I've done this with Orca and maybe either JAWS or NVDA, but it's always a bit of a struggle. ChromeVox with Google Chrome does a good job though.
On 06/03/13 07:02, Raul A. Gallegos wrote: > Go to http://voice.google.com and sign in. Then choose settings. There are > different categories and one of them is calls. You can turn it on or off from > there. The website can be a bit tricky to use if you are not used to it, I > can easily do it using Window Eyes, so I imagine other screen readers should > work if you use another one. > > On Mar 6, 2013, at 6:52 AM, "MamaPeach" <mamape...@charter.net> wrote: > >> How do I enable it? I had it when I first set up the OBi100, but all that >> happens now is that caller's are asked to state their name, but it doesn't >> tell me anything when I answer a call. >> >> -----Original Message----- From: Raul A. Gallegos >> Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2013 7:50 AM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: google voice >> >> Hi there. That is the call monitoring feature. It is enabled by default, but >> depending on your situation some people turn it off. For example, the Google >> voice number that I use as a home phone has that feature turned off. This >> way when people call the house, the phones ringing like normal and people >> answer like normal. When this feature is enabled, people who are not in your >> Google contact list will be prompted to speak their name. When your phone >> rings, you will then be given the chance to take the call by pressing one, >> or sending the call to Boyceville by pressing too. Some people find this >> okay while others do not like it. >> >> On Mar 6, 2013, at 5:48 AM, "MamaPeach" <mamape...@charter.net> wrote: >> >>> Do you have it to where when you answer a call it will tell you who is >>> calling and then you can hit buttons to either reject call, send the call >>> to voice mail, answer the call, etc?? I am asking this because people tell >>> me that they are asked for their name and then it will attempt to connect >>> them, but when I answer, it never tells me who is calling. I am guessing I >>> have something configure incorrectly but I can't figure out what. Any ideas? >>> >>> -----Original Message----- From: Christopher Chaltain >>> Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2013 9:57 PM >>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: Re: google voice >>> >>> Another feature I like about Google voice is that it will perform voice >>> recognition on any messages left in your voice mail and send you a text >>> or email with the transcription in it. It isn't perfect, but it's a >>> quick way to let you know if you need to worry about the message or not. >>> >>> As others have mentioned, when someone calls my Google Voice number, my >>> cell phone, land line and office phones will all ring. I can decide >>> which phone I want to use to take the call. >>> >>> I don't use these features myself, but you can decide if you'll answer a >>> call or send it to voice mail. You can even listen to someone leaving >>> the voice mail and decide to pick it up. You can also pick up the call >>> on one phone, say your land line phone, and then pick it up on your cell >>> phone as well, such as if you're going out the door during the call. >>> >>> On 05/03/13 19:38, Raul A. Gallegos wrote: >>>> Hello there. You will probably get other answers and so far I have read >>>> two other messages on this. It is not exactly a VoIP number, instead it is >>>> a virtual number. This means that for the most part if you have it >>>> forwarding to your cell phone number, when you make and receive calls to >>>> or from your Google voice number it will still use your cell phone >>>> minutes. You can of course use apps like talkatone to make data voice >>>> calls. One advantage of Google voice is that if you use it to text >>>> message, the messages are On the Google voice website and are virtually >>>> stored forever. Or at least as long as you want them to. In any case, a >>>> lot longer and easier to manage than the messages app on the phone. >>>> Another advantage is that if you get an incoming call through your Google >>>> voice number, you can record the phone call. This will play a message that >>>> all parties will here so they know they are being recorded. This comes in >>>> handy and of course you can later retrieve it from the Google voice web >>> site. There are many more advantages and I could go on forever and ever >>> since I am a huge fan of Google voice. However I will mention one last >>> advantage and say no more unless others are interested. I have an ObiTalk >>> Phone bridge adapter. With this adapter I can make it so it uses Google >>> voice as it's line. That means that my home phone is actually a Google >>> voice number and I don't have to pay for home phone service. As long as I >>> have this adapter connected to the Internet and configured, then I get free >>> phone service. >>>> >>>> On Mar 5, 2013, at 4:38 PM, Robert Doc Wright <yeshua.talmi...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> My cousin asked me about the IPhone and Google voice and I didn't know. >>>>> Can >>>>> someone briefly tell me what google voice's purpose is and why I might >>>>> want >>>>> it on my phone? >>>>> When you give unto others whether or not they give to you in return, It >>>>> matters not for your job is Complete and your rewards forthcoming. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>>>> Google Group. >>>>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>>>> --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "VIPhone" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>>> email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> -- >>> Christopher (CJ) >>> chaltain at Gmail >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>> Google Group. >>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >>> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>> --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "VIPhone" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>> Google Group. >>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >>> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>> --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "VIPhone" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google >> Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "VIPhone" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google >> Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "VIPhone" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> > -- Christopher (CJ) chaltain at Gmail -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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