Relay Call

[Squeeky]

This is fucking l33t

http://www.relaycall.com/national/index.html

It's for people with disabilities who can't talk or something. You punch in a number (in my case my home number to test it) and an operator calls you and reads what you type into the box over the phone. You then reply over the phone and the operator types it back to you in the box. Try it out, it's fucking cool.

Edit: Note, this is totally free of charge
Edit: I also asked the operator if people without disabilities use it, he said yes people use it often to make phone calls from the computer if they don't have access to a phone.

Edit: I wonder if you can make the operator say dirty words, like "Wsup jamal, you punk ass bitch, you got me pregnant *****"

I wonder if the operator would say that!

[Ivan]

I hope Crank Yankers use this for a prank call. It'd be funny to see what they do with it.

Edit: I can see Spoony Love useing it.

[Squeeky]

Haha!

I called myself and said "Yo, this is Derek, i'm a homosexual transvestite looking for sex in your area....interested big boy"

The lady actually said it, no giggles or anything.

[Yuyi]

lmfao i just called myself and told the woman that i wanted a blow job in 5 min and she said it

[Nimbus]

They're required to. It's their job. They are very strict with their rules and policies. Working for a repair center at a phone company, we do occasionally get calls from them. It's a huge pain in the ass. Most of the time the customer has called the wrong number and it's dumb arguing through a relay call like that.

[Zodiac]

Originally Posted by Squeeky

Haha!

I called myself and said "Yo, this is Derek, i'm a homosexual transvestite looking for sex in your area....interested big boy"

The lady actually said it, no giggles or anything.

har har, grow up.

[Squeeky]

Har har get the fuck out of my thread asshat


I had to call someone and make a really lame comment




This is fun

[ultraviolet]

...Interesting.

I will be switching cell phone plans in May or so in order to be able to communicate better with my mother. Since she is deaf, she can't use a phone (and doesn't have/can't afford a tty), and we're looking at a programme with a lot of text messaging and a phone with a full keyboard.

[EarlyDawn]

Squeeky's PMS has begun. :-(

[Squeeky]

Heh no. I just don't enjoy Zodiac.

[JetRaiden]

Someone do it and see what the operator says.

[ultraviolet]

Do wha?

[Ait'al]

have you tried running her phone through a comp with a program with pop up warning of the call thats translate what people say into text? then she would actually have a keyboard. You can set her up with one of those new internet phone companies that use servers to route calls so that calling Beijing cost the same and calling next door.

[JetRaiden]

Say something like:


Listen, Im sorry my brother got your dog pregnant, but he's lonely and confused. .....*cue pittyful sobbing*

[ultraviolet]

It would be easier if the computer at home had an ethernet card and she knew how to use the computer for something other than solitaire. I'm still teaching her not to be afraid of email, actually. Oh, and I'm not technologically advanced a'tall, so I'd have NO idea how to do that.