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I have been using text+ on my AT&T (TAP) phone for almost two years. It works great and I almost never use the paid for messaging service through AT&T.

Thanks for your reply, MnSidhe. I sent back the Captel 840i and a CaptionCall is on order. This is my last chance to be able to get voice messages and now that the CaptionCall can save captions, I'm hopeful it will be at least an ok option. Apparently there are not enough phones or...

Hi, I am seriously thinking of returning the Captel 840i phone that is still here on trial. I only need it for the captioned answering machine capability and that is driving me crazy with the menus and push button finger-dance. And it seems the only captioned messages that are accurate are...

Yes, me too. And the peeper frogs in the summer. And sweet baby sounds and toddler voices... I thought I could not hear my big mushy Maine coon cat purring anymore but the other night he was laying on my left shoulder right against that ear while I was on the couch.... Heavenly!... A warm...

I was visiting with a friend the other evening in Barnes and Noble cafe. I have severe hearing loss and can not use HA due to some complicated issues. I must watch faces to have any chance of understanding well enough to have a conversation. All of a sudden she says, "Don't you hear that...

I have decided to try the Captel 840i because there is no real answering machine in the CaptionCall phone. I need this primarily for Doctor office calls and messages. Which do you think is the better Captel provider... Hamilton or Sprint? Which are more accurate in transcribing? I need to...

Hi, I am thinking about trying this phone. I rarely talk on the phone anymore and when I do I use an old rotary phone with great little add-on amp. I really need a captioned answering machine though (assuming it's accurately transcribed). I just tried an expensive answering machine that...

I'm older HOH and really appreciate your picture. As soon as I saw it though, I felt like it brought up what I feel around family especially, when they are all talking together with me feeling completely isolated... the usual. Boo hoo. Although I have been trying to learn ASL for several...

This is driving me crazy! I feel like there is a stick deep inside my ear canal. Sometimes it feels like a little liquid in there trickling. I do not use HAs. No longer go to audiologist. Doctor finds nothing. Anyone else?

Yes, I am definitely still a beginner.

I have been mostly vegetarian for 30 years, ever since my young son looked down at his lamb chop and said, "Mom, ah is this the same lamb that is really cute and fluffy and goes baaaaaa? I have not eaten any red meat or poultry since. LoL I have serious health issues so sometimes I eat wild...

The site looks great but it says it is specifically for students up to Grade 12. Am I missing something? Thanks for this thread!!!

Hi Reba, Thanks for your reply and the links. I do understand and agree about the regional differences. I think it is more ASL vs SEE. I had assumed Dr Bill Vicars and his wonderful Lifeprint.com and new ASL.tc were solid ASL but my tutor is correcting my signs often, telling me that many...

I am quite HOH and have been trying so hard to learn ASL for several years now. I go through phases of feeling like I'm making progress and then overwhelmed with feeling like I will never be able to improve my real-life signing and understanding. I have not done well with actual classes...

I have dupuytren's contracture in my hands so my fingerspelling is far from quick and graceful. The hardest is the W(6) shape, in words or alone.

Anyone else in Vt? Or in NY by Lake Champlain?

Hi BecLak, Thanks for your reply. In the Burlington area, about 45 minutes away from me, there is a Deaf community as well as the Deaf Club at the University of Vt. I do watch the events posted on the DeafVt yahoo group but have not really seen one that 'fits'. It seems that most of the Deaf...

Hi Tracy, I posted above before I scrolled down to read your replies also. I live in Vermont and other than driving 45 minutes once a week to sign with a Deaf ASL teacher and a woman he tutors, I don't have anyone other than my dog to sign with. I too wish there was a way for HOH and Deaf to...

Hi Steve and All, I just discovered this thread. I am 59 and am quite hard of hearing for the last ten years. Due to several factors, hearing aids have not worked for me. Even though I have found few people to sign with in person, I am still working hard to learn ASL. I finally am making...

Hi Rockin'robin, I thought your pup was a pom! I really love that picture of you two. And yes, my life has always been filled with my animals, always sagas, always heart break, but I can't live without my dog and cat. Tess is my first Service Dog. She helps me so much and has given me...