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PhoneValet Home Edition simplifies life for busy households and families by announcing callers aloud and delivering personal voice mail by email. Amazingly easy to install and use, PhoneValet Home Edition helps the right person answer first, handles junk calls, plays ring tones, dials calls and gives each family member their own mailbox!

Website: PhoneValet Home Edition

ATMac Comment: I have written about PhoneValet before and use it myself, and I’ve written about its main compeditor Ovolab Phlink. I think that for assistive technology users this PhoneValet Home Edition is a better option than either of the other two - it is easier to set up, doesn’t require specialist hardware, and at US$49 it’s cheaper.

PhoneValet Home is also able to offer a free 30-day trial because it doesn’t need its own hardware to work. A quote from their website:

Home edition [...] uses the modems found within many G4 and G5 systems. It also works with Apple’s external USB modem on all G4, G5 and Intel Macs.

So as long as you have an Apple modem, you can try PhoneValet Home for free for a month and see if it suits your needs - a fantastic opportunity!

- ATMac