[Electronics-talk] Land Phones

[Sandy]

Hurray for cousin Nanny!

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From: "Frida Aizenman" <nfbfrida at gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2013 5:50 PM
To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Land Phones

> My cousin said she wants to give me the phones as a gift. She is always 
> very generous. I sent her your email, and now, it is in her hands. Don't 
> know what she is going to do. She did ask if I need conferencing calling 
> and forwarding calls. I said those services come from U Verse, and so far 
> I have not used the forwarding feature.
>
> I am a little confused, but I will learn.
>
> Frida
>
> On 12/5/2013 10:24 AM, Gerald Levy wrote:
>>
>> Don't believe the nitwit you spoke to at AT&T.  They still sell corded 
>> land line phones.  If all you need is a simple, basic corded land-line 
>> phone, you can't go wrong with the AT&T Trimline 210, which is currently 
>> available from Amazon.com for only $12.60.  I have three of them 
>> scattered around my apartment, including one right here next to my 
>> desktop computer.  It is very easy to use and has excellent sound 
>> quality.  just connect the included coiled handset cord from the handset 
>> to the base, connect the base to a modular phone jack, and you're good to 
>> go.  No batteries to die out.  No signal dropouts.  And no cockamamie 
>> hand gestures to learn.  Check it out at:
>>
>> http://www.amazon.com/AT-Corded-Phone-White-Handset/dp/B000050FZP/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1386265932&sr=8-1&keywords=att+trimline+phone
>>
>> Gerald
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frida Aizenman" <nfbfrida at gmail.com>
>> To: <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2013 12:13 PM
>> Subject: [Electronics-talk] Land Phones
>>
>>
>>> Good morning everyone,
>>>
>>> I am writing to ask about land phones.
>>>
>>> I have two land phones from thirty years ago that recently broke down in 
>>> a matter of months from each other, and so, I need to buy new once.
>>>
>>> Of course, I am aware of the fact that, nowadays, phones come with 
>>> caller ID and many other bells and whistles. I have not decided what I 
>>> want, but I tend towards a simple phone, or at least, some kind of 
>>> accessible phone with a manual I can read.
>>>
>>> I called AT&T, and as ignoramus as they are, they transferred me to the 
>>> deaf section despite the fact that I told them I am totally blind. Then, 
>>> after apologizing profusely, I was told that AT&T stopped selling land 
>>> phones, but that perhaps Wal-Mart or some other store would have them.
>>>
>>> Current AT&T stores only sell cell phones.
>>>
>>> Can anyone tell me what I can do? It would be much appreciated.
>>>
>>> Cordially,
>>>
>>> Frida
>>>
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