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OK, I may be taking you off track
here,
but hear me out. Verizon offers netbooks with broadband
access. This might be a better way to go. http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/netbook/index.jsp With a netbook you will have all of
the
access options similar to a computer. To send a text message, he
could
send it via email – here is a listing that I found (it is dated, but
I
think this info is still valid… To send a text via email, use the following format for
the
receiver’s cell phone carrier… T-Mobile:
phonenumber@tmomail.net AT&T:
phonenumber@txt.att.net Alltel:
phonenumber@message.alltel.com Metro
PCS: phonenumber@MyMetroPcs.com Where
phonenumber = the receiver’s
10
digit phone number There is an issue with getting SMS
back TO
the netbook. I found an article that talks about using Google Voice
to do
this - http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/new_in_google_voice_receive_and_reply_to_sms_by_email.php Alternatively, if his relatives had
email
on their phones, then they could just go back and forth with
emails. Probably not what you were looking
for,
but that’s my 2 cents. Assistive Technology
Specialist The ALS Association, Greater
42 Broadway, Phone: 212-720-3054 Fax: 212-619-7409 Email: xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx "One cannot consent to creep when
one
has the impulse to soar" -- Helen
Keller From:
xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of lisa Sorry, The patient’s speech is not
intelligible on the telephone any longer. His partner and family want him to
start
using texting. They are up for a new phone and I was hoping to point
them
toward a few models that have a good (i.e., larger) keyboard or those
that have been successfully used with other
pALS. Thanks for asking for the
clarification. Lisa M. Bruening, M.S.,
CCC-SLP Patient Services
Coordinator The ALS
Association phone:
216-592-2572 toll free:
888-592-2572 fax:
216-592-2575 Check out our webpage:
www.alsaohio.org Become an ALSA Advocate! It's
easy! Go to our website and follow
the tab
for Public Policy. Click on Where
Patients Matter Most From:
xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Lisa, I am not 100% clear what you are
asking
for? Can the patient speak? Why does
he
want to do text? Assistive Technology
Specialist The ALS Association, Greater
42 Broadway, Phone: 212-720-3054 Fax: 212-619-7409 Email: xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx "One cannot consent to creep when
one
has the impulse to soar" -- Helen
Keller From:
xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of lisa Hi! Any suggestions on a verizon phone for a pALS with poor
speech to upgrade to a texting phone? He has “ok” hand
use
right now, but it is beginning to be impacted. This will be a TOTAL change for the pALS as he has never
texted or used technology (computers
included). Thanks! Lisa M. Bruening, M.S., CCC-SLP Patient Services Coordinator The ALS Association phone: 216-592-2572 toll free: 888-592-2572 fax: 216-592-2575 Check out our webpage:
www.alsaohio.org Become an ALSA Advocate! It's easy!
Go to our website and follow the tab for Public Policy. Click on
Where Patients
Matter
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