Does anyone know witch brand of cell phone is the best for hearing aids? I have contacted telecom and telstra and vodafone but the only company that has them is New Zealand telecom and they wont work here in Australia. Any ideas?
Tags: Compatible, Hearing, Mobiles
June 10th, 2009 at 8:19 pm
The wireless telephone industry has developed two types of ratings for mobile phones to assist hearing device users in finding phones that may be compatible with their hearing devices.
M-Ratings
Phones rated M3 or M4 meet FCC requirements and are likely to generate less interference to hearing devices than phones that are not labeled. M4 is the better/higher of the two ratings.
T-Ratings
Phones rated T3 or T4 meet FCC requirements and are likely to be more usable with a hearing device’s telecoil.
Kyocera manufactures and retails Hearing Aid compatible phones across Australia. You can get more information on them at: http://www.kyocera-wireless.com.au/
The following Kyocera phones have been approved by the FCC as Hearing Aid Compatible:
K132 M4 Rating
Cyclops M4 Rating
K322, K323 M4 Rating
Oystr: KX9D M4 Rating
Slider Sonic:KX5B M3 Rating
Slider Remix™: KX5, KX5 with Bluetooth M3 Rating
Milan: KX9B, KX9C M3 Rating
KX9a / KX9e M3 Rating
SoHo / KX1 M3 Rating
The following are hearing aid compatible phone offered for Cingular Wireless and their HAC M-rating:
Samsung D307 M4
Motorola V220 M3
Nokia 6102h M3
Motorola V3 M3
LG C2000 M3
LG L1400/1400i M3
Samsung P207 M3