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Geek.com Geek News - Sprint launches service for the deaf
Sprint announced the official launch of its Sprint IP Wireless Relay service, which has been in beta this year. The service allows those who are deaf or hard-of-hearing to use a BlackBerry phone with an OS 4.0 or higher to communicate with anyone on a landline or mobile phone.
Sprint IP Wireless Relay works by allowing callers to enter a phone number or select one from their address book. The caller then uses the BlackBerry to give instructions to a Sprint IP Relay Operator to place the call, and can then communicate with the person on the other line through the operator via the BlackBerry.
The service is available as a free downloadable application.
When you don't have or don't know someone with a disability you really take for granted the simple things in life like placing a cellular call. It's nice to live in an age where an invention like the BlackBerry can dramatically change the lives of those who are deaf or hard-of-hearing. What's ironic is how those who don't have a hearing disability often prefer text messaging to actually placing a call.
Read more from the Sprint press release.
Sprint announced the official launch of its Sprint IP Wireless Relay service, which has been in beta this year. The service allows those who are deaf or hard-of-hearing to use a BlackBerry phone with an OS 4.0 or higher to communicate with anyone on a landline or mobile phone.
Sprint IP Wireless Relay works by allowing callers to enter a phone number or select one from their address book. The caller then uses the BlackBerry to give instructions to a Sprint IP Relay Operator to place the call, and can then communicate with the person on the other line through the operator via the BlackBerry.
The service is available as a free downloadable application.
When you don't have or don't know someone with a disability you really take for granted the simple things in life like placing a cellular call. It's nice to live in an age where an invention like the BlackBerry can dramatically change the lives of those who are deaf or hard-of-hearing. What's ironic is how those who don't have a hearing disability often prefer text messaging to actually placing a call.
Read more from the Sprint press release.