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Originally Posted by navyman
I am wondering how many AllDeaf members have applied for an Ojo? How many have received it? For those who've used it so far, how do you like it?
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I applied for a
Ojo a month or so ago. From my recent email exchange,
Snap!VRS has been somewhat disappointing. I wanted a single phone number; not the two-phone number system commonly used in a relay system. Some providers are now just starting to offer single number solutions.
I work as an itinerant teacher, and I need people to call me, especially parents. I can't have them 'turned off' if they have to call the relay company like Snap!VRS
first, and then give the operator my Ojo video phone number. I need a seamless, transparent calling system, where the hearing person dials my number, and the relay company automatically picks up the call and starts relaying information.
Also, I was hoping that the Ojo videophone was 'portable'. I saw a demo model in
CompUSA recently, and it is too bulky for my liking. I was hoping to bring the videophone with me to different school locations, and it now increasingly appears unlikely.
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I appreciate the way you can receive video messages directly on it from other Deafies.
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Can you elaborate on this a little bit more? On a VP-100 unit, I just get a brief message saying someone called me and I missed the call. It would have been nice to have a 'video answering machine' that other Deafies can use to leave messages, not just the relay service and hearing people. That feature alone may be worth my while in trying to secure an Ojo videophone.