It is like talking to an astronaut as there is a slight delay in the translation.

Cap-tel has a wonderfully customize-able screen that is easy to read. It has a built-in answering machine with programmable rings that you can turn on or off. It also has a phone directory, stores conversations you want to keep, and erases those you d...  Read More

The captel phone is explicitly for the deaf, so it is rather strange that the handset is not hearing aid compatible. The clarity of the voice calls is not very good, so i was not able to hear the caller's voice well enough to understand everything. Th...  Read More

The closed captioning is on a few seconds delay. It can be a minute or more behind in even a simple unhurried conversation. Place names aretotally scrambled, there is a long delay before any captions appear.

You have to wait for the transcriber to connect. The screen is filled with jibberish. The delay is cumulative.

This is very confusing to have to read your own words. Don't try to push garbage on people. Fails more than it works.