[gui-talk] caller id

[Curtis Chong]

Greetings:

Is the name announcement recorded by the user of is there a text-to-speech engine in the caller ID unit?

Cordially,

Curtis Chong

-----Original Message-----
>From: davidw <dwermuth1 at earthlink.net>
>Sent: Feb 25, 2010 12:43 PM
>To: NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
>Subject: Re: [gui-talk] caller id
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>Hello,
>
>We have one that announces the phone number, name of caller, date and time. 
>Currently it is at a sale price of $67.99.  It is item# TEL100, go to the 
>link in my signature.
>
>Thanks
>
>David Wermuth
>www.atozadaptiveaidz.com
>Email / David at atozadaptiveaidz.com
>Phone (352) 593-4915
>Toll free (877) 759-7173
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>Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 11:48 AM
>Subject: [gui-talk] caller id
>
>
>> Hi all --
>> I got a talking caller id for our home a few years ago and it has worked
>> quite well -- no complaints.  In fact, my sighted family members have
>> appreciated it as much as I do.
>>
>> However, I notice that when they look at a standard caller id display,
>> besides the numbers and dates they also see a person's identity and 
>> whether
>> or not the person is calling from a wireless phone.
>> I am wondering why, when speech is already available for a caller id, it
>> does not go the seemingly small step further and speak the name and other
>> information?
>> Is there a talking caller id out there that does? Or even a program for 
>> the
>> computer that could do this? (perhaps not the latter as the computer would
>> have to know when the phone was ringing.)
>> Any tips on a good caller id that is a little more expensive than the $16 
>> I
>> think this one cost, that will speak the desired information?
>> Thanks and happy calling.
>> --le
>>
>>
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