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[Laura24]

hello guys

can anybody shown me what options there are for using a mobile phone or even a home phone with my injury? I have no movement of my wrist and fingers.

I would very much appreciate your advice. Please help

thanks

have a nice day

[topperf]

ooops, one picture to many - but - you get the picture :-)

[Hapahowlee]

T, So good to see you looking normal again !!!!


Yeah, there are lots of bracket type things that fit on home phones and cell phones. The guy I used to take care of had a metal bracket type thing that he used on his home phone and he was able to hook it with his thumb. Also speaker phone is an option. Sorry, but I don't know where you can find these brackets, but I'm sure you can Google it.

Good Luck!

Hapa

Edited by Hapahowlee, 09 September 2008 - 05:58 PM.

[topperf]

Thank you Hapa - I do feel alot better!

[eujei]

I always have my cell phone with me with this neck thingy. And when I didnt have the wrist strength to dial with that little wrist bone, I wrote like in the 3rd photo, using my little finger. My house phone has a big button for loud speaker.

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[lynne]

My son uses a Nokia handsfree bluetooth with any mobile phone which has automatic voice dialling. He has no movement of hands, fingers or wrist and it is quite easy to use.

[WOODROT]

Laura24, on Sep 9 2008, 06:28 PM, said:

hello guys

can anybody shown me what options there are for using a mobile phone or even a home phone with my injury? I have no movement of my wrist and fingers.

I would very much appreciate your advice. Please help

thanks

have a nice day

get skype on your computer its for free

[buffie]

I have a voice activated speakerphone. When it rings, all I have to do is say hello. It came with a remote big enough to press without finger movement and a string to hang around my neck. phone numbers are pre programmed into it and to call people I press the remote to turn phone on, a number of beeps began. beep 1 for 1st programmed no., beep 2 for 2nd and so on, when the beep for the programmed no. I want to call comes up, I press the remote, the phone dials the no. and I'm connected. To hang up press the remote again.

[EFSTA]

what are some of the models of telephones you guys use?

my brother is a c5/6 quad with lots of wrist movement..no fingers..but he can manage a wrist phone thing he got off ebay..but as you probably know those things dont last all that long.

whats a few models of fones we can check out

thanks in advance
xoxox

[Courtney]

My husband uses the same phone that he had before his accident. (a motorola razr) we just velcroed one of those U shaped adaptive things (I have no idea what this is called) on the back of it and he figured out how to use his fingers to dial and text (he's a C6 complete, so no finger function at all) I will try to post a picture this afternoon for you....

[CaberGIMP]

TOPPERF, Where did you find that thumb-loop holder?

thanks, in advance

eujei, on Sep 9 2008, 12:48 PM, said:

I always have my cell phone with me with this neck thingy. And when I didnt have the wrist strength to dial with that little wrist bone, I wrote like in the 3rd photo, using my little finger. My house phone has a big button for loud speaker.

[wheelchairbarbie]

I have an iPhone, and it's the best cell phone to use. It's all touch so you don't have to use extra pressure to push buttons. Just a gentle touch to the screen.

[Valo]

wheelchairbarbie, on Nov 3 2008, 08:23 PM, said:

I have an iPhone, and it's the best cell phone to use. It's all touch so you don't have to use extra pressure to push buttons. Just a gentle touch to the screen.

Same here if you get a good rubberised protective case and a screen protector overlay it makes it even easier to hold and use. It's simply the best mobile phone going in my view.

[stef01be]

I'm a C5/C6 quad, no finger movement but I can use almost any, not overly-miniaturized cellphone really. As long as it's not a slider or a clamshell thing.
I buy a plastic cover for them so they 're not such slippery lil' suckers and a few practice runs with very weird text messages later, I'm used to the buttons and off to go.



The iPhone IS pretty damn cool but costs like 5 times my cheap scandinavian friend here... not counting the plan they scam you into when you buy one of them.

[n0f34r]

bluetooth any1?