COMPANY
NAME:
Vodafone UK
DEAFCLICKS
COMMENT: On the 1st of January 1985 Vodafone made the first
mobile call. This momentous moment was to transform the communications
world. Since then Vodafone have gone on to being the largest telecommunications
company of its kind globally with a customer base of over 100 million.
Their
vision is based on continuing to understand the multiple benefits
of mobile communications.
On
the 4th of October 2002 they introduced the “Vodafone Talk By Text”,
a new pay monthly price plan, to add to their ever growing products
and services for Deaf and Hard of Hearing people.
For
just £19.99 a month, the ‘Talk By Text’ price plan includes
a number of services which improve communications for people who
have problems hearing a phone or who prefer silent communication.
These
include:
- 300
text messages - a great form of communication for everyone, especially
Deaf and Hard of Hearing people, enabling them to communicate
on a par with their hearing peers without drawing attention to
their disability.
-
100 minutes of WAP access, enabling people to have conversational
texting using WAP chat via Vizzavi, and offering the latest mobile
information and entertainment services.
-
No inclusive voice calls - ensuring Deaf and Hard of Hearing people
are not penalised by paying for something they use rarely, if
ever.
-
Attractive Respond Plus rates - enabling Deaf and Hard of Hearing
people to receive voice messages which are answered by a professional
operator and sent as a standard text message to a customers phone.
‘Talk by Text’ subscribers will only pay for the delivery of the
text message whilst the inbound call will be free of charge, effectively
cutting in half the cost of the Respond Plus Voice to Text answering
service, so overall they finish up paying the same as their hearing
peers.
Deafclicks
like the vision of Vodafone ‘to remain at the front of innovative
service developments in the field of mobile communications’ and
are pleased to have formed this business relationship to help the
Deaf and Hard of Hearing community.
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