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How Does it Work?

VoiceTexts set up a standard voice call for you.
Using advanced realistic text to speech, you can communicate ("speak") in real time to the other party by pressing the keys on your phone. You can say whatever you want.

You can say things in a male or female voice. You don't need to hear anything as the VoiceText service will automatically text you a response of the person you called.

Using the interactive setup on this website, you can easily program personal phrases like your name and address or your SMS number, and store them as your personal VoiceTexts indefinitely.

For example:
A deaf person is trying to contact the helpdesk at a breakdown service. But, (as usual) there's only a voice number available.
With VoiceTexts the deaf person can contact the helpdesk directly, using the breakdown services voice phone number.

When connected, the deaf user can directly communicate with the operator and explain the situation.
Then request SMS communication between the breakdown service and him/her self.
Then the deaf person can then disconnect the call, and continue the communication normally by SMS.

 

VoiceTexts

A new demonstration communications system for Deaf mobile phone users.

VoiceTexts is a Real-Time phone service. Providing Deaf access to all telephones, including emergency 999 services.

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There are 4 unique mobile services
  

Deaf Text Turns a text message into a phone call.

Deaf Call Real-time phone calls with interactive texting.

Deaf Say Send a text then play it's sound.

Deaf 999 Emergency 999 by text message

 

 

Frequently Asked Questions. click to see answers

 

What are VoiceTexts? (top)

VoiceTexts are are range of totally new communications services for deaf mobile phone users.
VoiceTexts are similar to text messages, except the recipient doesn't read the text message. Instead, text is spoken (voiced) automatically over a standard phone call.
With VoiceTexts, deaf mobile owners can use their own mobiles to make standard voice calls to any phone, and automatically set up text responses.

  • VoiceTexts consists of several integrated services, which together, provide range of new options never before available to the deaf community.
  • Now deaf people can use standard mobile phones to make voice calls to any standard phone or mobile..
  • For the first time deaf people have immediate real-time access all 999 emergency services by voice, using any mobile phone.
  • Registered users can also send SMS messages which are turned immediately into voice calls and dialed automatically.
  • Users can send text messages into the service and get back a sound files of that text directly to the mobile phone in mp3 format. (back to FAQ's)

What else?

  • VoiceTexts are personal interactive text phrases, stored on the phone network and available to registered members.
  • No software to download, works on all mobile phones.
  • Users can make a voicetext calls and introduce text as speech, directly into the call, in real time, using their phone keys.
  • Members can change their own voicetexts at any time, by using standard tools like web, sms, or wap.
  • Uniquely, the voicetext call service handles responses from the call recipient and sends those responses as text messages back to the caller in real time. (back to FAQ's)

A voicetext call is just like a text message, except the recipient is not reading a text message, but hearing the text by voice. "VoiceTexts"

What does it do?

VoiceTexts is new concept in telephony. It's a service designed to bridge the gap between Voice services and SMS texting for Deaf mobile phone users.
VoiceTexts setup a voice call for the Deaf user. The computer system monitors the voice call and listens for responses from the recipient, so a deaf person doesn't need to hear what's happening.
VoiceTexts allows the deaf caller to "speak", and allows hearing recipient "respond" by SMS automatically. In this way a Deaf person can make effective telephone calls, in cases where text messaging is not a option.

Why do we need it?

Today many deaf people are proficient using mobile SMS text messages..
But text numbers are rarely available or published. Normally if you want to contact a company or a service by using SMS. You just can't

SMS is great for one to one communication. But if you don't have an SMS or mobile number you can't communicate.
999 and 112 do not have emergency SMS access. (more)
Neither do most customer service, helpdesks or assistance services.
By using VoiceTexts a deaf person can access these services and communicate immediately.
The object of VoiceTexts is to make initial contact by telephone, and continue any conversation by SMS. (back to FAQ's)

Voice only please!

Deaf people often find access to voice telephony a source of frustration.
Voice only phone numbers are published everywhere.
Whether it's a business, a bank, helpdesk, or customer services.
Voice only numbers are almost completely inaccessible to deaf people.(back to FAQ's)

Works on all mobile phones. (top)

VoiceTexts works on all mobile phones.
It works on all networks for both pay as you go and prepay mobile, and there's no software to download. (back to FAQ's)

In less than 3 minutes you can have VoiceTexts on your mobile. (how?)