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Originally Posted by RichardDeaf
For now.. Remember in old TDD days, you could call long distance for free by giving relay fake phone #? That changed when they now detects your phone # via caller ID.
LD via VP may be free, but with real #, I wouldn't be suprised if they decide to start charging us for LD calls or even charge us using VP service like we do with cell phone within 5 years.. I hope for our sake it wont happen - but as long VRS companies still get subsidizing from TRS funds.
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I had a traditional TTY with acoustic couple , I was got traditional TTY the state paid the traditional TTY equipment in 1984. I don't have a traditional relay service for Florida Relay Service before 1988 but I was call in-state long distance to my ex gf and I was talk few friends on TTY on Long Distance call. my mom was paid long distance bill,she told me least 10 minutes 1 to 3 times a month. also I was in school in St. augustine -- I was call to my father while my dad is in the office in Seattle He was gave me toll free number 1 800 number the company pay long distance bills but my school's phone bill was not being billed for long distance. I was stayed in the dormitory. Collect call is very very very expensive to use. My father was afford to use collect call for incoming calls. I was call few times in 1993 to 2002 I was not being used Collect 2003 to now. because I was use internet text relay with no long distance charge. I was got Internet in 1994 to Now. I was set up first my own local traditional service in 1994, I cancel my telephone service in 2003 I was discontiuned traditional Long distance in 1997 because Instant message is free unlimited I was begin Nextalk.net software in 1998 to Now
I was used Nextalk.net for free long distance plus relay service.. but I got finally VP100 in 2003 I got updated new VP200 in 2007 to Now. I got new DirectVP number recently.