Vodafone Speak, only for Spanish users

Vodafone Speak is a new application from Vodafone Spain designed for people with restricted sight. A blind or visually impaired person who cannot easily read the screen of their mobile phone can use Vodafone Speak to hear all the visual information that appears on the screen by means of a voice synthesiser.

With Vodafone Speak visual impaired people can:

• Make and receive telephone calls.
• Send and receive text messages.
• Access their call log.
• Manage contacts.
• Set alarms.
• Create calendar entries.
• Listen to audio files.
• Connect to other devices via Bluetooth, Wifi or infrared systems.

Vodafone Speak is available free of charge for the first month. The application can be downloaded by sending a free SMS to the 22806. Payment for using the service (€3/month) is made by sending a Premium SMS, in a transparent way for the user and after confirmation that the service has been requested.

Designed by Code Factory, Vodafone Speak is also geared to the elderly, young people, professionals and motorists.

José Manuel Azorín, director of social products for Vodafone Spain, points out that, “With Vodafone Speak we want to provide a higher level of independence to people with restricted sight. So Vodafone is the first operator to roll out a monthly micropayment plan to make the application accessible for those groups who need it most, at both a technical and financial level".

Vodafone

Vodafone Spain is part of the Vodafone Group, the mobile communications world leader with presence in 25 countries and agreements with another 41 countries on all five continents. Vodafone provides a full range of mobile telecommunications services, including voice and data communications, for access by 252.3 million proportional customers. Vodafone Spain’s 15.81 million customers benefit from the knowledge and experience of this world leader, which helps its customers - whether private, corporate or public - to be better connected to the mobile world.