[Electronics-talk] Cordless Phone:

Tue Nov 16 21:46:31 UTC 2010

Hi,
I don't know about the newer ones, but my old one, purchased about three 
years back, did not.  I never could figure out whether that was a limitation 
or whether I just didn't set it up properly.

Tom

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Jacobson" <steve.jacobson at visi.com>
To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 7:07 AM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Cordless Phone:

> 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?
>
>
>
>
>
>>From: electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
>>[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
>>To: "'Discussion of accessible electronics and
>>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
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
>>[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
>> To: "'Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances'"
>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
>> 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
>> To: 'Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances'
>> 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-----
>> From: electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
>> [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
>> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
>> 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"
>> <william.odonnell1 at yahoo.com
>> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances"
>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
>> 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"
>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
>> 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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