Hi, David;
Thanks for your suggestions. We’ll look into them soon. Take care.
Lillian
From: blind-philly-comp-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:blind-philly-comp-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David Goldfield
Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2017 9:57 AM
To: Blind-Philly-Comp <blind-philly-comp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [blind-philly-comp] Re: the scammers
Lillian,
When I did some searching on Comcast’s online accessory store, I didn’t find
any talking caller ID boxes. The only item I found which was somewhat relevant
was the Clarity XLC3.4,
<http://store.xfinity.com/amplified-phone-with-talking-caller-id/detail.php?p=702028&v=comcast_accessibility>
a phone with built-in caller ID, which the Web site currently reports as being
sold out. It does offer talking caller ID, amplification for people who are
hard of hearing and also speaks numbers as they are pressed.
However, you should be able to find talking caller ID boxes from a variety of
sources, including Independent Living Aids, <http://www.independentliving.com>
Maxi Aids, <http://www.maxiaids.com> Amazon and others. You could also just
Google “talking caller ID” and see what comes up.
On Mon, Jun 19, 2017 at 10:42 PM, Lillian Way <nascarlill1@xxxxxxxxx
<mailto:nascarlill1@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote:
Hi, Ernie,
I hope I spelled your name correctly. Thanks. I appreciate you checking that
out for me. Idon't know if Comcast sells those. I'm not against buying one.
John, my companion thinks they're an un-necessary waste of money. I had a devil
of a time getting him to agree to having his own cell phone. In December of
2015, we were without electric for a few days. The morning following that power
outage, I arrived early to ASB's Christmas party, which turned out to be a good
thing. I promptly went across the street to the Verizon store and bought him a
simple, easy to use cell with speech. I worried about him being home alone with
no way to call for help if anything happened to him. Of course he grumbled
about spending an additional twenty or thirty dollars a month for a phone he
insisted he would never use. I taught him how to deal with basic items.
Fortunately, he finally accepted that his life is worth whatever the extra cost
might be. Now, he's willing to carry it with him when he leaves ho
me, regardless of with whom he's spending his time. Safety is something one
can't put monetary value on. One of these days, we're going to replace all four
land lines. I believe ILA and Maxi-aids sell phones with talking caller id in
them. Our phone service is no longer with Verizon but Comcast. We made that
switch about two and a half years ago. I don't want to give up the land line,
in case we can't power up the cells. My motto is "Better to have it and not
need it, rather than need it and not have it." I suppose I have a "What if"
complex. That's linked to the writer in me. Take care.
Lillian
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Subject: [blind-philly-comp] Re: the scammers
I would suggest that you get a talking caller id. It would be worth spending
the money on it in the long run. I will find out where my companion got it
from for me last Christmas, and how much it cost.
-----Original Message-----
From: Lillian Way
Sent: Monday, June 19, 2017 7:58 PM
To: blind-philly-comp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:blind-philly-comp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [blind-philly-comp] Re: the scammers
Hi, Folks;
I get all manner of ad calls insisting I called certain numbers relating to
medical equipment which I didn't. I have a very strict policy regarding
anyone who doesn't speak the second after I pick up and say hello. I say
"Speak up now or I'm hanging up" Then I hang up if nobody speaks by that
time. I don't have caller id. I would get it but my companion insists it's
not necessary. Anyway, I certainly will report a call like you got if I get
one. Glad it didn't cause you any problems. Take care. .
Lillian
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Subject: [blind-philly-comp] Re: the scammers
Good afternoon everyone,
We've received similar calls ourselves. We told them we were going to get
the Texas Attorney General on the line and they can explain it all to
his/her officde. The call abruptly ended.
Peter Donahue
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Subject: [blind-philly-comp] Re: the scammers
Thanks for the heads-up. Glad you dodged the bullet.
Jan
On 6/19/17, ecollege1@xxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:ecollege1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
<ecollege1@xxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:ecollege1@xxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote:
I never answer my phone unless I recognize the number. If some oneYou are invited to visit the moderator's Web site at WWW.DavidGoldfield.Info
has something to say to me, they can leave a message and I will get back
to
them. How ever this afternoon was no different with my policy. I received
a
call telling me that my lisence key in my computer has expired. I took
down
the mumber, and I called the legitament number to the real micro soft
disabilities number and let them know what happened and they took down the
report. The correct number to call them at is 1-800-936-5900
<tel:1-800-936-5900> , and let them
know if you have received that kind of call.
