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“M”ratingfromonetofourforreducedradiofrequency(RF)interferenceto
enableacousticcouplingwithhearingaidsthatdonotoperateintelecoil
mode,anda“T”ratingfromonetofourtoenableinductivecouplingwith
hearingaidsoperatingintelecoilmode.Adigitalwirelesshandsetis
consideredhearingaid‐compatibleforacousticcouplingifitmeetsan“M3”
ratingandforinductivecouplingifitmeetsa“T3”rating.
PleasebeawarethatsomeCincinnatiBellWirelessmobilephonesallowusers
tomakevoicecallsoverawirelessbroadbandinternetconnection(i.e.Wi‐Fi)
usingwhat’sknownasUnlicensedMobileAccessorUMAtechnology.
Pleasenotethatsuchphoneshavebeentestedandratedforusewithhearing
aidsforsomeofthewirelesstechnologiestheyuse(i.e.GSM).However,
theremaybesomenewerwirelesstechnologiesusedinthesephonesthat
havenotbeentestedyetforusewithhearingaids(i.e.Wi‐FiorUMA).Itis
importanttotrythedifferentfeaturesofthesephonestodetermineifyou
hearanyinterferingnoise.ConsultwiththeCincinnatiBellservice
representativeorthephonemanufacturerforinformationonhearingaid
compatibility.Ifyouhavequestionsaboutreturnorexchangepolicies,
pleaseconsultwithaCincinnatiBellstorerepresentative.
HearingAidCompatibleMobilePhones
CincinnatiBellWirelesshasdevisedagood/better/bestratingsystemtoassist
youindeterminingwhichCBWhandsetwillbestmeetyourneeds.Handsets
areseparatedintoeachcategorybasedonthefollowingthreecriteria:1)the
HACrating,ascertifiedbythehandsetmanufacturer,2)availablehandset
features(e.g.voice,cameraphone,WiFicapability,etc.)and3)the
manufacturer’ssuggestedretailprice.
It’sbesttotryseveralmodelsbeforebuyingtofindthebestmatchforuse
withyourhearingaids.YouarewelcometovisitaCincinnatiBellstoretotest
awirelesshandsetwithyourhearingaidbeforemakingapurchase.Simply
lookfortheM3orT3ratingontheinformationcardforeachhandsetoraska
storerepresentativetotrydevicesthathavebeendesignatedas“hearingaid
compatible.”
ThisHandsetRating:HACM3‐Better