This service is also compatible with the Safari 2.0 Web browser.
The company said that the Sprint WebCapTel On the Go is an extension of Sprint’s existing WebCapTel service, which also provides captions during phone calls, but requires a computer with an internet browser of Internet Explorer 7.0, Firefox 3.0 or Safari 2.0 on which to display the captions. Sprint WebCapTel On the Go changes spoken words and sounds heard on a telephone into words to read.
According to Sprint, with its WebCapTel On the Go, users can make calls using two phones, reading captions on a wireless phone and listening and speaking on a second phone. Prior to making a call, the user would log onto www.sprintcaptel.com on one mobile device to read text captions of what the other party is saying.
Mike Ligas, director of Sprint Relay, said: Sprint is committed to equal access to all individuals. As such, we pride ourselves on offering the newest technology to hard of hearing individuals. This new solution offers the hard of hearing community mobility by being able to read real-time Web-based captions on Windows-enabled mobile devices.
