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If you are on a Sidekick, if you're not already doing this, try pressing enter after 2 or 3 words (no GA at this point). The operator will be able to see your text in small pieces and relay it when there is a complete phrase.

I think you might be able to use i711.com i711.com - Relay & Beyond Use i711relay as your AIM buddy or use the browser Give it a try and let us know! If the agent who answers has trouble, ask for a supervisor.

My friend has a Blackberry 7250 - hope it's what your friends have and they remember how they set it up! Thank you.

Thanks! I will find out from my friend - he has a Blackberry, but I'm not sure of the model.

Thank you! i711 doesn't mention Bell as a provider, only AT&T, Sprint, TMobile, and Verizon. Has anyone actually installed and gotten it to work from Canada?

Is there any way to get a Sidekick or Blackberry to use Wireless Relay in Canada? Thanks!

See the following from the American Disabilities Act: Access for 9-1-1 and Telephone Emergency Services under the ADA You can either use relay or dial 911 directly, in the US.

Thanks for correcting that, my post was unclear. It's not a 911 emergency call in the sense that your location is not automatically detected and your call relegated to the nearest police/ambulance/fire. The relay center will have to do a lookup to find the correct center by address and some by...

Traditional relay (for TTY users dialing 711) does relay emergency calls. The phone system automatically takes care of passing on the caller's information to the emergency operator. IP relay will not relay emergency calls.

Sorry, I was only referring to traditional (TTY-based) relay. I believe the FCC explicitly disallows international IP relay calls. Or at least, will not fund this modality and therefore providers do not allow you to make them.

Are you asking about traditional relay? If you are in the US or Canada, of course, 711 will allow you to make international calls. If you want a number to receive international traditional relay calls, some state relay will accept international calls in the US. For example, in California...