Hi Jim Came accross this phone on the RNIB site, it may be a bit pricy but it seems to do enerything you may or may not need Tony RNIB Big button talking telephone Enlarge Image This talking big button, easy-to-see telephone talks to you in a clear female voice when each main button is pressed. Reassuring you that the number you dialled is correct and the function you want is selected. Unlike other phones on the market, this talking phone speaks all the commands in the menu making it a truly unique phone that is accessible to all! •extra large LCD display is 7cm x 11.7cm in size with characters 2.3cm high. The display is adjustable so that you can tilt it to make reading easier •choose from light characters on a dark background or dark characters on a light background •all buttons have been designed to be easy to identify and locate •all buttons are black with white characters where applicable. The three black memory buttons are easily identifiable with tactile markings •self-recordable talking phone book with option of storing up to 50 contacts. When using the recording feature you can scroll through the phone book and hear the names/numbers of friends and families stored in your phone book. When receiving calls the phone will also announce, if you subscribe to caller ID, the name/number of the person calling •extra loud hands free speakerphone with volume setting •extra loud ringer with an extra bright visual ring indicator •optional headset to use with the telephone is available to order separately (product code DH275HS) •hearing aid compatible with internal built in loop and extra boost button which when pressed activates the built in amplifier allowing the phone to reach high levels of volume and tone control. This offers compensation for low or high frequency loss which is the most common case when it comes to hearing loss •this big button telephone has been developed in collaboration with RNIB and Geemarc. Please note: this telephone is mains operated. DH275 - RNIB Big button talking telephone Dimensions - Width: 180mm (7.09"), Length: 215mm (8.46"), Weight: 1.481Kg Price: £96.00 (Ex. VAT) £112.80 (Inc. VAT) On 14 June 2010 18:19, jim o'brien <jim.taggart@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > hi listers, there must many of you out there with phones with caller id. > please give me a guide to phones wich announce incoming caller numbers and > possible names. > jim o'brien skype jim.o.brien12 ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq