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Hawk Relay VRS
GoAmerica i711.com VRS
AT&T VRS
Sprint VRS
CSD VRS
Nordia VRS
CAC (Communication Access Center) VRS
Hamilton VRS
Verizon IP-Relay VRS
Hands On VRS
Sorenson VRS
Lifelinks VRS
BSL-VRS
ViableVRS
Snap VRS

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Tousi

There's really more than what is shown here; for example, there's cadvrs which is really under CSD but they have formed a union with CAD (California Association of the Deaf) for badly needed funds which I see as a great idea. Whether this will be real successful remains to be seen....

Deafilmedia

well it isn't on Wikipedia list.... cadvrs... hmm... interesting.

sara1981

my vote says NONE!

im usually ip-relay

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Deafilmedia

Me too... I like instant messager relay...

shel90

I used to use ip relay all the time despite having VP 100 cuz of problems with the video but since I got my VP 200, I have been using VRS more and more..so much easier than ip-realy and faster. I got 3 calls to insurance companies completed in like 45 mins as opposed to hours if I was using ip-relay.

One good thing about using ip-relay is that I can move to anywhere (if on my sk2) while being on a call while with VP, I must stay in one place so there are pros and cons to both.

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diehardbiker

SorensonVRS is my household offical VRS provider all de way!

Sunshine1

None??? I thought you use Sorenson Service. You mentioned that's how your boyfriend found you on Sorenson directory? Hmmm

sara1981

i have sorenson but i have little trouble dues connect of cables and nets that why!

but guys always found me on deafvp all the times than sorenson between no matter for me its my decision

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VamPyroX

Gee... I've only heard of 3 of those listed.

However, I don't use VRS.

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Deafilmedia

Well we gotta use the other VRS before they go Bankrupt...

diehardbiker

You can always contact Sorenson support 24 hours even 24 hours today (4th of July).

Deafilmedia

Why do we have VRS and Relay and TTY?

That is like asking your mom to make call for you...

Is there some other way to contact people without using someone to
hear and talk for us?

Why not have a computer or robot phone... we can type in word...
and computer phone can speak for us and then the computer
phone hear what the callers said and relay the words, why
we didn't invent that?

GraysonPeddie

Very interesting question.

You've got to have a very good human-ish speech synthesizer. Could take a lot of time to construct the algorithms... Plus, a sophisicated voice recognition technology.

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VamPyroX

What if people have bad spelling skills? How will that work?

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sequoias

lol, I rarely use VRS. I mostly use relay thru AT&T IP relay on the web. For VRS, I use Sorenson VRS.

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Deafilmedia

well they have automated system... for people on the phone.
People talked to the machine on the phone...

Deafilmedia

Then the computer will automatic correct the spelling for you.

DeafSCUBA98

we have some similar to this.. but its only in person to person.. but who knows if phone is comming next?

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navyman

I use VRS with VCO, which makes the call almost as good as a hearing-to-hearing call. Although I answered the poll that I use SorensonVRS, it's only because their videophone makes it easy to make the call. Their interpreter level of quality is a hit-or-miss proposition. On the other hand, when SorensVRS takes too long to answer my call, I tend to call HOVRS as backup because their interpreters tend to be the best qualified. CSDVRS's 800 number is wonderful for giving out to hearies who need my home number or need to call me at home, but their video quality is not that great, so I don't make calls through them.

Aleser

You just -need- things to complain about, don't you? VRS is ALOT faster than your "mother making a call for you". Computerized systems cannot perfectly emulate voice, to the point where it annoys many people. They also cannot provide the speed and feedback required to say, navigate a phone menu. On the other hand, voice recognition is still not that good, and especially on some static-filled phone lines, it just wouldn't work.

With VRS, IP, TTY relay, you're able to make a (reasonably) quick phone call. If someone uses vco, the person being called might not even realize they're on a VRS call. There's even talk of a deafblind asl phone service, which I think would be awesome if it came into action. It would have speeds around the "VRS" you can use instead of a slow braille tty.

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Deafilmedia

Yeah true, I just need things to complain about... yes I do.
Just tired of people hanging up on me cause they don't understand relay.

diehardbiker

Have you tried VRS? I rarely get hangs up though VRS. The reason behind why most hearing people hangs up TTY/IP relay service is because they are DARN slow!

Deafilmedia

I'm too ugly to show myself on VRS.

diehardbiker

Do you think VRS operator cares? I don't think they care how you look! All they care is help you relay the call, nothing else, nothing more AND nothing personal. Give them a try see what happens.