[Electronics-talk] Cordless Phone:

Tue Nov 16 15:07:45 UTC 2010

Do these Panasonic phones announce the caller-id of a call waiting call, in other words, when a second call comes in and one is on the line already?

Best regards,

Steve Jacobson

On Tue, 16 Nov 2010 05:55:21 -0700, dreicer, zachary wrote:

>there are buttons for both.  They showed me how to do it, so now 
>I just walk over and do it.  There is also a way to do it from 
>either of the 4 handsets.

> ----- Original Message -----
>From: "Walter Cone" <walt.cone at gmail.com
>To: "'Discussion of accessible electronics and 
>appliances'"<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
>Date sent: Tue, 16 Nov 2010 01:10:47 -0500
>Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Cordless Phone:

>How do you turn on the answering machine feature and how do you 
>play back
>the messages if you use it?

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>[mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of 
>dreicer, zachary
>Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 12:48 AM
>To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
>Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Cordless Phone:

>at our house, we have a panasonic KX-TG6444 which seems to work
>fairly well.  It's got 4 handset, built-in base dial pad, and
>talking CID.  It was $149.99 at amazon.com, on August 30th.

> ----- Original Message -----
>From: "Fred Wurtzel" <f.wurtzel at att.net
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>appliances'"<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
>Date sent: Tue, 16 Nov 2010 00:43:30 -0500
>Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Cordless Phone:

>Hi,

>According to Blind Bargains Product search, I found:
>http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-KX-TG6582T-Bluetooth-Convergence-
>Solution/dp
>/B0036D9YKA%3FSubscriptionId%3DAKIAI5WBGNATTQUFEHRQ%26tag%3Dblinb
>arg-20%26li
>nkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3DB
>0036D9YKA

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>[mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Roland
>Hudson
>Sent: Monday, November 15, 2010 6:27 PM
>To: Beverly Hunter; Discussion of accessible electronics and
>appliances
>Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Cordless Phone:

>I found this item at www.Amazon.com
>I hope this is helpful.

>Best wishes,

>Rollie

>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Beverly Hunter" <bhunter at nfbga.org
>To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances"
><electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
>Sent: Monday, November 15, 2010 9:46 AM
>Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Cordless Phone:

>I tried searching for that item with the model number but was
>unsuccessful.

>Will you give more information? Thanks.

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Roger Dennis" <rogernews at mydennis.com
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> Sent: Friday, November 12, 2010 8:16 PM
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Cordless Phone:

>I got a panisonic KXTG6582 Last summer and it announces both name
>and
>number
> without anychanges out of the box.  This model is also blue
>tooth and
> picks
> up my cell when I come into the house.  Panisonic has a pdf of
>the manual
> on-line and also a doc file that describes all the buttons.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Fred
>Wurtzel
> Sent: Friday, November 12, 2010 4:51 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Cordless Phone:

> Hi Jim,

> Thanks.  Mine are a few years old, too.  I'll check the
>Panasonic
> website.
> I'lso check with ATT.

> I appreciate the reply.

> Warm Regards,

> Fred

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jim
>Barbour
> Sent: Friday, November 12, 2010 2:40 PM
> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Cordless Phone:

> Sorry, I can't answer that.  I set them up several years ago
>with some
> sighted assistance, and I don't remember if they just worked
>that way
> or if we had to tweak something.

> Also, your phone company needs to provide you with the extra
> information.  This is sometimes an extra service called things
>like
> "extended caller ID"

> Good Luck,

> Jim

> On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 02:33:08PM -0500, Fred Wurtzel wrote:
> Hi Jim,

> I have 2 panasonic phones with talking caller ID.  Neither of
>them
> announces
> both the name and number.  Is there a setting I am somehow
>missing or am

> I
> being cheap, again, and not buying the right model? (smile)

> Warm Regards,

> Fred

> -----Original Message-----
> From: electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jim
>Barbour
> Sent: Friday, November 12, 2010 12:25 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Cordless Phone:

> I really like the Panasonic phones.  They're cordless, so I can
>have
> them throughout the house, so I can hear the caller ID wherever
>I
> am.

> Also, the Panasonic phone announces the name and number of the
>person
> calling me.  I haven't found a talking caller ID box that will
>do
> this.  I'd love to hear of one.  There are some that will
>announce
> contacts that you've put into them, but none that will announce
>the
> name and number off the caller ID signal.

> If someone wanted to review who called them, then you'd need a
>caller
> ID box.  BTW, you can have both.  The phone to get extra
>information
> and more places that announce the caller ID; and the talking
>caller ID
> box that lets you review who has called.

> Take Care,

> Jim

> On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 11:11:41AM -0600, Bryan Schulz wrote:
> you are better off to get a phone you like and put a talking
>caller id
> unit in the line to the base station.
> you will be able to hear the voice a few rooms away depending on
>the
> volume setting.

> Bryan Schulz

> ----- Original Message ----- From: "William ODonnell"
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> Sent: Friday, November 12, 2010 10:45 AM
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Cordless Phone:

> There is only one basic phone with a talking ID.  It is made by
> Panasonic
> and it provides a limited amount of information.  This device
>only
> provides information in audio about the name of the person
>calling
> when
> the telephone is ringing.  You are not able to hear a call log
>or find
> out who called when you were not near the phone.  In addition,
>none of
> the menus on the device are accessible.  This is only available
>as the
> call is coming in.  FCC regulations have resulted in this; so,
>the FCC
> declared this an "ADA" telephone.  It is sold at a limited
>amount of
> electronic stores.  This item retails for about $100.00
> Good luck.

> --- On Thu, 11/11/10, Roland Hudson <rollieshirl at cox.net> wrote:

> From: Roland Hudson <rollieshirl at cox.net
> Subject: [Electronics-talk] Cordless Phone:
> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances"
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> Date: Thursday, November 11, 2010, 6:28 PM
> Hi friends,

> I'm seeking a cordless phone or phones with talking
> ID.  Is there one more "blind friendly" than others?
> Thanks in advance for any idea you share with me.

> Best wishes,

> Rollie
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