It's been oh about 15 years since I've had a working TTY. When it broke, pay phones were already becoming rare and if I needed help on the road, I was more likely to get someone to call for me than to make a call myself. So I never got a replacement TTY.
I got a cell phone a few years later and it was so much easier to text for help. But even today not all services supports texting like my doctor's office. I still need to have someone make a call to set up appointment. (thankfully text to 911 is just starting to be available in parts of Michigan)
Anyway when my old "dumb" phone broke last week and I went to check for replacement, they sweet talked me into a smart phone since it would have been cheaper. (paid only $10 just for the tax, rest on monthly plan) and a free Samsung Galaxy phone. Specifically Galaxy Grand Prime. (non-smart phone aren't available for free and aren't cheap anymore due to low demand)
I've checked the instruction that came with it, whoever thought printing 3 point font was a good idea needs to be fired as not everyone can read those. I've tried online and found 3 different manuals PDF that I could search but they all gave different information. Version manual says I need an external device and special cable to plug in the mic port (and there's no mention of WHERE the mic port is on Galaxy Grand Prime)
Sprint says it's built in. Another says I need to download.
One thing I know, there is no mic port on my phone. There's only 2 ports, audio out and USB. Maybe I got the wrong Verzion manual somehow? The phone uses Android OS so it should be easy to find software but what? Google fu is not working for me today When I tried Google store for teletypewriter, I got GPS stuff.
So I need help, is there a TDD software I can use on my phone or do I need an external device? And if it's external, how would it be connected to my phone? I'd need to find a good magnifying glass to read it, the one I have are dollar store junk that looks like it's covered in vaseline.
I got a cell phone a few years later and it was so much easier to text for help. But even today not all services supports texting like my doctor's office. I still need to have someone make a call to set up appointment. (thankfully text to 911 is just starting to be available in parts of Michigan)
Anyway when my old "dumb" phone broke last week and I went to check for replacement, they sweet talked me into a smart phone since it would have been cheaper. (paid only $10 just for the tax, rest on monthly plan) and a free Samsung Galaxy phone. Specifically Galaxy Grand Prime. (non-smart phone aren't available for free and aren't cheap anymore due to low demand)
I've checked the instruction that came with it, whoever thought printing 3 point font was a good idea needs to be fired as not everyone can read those. I've tried online and found 3 different manuals PDF that I could search but they all gave different information. Version manual says I need an external device and special cable to plug in the mic port (and there's no mention of WHERE the mic port is on Galaxy Grand Prime)
Sprint says it's built in. Another says I need to download.
One thing I know, there is no mic port on my phone. There's only 2 ports, audio out and USB. Maybe I got the wrong Verzion manual somehow? The phone uses Android OS so it should be easy to find software but what? Google fu is not working for me today When I tried Google store for teletypewriter, I got GPS stuff.
So I need help, is there a TDD software I can use on my phone or do I need an external device? And if it's external, how would it be connected to my phone? I'd need to find a good magnifying glass to read it, the one I have are dollar store junk that looks like it's covered in vaseline.