[NFBF-Melbourne] Fwd: [Nfbf-l] NFB Newsline telephone outage...and work-arounds

[Camille Tate]

Sincerely,

Camille Tate

President, Melbourne Space Coast Chapter , National Federation of the Blind, FL

Board of Directors, National Federation of the Blind, FL

Email: ctate2076 at att.net

Phone:  321 372 4899

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> From: Russell Davis via Nfbf-l <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
> Date: May 18, 2019 at 1:02:46 PM EDT
> To: "'NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List'" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>, "'NFB of Florida List for Leaders'" <nfbf-leaders at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Russell Davis <russell at radiorusty.com>
> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] NFB Newsline telephone outage...and work-arounds
> Reply-To: NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
> 
> Hi Everyone,
> 
> Service for NFB Newsline telephone dialup access appears to have been
> restored. I checked several access phone numbers including the toll-free and
> got right in. If you experience any issues, please feel free to contact your
> support team at 1-844-827-7371.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfbf-l [mailto:nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Russell Davis
> via Nfbf-l
> Sent: Saturday, May 18, 2019 10:04 AM
> To: NFB of Florida List for Leaders
> Cc: Russell Davis; NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List
> Subject: [Nfbf-l] NFB Newsline telephone outage...and work-arounds
> 
>                Good Morning Everyone,
> 
> 
> 
> Your Florida NFB Newsline team, (Wendy, Sherri and myself), have been
> advised by numerous callers that there is a problem this morning with
> accessing NFB Newsline via the telephone. 
> 
> 
> 
> Local phone numbers, (both inside and outside of Florida), as well as the
> national toll-free number all seem to be having trouble.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> The good news is, the mobile application on IOS devices seems to be working
> great. If you have an iPhone or iPad you may want to access Newsline via the
> app. If you have an I device and have not yet tried the app. Now might be a
> great time to give it a look, I think you'll like it a lot.
> 
> 
> 
> One more bit of good news is that the NFB Newsline skill on the Amazon Alexa
> devices is working fine. If you have an Amazon smart speaker such as an Echo
> or Echo Dot, simply ask Alexa to open or enable the skill. You can do this
> by telling her, "Alexa, enable National Federation". Once you'veWhen
> enabling the skill for the first time, you will need to tell her your six
> digit NFBNewsline user account number and then give her your four digit
> passcode. Anytime you want to checkout Newsline on your Alexa device after
> that you can simply say, "Alexa, open National Federation". I've been
> enjoying my access to Newsline via my Echo Dot for a while now, and think
> you'll find it a great deal of fun.
> 
> 
> 
> Looking forward to seeing all of you next weekend in Boca Raton at
> convention. As a reminder, the NFB Newsline workshop will take place  on
> Saturday, May 26th from 3:00 to 3:45 pm. It would be awesome to see the room
> packed with past, present and future Newsline users!
> 
> 
> 
> Russ Davis, Chairman
> 
> NFB Newsline of Florida
> 
> National Federation of the Blind
> 
> 
> 
> Contact for Support:
> 
> ph. (844) 827-7371
> 
> email: newslinesupport at nfbflorida.org
> 
> 
> 
> Access Newsline:
> 
> (Within Florida)- (888) 882-1629
> 
> (online) http://nfbnewslineonline.org
> 
> 
> 
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