I've also used my Optacon to find similar numbers, account numbers on bills, etc., even when I've been on the phone. Pretty neat. Linda G. On Tue, 11 May 2010 16:55:44 -0400, Korene Kegg wrote: >Yes, Cindy, you're absolutely right! Soem things are just so much more >clear and faster with our dear old friend, the Optacon. I really don't know >what I'd do without mine, and I live with two sighted folks. I use it >several times daily. > >Korene > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Cindy Handel" <cindy425@xxxxxxxxxxx> >To: "Optacon" <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 3:12 PM >Subject: [optacon-l] Optacon comes through, again > > >>Yesterday, my husband had to call the billing department at a local >>hospital. They sent him a bill for some tests he had done at our doctor's >>office. The bill indicated they had not submitted the charges to Medicare >>and his supplemental insurance company. So, he called to talk with >>someone. >> >>Of course, they wanted to know his Medicare number and supplemental >>insurance number, as well as the group number on the card. So, while he >>was >>on the phone, I looked at the insurance card and got both numbers. It >>really was a lot faster than any scanner or even the KNFB Reader could >>have >>handled the information. The lady on the phone was very interested in how >>we were finding the information. He mentioned that we're both blind and I >>was using a kind of scanner to read the insurance card. She asked more >>about it and he explained what the Optacon is, how it works, and that it's >>no longer being made. She was quite impressed. >> >>So, we got the problem straightened out, thanks to the trusty Optacon. >> >>Cindy >> >>"Determine that the thing can and shall be done, and then...find the way." >>Abraham Lincoln >> >>to view the list archives, go to: >> >>www.freelists.org/archives/optacon-l >> >>To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: >> >>optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the >>quotes) in the message subject. >> >>Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a message >>to: >> >>optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "subscribe" (without the >>quotes) in the message subject. >> >> > > >to view the list archives, go to: > >www.freelists.org/archives/optacon-l > >To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: > >optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the >quotes) in the message subject. > >Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a message to: > >optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "subscribe" (without the quotes) >in the message subject. to view the list archives, go to: www.freelists.org/archives/optacon-l To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject. Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "subscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject.