Comments on: Look! New VPAD by Viable, Inc.

By: harshad patel

harshad patel — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 21:48:21 +0000

I YOU see VIABLE good thank you

By: Dan Terry

Dan Terry — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:32:41 +0000

I’m not a deaf person but I have a son and two grandsons who are deaf. My wife and I have looking for a media to communicate with our son and grandsons live to stay in touch and continue with our sign language skills. How will device help me?

By: laura hinton

laura hinton — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 23:45:58 +0000

i am deaf i want vpad …

By: Kathy

Kathy — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:58:51 +0000

hi,Is it with internal battery pack.what is the specification of the internal battery pack.How long can it last.I am now in contact with sean,i will be appreciated it very much if you can provide me more details.It will help use to work out a new external battery pack for VPAD

By: Karen Truther

Karen Truther — Wed, 07 May 2008 06:07:56 +0000

Got my VPAD at the Pomona Expo. Like any new Beta Version it has some problems. But the biggest issue is that if you get your VPAD engraved (a free offer at the Expos), VIABLE voids your warranty on the VPAD! (a fact not disclosed to people). My friend, who also got her VPAD at the Pomona Expo, had hers engraved…and now, since she has issues with the VPAD, unrelated to the engraving, she was told she can’t exchange it. She isn’t eligible for any sort of support. Is this Viable’s way of saving money…since, of course there are going to be issues with beta versions. I hope they do the right thing.

By: Philip & Rana Sammour

Philip & Rana Sammour — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:01:46 +0000

We both are so anxious to have VPAD. We looking forward to a modern era to the deaf world. We love this idea. So, please send us more info and how we can get VPAD.

Thanks,
Philip and Rana Sammour

By: Richard&Annette Hardy

Richard&Annette Hardy — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 02:15:46 +0000

i think this is great for deaf people you get to know what is happening and stuff i want to get the Viable’s VPAD 2 for me and my wife

By: judith muschette

judith muschette — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 11:40:15 +0000

I would like to see what look alike ojo pls send to me about imformantion ok thank u

By: abcohende

abcohende — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 18:04:31 +0000

Hello Everyone…

Please do not leave your personal email address, phone numbers or home addresses for Viable to contact you on my blog.

Please go to http://www.viable.net and click : contact support and you will reach one of the customer support representative. They will help you.

I cannot help you, and I value your privacy very much.

Thank you,
Amy Cohen Efron

By: Navyman

Navyman — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:42:51 +0000

I would like to clarify that the FCC rules regulating the TRS fund does NOT allow reimbursement to VRS companies for costs related to the development, manufacture, and distribution of VP equipment to Deaf/HoH users. In other words, Sorenson does not get a penny from the TRS fund for designing, manufacturing and distributing their VP-100s or VP-200s. Same thing with SnapVRS and their Ojos. The specific rule is spelled out as follows in the FCC rules: “The cost of equipment given to, sold to, and/or used by relay callers, and call incentives are NOT to be reported as expenses”…[for purposes of being allowable for compensation from the TRS fund].

However, the FCC does not prohibit a VRS company from charging a price for equipment if they choose to do that. If a VRS provider wants to charge a price for their equipment, it’s probably in their best interest to subsidize some of the total cost to make it more widely available to the Deaf/HoH public.

Another very important point to remember is that Sorenson, SnapVRS and other VRS companies with their own unique equipment cannot prevent Deaf/HoH users from using other VRS companies through those videophones.