Lost in translation? Try the face to face double handset phone
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If we set Skype and Yahoo IM translator plugins as top-notch plugins for people who don’t want to experience the language barrier, the Language Line Phone is an old-fashioned but same device.
The set up is classic. A couple of people want to chat. Qué pasa? Entschuldigung? Yo digo qué pasa? Bitte?… No one understands. They dial a toll-free number and end up with a real interpreter on the phone. Basic three-way conversation, every word is translated and understood.
So where’s the catch? The two handsets. Why? Because with only one, you would “have to pass the handset back and forth between you and your customer ― not very hygienic, and you could lose vital information in the transfer.” Ha.
The translation tariff is around $3 per phone call. But get one of those only if you really do have a lot of international people in face to face conversation and in your office.
(via the the red ferret)
Jul 18, 2006 | By Nuno
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