Have you heard about videophone will install on phonebooth for public?

[HiBluE01]

I got the free videophone from sprint.

 

[Brian]

Personally I think the deaf need to learn to read and write better, like for email and IM, etc. How are the deaf ever going to learn when the communication for them becomes more and more simple??

But in public places like airports, it might come in very handy. It might be worth a try.

Well said, Lantana. I hope landline relay services and TTYs will be around for a very long time.

 

[dkf747]

I think you are mistaken there-- I have several friends in Gally and they did use the VP available in "centers" to make calls to my VP-100.

It doesn't matter which brand you use, as long you know somebody's IP address to interconnect between two different brands of VP.

The videophone booths do not let you call another vp. If they called you from one it was from a different vp. I work at Gally.

 

[diehardbiker]

Afraid that it won't be for long time! Alot of TTY manufacturer is ready to go out of TTY business very soon. As of right now, they (TTY manufacturers) is struggling and working on new products other than TTY! Yes, TTY sales now almost FLAT! Almost no one is buying new TTY. No manufacturer can survive if there is no sales for period of time.

BUT, there is good news! There will always be IP relay service for a long time!

Please remember, I have nothing against TTY, they had served me very well in the past 30 years, and it is time to accept technology changes. My first TTY was Western Union desktop Model 15! Very bulky and noisy, and DAMN realiable!

Well said, Lantana. I hope landline relay services and TTYs will be around for a very long time.

 

[DreamyHawaii]

I just pop up my mind about videophone comes with TTY together and keep business runs

Yes that is true and I think it is something that need to be modify with tty comes with vp together so that way it can keep up their business running along the way and better yet to be there?

Afraid that it won't be for long time! Alot of TTY manufacturer is ready to go out of TTY business very soon. As of right now, they (TTY manufacturers) is struggling and working on new products other than TTY! Yes, TTY sales now almost FLAT! Almost no one is buying new TTY. No manufacturer can survive if there is no sales for period of time.

BUT, there is good news! There will always be IP relay service for a long time!

Please remember, I have nothing against TTY, they had served me very well in the past 30 years, and it is time to accept technology changes. My first TTY was Western Union desktop Model 15! Very bulky and noisy, and DAMN realiable!

 

[diehardbiker]

I don't think this idea would work out. Copyrights and patents is one of the biggest barriers companies have to face. I am learning alot about patents and copyrights. They don't come out cheap! I dropped my jaw when I see the cost of trying to make something new. The cost is way way way unbelieveable, and because of this cost it is TRUE gambling because you never know if you would come out successful or not. Most patent don't come out with success. Only handful of patent end up profitable, but not overnight.

Don't you know that one needs AT LEAST 100,000 dollars to get new product and patented. Prototype usually cost at least 25,000 dollars a unit, depending on what you want. So, think about it and figure out how much you need to sell to break even. I now understand why one of these VP switcher that some of us already heard though here selling for 150 dollars. That is because somebody invented this device and need money back to break even. Yes even at 150 dollars!

All business have to follow the law of "supply and demand". There is no way to beat this natural law.

Yes that is true and I think it is something that need to be modify with tty comes with vp together so that way it can keep up their business running along the way and better yet to be there?

 

[DreamyHawaii]

Yes I understands about your comment and it is really difficult in the near future.

Yes I see that your comment and I believe in what you said. The only between 2 of patents need to discuss about it and make an agreement to get an approval by state and federal regulations of their laws and make the business better with partnership and I hope they are able to adjust better to comes in with it just like pizza hut and taco bell they are doing their partner to work on that team. I know it is something real tough and if one of patent refuse to be partner the business with other one of patent 's request for partner with patent. That is too bad. It is going to be difficult for them to do on their own business separate once enough. one of other patent became very successful with business for Vp and the other patent for TTY going to shut down the business I know how sad for them to go . We will do something in pray for that and hope for TTY company makes something better with business and new high technology and designation too. I guess so. If not, the best we could help them but fail . This world changed a lot different better than before. I know deaf people need to learn to use english to improve communicate better for them. So they not get frustrating about how to use that english I know you are right. I am already out of question about those that anyway . But thanks for feedback and I have seen a lot of reactions was pretty good but there is no way can do better yet for another new comment or another good one comment come up soon or not. Shaka

I don't think this idea would work out. Copyrights and patents is one of the biggest barriers companies have to face. I am learning alot about patents and copyrights. They don't come out cheap! I dropped my jaw when I see the cost of trying to make something new. The cost is way way way unbelieveable, and because of this cost it is TRUE gambling because you never know if you would come out successful or not. Most patent don't come out with success. Only handful of patent end up profitable, but not overnight.

Don't you know that one needs AT LEAST 100,000 dollars to get new product and patented. Prototype usually cost at least 25,000 dollars a unit, depending on what you want. So, think about it and figure out how much you need to sell to break even. I now understand why one of these VP switcher that some of us already heard though here selling for 150 dollars. That is because somebody invented this device and need money back to break even. Yes even at 150 dollars!

All business have to follow the law of "supply and demand". There is no way to beat this natural law.

 

[Nesmuth]

Most libraries have broadband and non-profit organizations can get their 5 minutes of fame for providing webcams and the program setups to the libraries to assist in making their public phone offerings more accessible.

Hmmm something we can do with our meaty FEC check this month.

Richard

 

[DreamyHawaii]

I seen that poll most of deaf people likes to have videophone install with phonebooth

How to discuss about it with someone from executives? How can we requesting to have announcing all of deaf people to all the nation,to all the people,to all the world too.

Can we set up that plan for earn their petition to show that we really want to have videophone install with phonebooth inside the building of mall,hospital,airport,library,college,school,and prisoner too.
I want to have all of deaf people support that idea and we want to work on it because of that poll has been passed veto!

Most libraries have broadband and non-profit organizations can get their 5 minutes of fame for providing webcams and the program setups to the libraries to assist in making their public phone offerings more accessible.

Hmmm something we can do with our meaty FEC check this month.

Richard