[Electronics-talk] Talking Caller ID for land line

[barb o'connor]

Wow, guess I'd better protect my caller ID with my life.  I have one that hasn't been open yet and I'm still using one.  They came originally from Quest which is now CenturyLink.  They were a very simple ID the biggest problem was that the volume switch would eventually disconnect from the machine.  If it was in the max position, you could get along with it for a while.  If it wasn't, it was time for another ID.  I put the ID at max volume and have left that switch alone.  This is, indeed, very disappointing news because I know mine aren't going to last forever.

Barb
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Ray Foret jr 
  To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances 
  Sent: Friday, August 09, 2013 11:05 PM
  Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Talking Caller ID for land line


  The sad truth of the matter appears to be that no one sells caller ID units for landlines nowadays.  The unit with the male voice used to be made by a firm called Classco.  They no longer make any caller ID units; and, for that matter, neither does anybody else.  The best that ILA could do for me was to point me to 

  www.ebay.com

  No kidding.


  Sent from my mac, the only computer with full accessibility for the blind built-in!
  Sincerely,
  The Constantly Barefooted Ray
  Still a very proud and happy Mac and Iphone user!

  On Aug 9, 2013, at 10:56 PM, "Susan Tabor" <souljourner at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

  > Hi, Shara:
  > 
  > I thought that the Independence Market at the NFB National Center sold one.
  > We have one too that's as old as dirt and is wonderful.  It has a female
  > voice; we got it through a state-run adaptive electronics program.  The one
  > that a friend of ours has from Independence Market has a male voice, not
  > that it matters. I wish I could remember the brand name of ours.  We also
  > have a talking caller ID on a Panasonic phone we have but the speech is
  > lousy.  I hope they've improved it.  Good luck!
  > Susan
  > 
  > -----Original Message-----
  > From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
  > Behalf Of Shara Winton
  > Sent: Friday, August 09, 2013 10:31 PM
  > To: Electronics NFB
  > Subject: [Electronics-talk] Talking Caller ID for land line
  > 
  > Hi All,
  > I have a friend who bought the talking caller ID from Maxi Aids. She was
  > very disappointed to discover that it had very poor voice  quality as well
  > as it does not speak the numbers out loud when she receives an incoming call
  > with call waiting. Does anyone know where to buy one for a land line phone
  > that will announce all calls, even those coming in through call waiting. It
  > would also be helpful if it would read back the numbers aloud. 
  > I bought one many years ago and thankfully it still works, but Have not been
  > able to find one recently. 
  > Thank you for your help. 
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