does any one know about the tty relay that fido says they have on here?

[surfrider]

i keep seeing that if one has yhoo messanger that you can use it like a tty relay system.    i am unclear as to how, as i have followed the instructions and to no avail    talked to a rep and found that MSN messanger no longer exists   and that yahoo was a way thru.   i have tried that and i am still waiting to be accepted by the system..... any help would be appreciated  

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[FidoAmanda · Accepted solution]

Hey surfrider!

That's odd! What was the buddy/friend that you added? Was it FSrelayservice@yahoo.com?

We have many different options for Relay services: IP Relay, Online Message Relay, and Message Relay (using a teletypewritter).

You can reach IP Relay by following these steps: 

- From the Fido.ca homepage, click Accessibility Services located at the bottom of the page.

- Under the IP Relay Services section, click Register.

- Complete the registration by creating a Fido IP Relay profile on the IP Registration page and click Next.

- Read over the Terms and Conditions and click Accept Terms and Conditions.

- The user ID and password will be sent to you by email.

- The IP Relay service is active and ready to use within 48 hours.

You can reach Online Message Relay by following these steps:

- Log in to My Account on Fido.ca

- Log in to your Interactive Messaging Service (Yahoo, MSN, AOL).

- Add corresponding buddy/friend to your list:

                  Yahoo!: FSrelayservice@yahoo.com

                  MSN: FSrelayservice@hotmail.com

                  AOL: FSrelayservice@aol.com

And you can reach Message Relay (using a teletypewritter) by following these steps:

- Dial 7-1-1 

- Operator will ask for number to reach.

- Operator will call number and remain on-line to provide the following:

                   Type message into teletype

                   OR

                   Read response message sent

Hope this helps!