Another One Bites The Dust....
Do I think it's in error? They're a f$^#ing Canadian company, providing exclusive service to g&^@#$n Americans. Yeah, I think that's an error, all right.
The CRTC was supposedly petitioned by the Canadian Association of the Deaf some months back, and the CAD...
You Want Boiling Blood? I Will You Boiling BLOOD.
As in, the blood of the relay service providers at Nordia.
Just got this nice little email back from i711.com:
>Hello Velvet,
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>Thank you for sending us your comments.
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>We are pleased to hear that you enjoy our new service...
From the FAQ:
http://www.i711.com/faq.php
"Will I be able to access i711.com on my wireless pager (such as my Sidekick or BlackBerry)?
A mobile version of i711.com will be available in the near future. Our goal is to make i711.com as accessible as possible, and available for use on many...
They Dialed It! They Dialed It! They Dialed It!!!
THEY DIALED AN ONTARIO NUMBER!!!!!!!!!
:party: :party: :party: :party: :party:
(From the desktop, she adds. I'm having some trouble getting into the site with my Blackberry, but it could be because I am indoors. I will try again when I...
I just emailed the contact info provided in the support section. No response yet, but I will keep you posted! (deaflibrarian are you out there somewhere?)
Velvet
"Trust i711.com for your Relay Needs
i711.com is provided by GoAmerica, a company that has been providing communication services to people who are deaf or hard of hearing since 1997. GoAmerica has partnered with Nordia, a relay provider for one of the United States' largest relay programs—and a...
Last I heard, Scott Simser could be reached through the Canadian Hearing Society:
http://www.chs.ca/
Wasn't he on their Board of Directors for awhile?
Other agencies you might want to check with:
CCRW, the Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work (since I originally got the...
Late Correction/Retraction
Sorry, long day at work, brain all futzed up. What I meant to say about the Rogers BB working out of the box with BRS, was what I was told, by the entirely-too-enthusiastic Rogers salespeople.
My bad. So sorry for any confusion or misunderstanding!! :o
WHoH
To deaflibrarian: Canadian Wireless Relay is a Long Way Away
Mark and I have been engaged in some email discussion of that very problem (Canadian wireless relay, and the appalling lack thereof) for some time now. I was using Hamilton Relay after I initially got the device (Bell Blackberry 6750...