Re: talking caller ID option
- From: Keith Gillard <kgillard@xxxxxxx>
- To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2005 19:32:12 -0700
Hi mike,
Will this work on a cable modem for internet?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael G." <commodore128@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Retinal degeneration discussion list" <RPLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 11:19 AM
Subject: talking caller ID option
Hi Everyone,
I wanted to tell you guys about a cool Talking Caller ID I found that works
with your PC and is very JAWS accessible. The software costs about $39 and
they have a free 21-day demo version that you can download and try out for
yourself. I first learned about this software on ACB's Main Menu site. It
took a little bit of time and configurations to set up but I think most of
my time was really spent in trying to install the modem on a Windows XP
machine. The Caller ID software hardly took any time at all to configure.
You must have a modem that is caller ID capable for this software to work.
Since it can be kind of dificult to find a modem that is guaranteed to work,
I'll let you know what I'm using. I purchased a used Creative Labs Modem
Blaster V.92 DI5633 on eBay for about $27. But you can also use the
Creative Labs Modem Blaster V.92 DI5631 which can also be purchased on eBay
for about $47. The DI5631 is actually the better model since it also has
voice mail capabilities and would allow you to take full advantage of the
features in the Talking Caller ID software. And believe me, there are a
boat load of features. Since I already had a talking A T & T answering
machine, I didn't have a problem buying the 5633 model which works perfectly
for me. The thing I like about the talking caller ID software as opposed to
just going out and buying a stand-alone talking caller ID is that every
model I've looked at on sites like Maxi Aides or Independent Living.Com
will only read the number and not the name of the caller. Those that do
read the name will only do so if you pre-record a voice message yourself and
link it to a particular phone number. The devices themselves do not have
text to speech capabilities other than reading the phone number. Other
combination phones/talking caller IDs only announce the number when you
receive a call. They don't speak when you go back to review the calls you
received for the day. I mean, how useless is that? I've included various
links below related to this topic including a link that will let you hear
the Main Menu review of this software. Prior to that there's also a brief
synopsis of the review. If you're looking for a talking caller ID, this
software is a viable option. By the way, the person doing the review will
mention that he's using a particular US Robotics modem. I realize your
first instinct might be to go out and look for that same model (at least
that's what I did, *grin*). But if you live here in the United States,
forget about it. You can't find that thing ANYWHERE! I looked all over the
place. I looked on eBay, Google, Yahoo and other places. The only place
they seem to sell that US Robotics model is in Europe. That's all for now.
Take care!
Michael
Synopsis:
ACB's Main Menu
21 August 2002
This week on Main Menu, we update you with the latest news in our news
briefs
section.
If you're about to retire your dial-up modem to wherever dial-up modems
retire, you may want to give that a second thought when you hear this week's
review of Talking Caller ID, a
programme which not only lets you hear who's calling, but lets you play
messages
to callers based on who they are. And Brian Hartgen reviews Any Time
Deluxe.
Links:
ACB's Main Menu
http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=19
Main Menu's review of Talking Caller ID software:
http://www.acbradio.org/archives/mainmenu/mm104.m3u
Talking Caller ID web site:
http://www.talkingcallerid.com/
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