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Staph

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2. My mom got her closed captions landline phone from company call CaptionCall.

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Fri Aug 6, 2021, 05:11 PM

Aug 2021

https://captioncall.com/ is their website. Their phones are no cost for those with hearing loss.

Mom is not completely deaf but uses pretty strong hearing aids (she's 97!). The CaptionCall phone works well for her, though she has problems using the phone with her hearing aid in. Fortunately, there's an easy-to-use volume control that resolves that problem

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Basic phone for hearing impaired ? [View all] left-of-center2012 Aug 2021 OP

Check with your senior center & council on aging SheltieLover Aug 2021 #1

My mom got her closed captions landline phone from company call CaptionCall. Staph Aug 2021 #2

Thank you left-of-center2012 Aug 2021 #3

Clarity W425 PRO Amplified Big Button Cordless Telephone for Hearing Impaired 1E CountAllVotes Jan 2022 #4

Thanks. A bit pricey but worth it I guess left-of-center2012 Jan 2022 #5

I bought this for someone that is not only hearing impaired but also visual CountAllVotes Jan 2022 #6

$20 is a good price left-of-center2012 Jan 2022 #7