ZVRS has put together a video pitting the Epic against the Evo.
The video lists 4 key areas where the Epic outshines the Evo:
In the end, the choice is the Samsung Epic! Enjoy the video (link).
Dr. Z cares about your communication access.
Disclosure: Dr. Z is a contractor working with CSDVRS on several projects.
Dr. Z had been traveling across the country for the most part in November and December–at the same time he has kept an eye on developments over at the FCC.
There have been 2 key personnel developments at the FCC–the first is the appointment of Greg Hlibok as Chief of the Disability Rights Office–he is the first person with a disability to head this very important office. Dr. Z wishes Greg well in his new position, The second is the hiring of Rosaline Crawford (formerly of the NAD) as attorney advisor in the Disability Rights Office. Again, Dr. Z wishes Rosaline well in her new position. With both appointments, the deaf and hard of hearing community will have people at the FCC who genuinely understands their needs.
There are two important VRS proceedings underway at the FCC, one making more headway than the other. The first is the 800/866 number issue that the FCC is reviewing. The rulemaking process is almost complete and the comment period has closed. The FCC should issue new rules on how 800/866 numbers will be handled for VRS consumers. The second is the Notice of Inquiry for the VRS industry as a whole. The FCC is expected to issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking sometime soon after hearing all the comments and feedback from the VRS industry and consumers.
Interestingly, here is how the VRS industry and the deaf and hard of hearing community interacted with the FCC during the month of December(in alphabetical order as of today’s listing on the FCC website):
CSDVRS:
Exparte (1 filing)
Comments (1 filing)
Purple:
Exparte (1)
Snap:
Exparte (1)
Sorenson:
Exparte (4)
Comments (1)
Reply to Comments (1)
TDI (on behalf of consumer organizations):
Exparte (2)
Comments (2)
Reply to Comments (1)
To read the above filings, you can click on both links: (03-123) (10-51)
The filings do reveal some information as to where the VRS companies and organizations representing consumers stand. You can see the other items that were filed in October and November with the links above by the above companies and other companies in the VRS industry..
Dr. Z cares about your communication access.
Disclosure: Dr. Z is a contractor working with CSDVRS on several projects.
Dr. Z is wishing you all a Happy New Year! He doesn’t want to wait until January 1st to do that–
In any event, here are Dr. Z’s resolutions for 2011…
1. To work with the VRS community to provide accurate (and sometimes opinionated) information to help assure consumers they have all the needed information to best enable video communication
2. To work with ZVRS in bringing out the best hardware and software to best enable video communication
3. To probe into the latest in technology and share with the VRS community
4. To have fun in doing all of the above!
Dr. Z sincerely hopes for the best for you all in 2011!
Dr. Z cares about your communication access.
Disclosure: Dr. Z is a contractor working with CSDVRS on several projects.
Many of you have downloaded our Mobile Z4 app after buying your mobile phones during the holidays. Some of you have been able to get it to work and some of you are still figuring things out how to make it work.
Got a new laptop? Samsung Epic 4G? Samsung Tab? iPhone4? iPod Touch wifi? Mytouch 4G? Need help with installing Z on your new device? Call 866-932-7891 and the people at ZVRS are more than happy to help you!
If you want, you can send a message to Dr., Z, he will forward the message to the people at ZVRS customer care and they will get in touch with you.
Dr. Z cares about your communication access.
Disclosure: Dr. Z is a contractor working with CSDVRS on several projects.
What a Year this has been!
Only a year ago, there was no mobile video…in only a year, we have a wide choice of mobile video, and its bound to get wider!
ZVRS has been at the forefront–adding videophone capability to many devices this year, with a lot more in the pipeline for 2011.
Dr. Z wants to thank Santa Claus for making this possible (Dr. Z still believes in Santa only because things for videophoning and all that have been great this year!)
Dr. Z will take a well-deserved rest this time of the year with his family—and many of his fellow associates at ZVRS are doing likewise–charging their batteries for what is going to be a big 2011!
Dr. Z also wants to thank ZVRS customers for putting their faith in us–we strive to do our best at ZVRS for you all.
Here’s wishing you the best of the holiday season!
Dr. Z cares about your communication access.
Disclosure: Dr. Z is a contractor working with CSDVRS on several projects.
With the holidays upon us, Dr. Z is in a tizzy with all those pricing promotions all over the place! What a way to gain freedom in communication with the help of Santa!
But Dr. Z would not want to tell you which car to get for the same reason he would not tell you which videophone to get.
Also, Dr. Z would not want to suggest one carrier (ATT, Sprint, Verizon or T Mobile) because coverage for each varies from place to place.
Also, there are many plans, voice plans, data plans, and so forth–you need to check carefully when you go out and buy one. Most, if not all plans have a 2-year contract. For some plans you may be able to upgrade from your Blackberry or Sidekick.
Dr. Z spent some time on his computer tonite to browse for bargains that are out there as of Monday night, December 20th–some bargains may expire overnight–some may continue the next few days.
But as a consumer advocate, Dr. Z is listing those bargains he found tonite–Good luck!
T Mobile My Touch
$19.99 with voice/data plan at Costco
Buy 1, get 1 free at T-Mobile website
Apple iPhone 4
$149.99 at Radio Shack (you get credit if you upgrade your iPhone 3GS -if it is more than 18 months old on the contract)
$147 at Sam’s Club
Samsung Epic
$179 at Radio Shack
$99 at Amazon (now on backorder-may be unavailable)
Samsung Tab
$199 at US Cellular
$350 at T Mobile
Again, Dr. Z assumes no responsibility for the fine print with all those purchases. Be sure to check carefully when you make your purchase.
All the videophones above work with Z4 or ZVRS software!
Feel free to contact Dr. Z with your thoughts using the contact form on the left side of the web page.
Happy shopping (and decisionmaking.)
Dr. Z cares about your communication access.
Disclosure: Dr. Z is a contractor working with CSDVRS on several projects.
With the holidays coming around the corner, Dr. Z has been asked in his recent travels–“which videophone should I get?”
Dr. Z would not want to tell you which car to get for the same reason he would not tell you which videophone to get.
The Samsung Tab mobile videophone is covered here. Dr. Z will cover other mobile models in following blogs. The major difference between the Tab and the other phones is that the Tab is a tablet–it is 5 inches wide and 7 inches tall.
Here is a list of who you can call with the Samsung Tab:
The Samsung Tab is sold by all the major carriers with different pricing and usage structures. You can get the unt from AT&T, Sprint, Verizon and T-Mobile.
To get started with a Samsung Tab:
Happy calling!!
Feel free to contact Dr. Z with your thoughts using the contact form on the left side of the web page.
Happy shopping (and decisionmaking.)
Dr. Z cares about your communication access.
Disclosure: Dr. Z is a contractor working with CSDVRS on several projects.
Happy birthday to you!
Happy birthday to you!
Happy birthday dear ZVRS!
Happy birthday to you!
December 14 marks the fourth birthday of ZVRS! In 4 short years, ZVRS is not crawling or walking-it is running very well…introducing new products and services left and right…entering the mobile domain before anyone else did…providing answering machine services before anyone else did..the bottom line…ZVRS is proud of its mission to provide the best video communication technologies to deaf and hard of hearing people.
The people of ZVRS stand ready to continue to be the leader in video communication in the months and years to come…this is made possible by our DNA…the company will continue to be in the forefront for video communication and Dr. Z is proud to be associated with ZVRS…a happy birthday once again!
With the holidays coming around the corner, Dr. Z has been asked in his recent travels–“which videophone should I get?”
Dr. Z would not want to tell you which car to get for the same reason he would not tell you which videophone to get.
The Apple iPhone 4 mobile videophone is covered here. Dr. Z will cover other mobile models in following blogs.
Here is a list of who you can call with the Apple iPhone 4 only in a wifi environment:
The Apple iPhone 4 is can be bought at an Apple or AT&T store. It currently sells for $199 with a $50 monthly charge. Be sure its the iPhone 4 model and has a front-facing camera. Older models such as a iPhone 3G or 3GS do not have a front-facing camera.
To get started with an Apple iPhone:
Happy calling!!
Feel free to contact Dr. Z with your thoughts using the contact form on the left side of the web page.
Happy shopping (and decisionmaking.)
Dr. Z cares about your communication access.
Disclosure: Dr. Z is a contractor working with CSDVRS on several projects.
With the holidays coming around the corner, Dr. Z has been asked in his recent travels–“which videophone should I get?”
Dr. Z would not want to tell you which car to get for the same reason he would not tell you which videophone to get.
The Apple iPod Touch mobile videophone is covered here. Dr. Z will cover other mobile models in following blogs.
Here is a list of who you can call with the Apple iPod Touch only in a wifi environment:
The Apple iPod Touch is sold by Apple, Walmart, Best Buy. Amazon and other retailers.It currently sells for $229. There is NO monthly cost because it works only in a wifi setting. Be sure its the 4th generation model and has a front-facing camera. Older models do not have a front-facing camera.
To get started with an Apple iPod Touch:
Happy calling!!
Feel free to contact Dr. Z with your thoughts using the contact form on the left side of the web page.
Happy shopping (and decisionmaking.)
Dr. Z cares about your communication access.
Disclosure: Dr. Z is a contractor working with CSDVRS on several projects.