So, as I understand in, none of the setup menus on these phones have voice output? What ever happened to section 255 of the Tele Communications Act?
Jim King [email protected] _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Victor Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 2:20 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Accessible land line phone Hi Jim, About the only mainstream land line phone that I know of is the Panasonic model of cordless phones with the model numbers beginning with KX. There is one with the letters KX-TG and those also have the feature, however, the only accessibility feature on all those phones are the fact that they come with talking caller I.D. right out of the box, with no need to set it up or anything. The particular model I have actually tells you when the phone needs to be charged up with a male voice, and the caller I.D comes through with a female voice. Be aware that the battery low message does not come on all of these model phones, so it's actually hit and miss. I could check the model number of the one I have and get back to you, so let me know. These model phones are cordless in nature, meaning there are no corded models, and require an external power source that the plug must plug into. Lastly, the base is expandable to up to six handsets, and in some cases, the package already comes with three handsets in the box, and the handsets only need to sit on their respective chargers, as no phone line is required for the expanded handsets, so all you need to do is plug in the chargers and leave them alone. I would recommend you place each of the extra handsets on the base for a few seconds, though, if only to re-code them to the proper base frequency, but once that's done, you simply have to place the other handsets in their chargers and that's it. They range in price from 99.99 at Radio Shack to up to 199.99 for the triple handset model. I should note that Radio Shack is currently having a sale on this model phone for 99.99, so you may want to check this out. Other than that, I have never heard of a totally accessible phone. As Dave said, if you hear of one, please forward that information to the list. Oh, and just in case you're not aware of this, Radio Shack is now The Source By Circuit City, so if you don't see a Rad Shack in your neck of the woods, try looking for the Source. Hope this helps. Victor Co-moderator Blind Movie Buffs List Guidedogs List [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
