What is a TTY adaptor used for?

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) | asked August 14th, 2007 | 2 responses | “Great Question” (1

i got a TTY adaptor off apple.com thinking it was a headphone adaptor, i spent $20 on it and am unable to return it. I might as well use it. But i have no clue what it does. What is a TTY device and what does it do.

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It is a device for the deaf to communicate via phone. Basically 'texting' each other on a specific machine about the size of a laptop these days. Maybe the adapter allows you to call/type with a deaf person who have a tty or tdd machine. I have one at my home since am deaf. The technology is amazing now that most of my deaf friends and I communicate via pager/ hearing through relay service through our pagers or computer.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TTY

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