Text Telephones (TTY)

AquaBlue · 02-24-2008, 04:29 AM

Are Text Telephones becoming a thing of the past?
What is replacing TTYs?
Are these TTY Abbreviations up-to-date and accurate?
Why are these modem type phones so costly?
What should a novice need to know about TTY technology and its future?

Thanks for you input!

Calvin · 02-24-2008, 04:32 AM

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Originally Posted by AquaBlue

Are Text Telephones becoming a thing of the past? ----Yes becoming history
What is replacing TTYs?----- Videophone
Are these TTY Abbreviations up-to-date and accurate? -----Yeah we use abbreviations to make phone conversation faster
Why are these modem type phones so costly? ----Because it have special computer communication to another I guess
What should a novice need to know about TTY technology and its future? ---- Well the future is VP, and they should know more, TTY is past and going extinct one of the day

Thanks for you input!

My guess

AquaBlue · 02-24-2008, 04:45 AM

So forget about learning the TTY Abbreviations, right? Where can learn more about video phones?

Calvin · 02-24-2008, 05:24 AM

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Originally Posted by AquaBlue

So forget about learning the TTY Abbreviations, right? Where can learn more about video phones?

See this: Commonly Used TTY Abbreviations

Sunshine1 · 02-24-2008, 05:28 AM

My 1st TTY

My 2nd TTY

My 3rd (last) TTY (with VCO)

PowerWCRulez · 02-24-2008, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Sunshine1

My 1st TTY

My 2nd TTY

My 3rd (last) TTY (with VCO)

Wow, these old TTY monster machine at old elemetery and high school (both mainstreams), most deaf students use on old TTY monster machine, they replaced with portable TTYs.

JClarke · 02-24-2008, 04:50 PM

Quite interesting is that the TTY is going into existence. We are just still holding onto our TTYs but rarely now. The companies have no reasons to sell them anymore.

Sunshine1 · 02-24-2008, 05:05 PM

oh really haha. Well I got this first TTY from one of my friends for free back in early 80's. It was really loud when you were typing or receiving messages. Boyeee. I call it as an antique. Also back years ago it was used in newspaper companies.

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Originally Posted by PowerWCRulez

Wow, these old TTY monster machine at old elemetery and high school (both mainstreams), most deaf students use on old TTY monster machine, they replaced with portable TTYs.

JClarke · 02-24-2008, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Sunshine1

oh really haha. Well I got this first TTY from one of my friends for free back in early 80's. It was really loud when you were typing or receiving messages. Boyeee. I call it as an antique. Also back years ago it was used in newspaper companies.

Isn't it similar like Morse Code, when your communicating with someone in the other side of somewhat somewhere else?

Sunshine1 · 02-24-2008, 05:14 PM

I'm not familair what's Morse Code is.

Need to have phone line to get it working. I will look up internet for a better picture so you will see there is another device where you can put phone receiver placed. I will get back to you.

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Originally Posted by Jclarke

Isn't it similar like Morse Code, when your communicating with someone in the other side of somewhat somewhere else?

LakeTahoe · 02-24-2008, 05:14 PM

I stopped using TTY since 2003 I think....since the Video phone came out.

Cheri · 02-24-2008, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Sunshine1

My 2nd TTY[/color][/font]

My 3rd (last) TTY (with VCO)

I had the same as you, but not the first TTY.

Now I just use the VP-200 or IP-Relay online.

JClarke · 02-24-2008, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Sunshine1

I'm not familair what's Morse Code is.

Need to have phone line to get it working. I will look up internet for a better picture so you will see there is another device where you can put phone receiver placed. I will get back to you.

Sorry, that is the first time I have ever seen a old model in the early 80's. In australia, our old TTY, where it was released for the first time in 1979 was a bit similar to the second TTY you had. (I have the modern one at work atm)

JClarke · 02-24-2008, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Cheri

I had the same as you, but not the first TTY.

Now I just use the VP-200 or IP-Relay online.

Now, I'm jealous

Sunshine1 · 02-24-2008, 05:32 PM

Oh no ... that model wasn't made back in 80's. It wasn't use for TTY for the purpose. It was use in newspaper company for telegrams (couldn't think of a better name) back in 60's, Even before that it was used back in military years ago too. Now someone got the idea to use it as TTY back in 70's and it worked!

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Originally Posted by Jclarke

Sorry, that is the first time I have ever seen a old model in the early 80's. In australia, our old TTY, where it was released for the first time in 1979 was a bit similar to the second TTY you had. (I have the modern one at work atm)

Cheri · 02-24-2008, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Jclarke

Now, I'm jealous

Aww u dont have VP-200, What about VP-100?

Sunshine1 · 02-24-2008, 05:34 PM

Yes then I had VP100 and now I have a wonderful VP200 (finally).

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Originally Posted by Cheri

I had the same as you, but not the first TTY.

Now I just use the VP-200 or IP-Relay online.

JClarke · 02-24-2008, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Sunshine1

Oh no ... that model wasn't made back in 80's. It wasn't use for TTY for the purpose. It was use in newspaper company for telegrams (couldn't think of a better name) back in 60's, Even before that it was used back in military years ago too. Now someone got the idea to use it as TTY back in 70's and it worked!

Now, I understand

Thank you for the clarification!

Sunshine1 · 02-24-2008, 05:41 PM

Oh great! Glad you understood. Sorry I wasn't clear earlier.

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Originally Posted by Jclarke

Now, I understand

Thank you for the clarification!

JClarke · 02-24-2008, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Cheri

Aww u dont have VP-200, What about VP-100?

Nope, we don't even have these VP -100 either, in australia, we have these Ojo VP's, they're very expensive to purchase and rarely found in stores unfortunately. Deaf people, like us, can't afford it. BUt to be honest here, not one person in Australia has a VP -- well, only a few, not that many.

JClarke · 02-24-2008, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Sunshine1

Oh great! Glad you understood. Sorry I wasn't clear earlier.

No worries

GraysonPeddie · 02-26-2008, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Calvin

My guess

It really depends on whether a hard-of-hearing knows American Sign Language or not, so if I were you, I won't jump into conclusion that videophones replaces TTYs. If it were for those who are deaf/hard-of-hearing who know sign language and if you forget about the power outage, then yes--videophones will replace TTYs (if only if there's a cellular video phone available that takes the place of power outage).

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