What does relay 711 mean?

What does relay 711 mean?

Typically, a person with hearing and speech disabilities will dial 711 to contact a TRS communications assistant, who will facilitate the call with the other party. When the other party answers, the assistant will ask, “Hello, this is the relay service.

What is Ohio relay service?

What is the Ohio Relay? Ohio Relay provides full telephone accessibility to people who are deaf, deaf-blind, hard-of-hearing or speech-disabled. Ohio Relay is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, with no restrictions on the number of calls placed or on their length.

What happens if you dial 711?

Dialing 711, both voice and TTY-based TRS users can initiate a call from any telephone, anywhere in the United States, without having to remember and dial a ten-digit access number.

What is Relay customer service?

Telecommunications Relay Service allows persons with hearing or speech disabilities to place and receive telephone calls. There is no cost to the TRS user.

How do you use a 711 relay?

To reach a TRS, dial 711 and the assistant can place the 10-digit call on behalf of the text telephone device (TTY or TDD) user. You can dial 711 to access all telecommunications relay services anywhere in the United States. The relay service is free.

What is 711 relay number?

711 is a telephone relay number that connects standard (voice) telelphone users with deaf, hard-of-hearing, deaf-blind and/or speech-disabled people who use text telephones (TTYs). 711 is NOT an emergency number and should not be confused with 911.

How do I open a Sprint IP Relay?

Click on the Sprint IP Relay Mobile App icon on your Android or iOS wireless device. The Relay Operator (OPR) will answer with his/her own identification number and dial your caller’s number. The OPR will type everything the standard telephone user says. Go Ahead (GA) is not required.

How does relay service work?

Relay services let callers use an assistant who transfers messages back and forth. If you don’t have a TTY unit or TDD, you can use a telephone relay service to communicate by phone with someone who is deaf or hard of hearing. The person placing the call accesses TRS from any TTY or standard phone by calling 7-1-1.

What is the purpose of a telecommunications relay service?

Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) allow persons who are deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind, or have speech disabilities to communicate by telephone in a manner that is functionally equivalent to telephone services used by persons without such disabilities.

What does a relay service do?

A relay call allows individuals who cannot hear or who may have other disabilities that may prevent them from using a standard telephone to place and receive calls. The call is placed to communication assistants (CA’s), who help to facilitate the calls.

Is the national relay service free?

There are no additional charges for making calls through the NRS. All calls through the NRS are relayed through a relay officer, who is the central link in every call and stays on the line to make sure your calls go smoothly.