[Blindtlk] Directory Assistance???

[Peter Donahue]

Good afternoon everyone,

    Do you have a smart phone or a portable notetaker capable of connecting 
to the Internet? If so problem solved.

Peter Donahue


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carly Mihalakis" <carlymih at comcast.net>
To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2013 12:55 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Directory Assistance???


Hi, Mike, and other thread, participants,

What about in the field? Personally, I believe myself in need of
directory assistance when I'm away from the comput. wrote:
>Hello Mike and everyone,
>
>     The same here. With us this is a fish not on the menu to fry. If you
>have access to a computer you can always access the White and Yellow Pages
>online, or obtain the phone numbers of establishments you wish to contact
>via their Web sites. You can also purchess phone directory software giving
>you a "Phonebook" on your computer. I'm not sure if it's still around but
>there was a product called "Phone Disk" back in the mid 90s we used to use.
>Again today there are multiple ways to obtain directory assistance without
>using the traditional directory assistance and there's no need to make a
>major issue out of it based on blindness alone.
>
>----- Original MessPeter Donahue
>
>age -----
>From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
>To: "'Blind Talk Mailing List'" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2013 9:59 PM
>Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Directory Assistance???
>
>
>I always believed that blindness was no reason to try to get out of paying
>411 charges. This is especially true now that printed telephone directories
>are on the wane. But even before that, I figured I should pay for the
>service just as I pay for some road repair even though I don't drive a 
>motor
>vehicle.
>
>Different strokes, etc.
>
>Mike
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Judy Jones
>Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2013 6:18 PM
>To: Blind Talk Mailing List
>Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Directory Assistance???
>
>Also, adding to what Mark says, if you are a client of an agency for the
>blind, you can also get an agency staff member to sign off on the
>application.
>
>Judy
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Mark Tardif" <markspark at roadrunner.com>
>To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2013 12:28 PM
>Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Directory Assistance???
>
>
> > Mary,
> >
> > I have never known it to be free unless you and your doctor complete a
> > form provided by your phone company stating that because of blindness, 
> > you
>
> > should be able to get it for free.  The other thing you can do is dial
> > free 411, that is 800-373-3411.  That allows you to call directory
> > assistance free.
> >
> >
> >
> > Mark Tardif
> > Nuclear arms will not hold you.
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mari Hunziker
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2013 2:20 PM
> > To: Blind Talk Mailing List
> > Subject: [Blindtlk] Directory Assistance???
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > Isn't calling 411 free?
> > I made a directory assistance call and thought it was free. It used to 
> > be
> > free to ask for a local number. Isn't supposed to be free?
> > Please advise.
> > Thank you,
> > Mari Hunziker
> >
> > --
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