Comments on: T-Mobile deaf users, make your voice heard

By: Rumor: T-Mobile to offer pay per use data plans for hearing impaired | Androidheadlines.com

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 02:05:06 +0000

[...] a tip that T-Mobile will soon offer new data plans for their hearing impaired customers. We have called the carrier out on this issue before and recently graded them a F on carrier friendliness for the [...]

By: Rumor: T-Mobile to offer pay per use data plans for hearing impaired – Android and Me

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:03:37 +0000

By: Austin

Austin — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:50:33 +0000

It’s not just the deaf that need a data only plan, nonverbal people like me also need a data-only plan.

I would be perfectly ok with T-mobile requiring documentation of my disability, the same way that AT&T does. Just as long as they offer a data-only plan to us.

My contract ends june, 2010, and if there’s no change by then, I’m switching to Sprint. They offer a data-only plan on an Android phones.

By: Austin

Austin — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:37:23 +0000

TTY.

By: Android for the disabled: Carrier friendliness – Android and Me

Android for the disabled: Carrier friendliness – Android and Me — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:14:18 +0000

[...] in November, Android and Me ran an article about the problems T-Mobile customers were having with getting a data only plan for their G1 or MyTouch3G phones. I’m sorry to say that the [...]

By: RobertMfromLI

RobertMfromLI — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 04:40:09 +0000

Hi,

No, I am not hearing impaired… but nonetheless, I needed to add my voice to this… as I hope everyone, regardless of how well or poorly they can hear will.

Please TMobile, come up with a plan for hearing impaired users where they aren’t paying for something they aren’t using. It’s not like it should cost you anything to do so… if they aren’t paying for voice, then cut off their voice access features and just leave the data ones accessible via the network… or whatever it takes… or come up with a 20 minute voice plan specifically for the hearing impaired if some aspect of the G1 really requires the voice connection.

Or make a public statement/response as to why it isnt possible for the G1 phones.

Best,
Robert

By: Andres Hernandez

Andres Hernandez — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:17:14 +0000

well there can not blame to T-mobile care customer. I already knew about almost 2 year ago G1 require purchase voice I turn down them i dont take it. which he purchase G1 countinue without question about voice require that he is part reponsiblem first talk question before buy. what why i have sidekick for many years alway only data. T-mobile is not fault doing because depend products the cell phone their own . you have to blame G1 at google company which made G1 you have file against them not T-mobile company. G1 company should change accept and let T-mobile know change to data without voice. two day ago i talked t-mobile The first phone with MOTOBLUR, the CLIQ automatically delivers your messages, contacts, e-mail, updates and photos from social sites, and more—right to your home screen. A data service is required You dont have to worry about voice they accepted because product company Mortorblur. month $ 40.00 incudle map and lost pager found where location awesome POWER. best for deaf community grow like sidekick . what happen Oct 2 2009 was crash all sidekick Lx / 2009 people blame T-mobile ? NO it was one Mircsoft was bought Sidekick take over place that was Danger Company sold to Mirscsoft . Mirscosoft was one reposible big messed crash. T-mobile was upset with Mirscsoft and susponsed no sale tmobile alll sidekick until straight out. Micrsoft loss benfits already. Danger company went together help with mircsoft together everything restore your data . they still work on everything done . mirscsoft was planning change update and system more better and graphic upgrade later. it was cheap $ 30.00 month data and unlimit text message afforable sidekick ! I order Cliq for my son. I was think plan buy driod Verizon interesting one bec i want mifi work together with my ipod touches anywhere without worry find look wifi. i dont have to get iphone. I support verizon not ATY&T ! thank you

By: Shannon

Shannon — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:50:20 +0000

People who are deaf should be allowed a data package because the are unable to use a voice plan. I understand what you are saying but think about it from another point of view. If you do not want text or data you do not have to pay for it. In this situation the voice feature is unable to be used, therfore it is ridiculous for them to have to pay for it.

By: Cat

Cat — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 02:57:17 +0000

I am deaf and do like to android phone. But I am experienced with tmobile. I was easy negator with tmobile service because voice plan turn down minute lowest cost. and unlimited data plan high cost with web, video, text, game link to 3G cuz 3G with data plan without voice plan it’s would be cheapest cost monthly If 3G give to new video phone it’s best for deaf people without text because video in voice. But tmobile company obey the law policy that they can’t change own data plan between voice plan. however that who is deaf or hearing and I suggest tmobile should be must separate own number sim card what is your plan cost? maybe we should talk to president obama can change the law new for deaf people of million u.s. and the world. cause the mobile can’t change the law. is that understand? We need change the law now mr. president obama! wake up those deaf and hard of hearing people millions and milliond in the U.S. and the World. ok?

By: Meredith

Meredith — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:30:53 +0000

I am hard of hearing and a G1 user. I can use the voice plan on my phone (I have a family plan with my hearing spouse anyway) but obviously most of my friends cannot.

There is little risk of non-deaf people abusing the feature by using Google Voice if T-Mobile uses the same TAP requirements that AT&T has. AT&T requires users to submit documentation of their hearing loss for the reduced TAP pricing.

As for why it wouldn’t be offered to hearing people, it’s because T-Mobile likes to make money. It’s perfectly justified for them to expect a hearing person to pay for a voice plan. If you want a data-only plan – for example if you have two phones – get something other than the G1. But expecting deaf people to pay for a service they CANNOT use is silly.