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7-1-1
South Carolina Only - 1-800-735-8583
Intrastate Only - 1-800-877-8973

HCO users can contact other HCO users through Relay South Carolina . The relay operator will voice to both parties what is typed on each user's TTY.

  1. Dial relay HCO number.
  2. A relay operator will answer "South Carolina operator 8234M GA", where "8234" for relay operator identification, "F" or "M" for CA gender and "GA" denotes "go ahead."
  3. Type in the area code and telephone number you wish to call and then type "HCO to HCO PLEASE GA."
  4. The relay operator will make the connections to a TTY user.
  5. You type your conversation to the TTY/HCO user directly.
  6. The TTY/HCO user listens to your typed conversation via the realy operator.
  7. After you type "GA," pick up the handset to listen to the spoken reply via the relay operator.
  8. The relay operator voice the TTY user's typed conversation to you.


Haring Carry-Over HCO to TTY HCO to HCO

 

  1. HCO User #1 types her conversation to Relay Operator.
  2. Relay Operator then voices HCO User #1's typed message to HCO User #2.
  3. HCO User #2 then typed his conversation back to Relay Operator.
  4. Relay Operator then voices HCO User #2's typed message to HCO User #1.