[Electronics-Talk] Talking Call Waiting Device

[River Linda]

Hey Vince,

I will never admit to being old enough to know anything about a phone booth
LOL. I will not spend too much time researching, but I have a feeling my
friend might be out of luck on this one.

On Sun, Feb 11, 2018 at 12:22 PM cheez via Electronics-Talk <
electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> I have one of those Classco talking Caller ID boxes, and it doesn't nor has
> never, had the Call Waiting feature.
> I recall that feature was offered from the phone company, and it was a
> separate feature.  The identification came through the phone.  And it was
> inconsistent.  I saw no need to waste money on an iffy feature, so I
> dropped
> it.
>
> Landlines will go the way of the phone booth.  When was the last time you
> saw one of those?
>
> Vince
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "River Linda via Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> To: "Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances"
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> Cc: "River Linda" <waterinmyroom at gmail.com>
> Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2018 6:31 AM
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Talking Call Waiting Device
>
>
> > Thanks for the responses. The Emerson model on Amazon has talking caller
> > ID. It does not have the talking call waiting feature that my friend is
> > looking for. Whhen did Classco go out of business? If it has been too
> > long,
> > I probably will not bother with Ebay.
> >
> > On Sun, Feb 11, 2018 at 8:14 AM Raymond Foret Jr via Electronics-Talk <
> > electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >
> >> No sir, sorry to dissolution you but the plain fact is Amazon DOES, NOT,
> >> make talking caller ID units.  The firm that used to make them was
> called
> >> Clasco.  They haven’t made those in years.  IF you got it from amazon,
> it
> >> was from old stock they still haven’t cleared out yet.
> >>
> >>
> >> Sent from the only computer with built-in screen reader access for the
> >> blind:
> >>
> >> Sincerely,
> >>
> >> The constantly barefooted Ray
> >>
> >> > On Feb 10, 2018, at 1:41 PM, Andy Baracco via Electronics-Talk <
> >> electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > I recently purchased a unit made by Emerson on Amazon, after doing a
> >> search for a talking caller ID unit.
> >> >
> >> > Andy
> >> >
> >> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Raymond Foret Jr via
> >> Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> >> > To: "Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances" <
> >> electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> >> > Cc: "Raymond Foret Jr" <rforet7706 at comcast.net>
> >> > Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2018 3:10 AM
> >> > Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Talking Call Waiting Device
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >> Your friend’s only hope for such a device is usually Ebay:  although,
> >> some here have indicated they saw units on Amazon which will perform the
> >> functions your friend is looking for.  Just know that the company who
> >> used
> >> to make the caller ID units has long ceased doing so.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Sent from the only computer with built-in screen reader access for
> the
> >> blind:
> >> >>
> >> >> Sincerely,
> >> >>
> >> >> The constantly barefooted Ray
> >> >>
> >> >>> On Feb 9, 2018, at 3:18 PM, River Linda via Electronics-Talk <
> >> electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Hello,
> >> >>>
> >> >>> A friend is wondering if there is such a thing anymore as a talking
> >> call
> >> >>> waiting machine for his landline phone. He said when he was on the
> >> phone
> >> >>> talking to someone, any incoming call would announce the incoming
> >> person's
> >> >>> name or phone number.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> He said AT&T used to offer this feature and he had it at one time.
> >> However
> >> >>> when the price went up, he had AT&T remove it. He missed it and
> >> >>> called
> >> to
> >> >>> get it back, but AT&T said it was discontinued.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Any help would be appreciated.
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