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

(73,399 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.
Sat Feb 4, 2012, 05:43 PM
Feb 2012

madmax

(16,612 posts)
3. CapTel Phone
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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