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Your friend is choosing subtitles from the DVDs, not captions. Unfortunately, HDMI cables do not transmit closed caption data, so that limits his options. If he wants to be able to display captions, he will need to: 1) obtain a DVD *recorder* with a built-in ATSC TV tuner and set that to...

Take note that some set top boxes do not transmit caption data through component video outputs and may fail to transmit caption data through the HDMI outputs as well, but this information will be difficult to get. TV stations are supposed to broadcast both 608 and 708 caption data, though...

That's right, Hugo. You could choose to use the Web CapTel phone just with landline or VoIP phones and use text relay when you don't have access to a voice phone. (Eventually Ultratec may provide a one-phone solution to Web CapTel.) Or if you have a laptop computer or PDA with WiFi...

I just saw an ad on this site for the Nexus One which said "It kills background noise." Ironically, the ad wasn't captioned! That feature would be an interesting one, though. The Nexus One, which is a Google phone, is supposed to be coming to Sprint, although no date has been announced, to...

Thanks, Hugo. Just to clarify, though: this particular thread was created to focus on smartphones for hard of hearing people (including people with CIs) due to the numerous audio issues we have that completely deaf people don't. So although you spoke of technology "for the deaf" above...

The problems you're seeing with ABC might be due to problems from either the local ABC station or from Charter's handling of the captions from that station (probably the former). However, I've been noticing that the analog captions are delayed, but not the advanced captions. I don't know if...

Make sure that the TV is actually set to decode captions when you are trying to play captioned DVDs. If you are using the TV with a set top box that is decoding the captions, you might have turned off the TV's caption decoding (but might not have realized that the set top box was decoding the...

Folks, if you're seeing consistent problems with captions from one or more local stations, you can now file a complaint with the FCC directly about the caption problems you are seeing with each station. The caption problems are probably due to technical problems that the local station has not...

The Samsung manual was correct. There is no national standard for HDMI cables to transmit closed caption data to your HDTV. What's happening is that the COX set top box is decoding the captions, not your HDTV, and the HDMI cables are transmitting the images of the already decoded captions...

Please see the pre-existing thread, "Great smartphones for hard of hearing people" at: http://www.alldeaf.com/deaf-products-technologies/75941-great-smartphones-hard-hearing-people.html Rather than having different threads talking about the same thing, you might want to bring up your concerns...

Variables for hard of hearing cell phone users Lauria, I don't think there's a cut-and-dried answer to this question. There are so many different variables for hard of hearing people to consider, and some of those variables will be more important to you than to other people. The nature of...

How do you sign up for this IP Relay voicemail? What company provides it?

Many years ago, AAA provided the ability for Wyndtell users to contact them directly via email if they needed roadside service. Is any roadside service company accessible that way now? A huge problem with getting emergency roadside service is that the tow truck operator generally needs to...

There is a free speech recognition app for the iPhone and iPod called Dragon Dictate, but it has a lot of errors. Someone with really good speech might be able to figure out how to make it work, I suppose. Dragon Dictates makes a full-powered speech recognition software program that needs to...

I just found out that Cricket lets users receive SMS and MMMs for free, and it's reasonable to send them out, too. I used to have unlimited picture mail on my phone but hardly ever used it. I'll think I'll get a Cricket PayGo phone for occasional voice use (and rare MMSes) and the Samsung...

That's good to know. I'm still torn! It's really hard for me to justify paying $54.99 just for the data plan compared to Sprint's $29.99 plan. The Samsung Moment has an 800 Mhz processor, I understand, and it can be rooted, too. The Droid's data plan on Verizon would be $25 more a month...

I've seen info on other forums about rooting the Droid. If it's rooted before the update, do you know if it will it be possible to keep the wireless tethering or will that be lost after the update? Wireless tethering would permit my old HP Ipaq and the iPod touch devices to work, but I don't...

I don't have experience with or knowledge about either netbook, but I heard last December from one of the video relay company representatives that the Dell netbook was found to have the best webcam for videoconferencing AT THAT TIME, so you might want to check that out if you would use...

Thanks for all the info you've been providing! What do you think of the Droid's keyboard? I've heard the buttons are glued on. Do you have any other concerns about the Droid?

Apple iPhone and thoughts about other options Actually, just because a phone doesn't have a T rating doesn't mean that it can't be used with the telecoil on a hearing aid. It only means that the manufacturer didn't go through the time and expense of getting the rating. Quite a lot of...