+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦----------------------------------------------------------------------------¦ ¦ United Phone Losers ¦ ¦----------------------------------------------------------------------------¦ ¦----------------------------------------------------------------------------¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------------------------------------+ ¦ ¦ ¦ Deaf Fones (TDD/TTY) ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ by linear ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------------------------------------+ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦----------------------------------------------------------------------------¦ ¦----------------------------------------------------------------------------¦ ¦ 04/16/99 Issue No. 9 File: UPL009.txt ¦ ¦----------------------------------------------------------------------------¦ +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -----Things I Will Cover In This Issue---- I. What They Are II. How To Call Someone III. Codes That Most TDD Operators Use IV. Big List Of Deaf Fone Numbers V. Disclaimer -----What They Are----- Deaf phones, often called TDD, or TTY (don't ask what it stands for) are so people who can't hear can still call people. How is that possible? Well what happens is that you call the TDD operator with a special TDD fone that has a keyboard and mini-monitor on it, (or you can just use the Hyper Terminal program on your computer) and the operator begins typing stuff to you (you see it on the TDD phone's little monitor). She'll ask you what number you want to call, and she dials it for you. Say you called your good friend Jeremy. The operator will first tell Jeremy about the TDD service. Then she will type exactly what Jeremy says. Then you tell the operator (by typing on the keyboard) what to say to Jeremy. The great thing about this is that the operator HAS to say what you type, no matter how stupid, vulgar, or illegal! One time I called my girlfriend with this service and we had a huge conversation about how we thought the TDD operator relaying our call was gay. She couldn't do anything about it, so she just kept on with our conversation not even laughing about it, becoming extremely pissed and yelling at us, or disconnecting us. I've also called people to ask for things as stupid as the "top-secret detenation code for the peanut" and the operators HAVE to go along! Every now and then we will succeed in making an operator laugh, although I don't think they are suppose to. -----How To Call Someone----- Well, if you have a TDD phone (which I doubt, because you're not deaf, and if you are, why the hell you reading this file? You already know about this service!), all you have to do is dial the TDD Operator number with the keypad and type on the keyboard. But, if you don't have a TDD fone, you can use a terminal program (like Hyper Terminal in Win95/98) to call them. Assuming you are using Win95/98, Goto your Start Menu, click Programs, then Accesories, then Hyper Terminal. You should get a bunch of different icons for stuff like MCI Mail, AT&T Mail, etc.... Just open the one that says "hypertrm". Set it up so the number to dial is the TDD number that corresponds with your area of residence (see numbers further down in issue). Connect to that number. Once you connect, you should get something similar to: CRS 78042F GA Dial the number you want them to relay the conversation too. Like your good friend Jeremy. Number was (123)456-7890 then you would type it like 123 456 7890 GA. (GA stands for Go Ahead). You will soon be connected to Jeremy and relaying a conversation. Now, if Jeremy is not that good friend of yours, it's just as easy to terrorize him with TDD. And fun too! -----Operator Codes----- Operators use special initials to mean certain things, you are suppose to use these to. QQ = Question (used instead of an '?') Q = See Above GA = Go Ahead SKSK = Good Bye SK = See Above -----Big List Of Deaf Fone Numbers----- Each state in the US has it's own TDD/TTY Deaf Relay phone number. Oh, by the way, this service does not charge money for local calls. Not all these numbers have been checked. The only one I use is California's, because that's where i live. If you are using Hyper Terminal, you can only call the ones marked with ascii. If you are using a TTY fone, you can only call the ones marked with TTY. If you are calling with a normal phone and just want to call a friend who has a TTY fone, call the number marked with voice. 202-855-1234 District of Columbia TTY 202-855-1000 District of Columbia voice 212-219-1887 New York City Recycling Hotline 315-337-8489 Auto Attendant & TDD Mail 503-760-2212 911 Emergency in Portland, Oregon 617-849-5677 Massachusetts Lottery 800-548-2546 Alabama TTY 800-548-2547 Alabama voice 800-770-8973 Alaska TTY 800-770-8255 Alaska voice 800-367-8939 Arizona TTY 800-842-4681 Arizona voice 800-285-1131 Arkansas TTY 800-285-1121 Arkansas voice 800-735-2929 California TTY 800-735-2922 California voice 800-735-0091 California ascii 800-659-2656 Colorado TTY 800-659-3656 Colorado voice 800-659-4656 Colorado ascii 800-842-9710 Connecticut TTY 800-833-8134 Connecticut voice 800-232-5460 Delaware TTY 800-232-5470 Delaware voice 800-955-8771 Florida TTY 800-955-8770 Florida voice 800-255-0056 Georgia TTY 800-255-0135 Georgia voice 808-643-8833 Hawaii TTY 808-546-2565 Hawaii voice 800-377-3529 Idaho TTY 800-377-1363 Idaho voice 800-526-0844 Illinois TTY 800-526-0857 Illinois voice 800-501-0864 Illinois Spanish TTY 800-501-0865 Illinois Spanish voice 800-743-3333 Indiana TTY/voice 800-735-2942 Iowa TTY 800-735-2943 Iowa voice 800-766-3777 Kansas TTY/voice 800-648-6056 Kentucky TTY 800-648-6057 Kentucky voice 800-846-5277 Louisiana TTY 800-947-5277 Louisiana voice 800-437-1220 Maine TTY 800-457-1220 Maine voice 800-735-2258 Maryland TTY/voice 800-439-2370 Massachusetts TTY/voice/ascii 800-439-0183 Massachusetts voice 800-649-3777 Michigan TTY/voice 800-627-3529 Minnesota TTY/voice/ascii 800-582-2233 Mississippi TTY 800-855-1000 Mississippi voice 800-855-1234 Mississippi ascii 800-735-2966 Missouri TTY 800-735-2466 Missouri voice 800-253-4091 Montana TTY 800-253-4093 Montana voice 800-833-7352 Nebraska TTY 800-833-0920 Nebraska voice 800-326-6868 Nevada TTY 800-326-6888 Nevada voice 800-735-2964 New Hampshire TTY/voice 800-852-7899 New Jersey TTY 800-852-7897 New Jersey voice 800-659-8331 New Mexico TTY 800-659-1779 New Mexico voice 800-662-1220 New York TTY 800-421-1220 New York voice 800-735-2962 North Carolina TTY 800-735-8262 North Carolina voice 800-366-6888 North Dakota TTY 800-366-6889 North Dakota voice 800-750-0750 Ohio TTY/voice 800-522-8506 Oklahoma TTY 800-722-0353 Oklahoma voice 800-735-2900 Oregon TTY 800-735-1232 Oregon voice 800-735-0644 Oregon ascii 800-735-3896 Oregon Spanish TTY/voice 800-654-5984 Pennsylvania TTY 800-654-5988 Pennsylvania voice 800-745-5555 Rhode Island TTY 800-745-6575 Rhode Island voice 800-745-1570 Rhode Island ascii 800-735-2905 South Carolina TTY/voice 800-877-1113 South Dakota TTY/voice 800-848-0298 Tennessee TTY 800-848-0299 Tennessee voice 800-735-2989 Texas TTY 800-735-2988 Texas voice 800-735-2991 Texas ascii 800-346-4128 Utah TTY/voice 800-253-0191 Vermont TTY 800-253-0195 Vermont voice 800-828-1120 Virgina TTY 800-828-1140 Virgina voice 800-833-6388 Washington TTY 800-833-6384 Washington voice 800-833-6385 Washington telebraille 800-982-8771 West Virgina TTY 800-982-8772 West Virgina voice 800-947-3529 Wisconsin TTY/voice 800-877-9975 Wyoming TTY 800-877-9965 Wyoming voice 800-855-2880 AT&T National Relay TTY 800-855-2881 AT&T National Relay voice 800-855-2882 AT&T National Relay ascii 800-855-2883 AT&T National Relay telebraille 800-855-2884 AT&T National Relay Spanish TTY 800-855-2885 AT&T National Relay Spanish voice 800-855-2886 AT&T National Relay Spanish ascii 800-877-8339 Federal Information Relay Service TTY/voice 800-833-5833 Hamilton National Relay TTY 800-833-7833 Hamilton National Relay voice 800-688-4889 MCI National Relay TTY 800-947-8642 MCI National Relay voice 800-877-8973 Sprint National Relay TTY/voice/ascii 800-243-7889 AIDS Hotline 800-855-1155 AT&T Directory Asisstance 800-326-2996 Federal Information Center 800-544-3316 QVC -----Disclaimer----- linear, United Phone Losers, and/or it's members WILL NOT be held responsible for what you do with the information within this text document. We cannot take responsibility for your ignorance, besides, we can barely take responsibility for our own. 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