OHbaby! Forums : TTY phones https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Thu, 30 Apr 2026 01:27:23 +0000 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:17:28 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.05 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=13734 <![CDATA[OHbaby! Forums]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ <![CDATA[TTY phones : funny my sister emailed me and...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13734&PID=282519&title=tty-phones#282519 Author: NovemberMum
Subject: 13734
Posted: 21 January 2008 at 4:17pm

funny my sister emailed me and said "what if someone you knew was deaf and had a tty phone but didnt have the internet would you never phone them"

well first of all it is likely if i knew a deaf person who didnt have the internet they would live in the same town as me and I would most likely go and visit them personally.

Im just not comfortable having to talk to a 3rd party (the typist) I feel I cant relax and just have a easy going conversation.

but i do think things like msn is much easier least it is relatively private :)]]> Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:17:28 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13734&PID=282519&title=tty-phones#282519 <![CDATA[TTY phones : You may as well email - it amounts...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13734&PID=282402&title=tty-phones#282402 Author: nikkitheknitter
Subject: 13734
Posted: 21 January 2008 at 2:43pm

You may as well email - it amounts to the same thing!]]> Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:43:40 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13734&PID=282402&title=tty-phones#282402 <![CDATA[TTY phones : oh glad im not the only one...she...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13734&PID=281375&title=tty-phones#281375 Author: NovemberMum
Subject: 13734
Posted: 19 January 2008 at 10:47pm

oh glad im not the only one...she sent me an email asking me for my number and the latest I can call her this is what I said in the email hope I didnt sound too harsh.

"dont take this the wrong way but only call me if you are actually going to talk to me..I realise you have issues with using the phone but I am your sister and it was little uneasy for me having to actually talk to someone else I didnt feel like I was actually talking to you so yeah I have no problems with you calling me but only if you are physically going to talk to me :)
]]> Sat, 19 Jan 2008 22:47:10 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13734&PID=281375&title=tty-phones#281375 <![CDATA[TTY phones : They are weird eh? My dad, who...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13734&PID=281131&title=tty-phones#281131 Author: caraMel
Subject: 13734
Posted: 19 January 2008 at 4:12pm

They are weird eh? My dad, who is deaf used to use one before he got his cochlear implant and I really hated talking to him on it. Its not very comfortable having that 3rd party (the typist) there as well!
]]> Sat, 19 Jan 2008 16:12:38 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13734&PID=281131&title=tty-phones#281131 <![CDATA[TTY phones : nikkiwhyte wrote:Hrmmmm......]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13734&PID=280941&title=tty-phones#280941 Author: Kels
Subject: 13734
Posted: 19 January 2008 at 12:05am

Originally posted by nikkiwhyte nikkiwhyte wrote:

Hrmmmm... all I can say is that if her anxiety issues are bad enough to warrant getting a phone like that then I hope she is dealing with the underlying causes too!!

And to add to that I hope she is getting some help as that is extreme anxiety and definitely isnt normasl to that degree to need or want a phone like that!

]]> Sat, 19 Jan 2008 00:05:24 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13734&PID=280941&title=tty-phones#280941 <![CDATA[TTY phones : yeah her friend thought it was...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13734&PID=280936&title=tty-phones#280936 Author: NovemberMum
Subject: 13734
Posted: 18 January 2008 at 11:57pm

yeah her friend thought it was strange that she woudlnt talk (physically) to her own sister,,heck I hate using the phone too but will call people I know..I call my nana every couple of weeks or so.]]> Fri, 18 Jan 2008 23:57:22 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13734&PID=280936&title=tty-phones#280936 <![CDATA[TTY phones : Hrmmmm... all I can say is that...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13734&PID=280908&title=tty-phones#280908 Author: nikkitheknitter
Subject: 13734
Posted: 18 January 2008 at 11:19pm

Hrmmmm... all I can say is that if her anxiety issues are bad enough to warrant getting a phone like that then I hope she is dealing with the underlying causes too!! ]]> Fri, 18 Jan 2008 23:19:16 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13734&PID=280908&title=tty-phones#280908 <![CDATA[TTY phones : my sister has trouble using the...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13734&PID=280595&title=tty-phones#280595 Author: NovemberMum
Subject: 13734
Posted: 18 January 2008 at 7:00pm

my sister has trouble using the telephone (has anxiety issues) so she has gotten a TTY phone .which is also the same sort of phone deaf/hard of hearing people use.

so I called her and well lets just say it was very weird..a person types your conversation and you say "go ahead" when you want them to send your reply. and the person doing the typing would say my sister's reply to me

admittedly it made me feel a little uneasy so I only "talked" for a couple of minutes we do talk most nights on msn which i find easier or actually physically talking to her on the phone.

I think the TTY phones are good for conversations if both people have them otherwise if one doesn't have it then i think it can get a bit awkward.

I didnt really feel like I was talking to my sister.kind of like being in a dark room and you can hear the person but not see them.]]> Fri, 18 Jan 2008 19:00:48 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13734&PID=280595&title=tty-phones#280595