Comments on: Viable and its new Video Phone: vPAD http://www.edsalert.com/2008/02/15/viable-and-its-new-video-phone-vpad/ POSTS ALERTS REGARDING TRS & ITS RELATED ISSUES Fri, 10 Sep 2010 07:08:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Ron Lapierre http://www.edsalert.com/2008/02/15/viable-and-its-new-video-phone-vpad/comment-page-1/#comment-73688 Ron Lapierre Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:14:48 +0000 http://www.edsalert.com/2008/02/15/viable-and-its-new-video-phone-vpad/#comment-73688 Purchased Viable V-pad+ ,Wifi is outstanding allowing wife to place anywhere in the house. Problem: many of our friends have sorenson v200/ojo ,we can call them but they can't call us.Customer support to Viable/Sorenson gave tech mumbo-jumbo reasons we don't understand.H.323/protocals?we were told call FCC and complain about manufacture incompatibilty.We love the V-pad+ but our webcam-webcam(logiteck vid) on computer is reliable. Purchased Viable V-pad+ ,Wifi is outstanding allowing wife to place anywhere in the house.
Problem: many of our friends have sorenson v200/ojo ,we can call them but they can’t call us.Customer support to Viable/Sorenson gave tech mumbo-jumbo reasons we don’t understand.H.323/protocals?we were told call FCC and complain about manufacture incompatibilty.We love the V-pad+ but our webcam-webcam(logiteck vid) on computer is reliable.

]]> By: edsalert http://www.edsalert.com/2008/02/15/viable-and-its-new-video-phone-vpad/comment-page-1/#comment-60069 edsalert Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:27:36 +0000 http://www.edsalert.com/2008/02/15/viable-and-its-new-video-phone-vpad/#comment-60069 Alex, Many people echo exactly the same sentiment you expressed in ur remarks. I understand, though, that a few VRS providers will sell to hearing persons the video phones, but at full price; not the price selling to the deaf/hoh. Cheers... Ed Alex,

Many people echo exactly the same sentiment you expressed in ur remarks. I understand, though, that a few VRS providers will sell to hearing persons the video phones, but at full price; not the price selling to the deaf/hoh.

Cheers…

Ed

]]> By: Alex Taylor http://www.edsalert.com/2008/02/15/viable-and-its-new-video-phone-vpad/comment-page-1/#comment-60044 Alex Taylor Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:58:41 +0000 http://www.edsalert.com/2008/02/15/viable-and-its-new-video-phone-vpad/#comment-60044 I contacted these folks and they are only selling their product to Deaf and HoH customers. They won't sell to the hearing community, insisting that they use VRS or their stupid application that runs on a PC. (We've used Sorenson's product in the past, and it sucked!) Being forced to use VRS is fine if you need to communicate with non-signing people, but it's perfectly unacceptable if you want to have a DIRECT CONVERSATION with another hearing person who signs! I contacted these folks and they are only selling their product to Deaf and HoH customers. They won’t sell to the hearing community, insisting that they use VRS or their stupid application that runs on a PC. (We’ve used Sorenson’s product in the past, and it sucked!)

Being forced to use VRS is fine if you need to communicate with non-signing people, but it’s perfectly unacceptable if you want to have a DIRECT CONVERSATION with another hearing person who signs!

]]> By: Deaf n Proud http://www.edsalert.com/2008/02/15/viable-and-its-new-video-phone-vpad/comment-page-1/#comment-36548 Deaf n Proud Sun, 28 Sep 2008 13:13:07 +0000 http://www.edsalert.com/2008/02/15/viable-and-its-new-video-phone-vpad/#comment-36548 Viable just released VPAD+ and will soon be selling for $99. That's what I heard. They've made a lot of improvements and I've seen the demo at Deaf Nation in Colorado and was really impressed with Viable's ability to market this. It has wifi built in, portability, clear screen and picture quality was awesome. The community should welcome this and purchase this phone because it would belong to you. Of course most of the people would think 'free free free"...BUT, alas, I remind you that with today's economy, the deaf and hard of hearing have shown increasingly the ability to purchase things and can afford it and this VPAD+ is affordable and even can sell to the hearing community! I applaud this and I wholeheartedly welcome Viable with open arms. I look forward to purchasing this! Viable just released VPAD+ and will soon be selling for $99. That’s what I heard. They’ve made a lot of improvements and I’ve seen the demo at Deaf Nation in Colorado and was really impressed with Viable’s ability to market this. It has wifi built in, portability, clear screen and picture quality was awesome. The community should welcome this and purchase this phone because it would belong to you. Of course most of the people would think ‘free free free”…BUT, alas, I remind you that with today’s economy, the deaf and hard of hearing have shown increasingly the ability to purchase things and can afford it and this VPAD+ is affordable and even can sell to the hearing community! I applaud this and I wholeheartedly welcome Viable with open arms. I look forward to purchasing this!

]]> By: edsalert http://www.edsalert.com/2008/02/15/viable-and-its-new-video-phone-vpad/comment-page-1/#comment-22240 edsalert Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:59:51 +0000 http://www.edsalert.com/2008/02/15/viable-and-its-new-video-phone-vpad/#comment-22240 Troy, Check out http://www.viable.net/ and you can call with SorensonVP, SnapVRS, DLink, or web camera with this viablevrs.tv as IP addy. You can call about 12 VRS providers now with any of these vp. That is called "interoperable". eyes open & thumbs up, Ed Troy,

Check out http://www.viable.net/ and you can call with SorensonVP, SnapVRS, DLink, or web camera with this viablevrs.tv as IP addy.

You can call about 12 VRS providers now with any of these vp. That is called “interoperable”.

eyes open & thumbs up,

Ed

]]> By: Troy http://www.edsalert.com/2008/02/15/viable-and-its-new-video-phone-vpad/comment-page-1/#comment-22236 Troy Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:40:22 +0000 http://www.edsalert.com/2008/02/15/viable-and-its-new-video-phone-vpad/#comment-22236 what's happen to Viable? they seems to be quiet and not show anyhting at deafnation. what’s happen to Viable? they seems to be quiet and not show anyhting at deafnation.

]]> By: Alice http://www.edsalert.com/2008/02/15/viable-and-its-new-video-phone-vpad/comment-page-1/#comment-20545 Alice Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:40:59 +0000 http://www.edsalert.com/2008/02/15/viable-and-its-new-video-phone-vpad/#comment-20545 While in Scandinavia recently we saw CNN featuring this product several times in its coverage of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. While in Scandinavia recently we saw CNN featuring this product several times in its coverage of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

]]> By: edsalert http://www.edsalert.com/2008/02/15/viable-and-its-new-video-phone-vpad/comment-page-1/#comment-20400 edsalert Mon, 18 Feb 2008 13:08:02 +0000 http://www.edsalert.com/2008/02/15/viable-and-its-new-video-phone-vpad/#comment-20400 Felicia, No idea when it'll come out and cost. Hope it will be soon. Ed Felicia,

No idea when it’ll come out and cost. Hope it will be soon.

Ed

]]> By: Felicia http://www.edsalert.com/2008/02/15/viable-and-its-new-video-phone-vpad/comment-page-1/#comment-20321 Felicia Sun, 17 Feb 2008 20:29:55 +0000 http://www.edsalert.com/2008/02/15/viable-and-its-new-video-phone-vpad/#comment-20321 Awesome! The Viable Pad is fanstanic than vp or tty or webcam ..etc but It is easygoing , smooth ..etc .That's making perfectly sense . When will it start ? How much does it cost ? Awesome! The Viable Pad is fanstanic than vp or tty or webcam ..etc but It is easygoing , smooth ..etc .That’s making perfectly sense . When will it start ? How much does it cost ?

]]> By: edsalert http://www.edsalert.com/2008/02/15/viable-and-its-new-video-phone-vpad/comment-page-1/#comment-20304 edsalert Sun, 17 Feb 2008 16:31:18 +0000 http://www.edsalert.com/2008/02/15/viable-and-its-new-video-phone-vpad/#comment-20304 Larry, You go, Larry. You make perfectly sense. Number system will solve horde of problems (probably will create a bunch of new ones, but probably easy to fix/control). Hopefully the FCC will finally act on the numbering system soon (?) considering teeming public seems to be realizing the value of numbering system. eyes open & thumbs up, Ed Larry,

You go, Larry. You make perfectly sense. Number system will solve horde of problems (probably will create a bunch of new ones, but probably easy to fix/control).

Hopefully the FCC will finally act on the numbering system soon (?) considering teeming public seems to be realizing the value of numbering system.

eyes open & thumbs up,

Ed

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