CapTel 2400iSPNBT Captioned Telephone, Hearing Impaired Phones, Volume Control with up to 40dB Amplification Gain, Large Touch Screen Display, Wi-Fi Capable, Answering Machine & Speakerphone

I bought this phone for my dad who is 85 and hard of hearing. He called it life-changing. Not only is the voice to text fast and accurate, but it’s very easy to set up. I sent it to his house and was able to help him with the set up over FaceTime. He has a fast Internet connection and a VoIP phone line through the Internet provider. Works great and simple to set up to the Wi-Fi and a standard phone Jack splitter to his telephone modem so he can also keep his other phone from my momHe is able to talk to his doctors and he loves to screen the calls by looking at the text before he answers it (if he ever does).My only issue is with the microphone for the speakerphone. It doesn’t pick up his voice very well, but if he uses the handset, it sounds crystal clearHighly recommend

Terrific phone for hearing impaired seniors. I was able set up this phone easily with VOIP at my mom’s assisted living. Programmed essential numbers for her easily. It is easy for her to operate. I especially like that there are push buttons in addition to the touch screen as at 94 she is more comfortable with the push button but I could use the touch screen to get everything set up for her quickly.

I purchased 2 CapTel telephones from Amazon, they are caption corded phones.A land line phone and fast Internet connection are required. It can either work with Ethernet or WI-FI, the phone uses the Internet connection to complete the communication and conversion from voice to text for the captioning. It works very well without any added services from the phone service, it uses the phone line and your old telephone number plus the Internet to set it all in motion. Once you get it set up and registered with the FCC, the service is activated and provided to us the hard of hearing, 24/7 by our US Government thru the use of the Internet. FCC registration is done on the phone touch screen after your WI-FI or Ethernet Internet connection has been established. Fine tuning can be done in the settings mode.I am 86 years old, all of todays new technology is nothing short of amazing.

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Honestly this more of a voice saver.My father is hard of hearing and 85 years old.The button size is perfect.It is very easy for him to use the display is nice and big he can read it without a problem.It took 5 minutes to register, and it is wireless.It was definitely worth the money and it is built very sturdy.

Purchased for my hard of hearing 88 year old dad. Pros: Unit built like a tank. Easy to setup. Cons: MAJOR problem-When someone leaves a VM and hangs up, phone doesnt release the line, so it ties up the incoming line with a busy signal Called the included tech support. Off-shore in Phillipines. Very nice people, but I could not understand what they were saying. After calling 3 times and spending over an hour on the phone I gave up. Suggestion-US based tech support/someone who can speak English clearly.

Still have yet to set it up. I expect it is as advertised. Texting phone for landline telephone.

For an elderly parent it is needed, the volume is definitely louder on the handset as well as the speaker. The text display overall is decent but does throw some weird words in the transcripts occasionally. The bad is it will get disconnected and not work, then you have to go thru a setup config again which is a hassle. I've nearly sent it back twice already but hold out since it is helping somewhat.