RELAY SERVICE ONLINE & VIDEO RELAY SERVICE

Updated: 03/05/2008

[Picture ogf phone with computer]Relay Service Online and Video Relay Service are now available to anybody that use relay phone call over internet and it is all free. Even free Long Distance. It is open to everyone in Texas as well as in nationwide.

Remember all these relay service online are still new and you may experience technical problems from your side or their side. If you know there’s more relay service online, please let us know.

[Picture of lady on monitor withheadphone]We now have Video Relay Service. (VRS) It is same concept as relay service online but you get to see operator that can sign (certified interpreter) for you over internet and video conferencing while making phone call. Video remote interpreting (VRI) is not same as VRS.

If you don’t have computer and/or video conferencing, (or even hi-speed internet access) go to your local deaf-related service. Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin and Houston have free private video relay computer for you to use during the office hours. Check it out!

For personal use with video conferencing with your friends (deaf or hearing) over internet, you can use ils.deafonline.com (at NetMeeting) - it is open to anybody. Also, you can try another product such as camfrog or sightspeed programs.