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The answer is in the comments at the posted link, and is exactly what I thought -- the funding that makes the service possible is designed to help people with h
by PopAlongKid 2y ago
The answer is in the comments at the posted link, and is exactly what I thought -- the funding that makes the service possible is designed to help people with hearing disabilities, they don't want to pay additional for others to use the service who don't need it.
- SoftTalker 2y agoThe service sounds awkward enough in practice that I'm not sure why anyone who didn't need it would want to use it.
- orthoxerox 2y agoPranksters obscuring their identity?
- TeMPOraL 2y agoVia https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41347176 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41347176: > It's common for the relay agent to use their human intelligence to navigate a phone menu or get the right party on the line, to rephrase and clarify, since typing is so slow. I'd be tempted to use such a service simply for having someone else deal with phone menus and similar bullshit at the other end of the call.